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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.05in;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Darren, there is an old navy electronics man who designs climate and weather monitoring equipment for Kansas State agronomy. Of course, he would build all his circuits from board up and I believe there is no one more knowledgeable than </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fred Caldwell</span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#512888'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.05in;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Research Technologist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>1704 Throckmorton Ctr.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Kansas State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Manhattan, KS 66506<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Phone: 785-532-0415<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Fax: 785-532-6094<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="mailto:fredetl@ksu.edu"><span style='color:#512888;text-decoration:none'>fredetl@ksu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Perhaps more important to SELF is the fact that he and the professor he was working for, designed monitoring equipment specifically for international students to take back to developing countries. It had to be cheap, reliable and still meet scientific standards. These are remote field monitoring so they are quite often PV powered because pollution from generators might alter the gases being tested.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Give him a call. If he doesn’t have time to help, he will certainly know where to refer you. Really a nice guy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bill Dorsett<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Manhattan, KS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Darren Anderson<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 06, 2014 4:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] weather station and 24V module source?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi Wrenches – can anyone provide a recommendation or source for a weather station that includes a solar radiation sensor and data logging or computer connectivity? Also, are there any suppliers in the US that still carry 72-cell 24V modules in the 175W to 200W range? Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>_________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Darren Anderson </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>| Project Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red'>Solar Electric Light Fund</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#FE380E'> </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>| <a href="http://www.SELF.org/">www.SELF.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>mobile: +1-778-887-8291<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>work: +1-206-905-9318<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>head office: +1-202-234-7265<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>skype: darren.anderson.self<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red'>ENERGY IS A HUMAN RIGHT</span></b><b><sup><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#FE380E'>TM</span></sup></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>