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Re: Power Supplies, Saving Money, and switching vs. Linear?

Subject: Re: Power Supplies, Saving Money, and switching vs. Linear?
From: "RoughRider" <Post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:26:08 -0500
Newsgroups: comp.home.automation
References: <44184F5C.6080402@xxxxxxxxx> <50cb70803e3f18c81670eff1c664@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

It is almost free once you spend the huge $ for the panel, charge controller
and battery.  However, others in the alt.energy.homepower newsgroup have
calculated that if you have commercial power, the payback on your investment
is something like 18 years.  Not worth it.  No business case.  Hobby value
only.

>I am contimplating running all my 12V from a battery charged by a solar
>panel and a regulator. FWIW.
>

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