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Do It Yourself SolarDo It Yourself SolarThis site is dedicated to the Do It Yourself aspect of solar technology. Currently I am focusing on the construction of a passive solar cabin, but there are many resources for anyone looking to undertake a solar energy project. Articles
Glass Solar Panels
2007-07-28 16:22:00 With the bit of cash I had left over this week from my paycheck, I bought some smaller solar panels on eBay to put together into a larger panel. They shipped out today, and are glass panels (6″x12″), not the traditional silicon wafer type. Here is an article describing the differences I wanted to get some of ... More About: Solar , Glass , Solar Panels
Updated Cabin Plans
2007-07-26 02:24:00 Well, the comment on my last post about the cabin plans made me remember that I had a slightly updated version on my USB thumb drive. I just exported to PNG and have links for your viewing pleasure. Front view Angled front view Better angled front view Rear angled view Side view More About: Plans , Cabin
The Sun: For Good, or Evil?
2007-07-25 22:11:00 For all of you mad scientists out there with a laboratory in your basement and a craving for action movie scenes, I have a link that was given to me by a friend. If “solar death rays” are your thing, then definitely check this site out. The premise is that a bunch of mirrors (112) at ... More About: Links , Evil , Good
Cheap Solar Charge Controller
2007-07-19 05:54:00 If you are planning a solar panel setup, large or small, you will want a charge controller in the system to prevent overcharging of batteries, as well as discharge when it is dark. If you need something small and cheap, I would recommend paying $20 for one shipped to your door from this eBay seller. ... More About: Solar , Charge , Cheap , Controller , Troll
This driveway is LONG! (bonus cute dog pictures)
2007-07-19 04:05:00 Yesterday (Tuesday) I went and put another two loads of fill on the driveway. This sucker is long!. That picture shows the driveway from the top of the hill after entering the woods from the field and turning to the right (roughly half the length?) The building site is down at the very end that ... More About: Pictures , Cute , Bonus , Long , Driveway
Driveway Update
2007-07-15 14:23:00 Between Monday and Tuesday, I was able to get four pickup truck loads of fill on the driveway to level it out before putting down gravel. This was done in the morning, of course, when it was unbearably hot. It decided to rain in the afternoons. Here is the first load, with my copilot still in ... More About: Update , Driveway
Cabin Plans
2007-06-24 21:10:00 I’ve been working on the digitized cabin plans this morning, and reworking a few things in the design. Here is what I have so far. I will be adding dimensions as soon as I finish it up. This was all done using Google’s free version of SketchUp and it only took me a couple of ... More About: Plans , Cabin
Second Stage of Driveway Construction
2007-06-21 00:26:00 This morning I got up bright and early to work on the driveway for the cabin. Not much progress was made (about 1 bucket load of dirt removed) before I hit the second big rock mentioned in my post regarding yesterday’s work. To make removal of this monstrosity easier, it conveniently broke into pieces when I ... More About: Construction , Stage , Econ , Cons , Driveway
Ground is Broken
2007-06-20 23:37:00 Last night, I began the task of making a usable road to the future site of our cabin. The plan was to borrow my dad’s tractor in order to dig through the large mound of dirt that was blocking access to our soon to be driveway from the road. There wasn’t anyone around to help/take pictures, ... More About: Ground , Round , Broken
Overview of upcoming content
2007-06-15 02:50:00 I apologize for the current lack of original content. In the coming weeks I will be posting articles dealing with every step of our passive solar cabin construction. Right now I am working on getting my hand drawn plans put into a cad program so that I can distribute them freely on the internet. From what ... More About: Updates , Content , Upcoming , Ming , Tent
Beer Bottle Water Heater
More articles from this author:2007-06-13 23:08:00 Beer + Sunshine = Hot Water “A Chinese farmer has made his own solar-powered water heater out of beer bottles and hosepipes. ?I invented this for my mother. I wanted her to shower comfortably,? says Ma Yanjun, of Qiqiao village, Shaanxi province. Ma?s invention features 66 beer bottles attached to a board. The bottles are connected to ... More About: Beer , Bottle , Eater 1, 2, 3 |
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