Camera [RE-wrenches]

[Jeff Clearwater]

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Hi Jay,

I absolutely love my Fuji FinePix 3800.  3 MPixels, 6X optical zoom 
and as much digital as 3MP gives you (8x+), movie mode, XDCard 
memory(super small and solid - supposed to replace smartcard as the 
best format (according to the Circuit City salesguy).  Has manual and 
automatic controls on flash and exposure.

I did shop around alot. Best buy for that much optical zoom which is 
great for pulling great solar shots off of far away roofs, I even do 
my wind generator look-overs with it.  In 3 MP mode I can see if the 
Whisper furling mechanism is working right and examine the leading 
edges of my props!

Camera with extra memory cost me about $450.

And it has good software that supports both PC and Mac.

Best of luck,

Jeff C.



>Hi Jay,  I using a Minolta DiMage X.
>It has, flash, comes with rechargable lithium battery and 8 meg memory card.
>It is 3-1/2"x 3"x 3/4". I wear it most of the time in a belt holster.
>With more memory it will record movies.
>It focuses from 8" to infinity, and has  3x +(4x digital) = 12x zoom.
>I use it as a photocopier, for copying plans and doc's with 
>signatures as well as jobsite documentation.
>It hooks into my PC with a USB cable, and shows up as an external 
>drive on My Computer.
>I use it as a floppy drive, and also has voice memo recording.
>It is $450 at Fry's, I got mine on eBay for $250 new. Other sites 
>have a similar price.
>The newer models have more mega pixles, which are of no use to me.
>I have had and worked with several digital cameras over the last few 
>years, and this one is the best value / feature in a compact camera.
>I know this sounds like an ad,  but I shopped around a lot, and this 
>one is right for me.
>
>cul  deant
>
>>PS I'm looking to get a digital camera.  I use PC computers, and don't want
>>to spend a fortune.  I'm looking for it so I can take pics of job sites so I
>>can plan  better and don't have to remember everything for when I return to
>>do the job.
>>Any ideas or recommendations.
>>
>>Thanks
>>j
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>>From: "John Blittersdorf, Cent. VT Solar & Wind" <cvsolar at aol.com>
>>To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
>>Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 6:41 PM
>>Subject: NiCad Batteries [RE-wrenches]
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>>>I'm looking for the Nicad experts.  I have a client with 20 nicad
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>>batteries
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>>>and a DR1524.  We can't seem to get a charge rate above 8 to 12 amps.  A
>>>neighbor  with the same batteries and an SW2512 unhooks one battery from
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>>each
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>>>string to get the charging voltage down to a level the inverter can deal
>>>with.  Has anyone come up with a less labor intensive way to get a good
>>>charge into NiCads.  Also we are having a strange (I haven't documented it
>>>myself) situation where the battery voltage will climb rapidly up to
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>>inverter
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>>>HVD when power is coming in from 200 watts of PV.  When the inverter is
>>>   
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>>off,
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>>>the battery voltage drops back down.  The system does not have an amp
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>>meter
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>>>and the day we checked it out, there was no sun so we haven't done a good
>>>test yet.  It almost acts like the batteries are being disconnected when
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>>the
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>>>inverter comes on....???  We checked all the battery cables and
>>>   
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>>connections
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>>>throughout... no obvious points of concern.  Any input on nicads will be
>>>helpful.  BTW the generator is a 6000 watt propane Honda.
>>>
>>>John Blittersdorf
>>>Central Vermont Solar and Wind
>>>
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