Pyncduevovene Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Earth Hour in 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March and is often a worldwide call to action to every single individual, just about every small business and each and every neighborhood across the world. Are going to you take part in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH3RL0CK Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 No, I do not plan on participating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefire Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Depends. last year our family ended up looking like we didn't pay our power bill while every one else continued on (Calgary) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Skeptic Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Are going to you take part in it? No change. The an hour of bragging saving energy is nothing compared to even a little change throughout the rest of the year. But, if you can help raise awareness, please do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeRoy Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 am going, i think it's a good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 bit late aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilded Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 It was certainly a good excuse to envelop everything in darkness and listen to brutal drone music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoiA Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I didn't. Sorry. I probably would have though, if that means anything. By the way Gilded, that is still my favorite avatar. I wish I had the full sized pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 seeing as my room(not the whole house unfortunately) doesn't consume energy i didn't feel the need as every hour is earth hour in here. and no, its not heatd through the walls, my room is typically 5-10*C warmer than the rest of the house due to the electronics and how many people are usually in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 How does that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 a solar panel i found down the scrappies(scrapyard) and some car batteries. as long as i don't have a 24hour session on the xbox it makes enough to power my room continuously. heating isn't an issue due to too good insulation and a southfacing window, infact i usually have my window open to cool the place down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Nice. Must be a fairly big panel, I would think? I guess it depends on what you're running off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 it is actually. someone junked it because it 'didn't work' 2 minutes of soldering later and i got cheap solar. if you average it out i use 105W of leccy, the solar panel give a max of 400W so it more than covers it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I've never encountered a spammer before who wasn't trying to deviously link us to something costly. Imagine, greenspam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH3RL0CK Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Most appliances don't run on DC power, nor at the voltages likely supplied by the solar panel. How did you address this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverter_%28electrical%29 bam these are easily available and have been for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH3RL0CK Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 No problems with harmonics or noise either? What power rating(s) did you selected for your inverter(s)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 not that i've noticed and its a 500W inverter simply becaue i couldn't find ones closer to what i actuall needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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