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Since I don't have the time to build these in small quantities, you can build them yourself for free with schematics at http://evdl.org/lib/mh/ hosted by the EV discussion list (the Mark Hanson collection)
 
See my Electric Porsche at www.evalbum.com/1273

ZomeWorks Trackers with Enphase Inverters
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Total 5.7kW 40 panels (half on roof)

Roof PV with Enphase Inverters
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Total Installed cost $6 per watt, 13 year payback @ 17c per kWh

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Solectrol Electronics has Energy Efficient Controls for Electric Cars, Solar, Wind and other electronic gadgets. Presently available are the affordable Sealed Battery Equalizer (formerly BattPro), Averaging Anemometer ( for annual windspeed ), Windmill Booster/Regulator, IR Led Therapy Device, Color Organ, Solar Controller, Vibratory Feeder Resonator, Electric Car Battery Scanner, Log Annunciator and DC-DC 25A 13.8V converter to operate your accessories in your electric car (or backup solar UPS). I've been designing electronic circuits and microcomputer controls for 35 years and if you have any questions or need more information, email me at mhanson@infionline.net or call
540-473-1248,
Mark E. Hanson
184 Vista Lane
Fincastle, VA 24090
 
Shipping is included in all prices. Allow 2-4 weeks for delivery  Order 10 or more or just build one using the schematics link above, have fun like I did with Heathkit growing up.
 

All products below have a 1-year warranty and a 30 day money back guarantee. Click "Buy Now" above to purchase any item with Paypal, otherwise use check or money order
 
All Items are photo displayed with Icons on left (to speed up the home page download).
 
Average Annual Wind Speed Monitor, ( Averaging Anemometer )
Finally an affordable averaging anemometer that displays hours, minutes, windspeed, energy density (since last reset), average energy density = W/M^2 and average hourly windspeed (since last reset). Great for finding the average annual wind, power available or monthly average for your sight prior to putting up an expensive windmill ( wind turbine or wind generator ).  (Generally a greater than 10mph annual windspeed is needed to justify a windmill installation).  Averages are updated in non-volitile flash memory hourly so if the power goes out, gust, average wind speed and hours are saved.  Displays up to 9999 hours (8760 hours = 1 year) or reset monthly every 730 hours for monthly average since most wind is in the winter.  Includes a pole mount anemometer and flange mount display aluminum diecast grey enclosure with wall wart for 120vac operation.  Also available in tabletop enclosure (similar to Log Annunciator) if desired please specify.  Can also operate from a 8V golf cart battery or 12V car battery if needed. 5"W x 7"L x 3"H $290.95 subtract $10 if black plastic enclosure is preferred.Click on photo on left.
 
300W EV DC-DC Converter 80 - 186V input is designed for 96V, 108V, 112V, 120V or 144V electric car systems. Also now available is a 72V battery low voltage version.  It puts out 300W at 14.2V to float charge under load to a nominal 13.8V the auxiliary battery used to power the 12V vehicle accessories. The input is reverse protected with an 10 amp internal fuse, Current limit is gradual, so the voltage is lowered if 21A current is exceeded. Converter is in a diecast aluminum flanged mounted case 5"W x 7"D x 3"H and fets are internally heat sinked to cast aluminum grey case. For low (48V) and high (300V) systems, there are quite a few manufacturers, Lambda, Power One, Vicor, Pico, Cosel etc, so this targets the mid EV voltages where there aren't many suppliers. Unit is 90% efficient with 2W or 20ma quiescent at 120V nominal operation. This unit has worked well on my Electric Jeep $294.53
 
Sealed Battery Equalizer (SBE) Is used across sealed 12V batteries to keep them balanced. It clamps an adjustable voltage from 14.5V to 15.0V. Let me know the optimal setting per your battery manufacturer upon ordering. The SBE clamps onto and heat sinks into the positive terminal with a flywire to the negative. A green led illuminates as the SBE starts to clamp. If the current exceeds 1.5A for a minute (1amp continuous), automatic protection is provided with a PTC (auto resetting circuit breaker) and a red led illuminates.
* Extends EV or UPS battery life in a series string
* Eliminates High and Low batteries Preventing Failure
* No Electrolyte or Hydrogen Loss from Overcharged Batteries
* Conformal Coated PC Board with 10 turn pot (preset at factory)
       only $19.95 per SBE Module Calibrated
 
Wind Generator Booster/Regulator is used for 30V small 6' diameter wind generators who's output is variable. The boost converter starts putting out 30V 2 amps to charge a 24V battery when the windmill is generating 12V and maintains a constant voltage up to 30V. As the windmill speed and voltage increases, the wattage output is also increased increasing the mechanical load on the windmill. The battery will usually clamp the windmill speed at the RPM's required at 30V operation. Above 30V if that should occur, the booster is electronically bypassed. The unit is reverse polarity protected on the input should the windmill momentarily spin backwards. I use this booster to keep my golf cart back-up batteries regulated for when the power goes out. (Although it can be used for photovoltaic solar cells, they are naturally regulated if two 15V panels are used.)  Booster is 4.7"W x 7"L x 3"H flange Mounted aluminum diecast grey enclosure. (Also available in 60V version). Click on left photo  $139.95
 
The Battery Scanner is used to display voltages of a series string of batteries. It Usually monitors between 10-24 batteries in an EV application to determine if a battery is going to stop the car. Since 90% of EV failures are battery related, this device makes a much more reliable vehicle by giving an indication of an individual marginal battery. Batteries are scanned by a microcomputer unit shown in photo and displayed through a serial link to an included dashboard display by ( www.noritake.com ) with a 2 x 40 vacuum flourescent display (blue-green). The scanner has to be customized for particular voltages and battery number, so call or email with your requirements. $592.33 check or money order. Presently I'm using this with 20 6V batteries in my Electric Jeep and has saved on a lot of tennis shoes. Click on Battery Scanner Photo on the left.
 
