<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">So why not use one of the garage doors that has a built in backup battery and just charge the built in battery directly?<div class="">Its got all the internals already done?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Install a CC and PV module and you are all done?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Jay</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">peltz power</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 1, 2018, at 12:18 PM, Jerry Shafer <<a href="mailto:jerrysgarage01@gmail.com" class="">jerrysgarage01@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div class="">John<br class=""></div>Samlex makes small pure sine wave inverters from 12 to 48 volts and down to 150 watts<br class=""></div>Jerry<br class=""></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 5:23 AM, Dana <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com" target="_blank" class="">dana@solarwork.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><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" class=""><div class="m_-818877057622188617WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class="">Wow, this is flash from the past\u2026 I had almost forgotten about running DC in a house or garage.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class="">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 class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class="">Is there really a cost savings in the longs run?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class="">It\u2019s a garage, are you going to need to run any AC tools, battery chargers? <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class="">I mean it is a potential man cave, really now\u2026.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060" class="">------------------------------<wbr class="">------------------------------<wbr class="">----------------<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class="">Dana Orzel <wbr class=""> Great Solar Works, Inc.</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class="">C - <a href="tel:(208)%20721-7003" value="+12087217003" target="_blank" class="">208.721.7003</a> <wbr class=""> <a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com" target="_blank" class="">dana@solarwork.com</a><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class="">Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class="">NABCEP # 051112-136 <wbr class=""> <a href="http://www.solarwork.biz/" target="_blank" class=""><span style="color:blue" class="">www.solarwork.biz</span></a><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class="">"Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" </span></u><u class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b class=""><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green" class="">P</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:navy" class=""> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green" class="">Please consider the environment before printing this email.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b class="">From:</b> RE-wrenches [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" class="">re-wrenches-bounces@<wbr class="">lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b class="">On Behalf Of </b>Darryl Thayer<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 31, 2018 3:46 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b> newrewrenches <<a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" class="">RE-wrenches@lists.re-<wbr class="">wrenches.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] 12/24v garage door opener.....<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><div class=""><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 class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">On Jan 31, 2018 2:39 AM, "John" <<a href="mailto:john@gosolar.co.nz" target="_blank" class="">john@gosolar.co.nz</a>> wrote:<u class=""></u><u class=""></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" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">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 class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">Once I have a suitable opener, I can design the rest of the system around it.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-NZ" class="">Thanks for any/all input. <wbr class=""> John Veix, GoSolar Ltd, N.Z.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><br class="">______________________________<wbr class="">_________________<br class="">List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br class=""><br class="">List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" class="">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.<wbr class="">org</a><br class=""><br class="">Change listserver email address & settings:<br class=""><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" class="">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/<wbr class="">options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-<wbr class="">wrenches.org</a><br class=""><br class="">List-Archive: <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html" target="_blank" class="">http://www.mail-archive.com/<wbr class="">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.<wbr class="">org/maillist.html</a><br class=""><br class="">List rules & etiquette:<br class=""><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm" target="_blank" class="">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.<wbr class="">htm</a><br class=""><br class="">Check out or update participant bios:<br class=""><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org/" target="_blank" class="">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><br class=""><br class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div><br class="">______________________________<wbr class="">_________________<br class="">
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