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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#0000CC'>We
get some snow here in NJ, but it usually melts fairly quickly. Perhaps that is
some of the difference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:black'>Roger
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color:black'>Certified Wind Site Assessor<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Todd
Cory<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 20, 2009 1:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Tube solar collectors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In snow country good old, simple, flat plate
collectors do better then the EV tubes. The snow slides off and melts faster...
and unless you are trying to make steam, the summer performance is about the
same. IMO evacuated tube units are an overly high tech product looking for an
application.<br>
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Todd<br>
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roger dixon wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
<pre style='margin-left:.5in'>I have yet to see a flat plate collector outperform an EV tube setup. With<o:p></o:p></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in'>EV tubes the angle of incidence is almost always at 90 degrees throughout<o:p></o:p></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in'>the course of the day and the sun's arc. Except for very early in the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in'>morning and very late in the afternoon, you always have the most/maximum<o:p></o:p></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in'>solar absorption - 90 degrees from the face of the collector. Does anyone<o:p></o:p></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in'>have a different experience?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>Roger Dixon<o:p></o:p></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in'>Certified Wind Site Assessor<o:p></o:p></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in'>Distributor & Installer of Solar & Wind Energy Systems <o:p></o:p></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in'>Skylands Renewable Energy, LLC<o:p></o:p></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in'>908.337.2057 cell<o:p></o:p></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in'>908.730.6474 fax<o:p></o:p></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="mailto:roger.dixon@skylandsre.com">roger.dixon@skylandsre.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre
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