I'll toss in a question from an admitted electronics numnutz:  I've seen
photos of a van with a solar panel on its roof; how much power can be gotten
from one of these panels?  Enough to drive the AC unit?  Adequate to assist
in driving the unit, perhaps?

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Stann" <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: insane AC idea

> Just an idea...
>
> If the Westy does not already have A/C, why not mount a second alternator
> there, and help with the extra current load?  Feasible?  I don't mean to
> detract from the heated-but-interesting A/C Frye-day conversation.
>
> Chris.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of David Beierl
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 10:30 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: insane AC idea
>
>
> At 11:23 AM 8/3/2001, Joe Reed wrote:
> > > We're using a second, deep-cycle 72-amp hour battery (dedicated to the
> > > a/c -- we're not using the Vanagon car battery) which at 100 amps
> provides
> >a
> > > cycle of 7.2 hours of continuous draw before requiring charging.
> >
> >
> >Not *completely stupid*, just got happy with the "0" key -- that's a
> >*10-amp* load, of course, for a 7.2 hour cycle...not 100-amp load!!
>
> Danger, Will Robinson -- your six amps at the A/C is going to translate to
> at least 60 at the battery.
>
> d
>
>
> David Beierl - Providence, RI
>   http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>