In Reply to: I think this is cool - Solar Power, Scott Paterson [Profile/Gallery] , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 15:46:03

My house is not solar powered at this time, but we DEPEND on solar power for our internet connection. I'm down over a hill so I don't have a straight shot to my towers. I arranged for a solar powered wireless internet repeater on a small nearby island. Here it is. It's a 12v system with 170AH of power, plenty for running a single radio that uses at most 5w of power and transmits at 100mw.

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• I think this is cool - Solar Power, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 15:46:031
  • Re: I think this is cool - Solar Power, Dean, Sun, 13 Oct 2002 12:01:51
  • cool - Solar Power, jp, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 21:54:04 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Correction: 400 Volts Startup..., Scott Paterson , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 12:35:40
  • Solar Power - NJ Rebates, Reuven, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 12:07:33
  • Excellent. Well done. nt, Jo K, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:01:14
  • Scott, was that Astropower through Home Depot?, andy , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:29:05
    • My neighbor is doing a Home Depot solar deal......., lance, Sun, 13 Oct 2002 22:08:27
    • My local hardware store..., Scott Paterson , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 00:44:29
  • Sweet! Would that be effective on the East Coast? (NY), Jason, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:10:09
  • Estimated pay-back time?, John Davies, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 20:32:16
  • care to share the cost with us?, MJP, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 19:08:45
    • Sure thing!, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 19:19:32
      • Re: Payback, BobS, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:36:51
        • If you had electric heat and a heat storage unit, saw, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 21:38:05
          • Re: If you had electric heat and a heat storage unit, Stepphen Goldberger, Sat, 12 Oct 2002 12:07:42
        • $40 to $60 a month?, MisplacedYankee , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 00:53:07
          • Re: $40 to $60 a month?, Scott Paterson , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 04:05:48
        • Well, duh...., Scott Paterson , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 00:45:52
  • UPDATE!! The sun came out - 1,600 Watts, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:02:31
    • UPDATE UPDATE: 1900 Watts+, Scott Paterson , Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:46:24
      • New Record 2,100 Watts, Scott Paterson , Wed, 1 Feb 2006 20:12:53
    • Great, will almost power my home theater now! :), Aaron Gilbert, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:15:19
      • Ehehehehe, Justin VanAbrahams , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 08:14:58
        • I'm planning a solar stereo., Aaron Gilbert, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:04:15
      • Re: Great, will almost power my home theater now! :), Bob M, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 07:12:55
        • Nice! Presume TV is off when you say 'off' ?, Aaron Gilbert, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:34:15
          • Re: Nice! Presume TV is off when you say 'off' ?, Bob M, Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:43:34
  • How many volts does each panel produce?,,,,, zeke, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:52:48
    • You're right - here's a photo of the inverter, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:59:45
  • Very Cool; subsidized power rocks!, WASSAAB , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:46:01
    • Power Selling Limits, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:57:59
      • Well that's bogus., Aaron Gilbert, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:18:53
  • Awesome indeed! Long dream of mine.., Aaron Gilbert, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:11:00
    • No batteries involved... direct connect, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:00:35
      • Cool, makes sense... not sure why I thought otherwise.., Aaron Gilbert, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:13:16
  • Interesting indeed. I have been toying with the ide to, Anders, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:41:21
    • Re: Interesting indeed. I have been toying with the ide to, GregD, Tue, 15 Oct 2002 13:53:17
    • Do these panels just absorb heat?, Mr. Science, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:48:36
      • Re: Do these panels just absorb heat?, JimBlake , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 09:02:18
  • Awesome!, Mr. Science, Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:05:09
    • Empirical Data, Scott Paterson , Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:11:45

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