<div dir="ltr"><div><div>John<br></div>Samlex makes small pure sine wave inverters from 12 to 48 volts and down to 150 watts<br></div>Jerry<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 5:23 AM, Dana <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com" target="_blank">dana@solarwork.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div class="m_-818877057622188617WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Wow, this is flash from the past\u2026 I had almost forgotten about running DC in a house or garage.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">With todays inverter efficiency\u2019s & costs VS. the cost of proper DC wire sizing, garage lighting?, & having to modify a reliable lift system, etc.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Is there really a cost savings in the longs run?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">It\u2019s a garage, are you going to need to run any AC tools, battery chargers? <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">I mean it is a potential man cave, really now\u2026.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060">------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>----------------<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Dana Orzel <wbr> Great Solar Works, Inc.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">C - <a href="tel:(208)%20721-7003" value="+12087217003" target="_blank">208.721.7003</a> <wbr> <a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com" target="_blank">dana@solarwork.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">NABCEP # 051112-136 <wbr> <a href="http://www.solarwork.biz" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.solarwork.biz</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">"Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" </span></u><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green">P</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:navy"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green">Please consider the environment before printing this email.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>From:</b> RE-wrenches [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@<wbr>lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Darryl Thayer<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 31, 2018 3:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> newrewrenches <<a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">RE-wrenches@lists.re-<wbr>wrenches.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] 12/24v garage door opener.....<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">I have measured the energy used by a garage door opener on more than one occasion. they draw a fair amount of power while operating, however. they don't draw power otherwise so the total energy is very low. I am wondering if a low cost non pure sine inverter to AC operated off the switches which would be low voltage would not serve the same low energy use and reliability of a DC garage door opener<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">On Jan 31, 2018 2:39 AM, "John" <<a href="mailto:john@gosolar.co.nz" target="_blank">john@gosolar.co.nz</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-NZ">Hi all, any recommendations where to find 12 or 24v garage door openers. Can\u2019t remember this coming up on the list beforehand. It is just for a single car garage door. Don\u2019t want to use an inverter, usually better to go direct to a dc motor.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-NZ">Once I have a suitable opener, I can design the rest of the system around it.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-NZ">Thanks for any/all input. <wbr> John Veix, GoSolar Ltd, N.Z.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br><br>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.<wbr>org</a><br><br>Change listserver email address & settings:<br><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/<wbr>options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-<wbr>wrenches.org</a><br><br>List-Archive: <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html" target="_blank">http://www.mail-archive.com/<wbr>re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.<wbr>org/maillist.html</a><br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm" target="_blank">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.<wbr>htm</a><br><br>Check out or update participant bios:<br><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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