[AT] Gasoline $

[George Willer]

Don,

I have a solar panel on the roof of the Cub Stealth Hauler too, but I have 
no idea about its' wattage.

We'll have to discuss energy at length at Portland!  I can't help thinking 
about the electric motor that was used to pump water when electricity came 
to the farm.  A 1/4 HP motor easily replaced that huge windmill.

I've been reading parts of your journal.  Quite a trip!

George Willer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Bowen" <don.bowen at earthlink.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Gasoline $


> At 8/10/2005, you wrote:
>
>>I think you are right on both counts.... but solar and wind are just plain 
>>silly, because of the low energy density.  The much ballyhooed hydrogen is 
>>even sillier.
>
> This message is being sent via solar power.  I have a single 120 Watt 
> panel on the trailer roof and two group 24 marine batteries.  I can run a 
> week without firing up the generator.  This winter I will be adding a 
> second 120 Watt panel, a, MPPT controller and two T105 Batteries.
>
> An important point about wind and solar is that you need either a complete 
> second generator of the same capacity because wind does not blow all the 
> time and there is always night.
>
> Don Bowen                          Awl Knotted Up
>
> My travel journal
> http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html
>
> My present location is the star on the map in the link below
> http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=39.16742&longitude=-119.76702
>
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