Comments on: Putting it Together http://www.netnagel.com/2007/02/putting-it-together.html News and Photos of Eric, Laura, Jason, Becca, Morgan, Scout and Twitch Nagel. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:44:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Steve Poland http://www.netnagel.com/2007/02/putting-it-together.html#comment-207 Steve Poland Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:57:27 +0000 http://www.netnagel.com/2007/02/putting-it-together.html#comment-207 Mr. Boyscout -- you officially have too much time on your hands. Mr. Boyscout — you officially have too much time on your hands.

]]> By: Eric http://www.netnagel.com/2007/02/putting-it-together.html#comment-196 Eric Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:06:51 +0000 http://www.netnagel.com/2007/02/putting-it-together.html#comment-196 The more I play with this, the more I learn. For instance, my thermostat goes from 60 to 120 degrees. However, my office isn't even 60 degrees, so I have to breath into the thermostat unit to get it to turn on. For fun, I pointed the fan onto the thermostat, so it cools itself off. I don't think the solar panel to fan directly will work... A battery with solar panel recharging the battery may have to be in the design. However, I imagine the battery will drain faster than the solar panel can charge it. Now I'm looking for a new fan... maybe a 50mm one, that draws 1 watt or less of power. The more I play with this, the more I learn. For instance, my thermostat goes from 60 to 120 degrees. However, my office isn’t even 60 degrees, so I have to breath into the thermostat unit to get it to turn on. For fun, I pointed the fan onto the thermostat, so it cools itself off.

I don’t think the solar panel to fan directly will work… A battery with solar panel recharging the battery may have to be in the design. However, I imagine the battery will drain faster than the solar panel can charge it.

Now I’m looking for a new fan… maybe a 50mm one, that draws 1 watt or less of power.

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