+1 for humor :D As one of the students on the Fox-2 MPPT project it's great to see interest in the project and associated topics. Expect to hear more technical details about the Fox-2 MPPT.
It's pretty neat to be indirectly responsible for answering one of those pesky questions! Next up on the chopping block: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU5JvO1opkk Bryce Salmi KB1LQC On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 11:07 AM, n0jy <[email protected]> wrote: > Through his work on the educational aspects of the Fox satellites, Mark > Spencer has produced some great experiments and materials. > The Fox-1 attitude determination experiment, and now the Fox-2 MPPT system > have both been presented in the AMSAT Journal. > If you aren't a member of AMSAT you are missing some great stuff in the > Journal. > > But in this research and work for the Fox-2 MPPT system I believe that > Mark may have inadvertently answered an age old question that has (to my > knowledge) never been definitively been answered before. A question as old > as the icebox itself. > In the MPPT article figure 3, Mark presents a measure of voltage and power > in three environments: a room (presumably in his home), the refrigerator > compartment of his refrigerator, and the freezer compartment of his > refrigerator. > The measured power is higher in the refrigerator and even higher in the > freezer. > > EUREKA! > I believe that Mark has finally proven that the light in the refrigerator > (or freezer) STAYS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED! > Otherwise, how could there have been any power output in the refrigerator > or freezer at all? A solar panel requires light to work. > > Thank you, Mark! I can now share with my mother (poor Pop isn't around to > enjoy this discovery although he first posed the question to me 50+ years > ago) that I KNOW. > > And keep up the good work that you are doing for the ARRL Education and > Technology Program too.! > > 73 > Jerry > N0JY > > (The above was for fun and in no way meant to diminish Mark's work.) > ______________________________**_________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: > http://amsat.org/mailman/**listinfo/amsat-bb<http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
