08-08-2009, 11:17 PM
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Ahh... I noticed my cracks were when I pressed too hard/too fast or when the plexi was unsupported from the bottom. When I fed the bit in more slowly, it didn't cause a problem. I may try the stress relief tactic on one of those cracks that's in a bad location... thanks!
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08-08-2009, 11:35 PM
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Wow, gascort! Awesome!!! 
I also went through your blog. Great things you are learning, there! 
I'll have to think about scheduling another Kansas/Missouri meet just so I can get to see all of that in the flesh!!!
(Only this time no "Meet in the heat"...) 
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08-10-2009, 12:24 PM
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If your battery gets fully charged when sitting for a long time, is there a way to run an isolated block heater with the extra energy? Since your commute is fairly short this may reduce open loop time.
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08-10-2009, 02:11 PM
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There is; the dump controller can put extra charge into anything; a plain old resistive block heater would work as a dump load, even if it's set up for 120V.
Will it warm up the motor? Not even close to significantly, but every bit helps I guess.
I'm going to try to dump the extra juice in the summer to the car's fan; it will be interesting to see if it can start the fan without a capacitor and some extra circuitry.
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08-10-2009, 02:46 PM
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lol, I just realized I can connect the extra power coming from the panels to a simple car relay to turn the fan on/off - no capacitor needed.
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08-11-2009, 03:03 PM
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Quote:
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My coolest mod yet!
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This is so fantastic and I'm so jealous...
A few days ago while I was EOC behind a Prius I was thinking : "my PZEV is solar". Now I'm so ashamed with my small 1.5W amorphous panel...
Spent a couple hours to search the French web to find some solar cells, but these are 5 times more expensive than buying a solar panel... I found a couple solar cells kits on US ebay, some delivers to Europe and one is for newbies  Now I know my next project 
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08-12-2009, 03:40 AM
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Quote:
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Literally. With the extra layer on top of the roof, the inside of the car should that much cooler
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08-12-2009, 10:24 AM
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Gascort, did you see any difference in MPG before and after solar roof?
My result:
5WT Solar trickle charger on my 09 Hyundai Sonata(25-32MPG by fueleconomy.gov).
On my trip to Florida I've got 37MPG. Drove about 75MPH, AC mostly on.
From Florida i drove at night and MPG was 33MPG(75-80MPH, NO AC).
*Regular driving(30%city-70%highway) results: 534 miles on 15.6 gallons = 34.2MPG.
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08-12-2009, 01:27 PM
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idiom,
If you have a scanguage, an ABA test would be much more informative.
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08-12-2009, 01:52 PM
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Quote:
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idiom,
If you have a scanguage, an ABA test would be much more informative.
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I don't have scanguage. All my calculations based on mileage divided to gas fill up amount. I think it should be more accurate than any tool?
Just bought 36 6x6 new solar cells for 115.
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