Professional Color Organ, 4-channel, microcomputer controlled, 5 selections of modulation: Frequency, Absolute Amplitude, Cumulative Amplitude, Chase and Jog. 4ea 300W outputs, breaker to 10A 1200W total, Music inputs include a panel mounted microphone or pre-amp/external speaker low/high level (1-5Vp-p) / (>5Vp-p). $490.42 Click on Photo on the left.
 
CopyMate (video filter) for personal backup of DVD or VCR tapes onto another VCR tape.  Restores the vertical sync signal which is sometimes scrambled or AGC limited by macrovision.  Note: Some VCR recorders/DVD's may not exhibit this problem and may not need the CopyMate filter.  If so return within 30 days.  Plug into 120vac and connect inline between play and record video.  L & R audio connects directly. 3"W x 4"L x 1.5"H $69.85 Click on photo on left.

Solar Controller for solar heating, cotrols Grundfos pump to circulate water to roof panels to tank. Also controls a 2nd pump to circulate water at night through baseboard hydronic heating. Solar collector pump activates when collector temperature is 30F above tank and off when within 10 degrees of tank. Tank temp is limited to 160F, Stops pumping when open or shorted wires for leak detection. (Put a float switch across thermistor in tank.) Comes with two thermal probes and secondary freeze protect thermodisc. Digital display of temperatures and operation, 1-year warrantee and 30 day money
back guarantee. $495.95 includes shipping.
 
IR LED Therapy Device (copyright and patent pending) is designed for the temporary relief of muscle or joint aches. It works on the principle of 660 nm Infrared Ultra Bright Leds which penetrate the skin deeply to provide warmth and soothing effect to the desired area. Hold directly against the skin on effected area for 1-3 minutes daily as required. For more information on Led Therapy, do a Google.com search for "Led Therapy" and see Darpa and NASA research projects. Handheld device plugs in and has an on-off switch on 24 Led Cluster tube with a 864mw intensity. Send $59.25 check or money order.
 
Vibratory Feeder Resonator hits the resonant frequency of linear or circulatory vibratory feeders in a manufacturing operation and also works well with vibrating beds, sofas and hot tubs. (Must be set up with opto or pneumatic isolated controls or mounted remotely for hot tub use.) Frequency +- 25% adjustable at half (60 hertz) or full wave (120 hertz). 1200 watts or 10 amps max operation. Micvroprocessor remembers previous setting on start-up in flash memory. 97% Efficient Class-D Technology. Resonator is $285.01 in 1-9 or $236.58 in 10-49 quantities.
 
The Log Annunciator is a firebox, woodstove or fireplace controller. The Log Annunciator controls a fan to turn on when the woodstove or fireplace gets hotter than 120F. Temperature of the stove and ambient is displayed on an alpha-numeric 4-digit display. When logs need replacing, the song "Put Another Log on the Fire" is played. This can be turned off if sleeping however. $195.95 includes shipping.
 
Dealer quantities: 2 or more >$500 for a 20% discount
 
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By popular request: The Homebrew Solar-Electric Lawnmower shown in the upper left photo uses a 12V perm-mag motor by Electric Pan Engineering 1-800-338-4120 model E1102-12V converted Murray 21" cut mower with a flat tool steel blade using a garden U1 battery. I also have a 2nd battery to do a 1/2 acre (1/4 acre per battery). A led-12V zener and 270 ohm resistor light when fully charged and it is plugged into my photovoltaic panels for charging. A 15V wall-wart will also work. (Keep the blade sharp and cut no closer than 3" for optimum efficiency and weed prevention.)
 
My Hobbies: See Solar Home Photo for Renewable Energy Home featured in Solar Today's annual home tours and on channel 7 News. The house has solar hot water heating and space heating with a GeoThermal Water Furnace heat pump and used as a test bed for products. The wind generator keeps back-up batteries charged with an inverter to run the fridge & lights & wood stove when the power goes out.
The Electric Jeep is 120 Vdc 20ea 6V T125 golf cart batteries, 65 mph 30 MPC used as a test bed for products.
The patent no, 6,218,812 EV battery charger (www.uspto.gov ) is used for charging EV's with the EVCOM copyright EV computer control to make driving an EV transparent. Patent no. 4,831,511, Automation Microcomputer is used for robotics and light shows for night clubs. Patent no. 5,067,382 is microcomputer robotics used for manufacturing supercomputers, the "Cray 3" and developed the life support system for the Cray 3 and Cray 4. 
Also check out other EV parts suppliers: www.evparts.com and www.kta-ev.com for renewable energy: www.affordablesolar.com  www.tlgwindpower.com , www.wincharger.com, www.swwindpower.com

Hobbies: Renewable Energy, hiking, waterskiing, canoeing, biking, electronics.

I Built from Jimmy Carter's Solar Home Plans
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Thermal Solar, WaterFurnace, Wind Turbine,PV & EV

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Want to get in touch? You can send me e-mail at:

mhanson@infionline.net