If it used Ethanol and had a pop-top, I'd consider it!
RO
Charlie Wicks wrote:
> Hi TACos,
>
> A friend of mine is working for a bay area company that designs and
> manufactures small portable fuel cells that run on mixture of methanol
> and water. These fuel cell systems will put out 20 watts (25w peak) of
> power for 10 hours at a pop on a 250 mL can of fuel. They are about
> the size and weight of a fat hardcover book. The output voltage can be
> factory set at anywhere from about 6 to 30 volts.
>
> They are in limited production right now for industrial and military
> testing, however, they're willing to sell a limited quantity of beta
> units, at a cost of $3K each, to the amateur astronomy community. If
> anyone out there is interested in being on the bleeding edge, or want
> to be the first one on your block to get one, email me privately, and
> I'll put you in touch. My friend will be happy to give you all the
> details and specs.
>
> Charlie
>
>
> TAC's Golden State Star Party at Mount Lassen
> July 11 - 14, 2007 http://www.goldenstatestarparty.org
>
TAC's Golden State Star Party at Mount Lassen
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Received on Mon Apr 23 20:46:09 2007