Mess of tubes.

This percolating mess of tubes is the result of a day's experimenting on the solar panels.  We have characterized the fill up time, flow rates, and drainback times.  We have also identified a panel that is almost entirely clogged.

Water flow test

To see how much resistance a 60' 0.170 id tube has at 5 psi head.

Wayne's solar barrel

We are testing the solar panels on the ARC with this setup first to answer some basic performance questions.

Installing Hugnet conduits in the SPARC

Wayne's SIP cutter

Lee weather station logging

Lee's weather station 2

Lee and his weather station

Weather stations need paint.

Wayne lathing

Here he is making an o-ring sealed package for a solar tracking circuit.

Wayne working on new manifold spreader.

Weather station coming together

Small chips

The tiny black dots on the green boards are analog to digital converters for reading sensors. I had to send the chips off to Martek Electronics (http://www.martekmn.com) to have them soldered onto the green boards after I proved incapable of doing it.
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Sent from my Android phone with K-9. Please excuse my brevity.

HARC

Pressure rating drip valves

37 PSI and holding