[Lancaster] Remote working

[Martyn Welch]

On the subject of power, it the plan to run all the gear (including a satelite 
system) off of solar power?

If so, has anyone calculated the number of solar panels that would be required 
to provide enough current to run the system, given normal light levels?

Martyn

On Thursday 26 January 2006 11:22, Ken Hough wrote:
> Andy Baxter wrote:
> > I remember looking into this a while back. A couple of things I've found
> > out:
> >
> > - satellite internet is /much/ cheaper if you only want download
> > bandwidth. This means it might be worth looking at using mobile phones
> > for upload, with satellite for download. I'm not sure how feasible this
> > is though, or how the prices work out nowadays.
> >
> > - Using laptops may be a good option, but you could also look at a
> > mini-itx board with an onboard 12vDC converter, of which there are one or
> > two. If you use laptops, you'll need some way to convert 12vDC to
> > whatever the laptop is using.
>
> WRT this point refer to my posting to Max. Contents as follows:
> > Max,
> >
> >> With ref to the conversation last evening wrt providing power for a
> >> laptop from a 12v battery:
> >>
> >> I've had a look at the Maplin catalogue and found three units which
> >> might be of interest.
> >>
> >> Catalogue/part numbers are N12BB (£34.99), N59AC (£19.99)and N11BB
> >> (£39.99). These are on page 596 of the Spring/Summer 2005 catalogue
> >>
> >> Hope that this helps
> >>
> >> Ken Hough
>
> Hope that this helps.
>
> Ken Hough
>
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