On Tuesday we installed the first of the "Large" solar setups for a family. These consist of a 30W solar panel, small car battery, 5 LED lights at 7W each, and a DC to AC inverter so a cell phone can be charged.
We were a little pressed for time, but overall it is about a 2 to 3 hour job. It takes a bit of planning to determine where to best put the panel, centralizing the battery, running cables, and keeping the work tidy. In the future I will push it to 3-4 hours so we are not scrambling. Even with that the installation went well. The most confusing part is installing what appears to be regular wall outlets but then remembering that these are running DC power instead of AC. Plugging something in backwards won't work.
Yesterday and today we launched into computer training at the Provincial Teacher Training School (PTTC). I only have 2 hours per class and it is a totally different group of students each time. The most pressing topic for them to learn is Excel, so I give them a crash course in the basics. Amazingly enough they learn that challenging program quite quickly.
Two more solar setups to go!
We were a little pressed for time, but overall it is about a 2 to 3 hour job. It takes a bit of planning to determine where to best put the panel, centralizing the battery, running cables, and keeping the work tidy. In the future I will push it to 3-4 hours so we are not scrambling. Even with that the installation went well. The most confusing part is installing what appears to be regular wall outlets but then remembering that these are running DC power instead of AC. Plugging something in backwards won't work.
Yesterday and today we launched into computer training at the Provincial Teacher Training School (PTTC). I only have 2 hours per class and it is a totally different group of students each time. The most pressing topic for them to learn is Excel, so I give them a crash course in the basics. Amazingly enough they learn that challenging program quite quickly.
Two more solar setups to go!
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| Panel, lights, switches, a small battery, and some wire. Not much to power a home! |
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Sam, Thank you for all you are doing to help this country have the things that we take for granted.
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