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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi Again,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I Keep getting a bounce back saying I am a spam bot or something … am I replying to the wrong thing?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Steve Groom
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 15 November 2016 2:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Christchurch Robotics<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [chbot] Self-sufficiency?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Yes I take your installation point – my batteries are well tek’d to my internal wall – they’re not going anywhere…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Steve.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> chchrobotics-bounces@lists.linuxnut.co.nz [mailto:chchrobotics-bounces@lists.linuxnut.co.nz]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Charles Manning<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 15 November 2016 2:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Christchurch Robotics<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [chbot] Self-sufficiency?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">It doesn't take much to secure the batteries and gas bottles so they don't fall over.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I take it this is a dodgy installation done by someone that knows more about moonbeams and unicorns than actual engineering.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Steve... plenty of people use FPGAs. Fantastic for various purposes, but the real cheap/high capability micros are chomping some of their turf.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Steve Groom <<a href="mailto:s.groom@braemac.co.nz" target="_blank">s.groom@braemac.co.nz</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi All,<br>
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My first comment here :-) it's been great seeing what you are all up to. I guess no-one uses FPGA on this forum?<br>
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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.<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <a href="mailto:chchrobotics-bounces@lists.linuxnut.co.nz">chchrobotics-bounces@lists.linuxnut.co.nz</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:chchrobotics-bounces@lists.linuxnut.co.nz">chchrobotics-bounces@lists.linuxnut.co.nz</a>] On Behalf Of Volker Kuhlmann<br>
Sent: Tuesday, 15 November 2016 1:23 PM<br>
To: Christchurch Robotics<br>
Subject: [chbot] Self-sufficiency?<br>
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So much for off-the-grid idealism and trying to be self-sufficient:<br>
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<a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/86460484/stranded-kaikoura-residents-offered-flights-out-but-weather-could-hamper-evacuations" target="_blank">http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/86460484/stranded-kaikoura-residents-offered-flights-out-but-weather-could-hamper-evacuations</a><br>
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OFF THE GRID - LITERALLY<br>
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.<br>
"I always thought that whatever was happening in the world we'd be self sufficient up there," she said.<br>
Monday morning's earthquake had crippled the "off the grid" Puhi Puhi Rd business, which offered accommodation and guided walks.<br>
Battery banks powering the lodge were destroyed, gas bottles tipped over and water tanks cracked.<br>
The road to the site was impassable and likely would be for many months.<br>
"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."<br>
The full extent of the damage to the Kaikoura area was still not known.<br>
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There are lot more variables involved than people seem to think about.<br>
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Volker<br>
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Volker Kuhlmann<br>
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