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- 4. August 2010: Request for SPOT hack materials
- 29. July 2010: Moving to an 8 volt system
- 20. July 2010: Kiddie Pool Test
- 3. June 2010: Acrylic top
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Archive for June 2010
Acrylic top
3. June 2010 by gmoney.
2 pieces of 3/16″ (5mm) acrylic getting mounted on SolarCrawler® - 22″ x 13″ ’semi-circle’ over the bow, and 22″ x 18″ piece over the stern. I’m concerned about the weight of all this acrylic (feels like maybe 3-4 pounds) but I wouldn’t want to risk anything thinner in terms of durability.
8 of the Pitsco solar panels will be mounted on the stern portion of the acrylic. the 9th will be on the bow, this still leaves enough space for the GPS and SPOT device to have a clear view of the sky. In fact I may try and sneak a few more solar panels around the bow, I saw some decent 3v 60mm square panels for sale in the latest issue of “Nuts and Volts” from allelectronics.com that I think I’ll order up — every little bit of power helps!!
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