[HacktionLab] ok, getting pretty close

[Mike Harris]

Hi JimDog,

I spoke to Mick on the phone and agreed to facilitate this particular
workshop.  Are you happy with that?  If you'd really, really like to do
that, that's cool with me.

If I do facilitate it, that doesn't mean don't bring your stuff and
don't get involved in it, just that I would be planning it out, subject
matter and some simple set-ups to demonstrate stuff and then getting the
involvement of everyone else.  Topics I thought of covering are:

* 12 volt theory: AC vs DC, pros and cons.
* the simply battery + bulb set-up
* connecting a solar panel to it, the charging/discharging equation, how
many panels does it take to charge x batteries and how many batteries
does it take to provide x power for y amount of time?
* likewise looking at pedal generators and dynamos
* fitting a split-charge relay to your vehicle to charge on board
leisure batteries
* types of battery (lead acid, deep cycle, nimh, li-ion, etc)
* running stuff demos: 12 volt cinema (Jon's setup) and 12 volt
cybersuite (BW set-up).

What do you think?

Cheers,

Mike.

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Mike Harris
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t: +44 7811 671 893

On 30/04/2010 10:20, JimDog wrote:
> I'm up for doing the 12v one, particularly if ptg is hauling his arse down as well. We could bring the northern media centre down and demonstrate the setup from the solar panels, the distributor and then on to the networking side of things. It's all now in a nice self contained unit so will give an idea and hopefully some inspiration for others to have a crack at it?
> 
> Jd 
> 
> -original message-
> Subject: Re: [HacktionLab] ok, getting pretty close
> From: mick fuzz <mickfuzz at clearerchannel.org>
> Date: 30/04/2010 9:46 am
> 
>>
>> Also, I think we need a wider-ranging list of workshops on the form being
>> offered (by that I mean, not just a load of geeky ones).
>>
>>
> I don't think we should have the workshops on the form.
> We don't have enough sorted yet and it's a barcamp style event, people pitch
> up and give workshops, so it sends mixed messages.
> 
> Can we put a link to the workshop wiki page maybe?
> 
> I think we are doing ok on non-geeky workshops
> Paul from undercurrents is up for doing one on citizen journalism
> Ana - one on secure email for non geeks.
> I'll do one on anonymous blogging - (i need to put that in)
> Mark's ones are great.
> 
> Can someone step up for a 12v one - and also the other ones that were talked
> about in Oxford?
> 
> I think it would be good to launch today!
> 
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