Dr.Bill

Are you going to do an i'ble for planking? This has always been a mystery to me.

I'm going to make one of these to fit in a window of my 02 Subaru L.My Subaru has been converted to a camper and needs ventilation at night when it's hot.I will come up with a rain guard for the motors outside the window and an Either/Or switch to reverse the motors.The fans I will be using are the O-2COOL fans in Walmart. They use only 3 Volts and do not deplete a big deep cycle marine battery. They will be plugged into a 4.5 Volt Buck Converter rated at 1 Amp. Plastic screening will be used on the outside of the car to prevent bugs from getting in. Project coming soon please stand by...

The control unit as he calls it is the switch.

Here is the system they have that has a Voltage Controlled Switch. Have ah look.http://mwands.com/store/suntaqe-inverter-charger

The control unit as he calls it is the switch.There are 3 videos here http://mwands.com/store/suntaqe-180-pure-sine

You need a Voltage Controlled Switch to do what you describe.Missouri Wind And Solar has the switch and the exact setup you ask about.

I kinda have this power supply but mine is a little bigger~It's the Luggage Cart 1 (LC-1) with a salvaged car battery and a 20 watt panel.I got ta tell ya I would rather drag your Ammo Can Solar camping than the LC-1 or the GC-1.

I picked up a couple of cross bars that are made for my Subaru for $40 from the wrecking yard.I'm going to drill these to hold 1 or 2 solar panels to power an emergency communications station.It will power short wave transceivers for disaster relief.

It's not so much the weight on the rack but the rack's ability to safely hold the load during a crash.

Yeah I don't have a welder but the design has sparked an idea. Thank you FoDat

Mic's from that era are not so good as they are of the carbon variety. Magnetic ear pieces need a good amount of input and being this old, save the parts out and re-place with more modern.Good looking hack ya got there.

Dude ! You have to put some weight on, this looks very good and I was always taught to never trust ah skinny chef. lol

I'll stick to my crumpled aluminum foil broomstick thank you very much.NO SOUP FOR YOU ! COME BACK NEXT MONTH !IT'S FESTIVUS FOR THE RESTIVUS !

Thank You for the memory.

This mixture is very close to Old Bay Seasoning for seafood, poultry, salads and meats. I use the stuff on popcorn too! Celery salt, unnamed spices, red pepper, black pepper and paprika. A 1 pound can of Old Bay is pricey and Chicken Salt is looking pretty good.

Is this pump designed after the Peritoneal Dialysis Pump?

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IT WAS NOT A NIXIE TUBE PROJECT! VFD's are an OK sub.

There was a gut in Honolulu that made a Nixie tube clock I wanted to buy so bad. Say. How long do VFD's last anyway? Longer than Nixies huh?

Or even carry an air pressure tank of 10 or 20 gallon size.

Try using a portable tire pump you plug into the cig lighter outlet and turn it on and off as needed.

I have an 02 Subaru Forester and they want $800 for a roof rack and I'm just not willing to part with that kind of cash`ola. I want to put a hundred watt solar panel up there that I can tilt up for charging. Ultimately to become a Communications Bug Out Vehicle.

A single 20 Watt panel @ 12 Volts. Inside the junction box are blocking diodes and a 6 Volt Buck Converter that runs my radio, blood pressure cuff and anything else I have that runs off 12 Volts. Complete with a 10 Amp charge controller and a WattsUp Meter that tells me how much power I have coming in off the panel. This cart has jump started 2 cars too!

I made something like it...only mine ya can drag it around with ya.

80 Watts of solar to a 30 Amp charge controller through a WattsUp meter that tells me power going in and power going out. A 2000 Watt Xantrex Pure Sign Inverter. Lower Voltage Taps 4.5, 6. 7.5, and 9 Volts through Buck Converters. and a 200 Ah battery.

