SQLit wrote:
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>> > Ok, I lights, TV, water pumping, refrigeration propane for now soon PV,
>> > outside lights, security all mostly done with solar power. Soon I will
>> > have my solar hot water system done. NOW, I want air conditioning.
>> > I wonder if it is possible to build a heat engine with enough power to
>> > drive a AC compressor at a price I can manage. If so, what type would
>> > you suggest. Use Dauphin Island Alabama as the location.
>> > I need a stationary unit buildable with mostly salvagable parts to keep
>> > the cost low. So, no high cost design ideas please.
>> > I can do Mento Wonder wheel or a Sat dish parabolic reflector with
>> > tracking. What do you guys think? Whats the best way to go with this
>> > thing. Any and all ideas appreciated.
>> > Offgridman
>>
>> How about buying a small compressor, like a 1/3 hp tankless, or even a
>> 12V unit, and a very air tank? What kind of use do you have in mind?
>>
>> By the way, just recently I became a proud owner of a monster (to me)
>> compressor, a Curtis 80 gal compressor that is taller than me.
>>
>> http://igor.chudov.com/projects/CurtisCompressor/
>>
>> I paid $350 for it, including pressure regulator and hose.
>
> Refrigeration will be a tough one considering your limitations.
>
> The only thing I can think of is gas fired a/c. Burns a flame to make cold
> air. Ya I know what your thinking. My first home in Phoenix had such a
> unit. Servel makes one
>
> A few years back I was looking into a/c for my home and I found a a/c
> compressor that could be run on propane. It had a 7 hp Briggs engine that
> turned over the compressor. I did not want the noise so I passed.
>
> Your dish ideas will not work as they are not big enough.
>
> If your out there you could start snooping for an old absorbsion unit that
> used NH3. I personally would not want to deal with it anymore.
Can't you pack the dishes in a hexagon and combine them onto a single
radiomotive engine?
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>> > Ok, I lights, TV, water pumping, refrigeration propane for now soon PV,
>> > outside lights, security all mostly done with solar power. Soon I will
>> > have my solar hot water system done. NOW, I want air conditioning.
>> > I wonder if it is possible to build a heat engine with enough power to
>> > drive a AC compressor at a price I can manage. If so, what type would
>> > you suggest. Use Dauphin Island Alabama as the location.
>> > I need a stationary unit buildable with mostly salvagable parts to keep
>> > the cost low. So, no high cost design ideas please.
>> > I can do Mento Wonder wheel or a Sat dish parabolic reflector with
>> > tracking. What do you guys think? Whats the best way to go with this
>> > thing. Any and all ideas appreciated.
>> > Offgridman
>>
>> How about buying a small compressor, like a 1/3 hp tankless, or even a
>> 12V unit, and a very air tank? What kind of use do you have in mind?
>>
>> By the way, just recently I became a proud owner of a monster (to me)
>> compressor, a Curtis 80 gal compressor that is taller than me.
>>
>> http://igor.chudov.com/projects/CurtisCompressor/
>>
>> I paid $350 for it, including pressure regulator and hose.
>
> Refrigeration will be a tough one considering your limitations.
>
> The only thing I can think of is gas fired a/c. Burns a flame to make cold
> air. Ya I know what your thinking. My first home in Phoenix had such a
> unit. Servel makes one
>
> A few years back I was looking into a/c for my home and I found a a/c
> compressor that could be run on propane. It had a 7 hp Briggs engine that
> turned over the compressor. I did not want the noise so I passed.
>
> Your dish ideas will not work as they are not big enough.
>
> If your out there you could start snooping for an old absorbsion unit that
> used NH3. I personally would not want to deal with it anymore.