>> >the carpet building up the voltage. I've been trying to think of a way >> >to charge a battery off her, a kind of homemade cat-powered UPS... > >Hmmm. A neighbour of mine, here in Houston, TX, has built his own unique >(for a home-made dwelling system) power system. > >Three 4' x 8' solar powered steam generators (tanks with water and black >metal panels in them to absorb solar energy and heat the water they lay >in) with plumbing to a pump connected to a generator, which feeds through >diodes into a power controller and storage. He does need to use a few kwh >of electricity in winter (in TX that's two months) and generates surplus >power in summer, even after running the air conditioning of the house.
OK, speak to Bill Cable over there on this subject...I think he's even used QLs in his eco-friendly setup. -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html
