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	Newsletter #101	for More Info see extracts from Energy from Nature* Book*
	5th October 2006	RAINBOW POWER COMPANY LTD

Rainbow Power Company Enewsletter #101
5 October 2006

Index:
1) An Inconvenient Truth!
2) Powergen Diesel Battery Chargers
3) Pole Mount Frames
4) 24V Fluoros
5) Outback Power 60A MPPT Regulator
6) LCD Television

**STOP PRESS** Australian Readers you might like to respond to the online petition for solar rebates from the Federal government http://sunrisefamily.com.au/current/petition/

1) AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
This is a recently released movie documentary by Al Gore about global warming. I have heard it is very well done and thought provoking. It is showing in many movie theatres worldwide. For our local people, we are pleased to announce that we are sponsoring the Northern Rivers Greens at the first screening in Lismore - Thursday, October 26 at 6.30pm at Birch, Carroll and Coyle cinema. See you there!

2) POWERGEN DIESEL BATTERY CHARGERS
Rainbow Power Company is very pleased to announce that we have been appointed as a distributor for a high quality range of Diesel Battery Chargers. These Kubota powered chargers are suitable for both rural properties and motor homes. They have options of being key start or fully automatic. They can also be marinised if your application requires this. Another option is the addition of Reverse Osmosis water desalinators with up to 180l/hr capacity. These are easy to use, low maintenance and feature auto flush.

3) POLE MOUNT FRAMES
We are in the process of stocking a range of pole mount frames for 1 to 6 panels (85 or 130W). These are more expensive than our conventional house frames and are mainly suited for locations without a suitable roof - eg remote pumping and telemetry applications. More details are on our web site here.

4) 24V FLUOROS
Our stock of compact fluoros in BC fitting have just arrived. We have 15, 23 and 30W available - colour temperature is a cool 6200K. We will have 6 and 9 Watt available in a warm colour with a Sundaya ES17 base at the beginning of November.

5) OUBACK POWER 60A MPPT REGULATOR
We have added this to our range of available products. Product code is REG-010. It is ideal for long distance transmission of solar power as it can handle 5 - 6 modules in series (and up to 1600W for 24V or 3200W for 48V). Further details are available here.

6) LCD TELEVISION
Our article about the power consumption of LCD televisions in our FAQ section had no figures for screen sizes between 21" and 45". We´ve now added some data about a popular size that was missing from our list. The television is a 26" (66cm) wide screen Magnavox brand. It is a wide screen (16:9 format); 1366 x 768 resolution; 600:1 contrast ratio and 500 cd/m brightness. The cost was AUD$900. The power used ranged between 94 - 96 watts - generally very steady on 95W. The power used by an LCD appears to be a lot more constant compared with a CRT television which varies quite a lot with screen colour and brightness. It plugs direct into 240V without the external 12 or 24 volt adaptor often found on smaller LCD televisions. On standby it uses 1 - 2 watts (however it `remembers´ it´s settings if you wish to turn power off at the main switch).

That´s all for this month - send us your suggestions and contributions.
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Dave Lambert and the RPC crew

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