"Brian" wrote:

Dwight, we would need to change how we used
energy, and in the solar arena, conservation is key.


It could be done. I recently visited a friend living in large (40')
double-wide camping trailer. I was amazed at how little electricity he
actually used, while still having most of the modern appliances and
technologies (TV, VCR, stereo, computer, etc.). I don't know exactly how he
did it. However, I noticed that he had purchased or converted most
everything to 12v, so perhaps that is the key. Almost everything was running
off batteries, with just a small transformer charging the batteries. Only a
few things (AC) ran off the main power feed.

Anyway, while it could be done, trying to convince people to do it is
another matter.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

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