Ok. I'm sick of hearing "turn off your computer, if you're not using it, you're wasting electricity" and "the electric bill went up this month" Grrr, if your mother tries to save every penny, you'd be hearing this too. I want to put my computer on Solar Power so I can have it on 24/7, without costing my mom a penny. well, it may have to cost her a bit to get the pannels, but after that I should be ok. do you know any sites or shops around the Chicago, Illinois area? I live in southern Wisconsin, so Chicago isn't too far away... I just want to be able to have my computer on 24/7 for downloading (no warez), and other things. I just dont want to worry about it anymore... I would like a complete kit, not just the pannel. Post only if you know what you're talking about please..
Well youll be looking at a couple grand <_< for a decent one to be on 24/7.. now thats gonna kinda hard to look for .. i dont know much about em but youd need the sun out quite alot lol
thats a good idea, i would say google it, but great idea is there lots of sun in chicago? and like the guy above me said, i think ud need some good solar panels and it would cost lots cheap alternative: 20 gerballs, and wheels, and hook it up to a generator gerball+wheel+steroids=free energy lol..id love to have 20 gerballs on steroids in my room
i did google it, im not stupid. i just could not find a good source. or maybe wind power? Windy City, get it? :lol:
What would happen on a cloudy day(s) or at night, or on days that aren't windy. You would need to have a good battery. Heres one you can build yourself. or one for a steal of $2,959,00. How many hours of power you save would it take to total $2,959 though? You're computer probably doesn't use that much in watts a day lol. Just tell your mom to pipe down or give her 5 bucks for draining the world's power plants with your computer.
Haha that's pretty ghetto, but cool. Doesn't provide enough energy at a computer's voltage though. Especially considering the weight and size. Can it be charged and used at the same time? Maybe it'll work better with a better panel/battery. =P
Here is a page that shows ways how to conserve energy in general. It might help your mom. http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/efficienthome.mspx I'll try to find some stuff more computer-related.
where, in my back yard? not big enough... I might just get water cooling... my computer is a little loud... as long as she doesnt hear it, I'm good. just have to cover up the lcd somehow...
I could just take the connectors for hdd led and power led off.. I also do have a front door on my case, maybe that can hide the water cooling lcd.. also i could lock the front door as well ;P but then she could easily disconnect the power cord... is there any way to glue it on? lol well, once i get out of College and get a job, I'm getting an apartment..
i jst did stuff on solar powerr in school so i can help u need a solar panel and battary to store the solar energy. ur lookin at well over a grand or 2
