Hello,<br><br> The meeting will be on 10/24 at 1pm.<br><br> - Ethan<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ethan Chew</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eflyingfelix@gmail.com">eflyingfelix@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:25 AM<br>Subject: [Green] New Member Intro Meeting<br>To: <a href="mailto:Green@lists.makerslocal.org">Green@lists.makerslocal.org</a><br><br><br>Hello,<br><br> Green Makers will be holding a second intro meeting to introduce new members and to present and discuss some project ideas (see PS). We will be meeting at the <a href="https://256.makerslocal.org/" target="_blank">Makers Local 256</a> Shop (203 Brown St. Huntsville, AL 35805). Just look for the brown warehouse with the white rollup door. Knock on the side door and someone will let you in.<br>
<br> - Ethan<br><br>P.S. <br>I've been doing some research and have some ideas for projects/project direction:<br><ul><li>Efficiency Project<br>This project is to work on improving the shop's efficiency by assessing the shop's energy consumption, finding and stopping energy losses, and building and installing energy-efficient equipment:</li>
<ul><li>Energy consumption - Build and install an <a href="http://www.antitronics.com/?p=26" target="_blank">Arduino power monitor</a> (from <a href="http://www.illruminations.com/post/125529397/practical-arts" target="_blank">Steve Conklin</a> of <a href="http://www.antitronics.com/" target="_blank">antitronics</a>). Measure power consumption and find where cuts can be made.<br>
</li><li>Stopping energy losses - Seal off air leaks and other heat losses from building, <a href="http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-install-a-motion-sensor-light-switch/index.html" target="_blank">automate the lights</a>.</li>
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Energy-Efficient Equipment - Build and install low-power LED lights that fit into <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/COMPACT-LED-LIGHT/" target="_blank">standard 120V screw sockets</a> and <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Replacement-Fluorescent-Tube/" target="_blank">fluorescent tube sockets</a>. (For the summer) Modify the current shop A/C to use <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Building_a_DIY_Evaporative_Air_Conditioner/" target="_blank">evaporative cooling</a>.</li>
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<ul><li>Solar Energy Project<br>This project is to build a small 24V PV battery charger to get experience with solar systems and learn about how they work. It is split into several parts:</li><ul><li>Experiment with some small-scale <a href="http://www.mdpub.com/SolarPanel/index.html" target="_blank">DIY solar panel construction</a> <- Have started learning about soldering together PV cells. </li>
<li>Build a <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar_PV_tracker/" target="_blank">solar tracker</a>.</li><li>Build a <a href="http://www.solorb.com/elect/solarcirc/scc2/" target="_blank">charge controller</a>.</li>
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