Jeez Keith, you may be quicker to point the finger than even myself! C'mon, I
wasn't condemning this guys actions...quite to the contrary, I think it's great
that he's making efficient use of his own waste...I'm just trying to evaluate
the situation. I don't know that much about this subject, so
Some extra information from Tom Habasco.
Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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the state is Michigan,Charlevoix county,Melrose twp.
Michigan has legislation , Act 421-PA 1986 which allows for composting
humanure.The local health dept. does not recogn
How about simply dumping the AT, and do a conversion similar to the Soletria
E-10 (Chevy S-10) conversion? Just mount the electric motor in the rear
directly to the differential after flipping it to face to the rear. Then
you could do a mixture of super caps and batteries to save weight. For
Luke Hansen wrote:
> Thanks for the input Darryl,
>
> It saddens me to read about the two failed van
> conversions, as my van has quite a bit of sentimental
> value to me, and the block cracked in our big freeze a
> month ago (quite rare so close to the coast, but we
> all know that anthropogenic
kind of mixed messages so far, for Tom. Yes, humanure
composting is frowned on in many jurisdictions, for
"public health standards" reasons, but those reg's.
are usually applicable to whole communities, not
individuals with closed-system applications,
especially rural land-owners. The time-frame
Wes and Luke
>I would be surprised if I am the only one on this list thinking it
>is a good thing to discourage this fellow.
I'd be damn' disappointed if you weren't, but I suppose you'll
probably win that one, so I'll brace myself for further
disappointment, sigh...
>In our town I was shocke
I would be surprised if I am the only one on this list thinking it is a good
thing to discourage this fellow. In our town I was shocked a few years ago
when our town fathers decided to palletize our sewage and sell it to
farmers. Fortunately other than spending good tax dollars there was little
h
In Florida, there is an extension service provided by the University of
Florida which provides all kinds of information on farming and agriculture
to the general public. Does the local university have a program like that
in your area? If so, they can probably provide plenty of scientific
evidenc
http://www.kta-ev.com/
http://www.eaaev.org/eaalinks.html
Kirk
Luke Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks for the input Darryl,
It saddens me to read about the two failed van
conversions, as my van has quite a bit of sentimental
value to me, and the block cracked in our big fr
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On Dec 23, 2006, at 11:14 AM, Luke Hansen wrote:
>
>
> Granted, the van is one heavy piece of detroit steel,
> but what exactly is the hang-up? Voltage? Total
> weight? I'm guessing that most of the batterys' charge
> is used in overcoming inertia, right?
There's an optimal ratio of battery wei
Thanks for the input Darryl,
It saddens me to read about the two failed van
conversions, as my van has quite a bit of sentimental
value to me, and the block cracked in our big freeze a
month ago (quite rare so close to the coast, but we
all know that anthropogenic climate change is just a
creation
starter motors are not designed for continuous service.
Kirk
Luke Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm thinking of attempting a conversion on my 1976
Chevy 1/2 ton van. Maybe a simple 96-volt
system...series wire eight 12V car batteries that I
find lying around. The range would suck, but
I think I might be able to contribute something on the subject.
I strongly recommend you visit my Web site first. You might find
something of interest starting at:
http://www.econogics.com/ev/evindex.htm
Some other folks have said kind things about the material there over the
years.
As to the
I'm thinking of attempting a conversion on my 1976
Chevy 1/2 ton van. Maybe a simple 96-volt
system...series wire eight 12V car batteries that I
find lying around. The range would suck, but this is
more just for shits and giggles anyways. Also, feel
free to shoot me down here, but I've heard of fol
Ya know, I'm actually kinda curious to know how this
guy is going about composting his waste...I've read a
little about it, but never talked to anyone who's done
it him/herself. I'm reading a cool book right now
called "Goodbye to the flush toilet..." some late 70's
idealistic commie-lib propaganda
How about wastewater treatment plants taking their sludge and land applying it without composting. Yours is cleaner than theirs for certain.
Tom Irwin
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