We moved ahead briskly on installing the new solar array over the weekend, despite stiff competition from other projects. The correct connectors arrived Friday (see I Lack Connections!). That had been our bottleneck.
The 12-foot tall PV frame as seen from the cabin window (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).
Recently, we bought a secondhand Solar Oven. We’ve experimented with it, with excellent results so far.
We’ve made our own temporary solar ovens in the past, using cardboard boxes and tin foil. We generated useful heat, but never with enough reliability to count on. This manufactured oven’s insulation, adjusters and gimbals, and fold out collector offers much better collecting and heat retention.
Our Solar Oven on the veranda, ready to cook (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).Coo
