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Tag Archives: solar
Earth Day
Just posting while it’s still Earth Day. I can’t say I’ve done anything special, but I did think more about my eventual plan to not pay an electric bill. Well, as long as the sun shines… And at least it’s … Continue reading
Fun with Solar Power
I normally charge an 18 AH sealed lead-acid battery to run small things like lights, and to charge my cell phone, radio, etc. Well a couple months ago this battery died. It was old, and sulfation had set in. I … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Environment, Projects
Tagged battery, project, renewable energy, solar
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Small Scale Solar, and Other News
Well, for those of you in the Rochester area I will be talking a bit about a small solar power system I put together this Saturday at BarCamp. This is my first time there, and I wanted to do something … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 10 watt, battery, broke, electricity, faucet, foutain, power, small system, solar, sun, water, weather
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Solar Powered Web Server
As you have probably noted from past entries I like to run my own servers. I’m not running a big enterprise here, so they don’t have to be extremely reliable (though they have been very reliable). Mostly, I like the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Hacks, Fixes, and Solutions, Technology/Internet
Tagged alternative, batter, board, Buffalo, computer, energy, server, single, solar, sun, Web
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