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Solar energy / CG's super simple solar collector sun tracker
« Last post by CG on April 13, 2024, 02:36:11 pm »The weight or the air leak can be adjusted for correct tracking speed.
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Solar energy / Re: Timer based Solar collector tracker drive
« Last post by CG on April 12, 2024, 03:16:17 pm »Or just use a falling weight to tilt the collector, speed is controlled by the gearbox and the amount of weight. Just reset by disengaging the gearbox , tilt it back, engage and go again the second day. Why didn't I think of that earlier???
Or maybe something like a pneumatic door closer with an adjustable leak as a timer?
Or maybe something like a pneumatic door closer with an adjustable leak as a timer?
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Solar energy / Re: Timer based Solar collector tracker drive
« Last post by CG on April 12, 2024, 02:05:04 pm »I think its like a liquid hour glass. The water trickles out and makes the thing move due to the balance changing? Except he uses air pressure to move the water. Diagram does not match
I directed him to Mother Earth news.
Check out the one on Mother Earth News Magazine that used tanks of freon that would expand an drive a piston to track the sun.
Search for - MOTHER’s Super-Simple Solar Tracker
I directed him to Mother Earth news.
Check out the one on Mother Earth News Magazine that used tanks of freon that would expand an drive a piston to track the sun.
Search for - MOTHER’s Super-Simple Solar Tracker
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Solar energy / Re: Timer based Solar collector tracker drive
« Last post by Caleb on April 12, 2024, 12:33:58 pm »Interesting, but I'm not sure what is going on there with all the tubes, airlift pump, strings and pulleys, water running from somewhere ... I wish the diagram was of what was in the video.
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Solar energy / Timer based Solar collector tracker drive
« Last post by CG on April 12, 2024, 09:48:52 am »I think this is awesome.
https://youtu.be/DdysbLfPt4g?
https://youtu.be/DdysbLfPt4g?
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Solar energy / Experiment for heat storage
« Last post by CG on March 27, 2024, 08:25:57 am »I may try this to see how long the heat is stored. Foil faced foam insulation and pea gravel.
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Storage Solutions / Re: Wind pumped hydroelectric power
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Storage Solutions / Wind pumped hydroelectric power
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Mechanical - Gravity etc. / Re: Quick recharge forever gravity battery
« Last post by CG on December 26, 2023, 05:44:38 pm »Could be chain drive with gear-box also.
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