[chbot] Self-sufficiency?

[Charles Manning]

It doesn't take much to secure the batteries and gas bottles so they don't
fall over.

I take it this is a dodgy installation done by someone that knows more
about moonbeams and unicorns than actual engineering.

Steve... plenty of people use FPGAs. Fantastic for various purposes, but
the real cheap/high capability micros are chomping some of their turf.


On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Steve Groom <s.groom at braemac.co.nz> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> My first comment here :-)  it's been great seeing what you are all up to.
> I guess no-one uses FPGA on this forum?
>
> Regarding the comment below from Volker - I see the problem - lead acid
> batteries and gas ... how about LiFePO4 batteries and no gas.  I have been
> through the 7.2 in Darfield (live in Darfield) without issue and off-grid.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chchrobotics-bounces at lists.linuxnut.co.nz [mailto:
> chchrobotics-bounces at lists.linuxnut.co.nz] On Behalf Of Volker Kuhlmann
> Sent: Tuesday, 15 November 2016 1:23 PM
> To: Christchurch Robotics
> Subject: [chbot] Self-sufficiency?
>
> So much for off-the-grid idealism and trying to be self-sufficient:
>
> http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/86460484/stranded-
> kaikoura-residents-offered-flights-out-but-weather-could-
> hamper-evacuations
>
> OFF THE GRID - LITERALLY
> Niky McArthur was on the verge of tears as she talked about the state of
> her ecotourism business, Kaikoura Wilderness, which is located in a remote
> valley north of Kaikoura.
> "I always thought that whatever was happening in the world we'd be self
> sufficient up there," she said.
> Monday morning's earthquake had crippled the "off the grid" Puhi Puhi Rd
> business, which offered accommodation and guided walks.
> Battery banks powering the lodge were destroyed, gas bottles tipped over
> and water tanks cracked.
> The road to the site was impassable and likely would be for many months.
> "I'm not sure if I'm going to cry or not. I'm quite shell-shocked. We
> won't be able to run a business for [at least] six months. It's going to
> have a devastating effect."
> The full extent of the damage to the Kaikoura area was still not known.
>
> There are lot more variables involved than people seem to think about.
>
> Volker
>
> --
> Volker Kuhlmann
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>
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