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Posted by Billy on June 14, 2009, 1:34 pm
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trader4@optonline.net wrote:
> > On Jun 13, 9:21 am, "Dioclese" <NONE> wrote:
> > > > "Dioclese" <NONE> wrote in message
> > > >>.
> > > >>>> And there are now solar lamps that do emit
> > > >>>> enough light to illuminate relatively large areas and/or throw light
> > > >>>> a
> > > >>>> distance sufficient for a flag atop a pole.
> > > >>> Well, illuminating a flag atop a pole is pretty far down my priority
> > > >>> list. I might get to it one day, after I alphabetize my soup cans.
> > > >>> But
> > > >>> when I was browsing HD recently I checked out the lumen specs on
> > > >>> solar
> > > >>> lights and they were just a shade less bright than a single briquette
> > > >>> of
> > > >>> glowing charcoal. I don't remember seeing any that were more than 10
> > > >>> or
> > > >>> 12 lumens, which would be enough to read 24 point type by if you had
> > > >>> about 50 of them focused on one spot. Tell me more about these new
> > > >>> ones
> > > >>> that you've found. Source? Manufacturer? Lumen spec?
> > > >> He didn't say how tall the flagpole was, or its corresponding sized
> > > >> flag
> > > >> either. That could be a factor regardless the lumens stated. All ones
> > > >> for that purpose I've seen are using standard electrical power from a
> > > >> meter loop of some sort. They also have a focusing shroud around such
> > > >> a
> > > >> light. Said light is pointed at the top of the flagpole to cover all
> > > >> directions the flag could furl. Guess if you're wearing a low-light
> > > >> detection device, you could see such a flag illuminated by a
> > > >> solar-powered light.
> > > >> --
> > > >> Dave
> > > > Yoose need to think outside your pointy little heads. Solar lighting
> > > > has
> > > > come a long way since the last time yoose opened your moth eaten miser
> > > > purses. Harnessing solar power is the future, get used to it.
> > > >http://www.solarlighting.com/
> > > >http://www.solarlightstore.com/
> > > Guess its a matter of perspective. 20 watts of light ain't much. Guess
> > > you
> > > may be able to detect a flag atop a flagpole without low-light visual
> > > aids
> > > if you've been in the darkness for sometime. Depends how high the
> > > flagpole
> > > is too.
> > >http://www.solarlightstore.com/solar-spot-lights/flood-lights/integra...
> > > --
> > > Dave
> > http://www.solarlightstore.com/solar-spot-lights/flood-lights/8ledsol...
> > Took a quick look at the biggest spotlight at the above store that one
> > might think would be best suited to get a decent amount of light for a
> > flag on top of a pole. Look a the specs: 8 LEDS, 5 volts, plastic,
> > 2lbs. If you're trying to make a case for solar, that sure ain't
> > the way to do it. Stating the light output, how long it will
> > maintain the light, etc would be a good start.
> > ======
> > What a skank... you picked out the least expensive lamps at the web site...
> > a set of 5 @ $70.. what do you expect for like $12 each, cast stainless
> > steel with a 20 year guarantee... duh I think for the price they're a
> > great
> > buy, better than low voltage sets, and if not abused by stepping on them or
> > running a lawnmower over them will probably give many years of service.
> > And you cannot judge illumination by wattage...
>
> I never suggested judging illumination by wattage. I only pointed
> out that they have NO SPEC of any kind for the light output for the
> solar light I looked at. Should I waste my time looking at every
> light there? If you have a great example of a solar light with
> specs that can be used to light a flag at the top of a pole, I'm sure
> we'd all like to see a direct link to it.
>
>
>
>
>
> /.when I went to school I was
> > taught that watts is a measure of energy consumed, not output... high
> > wattage appliances typically consume most power to generate heat... there
> > are actually idiots out there (many idiots) who buy kitchen mixing machines
> > by wattage... I guess they wanna use them as hair driers. The same lumens
> > can be focused or diffused. I have various Mag-Lites that throw very
> > intense light over great distance, powered by a couple AA cells... would
> > definitely illuminate a flag atop a 20 ft pole, with a more efficient
> > battery (such as is typical with solar lights) it would illuminate a flag
> > all night With solar lights (any lights), depending on use the lower
> > wattage may very well be the better choice... I have recessed fluorescent
> > fixtures in my kitchen that give tremendous illumination yet consume very
> > little wattage. Anyone who discounts solar lighting is truely a pinhead...
> > some 70 years ago the same kind of pinheads poopooed fluorescent lights.
> > Do
> > yoose realize that the first automobiles used oil lamps as head lights, now
> > they use high intensity lamps that are many times more efficient than those
> > from just a few short years ago... believe it or not there are still many
> > people (most of the world) who light their homes (when they do) exclusively
> > with oil lamps and candles... they don't need any stinkin' new fangled
> > 'lectricity. Folks better start getting used to solar energy, it's the
> > future. The gas station has already been here more than twice as long as
> > it
> > will exist into the future... your great grandchildren will only know a gas
> > station in a museum. It really doesn't matter that there will shortly be
> > no
> > more US made automobiles, it was bound to happen, better sooner than later,
> > it's the best thing could have happened... need is the mother of invention.
> > Again the US will be at the forefront. The arabs are again proving that
> > they are the inferior people, they have more sun than oil, yet what are
> > they
> > doing about it.
>
> And now you engage in racism. That should go a long way to convince
> people of your credibility and the merit of your arguments.
Be happy that your name isn't Christian.
Newsgroups: rec.gardens
Subject: Re: I would like some feedback..
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:51:22 -0700 (PDT)
Christian wrote:
> I own a business "Professional Pond Maintenance and Fish Care".
That's your first untruth... you *operate* a business.... you don't
own a business until your IRS return doesn't show you're operating at
a loss.
> I'm not here to promote my business.
That's your second untruth.
> I'm wanting to get any and all feedback, positive or negative,
> on a website I designed recently to go with it. I advertise locally
> and direct folks to my site for more information.
> Here is the link:http://allyoudoisfeedthefish.net/index.html
> What do you think of the basic design?
> Can you read it easily?
> Ads or no ads?
> I'm thinking people here are close to my target audience, being that
> garden lovers usually like ponds even if they don't personally have
> one.
> Thank You,
> Christian
Your parents must have had high hopes for you to succeed in the
arts... you're not going to do well in business unless you change your
name.
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As you see, Shelly has always been narcissistic, pompous, wrong, and
denigrating of others. Good luck in your conversations with him.
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- Billy
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is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the
moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson
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