Tuesday, July 15, 2008

SOLAR POWER FOR WIND RUNNER

The final connections of phase one were made today. Wind Runner now
has two 130 watt solar panels, and a maximum power point controller,
installed and operating well. Once the switch was thrown, over
fourteen amps of free power was coming from the Sun. Some went to the
refrigerator. Some went to lights. A little was left for the
batteries.

Soon phase two will be complete. A third 130 watt panel is being
added. Wind Runner will likely be able to avoid starting an engine
when out on the hook.

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