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I would like to learn about solar energy and how I can make some panels for my home, of course with in a reasonable budget. My goal is to be able to run a refrigerator and fan off of battery. Any ideas out there?
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Excellent!!....a fellow enthusiast! What size refridgerator? The fan is no problem. What state are you in?
But here's the deal: Solar panels are rather costly right now and to run what you said whenever you want you will need some serious panels. (6- 150 watt units)
That means under full sun the panels maximum output, wired in parallel would produce 900 watt/hours. Here in florida, we get very good output off a panel, but in seattle it would be essentially useless.
I have a small set-up consisting of 2-150 British Petroleum units hooked together and wired to 2 semi (big truck) batteries wired in parallel. I have a 1200watt power inverter hooked to that. That whole set-up is hooked to a 5000btu window air conditioner that is in my bedroom. When I go to bed (11:30p.m.) I shut off the house a/c and turn on my small a/c. After a sunny day the unit will run three hours and then the 10volt underage signal goes off and it shuts down. But that is enough to keep me more than cool. ( I like my a/c freezing)
A STEAM ENGINE! AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!
Excellent!!....a fellow enthusiast! What size refridgerator? The fan is no problem. What state are you in?
But here's the deal: Solar panels are rather costly right now and to run what you said whenever you want you will need some serious panels. (6- 150 watt units)
That means under full sun the panels maximum output, wired in parallel would produce 900 watt/hours. Here in florida, we get very good output off a panel, but in seattle it would be essentially useless.
I have a small set-up consisting of 2-150 British Petroleum units hooked together and wired to 2 semi (big truck) batteries wired in parallel. I have a 1200watt power inverter hooked to that. That whole set-up is hooked to a 5000btu window air conditioner that is in my bedroom. When I go to bed (11:30p.m.) I shut off the house a/c and turn on my small a/c. After a sunny day the unit will run three hours and then the 10volt underage signal goes off and it shuts down. But that is enough to keep me more than cool. ( I like my a/c freezing)
A STEAM ENGINE! AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!
How much/how fancy of a projector would I need for a 900 sq. ft./ 1 bedroom apartment?
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I'm considering setting up a projector for my new apartment and was wondering what would be the best specs vs cost. The apartment is relatively dark, so I don't really need anything over 1500 lumens, do I? HDTV would be nice, but otherwise I have no idea which one to get. Any ideas? I know these can get really expensive- I just want what I need for a decent picture.
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The Sanyo Z2 should easily be found under $1k and is one of the only quality projectors than can do true HD for the price. The Sanyo Z3 and Z4 are also good buys.
Panasonic AE line-up is also work looking at. The new AE900 is getting a lot of great reviews.
BenQ also has some true HD projectors in the $1.5k or so range.
If you can spend near $2.5k, the Sony HS-51 is probably the best projector money can buy.
I would just set a max for what you want to set, then look at the ones I suggested and see what one fits your needs.
ProjectorCentral.com is a good source also.
The Sanyo Z2 should easily be found under $1k and is one of the only quality projectors than can do true HD for the price. The Sanyo Z3 and Z4 are also good buys.
Panasonic AE line-up is also work looking at. The new AE900 is getting a lot of great reviews.
BenQ also has some true HD projectors in the $1.5k or so range.
If you can spend near $2.5k, the Sony HS-51 is probably the best projector money can buy.
I would just set a max for what you want to set, then look at the ones I suggested and see what one fits your needs.
ProjectorCentral.com is a good source also.
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