Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont

2008-11-21 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
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2008-11-21 Thread John Thomas
Depending on where this is, you may be able to mount a small wind generator. http://www.solardyne.com/air403wingen.html John Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: I would use a 100 watt panel minimum. And a one month battery. 5watts * 24hours * 30 days = 3600 watt hour battery If you are running a 24

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2008-11-20 Thread Randy Cosby
We recently visited a solar-powered site that had a supplementary wind-generation system. Seemed to work well for them to have wind power when the weather is bad, solar when it is good. Pretty windy place as well. Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: Here is a note I posted several days ago on the

Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont

2008-11-20 Thread Chuck McCown
They must not be subject to ice storms. - Original Message - From: Randy Cosby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont We recently visited a solar-powered site that had

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2008-11-20 Thread Randy Cosby
: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont We recently visited a solar-powered site that had a supplementary wind-generation system. Seemed to work well for them to have wind power when the weather is bad, solar when it is good. Pretty windy place as well. Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: Here

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2008-11-20 Thread Chuck McCown
General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont Good point :) It's not too severe down here in So Utah. Randy Chuck McCown wrote: They must not be subject to ice storms. - Original Message - From: Randy

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2008-11-20 Thread reader
] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont I would use a 100 watt panel minimum. And a one month battery. 5watts * 24hours * 30 days = 3600 watt hour battery If you are running a 24 volt system then you

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2008-11-20 Thread reader
- Original Message - From: Chuck McCown - 3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont We buy batts that are rated to give you the energy down to -20F. Survive being at-20F while

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2008-11-20 Thread reader
. Mark insert witty tagline here - Original Message - From: Chuck McCown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont Wind generators are good

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2008-11-20 Thread Mike Hammett
wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont I have used a AIR-X for 4 years now. The blades are a composite plastic and the ice WILL NOT stick to them. I've been there when the pole supporting the generator had nearly an inch

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2008-11-20 Thread Chuck McCown
feelin' da luv today (As some might suspect, I do have a passion for mountain-top solar and wind power, having had to risk human life on more than one occasion to keep things alive or restore service. $2000 helicopter rides after the storm blows through is also a good reason to get it right.

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2008-11-20 Thread Scott Parsons
on cloudy days, maybe 75% of sunny day capacity. Have you any experience with this? Regards, Scott -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:42 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered

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2008-11-20 Thread Chuck McCown
it die and not be surprised. - Original Message - From: Scott Parsons [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont Thanks so much for the insight and great information. You just

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2008-11-20 Thread Randy Cosby
I appreciate the fact that you not only have made the mistakes for us, but that you are willing to share the experiences instead of sitting back an snickering. Randy Chuck McCown wrote: feelin' da luv today (As some might suspect, I do have a passion for mountain-top solar and wind

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2008-11-20 Thread rabbtux rabbtux
Message - From: Blair Davis To: WISPA General List Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:25 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont What type of battery's are you using? That price sounds very high. 4x T-105 will provide 225Ah at 24V for a cost of about $500 Chuck

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2008-11-20 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont Thanks for the great info Chuck! Almost made the trojan battery mistake. what exactly is the battery technology and brand you suggest? if I have a 5 watt system you suggest a 120W solar

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2008-11-19 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
I would use a 100 watt panel minimum. And a one month battery. 5watts * 24hours * 30 days = 3600 watt hour battery If you are running a 24 volt system then you need 3600/24=150 aH battery. If you are running a 12 volt system, you need a 300 aH battery. You will pay about 30 cents per watt hour

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2008-11-19 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Here is a note I posted several days ago on the Motorola list about solar powering. From: Chuck McCown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 9:17 AM To: Dave Crim Subject: Re: solar Continuing on a bit, lets say you have 5 lousy days and one good sunny day followed by 5

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2008-11-19 Thread Blair Davis
What type of battery's are you using? That price sounds very high. 4x T-105 will provide 225Ah at 24V for a cost of about $500 Chuck McCoy's - 3 wrote: I would use a 100 watt panel minimum. And a one month battery. 5watts * 24hours * 30 days = 3600 watt hour battery If you are running a

Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont

2008-11-19 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont What type of battery's are you using? That price sounds very high. 4x T-105 will provide 225Ah at 24V for a cost of about $500 Chuck McCoy's - 3 wrote: I would use a 100 watt panel minimum. And a one month battery. 5watts * 24hours * 30 days = 3600

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2008-11-19 Thread Blair Davis
PA General List Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:25 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont What type of battery's are you using? That price sounds very high. 4x T-105 will provide 225Ah at 24V for a cost of about $500 Chuck McCoy's - 3 wrote: I would use a 100 watt pan

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2008-11-19 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
watts 30 days autonomy = you will sleep all winter long. - Original Message - From: Blair Davis To: WISPA General List Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:56 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont Ok. our answer to that problem has always been to double up on our