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Subject:Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon
From:Sam Conant
Date:Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:13:30 -0400

What is illegal?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 6:05 AM
Subject: Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon

> In a message dated 19/06/2007 7:17:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> Caution:  this is probably
> illegal.
>
>
>
>
>
> Ya  think !
>
>    Well, now I see that Canadian Tire also has the  same panel as Costco
> on
> sale for $935 and they have the same controller for  $110.49.
> So.......it's a
> toss up.  I may go with the Costco deal and  sell the second panel so that
> "may" save me a couple bucks after all's said and  done.  The Kyocera 130
> w
> panel looks like a better panel and 10 more watts  but may end up costing
> way more
> by the time it gets over here in Almonte.   Yea, I know, get it on the way
> to
> Mexico and fool around with it there.   But, I'd like to get this all
> installed and working before I leave.  With  the wedding and all the other
> action
> I'll never get time to do it right on the  road.
>
>    One more thing ---- THANKS  ----- to all who  have been contributing to
> t
> his discussion.  Very informative &  enlightening.  Better than the Tire
> threads hands down !!!!  There is  now a wealth of Solar Panel info in the
> Vanagon
> archives !!!   Good on  ya all !
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank  Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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