A single 12 Volt car battery.10 Amp Charge Controller. Watts Up Meter.20 Watt Panel.In the junction box on the panel are blocking diodes.Also there is a Buck Converter to provide 6 Volts at the plug.The LC-1 has jump started 2 cars so far and runs on 6 Volts my radio, blood pressure cuff, LED lights for camping and it powers my label maker.Two voltages 6 and 12 Volts.Below is the GC-1 it has 4 - 20 Watt panels total of 80 Watts @12 Volts.It carries a Xantrex 2000 Watt Pure Sine Inverter for 110Volts AC, a 200 Ah battery and has available multiple voltages - 4.5, 6. 7.5 and 9 Volts. 12 Volts is available straight off the battery through a plug on the front panel thruogh a magnetic breaker and also off the plug box on the left.The front panel (left) sports a 30 Amp charge controler @12 Volt…

A single 12 Volt car battery.10 Amp Charge Controller. Watts Up Meter.20 Watt Panel.In the junction box on the panel are blocking diodes.Also there is a Buck Converter to provide 6 Volts at the plug.The LC-1 has jump started 2 cars so far and runs on 6 Volts my radio, blood pressure cuff, LED lights for camping and it powers my label maker.Two voltages 6 and 12 Volts.Below is the GC-1 it has 4 - 20 Watt panels total of 80 Watts @12 Volts.It carries a Xantrex 2000 Watt Pure Sine Inverter for 110Volts AC, a 200 Ah battery and has available multiple voltages - 4.5, 6. 7.5 and 9 Volts. 12 Volts is available straight off the battery through a plug on the front panel thruogh a magnetic breaker and also off the plug box on the left.The front panel (left) sports a 30 Amp charge controler @12 Volts.Center are 2 WattsUp meters I did remove 1 of them as it was not needed. The remaining meter measures Amps, Watts and Volts coming in and when there is no sun it measures power going out.On the front panel to the right I have added a panel disconnect switch.This cart keeps morphing into something better.I give you the GC-1

Where is the combustion chamber?

Ya might have ah look at an induction stove I use the one I have to heat small metal parts that are too big for my solder iron and its 60 watts.

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If I add another Battery I can power my Fridge all night. This used to power a Peritoneal Dialysis Machine. With the 200Ah battery I used I had 3 days autonomy. Back then if I had a 100 Watt panel in direct sun I could have powered the machine every night no problem. Put your system on a luggage cart and you will Ace the human transport problem.

Wish I had a shop as good as yours. Can I come work for you?

I would use metal studs or wood 2x2's.I like your ramp idea too.

So you have a house battery, how long before you install a solar panel?

Where's the bed?

So can it do Warp 6 or what? The people at the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous Would really enjoy this camper. Bob Wells would want to do an interview with you.

I've got 5 different sized portable power systems I have put together and working on more. I like what you have done and am considering something similar.

Yeah except the thing only clips the sine wave to lower the voltage. On induction motors it's death but if you need a temperature control for a soldering iron it works good.

I added a small uF value 18 volt electrolytic capacitor across the DC output of the rectifier to smooth out any ripple and got an increase in voltage to 15 volts and on the 6 volt side to 7 volts. I also added an ne2 neon indicator for 110 volts and a momentary switch to discharge the capacitor.

I added a small value electrolytic capacitor across the output of the rectifier to smooth out any ripple and got an increase in voltage to 15 volts and on the 6 volt side to 7 volts. I also added an ne2 neon indicator for 120 volts and a momentary switch to discharge the capacitor. I find the charging abilities of this charger on a car battery to be better with the additional capacitor because the battery goes to full voltage. I use it to charge the batteries on both my portable solar carts when the sun is not out.

Uber Cart !

This reminds me of the light bulb Hams used to use for tuning a transmitter. I may try this circuit some time next winter. Currently I recharge my rechargeable batteries using an AH55 DC/DC Converter set to 3 volts for 2-1.2v NiCads (2.4v) @ 300mA. I find there is no heating of the batteries using the top of my index finger to feel for heat. As a result I find I can leave them all day on the portable solar with no worries and they come out with a full charge. I run alkaline batteries in solar garden lights and they don't seem to have any negative effects as well.Your solution, for me, is unique so I think I will put something together this winter.Winter is building time because of the Boredom Factor where I live in Idaho.

Yeah, government always has to get their greasy little fingers into your business.