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SamC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 2:44 PM
Subject: Low-voltage alarm

> Even though I post a warning sign on the side of Mellow Yellow when
> camping "Caution: Occupant may be armed, naked, or both," I get a
> certain number of people wander into the campsite to inquire about my
> solar rig.*
>
> As anyone who has been reading these recent threads about solar can see,
> it's not as easy as hooking up a generator, donning earplugs and
> breathing gear, letting 'er rip and retiring inside the RV to watch TV.
> Explaining everything would take some time, time better spent
> contemplating how to lash a tablecloth down or something.
>
> So I'm preparing a little handout to give the curious folk. Maybe one or
> two will be able to use the information to go solar. It's mostly a
> description of our rig, with a little additional information about
> panels, wire, connectors, controller, batteries, as well as information
> about energy-efficient appliances and stuff. Jumping-off places for
> determining panel wattages and needed battery capacities -- simple stuff
> that's already been written up these past few days here.
>
> I want to find a simple low-voltage alarm to add, too. I built mine out
> of parts I found in the junk drawer here, so I'm no help. Does anyone
> know of a cheap and cheerful off-the-shelf alarm?
>
> *I'm not sure who was more embarrassed on the last trip when a nice
> gray-haired couple, looking like salt and pepper shakers, came into camp
> to find me standing, old white bare ass (and other bits) hanging out
> while I stood at the table kneading dough. They backed out fairly
> quickly, I dashed for a towel, and Mrs Squirrel seemed fairly scandalized.
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR