We are seeking part time sales representatives that are willing to call on the Turnpike truck stops and the many small Mom and Pop type stores in the USA. No investment is needed. We have pouches of Battery Chem that are made to be hung from the J hook displays in the above stores. We pay very high commissions and can ship the products direct to your customers. You will be paid for all repeat business. Battery Chem is a highly successful product that can be used in any lead acid battery. You can earn a six figure income with us if you are willing to call on the trade. You can get full details and free training at: www.batterychem.biz
Thanks,
Walt
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Building Off The Land by Walt Barrett
You know there is something a lot of people have lost sight of and that is that a great many people still build homes with the building materials that they find right on the very land where they are going to place their home, or shelter. I see nothing wrong with this idea and as a matter of fact my parents built the foundation of our micro home from stone and mortar in 1929 and that foundation is still as good as the day they built it. We also have some very rugged oak posts in that cellar and they are holding up the main beam for the center line of the first floor. All the walk ways in the yard are made from flat stone and all the garden walls too. Every bit of the stone was dug up on the property and believe me we could never get enough of it. We built everything we could from stone. When they dug and blasted the well they used that stone in the foundation. They did all the work with no electricity and only hand tools.
People used to build entire homes and small factory buildings right here in town from stone using a quick process called “Slip forming,” Google it.
Most of our older buildings have hand-hewn and sawed timbers in them as the major part of their construction. Even the roof shingles were split from cedar logs. In the southwest most homes were built from adobe bricks. Adobe is a wonderful green form of well insulated construction. Even the floors were adobe. Nancy and I were recently visiting the Mission at San Juan Capistrano in California and they have preserved the adobe brick making operation there. I think that adobe is overlooked by far too many people. It is a great DIY material.
I believe that people have become far to dependent on major supply houses for their building materials. Think more about stone and timber and mud but with a modern-day twist to bring it up to standard. You may be low on funds, but you always have time if you use it wisely. My parents took about four years to completely finish their home, but we are still using it 82 years later. Thank you Mom and Dad!
God gave most of us two hands, a big brain, and an imagination to go with it. That's a pretty great set of tools in my book. He meant us to use them to the fullest extent, and he didn't mean for wasting time texting, or surfing the Internet either. He meant for us to use them to build a life and not to sit around feeling sorry for ourselves.
Walt
Coggeshall Farm photos by Walt Barrett
How do you like the view?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Walter H. Barrett - A Short Biography
Walter H. Barrett was born in Providence, Rhode Island, USA on May 17 1933. He is a life-long resident of Rhode Island, with the exception of his time spent in the United States Air Force, and more time on active duty with the Air Force Reserve during national security alerts. He was a member of the famed 509th Bomb Wing among others He is a Veteran of the Korean War.
Mr. Barrett has a heavy background in business management, product development, engineering, science, solar engineering, Micro Homes construction, automotive engineering & custom car building, motion picture & video productions, Digital film editing, sound editing, film writing, technical writing, and marketing. He is also a very prolific still camera photographer and a digital artist. Mr. Barrett has several patents in the alternate energy field, and has a keen interest in the energy field and low cost housing and off the grid autonomous homes. He is also a well known business consultant. Mr Barrett is also the inventor of Battery Chem Which is saving millions of depleted automotive and forklift batteries from ruining our environment and millions of dollars in costs to the equipment owners. Battery Chem And Green Heron Laundry Detergent and other home Cleaning Detergents
Mr Barrett taught solar energy classes and engineering at several schools and colleges during the energy crisis of the mid to late nineteen seventies. He has an international reputation in the solar energy field. Mr. Barrett has a great deal of experience establishing dealer networks and training sales engineers, etc. Before his first retirement, he was the President of Suntree Solar Corporation and chairmen of the board of Myriad corporation. Mr. Barrett is the President and sole owner of A to Z Global Marketing Inc, A world wide import /export company and also a manufacturer of several of their own products including Micro and Small homes, video steady cam equipment, various wood products including a non destructive add on portable window shelf that comes in several widths and custom lengths. Our battery rejuvenating chemicals that he developed over twenty-five years ago have been sold for many years, and are selling in record quantities to repeat customers on the Internet. Mr. Barrett is well known as an inventor, and an abstract thinker. His business predictions are usually correct. He has helped many people to start their own businesses and gives freely of his ideas. Mr. Barrett has a great deal of experience establishing dealer networks and training sales engineers, etc. A to Z Global Marketing Inc. can take a virtually unknown company with a decent product, and make them known world-wide in a matter of months.
A to Z Global Marketing Inc.AKA www.Chinadepot.com really started when Walter Barrett retired in 1995 at age 62 after working nearly fifty years in private industry, Starting working in factories at age fourteen, then the military, and then operating his own businesses. Mr. Barrett soon became bored with retirement and decided to explore the possibilities of developing a trading company so he taught himself HTML code and built his own web pages It took several years to develop the business, but A to Z Global Inc. AKA ChinaDepot.com has emerged as a reliable supplier of products from China and India and an American manufacturer. Mr Barrett believes in low prices and volume sales. His Internet companies quote up to one million dollars a day, seven days a week on a worldwide basis. There is always someone on staff reading the mail and quoting our clients. Mr Barrett is currently investing in Green Manufacturing operations here in the USA in an attempt to create more employment opportunities here. Mr. Barrett is also a long time supporter of www.kiva.org , an organization that assists people mostly poor women in underdeveloped countries to start small businesses through small loans.
Known For his inventions, hundreds of Internet writings, and hundreds of his photos and videos. Please click on the following linkshttp://picasaweb.google.com/chinadepot ,
and for his videos go to http://www.youtube.com/user/chinadepot and to Walt Barrett on Facebook.
Mr Barrett is currently working on low cost power cells for lighting and power systems for third world countries, and tiny electric power cells for miniature robotic devices.
Also, Google Walt Barrett, or Walter H. Barrett.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Marketing Your Small Business For Free by Walt Barrett
You know, I wouldn't be writing this little piece if it was not for the number of emails I receive from the many people who have started small businesses selling our products. They all start with the same question, "How do I get more customers?" Well it's a lot more simple today then it was back in the nineteen forties when I started selling. Unless you were some big time company with a ton of money to spend all you had was your own big mouth, business cards, printed flyer's, the radio, and the newspaper if you could afford any them, and any free shoppers guides and bulletin boards in markets and coffee shops, and advertising on your vehicle. I'm sure I missed something, but it was a long time ago. I'm sure many of you can fill in the blanks.
Well it's a little easier today because you still have all of the above, but now you have the great equalizer, the playing field leveler, the almighty Internet. Now. whose better than you? The Internet has so many places to advertise for free that you couldn't possibly use them all. For us, Internet video has always been the all time killer app. We started using video on the Internet way before there was any YouTube. I believe our first ad was for a battery backup power pack for cell phones. A lot of people were still on twisted pair phone lines in those days and video was very slow, but all that soon changed. Just one of our video ads has brought us nearly a half million customers. So my point is that video and photo slide shows are an excellent way to market products if you put then on You Tube and embed them in your web site. Video is my number one choice for marketing. So Get a cheap digital video/still camera and start shooing. Don't worry about making a fool out of yourself, I do it all the time, but the sales are coming in and we laugh all the way to the bank. If you make video always use a tripod. No-one likes shaky video and make sure your sound is decent. You can edit with the free software from windows that comes with any computer. It's great for commercials and you can dub the sound in with your mike. You don't need the camera sound and can erase it on the editor. You can load the video to your blogs and web pages too. See my video blogs.
I also like to use the free advertising web sites. My favorite free print advertising web site is www.craigslist.org . I wish I owned it, lol! There are thousands of free want ad web pages. Be sure to pick the ones with the highest traffic counts.
The bottom line is to mention and expose your company and product lines everywhere you possibly can and spend as little money as possible in the process. You should use all of the methods I have mentioned in the above text.
Use your start up money wisely because, "Overhead is the monster that eats business's"
PLEASE VIEW THE VIDEO BELOW - They work.
Walt
Well it's a little easier today because you still have all of the above, but now you have the great equalizer, the playing field leveler, the almighty Internet. Now. whose better than you? The Internet has so many places to advertise for free that you couldn't possibly use them all. For us, Internet video has always been the all time killer app. We started using video on the Internet way before there was any YouTube. I believe our first ad was for a battery backup power pack for cell phones. A lot of people were still on twisted pair phone lines in those days and video was very slow, but all that soon changed. Just one of our video ads has brought us nearly a half million customers. So my point is that video and photo slide shows are an excellent way to market products if you put then on You Tube and embed them in your web site. Video is my number one choice for marketing. So Get a cheap digital video/still camera and start shooing. Don't worry about making a fool out of yourself, I do it all the time, but the sales are coming in and we laugh all the way to the bank. If you make video always use a tripod. No-one likes shaky video and make sure your sound is decent. You can edit with the free software from windows that comes with any computer. It's great for commercials and you can dub the sound in with your mike. You don't need the camera sound and can erase it on the editor. You can load the video to your blogs and web pages too. See my video blogs.
I also like to use the free advertising web sites. My favorite free print advertising web site is www.craigslist.org . I wish I owned it, lol! There are thousands of free want ad web pages. Be sure to pick the ones with the highest traffic counts.
The bottom line is to mention and expose your company and product lines everywhere you possibly can and spend as little money as possible in the process. You should use all of the methods I have mentioned in the above text.
Use your start up money wisely because, "Overhead is the monster that eats business's"
PLEASE VIEW THE VIDEO BELOW - They work.
Walt
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
A Low Overhead Green Furniture Recycling Business by Walt Barrett
This is interesting because yesterday I did a blog about Recycling discarded bicycles as an inexpensive business start up. I have a love affair with low start up - low overhead business and I always have because as a kid in the bad times I was a dump picker and I am not ashamed to say it.
Well anyway, I have had six strokes this year and my doctors do not want me driving any more. So yesterday my wife drove me in to the doctor for a check up and now that I am no longer driving I get to see a whole lot more of the surrounding scenery that we are driving through. Well anyway on the way home, about a mile up the street from the medical building I spotted a very old but nice looking set of Mission style chairs heaped up on the curb waiting for the trash pickup. I think if we had been driving our F250 pickup I would have had my wife pull over so I could load them in, but seeing as we had her Corolla I had to pass them up. The point I want to make is that an ambitious person could spend a couple of days cleaning them up and they could have brought as much as $500.00 for the set. The reason being is that they were very old and obviously of very high quality wood and well crafted. I would have just cleaned them and and given them a light oiling. It's best not to fool around with the finish on old furniture as you could ruin the value. Leave the finish to the buyer.
Now I see this kind of stuff all the time, but I am only one person and how many businesses can a person get involved with? I have too many as it is! I write about these things because after being marries for 59 years and raising five kids we have been in some financial binds in our earlier years and I have had to run many a small enterprise in order to keep our collective heads above water. But let me tell you, recycling used furniture is easy and a darn good way to make some real extra cash. The next piece I write will be about how I have always marketed all the products from my little enterprises.
By the way, thanks be to God i have still not been seriously impaired by this current string of strokes and I really appreciate all the prayers from my Internet friends and family.
Have a great day and God Bless.
Walt
Well anyway, I have had six strokes this year and my doctors do not want me driving any more. So yesterday my wife drove me in to the doctor for a check up and now that I am no longer driving I get to see a whole lot more of the surrounding scenery that we are driving through. Well anyway on the way home, about a mile up the street from the medical building I spotted a very old but nice looking set of Mission style chairs heaped up on the curb waiting for the trash pickup. I think if we had been driving our F250 pickup I would have had my wife pull over so I could load them in, but seeing as we had her Corolla I had to pass them up. The point I want to make is that an ambitious person could spend a couple of days cleaning them up and they could have brought as much as $500.00 for the set. The reason being is that they were very old and obviously of very high quality wood and well crafted. I would have just cleaned them and and given them a light oiling. It's best not to fool around with the finish on old furniture as you could ruin the value. Leave the finish to the buyer.
Now I see this kind of stuff all the time, but I am only one person and how many businesses can a person get involved with? I have too many as it is! I write about these things because after being marries for 59 years and raising five kids we have been in some financial binds in our earlier years and I have had to run many a small enterprise in order to keep our collective heads above water. But let me tell you, recycling used furniture is easy and a darn good way to make some real extra cash. The next piece I write will be about how I have always marketed all the products from my little enterprises.
By the way, thanks be to God i have still not been seriously impaired by this current string of strokes and I really appreciate all the prayers from my Internet friends and family.
Have a great day and God Bless.
Walt
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
A Great Free Green Bicycle Business Idea by Walt Barrett
I heard on the news this morning that this year since the major increase in gasoline prices that the sales of bicycles and motor scooters have doubled. Naturally that means a lot of people are going to want to get into one of those businesses. Well I'm going to tell you how to do it with no money at all.
Many people who know me also know that when I was a kid in the great depression we were very poor like many others. It was a lot worse than it is now, although we seem to be heading in that direction again thanks to some very poor government. I have often told the story of getting my first bicycle by dump picking for the parts. Well it's a lot easier these days. I have noticed on trash day as I drive through our local cities that people are leaving near perfect bicycles on the curb to be picked up. Most bike parts are interchangeable so all you have to do is start collecting them and use some for parts to fix the others and you have an instant green backyard business that you can expand to any size you want and even parlay it into an electric scooter dealership. The best part is that you don't need a dime to start it and you can learn about fixing bikes for free on the Internet. Believe me, recycling is very profitable. I did it with batteries twenty-five years ago (Battery Chem) and never looked back! Don't be too quick about renting a shop either. Remember what I always say, "Overhead is the monster that eats businesses."
Walt
Many people who know me also know that when I was a kid in the great depression we were very poor like many others. It was a lot worse than it is now, although we seem to be heading in that direction again thanks to some very poor government. I have often told the story of getting my first bicycle by dump picking for the parts. Well it's a lot easier these days. I have noticed on trash day as I drive through our local cities that people are leaving near perfect bicycles on the curb to be picked up. Most bike parts are interchangeable so all you have to do is start collecting them and use some for parts to fix the others and you have an instant green backyard business that you can expand to any size you want and even parlay it into an electric scooter dealership. The best part is that you don't need a dime to start it and you can learn about fixing bikes for free on the Internet. Believe me, recycling is very profitable. I did it with batteries twenty-five years ago (Battery Chem) and never looked back! Don't be too quick about renting a shop either. Remember what I always say, "Overhead is the monster that eats businesses."
Walt
Monday, May 02, 2011
An Important Message From Walt Barrett about The Battery Chem Forklift Battery Reconditioning Program
We are writing this letter to you because in the past you have either asked for a free battery reconditioning manual, or have purchased our battery reconditioning products. Some of our dealers have said that they could not get enough used automotive batteries to recondition. Well we have a solution to that problem. We have gone into the electric forklift batteries and there are thousands of them in every state. Last year we had a client come to us with three very large electric forklift batteries that were in terrible condition and also very old. They had sat in a very cold warehouse for three years.
They were nearly dried out inside but still read 36 volts each. The cells would not pass a load test though. Well we decided to recondition them anyway as a test and follow them by checking periodically with the owner. We started by adding the missing water from the cells and then we added one-third (1/3) of a cup of Battery Chem per cell. After that we gave them a full charging session and put them into service. I was very doubtful myself as to the outcome, but to my surprise they have been working perfectly now for over a year. The owner of these batteries is very happy with us and our product because we have saved him a total of nearly $20,000.00 in replacement costs for the three batteries.
The point I want to make here is that there are thousands of electric forklifts all over the USA in warehouses and most of them are terribly neglected. Because of this we have expanded our company and also have a new forklift service training film and manual for our regular and new dealers and they describe the entire forklift battery reconditioning process. As usual, if you contact us we will train you 100% free and sell you battery chem as needed. We will also show you how easy it is to get these new forklift clients and where to find them. We have a great new free program lined up for you. Our dealers are charging $500.00 per battery to recondition them and offer an additional service contract for $100.00 a service call. Believe me, at easily $7000.00 replacement cost these companies should be glad to see you. If you work hard and do the marketing program you can make from $500.00 to $5000,00 a week.
We did the battery shown in the training film in fifteen minutes. You do them on site and use their charger. If you are interested in this free information please contact me at: BatteryChem@aol.com
Thanks,
Walt Barrett President
A to Z global Marketing Inc.
Battery Chem USA
An American Company
Sunday, May 01, 2011
$5000.00 A Week possible Reconditioning Electric Forklift Batteries by Walt Barrett
Yes it is possible to make up to $5000.00 a week reconditioning and servicing electric forklift batteries with our 25 year proven secret formula product "Battery Chem." There are thousands of these machines in factories and warehouses everywhere and most of them are in very poor condition as they are neglected and mistreated by employees. The batteries for these machines can easily cost $7000.00 or more to replace. The owners will gladly pay from $500.00 to $2500.00 per battery to recondition them rather than pay the high replacement costs. You can also charge $100.00 a month or more to do the proper monthly service on these batteries because you are saving the owners thousands of dollars in the long run.
We will train you 100% free to use our chemical reconditioning program on these expensive batteries, many of which are revive able. We have used our proven product for over 25 years and it works so well that our rebuilding companies purchase Battery Chem by the five gallon pail. Let me put you in your own business for free with no royalties or fees. Simply purchase your Battery Chem treatments from us as you need them and we also provide you full phone support Monday through Friday 9 AM to 4 PM.
Get started today by using the links below the free training courses for forklifts and also for 12 volt automotive batteries. We will also show you how to find customers, market your services and set up service programs for your new customers. We can help you every step of the way.
Free Forklift Battery Reconditioning Training Course
How to recondition 12 volt automotive, solar, golf cart, and marine type batteries
Get Battery Chem Prices Here
John Barrett CEO
A to Z Global Marketing Inc.
401 725 8141 Monday through Friday only 9AM to 4 PM
We will train you 100% free to use our chemical reconditioning program on these expensive batteries, many of which are revive able. We have used our proven product for over 25 years and it works so well that our rebuilding companies purchase Battery Chem by the five gallon pail. Let me put you in your own business for free with no royalties or fees. Simply purchase your Battery Chem treatments from us as you need them and we also provide you full phone support Monday through Friday 9 AM to 4 PM.
Get started today by using the links below the free training courses for forklifts and also for 12 volt automotive batteries. We will also show you how to find customers, market your services and set up service programs for your new customers. We can help you every step of the way.
Free Forklift Battery Reconditioning Training Course
How to recondition 12 volt automotive, solar, golf cart, and marine type batteries
Get Battery Chem Prices Here
John Barrett CEO
A to Z Global Marketing Inc.
401 725 8141 Monday through Friday only 9AM to 4 PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Our Students Can Defuse The Consumption Bomb by Walt Barrett
I received a very well written letter the other day from a 18 year old high school senior who writes a heck of a lot better than I do, and that is for sure. I mean that letter really rocked and it cheered me up. He actually thanked me for inspiring him about Green business and I felt cheered up after suffering four strokes already this year. That will sure get you down.
We are always complaining about the ability of our younger generation to read, and write properly and God knows I make enough mistakes myself, but at least I try, lol. Well anyway, I was really impressed by what the young man had to say concerning green businesses, and how he intended to explore the possibilities of incorporating green business ideas into his dad's repair shop to expand it. He had a lot of good ideas, and I believe he will succeed. So I was sitting here in my think tank this morning thinking about the massive consumption bomb that the world has been building for the last 5000 years, and the rate of growth is accelerating faster than a colony of earthworms, that is a geometric progression. Well it finally hit me that we can solve the problem the same way we are solving the smoking problem, and that is through our schools and more advertising. Now we have the Internet and it seems that young people spend much time there. So we can start to introduce some little anti consumption ads on our web pages and blogs at no cost. I'm working on a new blog called (Green Living + Green Business = Green Pockets) That is the title of another blog I write. That title is going to be my national slogan for my green living campaign. If we can persuade our students to consume less we will be doing them several large favors because living green does put more money in your pockets, and like I always say in my sales pitches, "Who doesn't want to save money?" Prices are going higher and higher mostly because the high cost of fuel affects everything. We should be making a point of this with our massive student population. How about what green living does for you health? Living longer and feeling better is an idea that captures the attention of most people. "Live green, feel better, live longer" I got a million of them folks!
A few examples of saving money. Buying water is about $365.00 a year for one bottle a day, smoking $2500.00 a year, drinking beer $1200.00 a year, buying lunches instead of packing them $1000.00 a year up, wasting gasoline by wasting trips, easily $5.00 a day, driving a gas hog $20.00 a day or more. These are just a few off hand items that I see every day. Then, on top of that, if we can persuade them to recycle everything in sight that will be another huge savings. Just think what a school system could do with the aluminum can money alone! If I had my way there would never be a general trash pickup. Everything would be recycle, and we would not ever send garbage, or leaves to a land fill. We would send them to a loam factory/earthworm farm and grow the fresh food right there too. We compost everything. We also have to cut down on the distances we ship products. We should also be using more rail transportation costs. Let the trucks haul from the rail yards to the local businesses etc.
So my point is that if we campaign more to our young people about this we are bound to make some progress with this massive consumption problem by attrition if nothing else. There are many young people who are already thinking about these problems and we should be encouraging them because everyone needs encouraging. We need to teach them to take a simple but scientific approach to this monster of a problem. The students who listen will be the millionaires of the future
Personally I have decided to do little print campaigns on all my web sites and blogs. I am depending on the students and I believe the students will defuse the population bomb. What is your Idea?
This is the start. http://greenlivinggreenbusinessgreenpockets.blogspot.com/
Walt
We are always complaining about the ability of our younger generation to read, and write properly and God knows I make enough mistakes myself, but at least I try, lol. Well anyway, I was really impressed by what the young man had to say concerning green businesses, and how he intended to explore the possibilities of incorporating green business ideas into his dad's repair shop to expand it. He had a lot of good ideas, and I believe he will succeed. So I was sitting here in my think tank this morning thinking about the massive consumption bomb that the world has been building for the last 5000 years, and the rate of growth is accelerating faster than a colony of earthworms, that is a geometric progression. Well it finally hit me that we can solve the problem the same way we are solving the smoking problem, and that is through our schools and more advertising. Now we have the Internet and it seems that young people spend much time there. So we can start to introduce some little anti consumption ads on our web pages and blogs at no cost. I'm working on a new blog called (Green Living + Green Business = Green Pockets) That is the title of another blog I write. That title is going to be my national slogan for my green living campaign. If we can persuade our students to consume less we will be doing them several large favors because living green does put more money in your pockets, and like I always say in my sales pitches, "Who doesn't want to save money?" Prices are going higher and higher mostly because the high cost of fuel affects everything. We should be making a point of this with our massive student population. How about what green living does for you health? Living longer and feeling better is an idea that captures the attention of most people. "Live green, feel better, live longer" I got a million of them folks!
A few examples of saving money. Buying water is about $365.00 a year for one bottle a day, smoking $2500.00 a year, drinking beer $1200.00 a year, buying lunches instead of packing them $1000.00 a year up, wasting gasoline by wasting trips, easily $5.00 a day, driving a gas hog $20.00 a day or more. These are just a few off hand items that I see every day. Then, on top of that, if we can persuade them to recycle everything in sight that will be another huge savings. Just think what a school system could do with the aluminum can money alone! If I had my way there would never be a general trash pickup. Everything would be recycle, and we would not ever send garbage, or leaves to a land fill. We would send them to a loam factory/earthworm farm and grow the fresh food right there too. We compost everything. We also have to cut down on the distances we ship products. We should also be using more rail transportation costs. Let the trucks haul from the rail yards to the local businesses etc.
So my point is that if we campaign more to our young people about this we are bound to make some progress with this massive consumption problem by attrition if nothing else. There are many young people who are already thinking about these problems and we should be encouraging them because everyone needs encouraging. We need to teach them to take a simple but scientific approach to this monster of a problem. The students who listen will be the millionaires of the future
Personally I have decided to do little print campaigns on all my web sites and blogs. I am depending on the students and I believe the students will defuse the population bomb. What is your Idea?
This is the start. http://greenlivinggreenbusinessgreenpockets.blogspot.com/
Walt
Thursday, April 21, 2011
A Low Cost Solar Lighting System For Micro Homes
Let's say that you have found that great piece of land with a super location, and the view that goes on forever. Of course, it is located way out in the boonies, and there isn't any electrical power. Should you be worried about that? I would say no, under certain conditions. I have designed many solar electric power systems in the past forty years, and it only gets expensive if you want to run heavy stuff like washers, dryers, large refrigerators, air conditioners, and other large energy sucking appliances. By the way, the same engineering works with wind and hydro power, except wind and hydro are less money for a cost per installed watt figure.
I would like to describe a small lighting system that I researched out the building costs for only this morning. It is a DIY system with no labor included, and should be doable in one full day. Anyone can assemble and install a system like this with simple hand tools. Let's assume that you have already wired your micro home for lighting. The basic power system parts needed are listed below.
1. A Solar electric module at least 50 watts output to charge 12 volt DC Solar Batteries. Approximately $200.00 on sale. I saw it this morning on the Internet. http://www.buycheapr.com/us/result.jsp?ga=us4s2&q=50+watt+solar+panels I have no connection with that company.
2. A solar charging regulator. $30.00 Harbor Freight
3. A Lead Acid 12 volt deep cycle marine type battery as low as $42.00 at Wal Mart
4. A 750 Watt modified sine wave inverter to make 110 volts house current from the 12 volts DC provided by the solar system. $40.00 Harbor Freight
And be careful as this voltage can kill you just like the current in your home.
5. Light bulbs. You have two choices that really matter.
A. Compact fluorescent bulbs drawing 27 watts and equaling the lighting power, or lumen's of a 100 watt bulb. You can check the lumen's on the packaging, available in six packs at about $3.50 a bulb. These are not popular with everyone because of the light color and the mercury content of the bulbs.
B. Light emitting diode bulbs that draw only 2.8 watts and equal 40 watts of light. These bulbs cost about $11.00 each but last 50,000 hours. The problem is that the light is not great for reading. They get the job done and that's about it. They do save a lot of watts.
C. I have to mention that yes, you could use a regular incandescent 60 or 100 watt bulb but it would discharge your battery pack very rapidly.
I think you can do the system under $350.00 for lighting and minor charging jobs.
D. There is one more trick to help you save money. There is an inexpensive wiring device (J C Whitney) for your car or truck. It allows you to charge a spare battery while you are driving your vehicle. That battery will cost another $42.00 but is a super backup power source, and you can use your vehicle to charge your solar system on cloudy days if necessary. You can add more solar modules and a larger amperage voltage regulator, and more storage batteries as your budget grows.
Now, there is some simple math to remember. I could make it a lot more complicated but I'm not going to do that. I'll explain it this way. If the sun pumps 400 watts a day into your solar storage battery you can only use about 90% of that or (360 watts) a day to light your lights. So, the lower the wattage on your light bulbs, the longer it will take to run your solar battery down. If you want to charge a cell phone, or run small radio or TV. There is a watts rating per hour on every appliance label. For example, if a phone charger puts out 5 volts and 1 amp the formula is 5 volts x 1 Amp = 5 watts, and that 5 watts would be the draw per hour in watts. You can always look up the basic ohms law on the Internet.
Off grid power systems are not rocket science, and most of them are expanded versions of the one described above. I have produced a short film below on the subject.
BE VERY CAREFUL WITH BOTH AC AND DC ELECTRICITY. IT CAN KILL YOU, OR BURN YOU BADLY. ALWAYS SEEK ADVICE FROM PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE.
The system in the video below is a direct current system using a 12 volt light emitting diode bulb. That means that no inverter to make ac voltage is required. So you can save the $40.00 cost of the small inverter, but without the AC inverter you have no safe way to charge cell phones etc. If you don't understand, please don't mess with it. Check with a pro.
SEE THE VIDEO
Monday, April 18, 2011
A Plan For the Micro Home - Micro Apartment Industry and The Struggling Cities by Walt Barrett
Dear Mr. Mayor,
This is a very flexible framework of an idea to help the cities and the citizens. There is a growing movement in the world today towards building and living in smaller homes which are often referred to as micro homes, or micro apartments. The idea being that smaller homes are less expensive to build, to heat, and to cool. Smaller homes also require less space which is an ideal situation for any crowded city with a housing problem. Micro homes are very green in design and take a lot less material and labor which keeps the prices down and enables people who may never have had the opportunity to purchase their own home, or to rent a decent home to do so.
Now if you take into consideration that most cities need tax revenue, and that we have such a high rate of unemployment, I think that my suggestion has merit and everyone concerned should give it careful thought.
Basically I am suggesting that the cities and towns that are experiencing revenue and housing problems amend their zoning laws and building codes just enough to allow the judicious building of these micro homes and micro apartments. For example if there is a home located on a decent size lot, and the home owner wishes to invest in a rental unit to be placed in the rear of the building, and if there is room for a proper parking space etc. then he, or she should be allowed to file for a permit. Let's take a large three family dwelling that needs rehabbing for example. The investor who purchases it should be able to either gut it, or tear it down, and turn the property into perhaps as many as twelve micro apartments. This part of my plan is not rocket science and should be doable with some minor zoning changes.
Now, the second part of my plan is that through building an experimental model, our company has realized that these smaller homes (128 sq ft to 800 sq ft) are highly mass producible and simple to build either in kit form or in certain sizes fully assembled and delivered to the site. It is also interesting to note that many people are powering these homes either fully, or partially off the power grid with solar and small wind power. We also find this inexpensive if you stick mostly to lighting systems and hot water. Being one hundred percent off the power grid is still pricey, but partial systems still save money, and there may be tax credits available. Here is where we create the jobs. I suggest that in a city like Providence RI for example, where there appear to be many abandoned factories and other buildings, that they take one of those buildings in a partnership with private industry and set up an assembly plant to produce these homes and prefabbed apartment walls sections etc. A precondition of such an agreement could be that the workers would be hired and trained only if they were residents of the city of Providence only if it is legal. A program like this would add additional tax revenue to the city, and it would also provide some decent jobs. Also all of the building materials would be purchased locally as part of the agreement. The cost of the homes should be limited to approximately one hundred dollars a square foot or adjusted as necessary to local conditions. Another idea is to have local businesses that would benefit to the program could contribute in some way to the program either financially or by providing free training in various skills. My own personal philosophy in business is that there does not always have to be a huge profit in every business deal. There are times when we all have to give something back. I pray that idea has not died in this new day and age. When I was a young man everyone pitched in and pulled together to solve the problems in the cities and towns. We can still fix things if we all pull together. I can tell you this. If we don't fix things soon, we are going down. This is a serious problem.
This is the spine of my idea, and basically it is pretty simple idea and can be tested on a small scale. I'm sure that there are some rough edges that need to be trimmed, but like I said, "It isn't rocket science", and sooner, or later is is going to have to be done anyway. Why not take the lead in the race to the future of our cities.
Our Governor has recently publicly asked Rhode Island business people for their suggestions to help make up for the huge deficit in our budget. This is one of my suggestions which I think is more for a city project like Providence than for the State of RI. I believe it needs to be run mostly by the private sector with the cities role being to strictly enforce the building codes, rules, and regulations, and benefit from the fees, permits, and taxes. We realize our cities need money to operate.
Respectfully,
Walt Barrett President
A to Z Global Marketing Inc.
Note: Permission to reprint is granted. Please give credit to this blog site. © 2011 Walt Barrett
This is a very flexible framework of an idea to help the cities and the citizens. There is a growing movement in the world today towards building and living in smaller homes which are often referred to as micro homes, or micro apartments. The idea being that smaller homes are less expensive to build, to heat, and to cool. Smaller homes also require less space which is an ideal situation for any crowded city with a housing problem. Micro homes are very green in design and take a lot less material and labor which keeps the prices down and enables people who may never have had the opportunity to purchase their own home, or to rent a decent home to do so.
Now if you take into consideration that most cities need tax revenue, and that we have such a high rate of unemployment, I think that my suggestion has merit and everyone concerned should give it careful thought.
Basically I am suggesting that the cities and towns that are experiencing revenue and housing problems amend their zoning laws and building codes just enough to allow the judicious building of these micro homes and micro apartments. For example if there is a home located on a decent size lot, and the home owner wishes to invest in a rental unit to be placed in the rear of the building, and if there is room for a proper parking space etc. then he, or she should be allowed to file for a permit. Let's take a large three family dwelling that needs rehabbing for example. The investor who purchases it should be able to either gut it, or tear it down, and turn the property into perhaps as many as twelve micro apartments. This part of my plan is not rocket science and should be doable with some minor zoning changes.
Now, the second part of my plan is that through building an experimental model, our company has realized that these smaller homes (128 sq ft to 800 sq ft) are highly mass producible and simple to build either in kit form or in certain sizes fully assembled and delivered to the site. It is also interesting to note that many people are powering these homes either fully, or partially off the power grid with solar and small wind power. We also find this inexpensive if you stick mostly to lighting systems and hot water. Being one hundred percent off the power grid is still pricey, but partial systems still save money, and there may be tax credits available. Here is where we create the jobs. I suggest that in a city like Providence RI for example, where there appear to be many abandoned factories and other buildings, that they take one of those buildings in a partnership with private industry and set up an assembly plant to produce these homes and prefabbed apartment walls sections etc. A precondition of such an agreement could be that the workers would be hired and trained only if they were residents of the city of Providence only if it is legal. A program like this would add additional tax revenue to the city, and it would also provide some decent jobs. Also all of the building materials would be purchased locally as part of the agreement. The cost of the homes should be limited to approximately one hundred dollars a square foot or adjusted as necessary to local conditions. Another idea is to have local businesses that would benefit to the program could contribute in some way to the program either financially or by providing free training in various skills. My own personal philosophy in business is that there does not always have to be a huge profit in every business deal. There are times when we all have to give something back. I pray that idea has not died in this new day and age. When I was a young man everyone pitched in and pulled together to solve the problems in the cities and towns. We can still fix things if we all pull together. I can tell you this. If we don't fix things soon, we are going down. This is a serious problem.
This is the spine of my idea, and basically it is pretty simple idea and can be tested on a small scale. I'm sure that there are some rough edges that need to be trimmed, but like I said, "It isn't rocket science", and sooner, or later is is going to have to be done anyway. Why not take the lead in the race to the future of our cities.
Our Governor has recently publicly asked Rhode Island business people for their suggestions to help make up for the huge deficit in our budget. This is one of my suggestions which I think is more for a city project like Providence than for the State of RI. I believe it needs to be run mostly by the private sector with the cities role being to strictly enforce the building codes, rules, and regulations, and benefit from the fees, permits, and taxes. We realize our cities need money to operate.
Respectfully,
Walt Barrett President
A to Z Global Marketing Inc.
Note: Permission to reprint is granted. Please give credit to this blog site. © 2011 Walt Barrett
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Why A Smaller Home by Walt Barrett
Before you build your dream home and especially if you plan to retire in it, or resell it in your old age and retire on the profits, you better think the situation over carefully. Things don't always work out the way you plan. With property taxes going up constantly you may not be able to hang onto a large property for very long.
Two days ago in a southern New England city the SPCA went to the home of an elderly woman and took her dog away so they could put it down. Now that is a sad story. It seems a neighbor noticed the dog was getting thin and it's nails needed cutting, and the other signs of neglect were evident. I'll bet the old woman felt terrible and why wouldn't she. It makes me so sad just to tell the story. According to the press, She could no longer afford to feed her dear old friend. There was a clip on the evening news, and he was a sad looking old timer, but I think he many have had a few years left with a proper visit to a Vet. They didn't show the woman, thank God, for her self respect, but I turned to my wife and said "If she can't afford to feed her dog, I wonder what she looks like", and I was not being sarcastic either.
Now the city that the old woman lives in is is dire financial straights. They are currently discussing a 4% tax increase, and there has been hell to pay at city hall. The point I want to make here is that so many cities and towns in America have spent themselves into oblivion that they are going broke one after another and it's too late to save them. Now here is what is going to happen next. That old lady is not going to be able pay her outrageous property taxes very soon now, and the city is going to auction off her house for the taxes, and probably to an insider who will profit from it immensely. That will be her reward for working hard all her life and being a "good American". Isn't that wonderful, and what a country. America is being taken down from the inside out by its own politicians. The elderly are being forced out of their homes because they cannot pay their ridiculously high property taxes! Now take a look at your own life and make sure there is not a scenario like this in your future. Remember, government is really a business, and do you know what happens to businesses that spend more money than they can ever take in - they go down! Are we all also going to just grow old and lose our dignity and self respect to the tax collector? Do we really have a choice, and did you vote last time? Do you really think one party is better than another? And most important, I'm sure you have a retirement home in Naples, Florida, right?
Two days ago in a southern New England city the SPCA went to the home of an elderly woman and took her dog away so they could put it down. Now that is a sad story. It seems a neighbor noticed the dog was getting thin and it's nails needed cutting, and the other signs of neglect were evident. I'll bet the old woman felt terrible and why wouldn't she. It makes me so sad just to tell the story. According to the press, She could no longer afford to feed her dear old friend. There was a clip on the evening news, and he was a sad looking old timer, but I think he many have had a few years left with a proper visit to a Vet. They didn't show the woman, thank God, for her self respect, but I turned to my wife and said "If she can't afford to feed her dog, I wonder what she looks like", and I was not being sarcastic either.
Now the city that the old woman lives in is is dire financial straights. They are currently discussing a 4% tax increase, and there has been hell to pay at city hall. The point I want to make here is that so many cities and towns in America have spent themselves into oblivion that they are going broke one after another and it's too late to save them. Now here is what is going to happen next. That old lady is not going to be able pay her outrageous property taxes very soon now, and the city is going to auction off her house for the taxes, and probably to an insider who will profit from it immensely. That will be her reward for working hard all her life and being a "good American". Isn't that wonderful, and what a country. America is being taken down from the inside out by its own politicians. The elderly are being forced out of their homes because they cannot pay their ridiculously high property taxes! Now take a look at your own life and make sure there is not a scenario like this in your future. Remember, government is really a business, and do you know what happens to businesses that spend more money than they can ever take in - they go down! Are we all also going to just grow old and lose our dignity and self respect to the tax collector? Do we really have a choice, and did you vote last time? Do you really think one party is better than another? And most important, I'm sure you have a retirement home in Naples, Florida, right?
Monday, April 11, 2011
Some Thoughts About The Economy And Micro Homes by Walt Barrett
I haven't had a chance to write very much this year. With this terrible economy we have had for the past couple of years we have had to fight hard for every nickel. Then to add insult to injury I have had four minor strokes this year, if you can ever call a stroke minor. So My son John, who has been basically running things for a number of years now anyway, is carrying on with the businesses, and I am really going to take life easy. However, writing, film making, and inventing stuff is still fun for me so I will continue to do that.
It's no secret that I grew up very poor, and worked in the mills. That fact should explain my never ending concern for the poor and disadvantaged. I want to talk a bit about the business of micro homes, and micro apartments because the subject really ties into poverty. I knew when I saw the micro home trend coming back over the past few years that the micro home revival was going to be a bumpy road to travel for many reasons. It's mostly the laws in each city and town that are jamming up the works. Smaller homes mean smaller tax evaluations, and most cities and towns never met a dollar they didn't want to wrap their arms around. I sometimes wonder if these politicians ever even realize that they are actually white collar criminals with the deals they are pulling in their daily activities wasting our tax money. Because of all this corruption we are going to continue to have major economic problems in our cities and towns, and things are going to worsen to the point where these cities and towns start folding one after another. I have predicted this before in my writings over the years. We are starting to see it now. You cannot spend more money than you take in, and you cannot tax the people to death trying to pay for your excesses. Over spending has been the downfall of every empire in recorded history. Eventually the taxpayers will rise up and solve the problem one way or the other, and their solutions have not always been kind in other countries, take France for an example, and I would hate to see that. So where do you come into all this? Well you just don't want to be living in one of those cities, or towns when the food, the fuel, and the Beer runs out, and the rioting starts. It's going to be be worse than amateur night in Rwanda! When, not if this happens is the time to have a fall back position. For instance, A remote micro home that is self sustaining, far from the city, the rioters and the looters is not too shabby of an idea. If you think I'm being extreme just go back and check history in similar cases. You can start with the middle east recently. Anyway, all I'm saying is that hard times are coming, and living is going to become even more expensive and you must start taking even more defensive measures. Smaller homes are less expensive to build, to heat, and to pay taxes on. What's wrong with thinking about that? You have to protect yourself and your family these days because the politicians are behaving like they are determined to trash the lower and middle class Americans, and nobody votes anymore so they are getting away with it. We have money to fight wars and give away to everyone except war veterans and needy Americans. Don't kid yourself, both parties have given away the store! I already know that at age 78 I have already seen the best years of America, and they are far behind me. What a country we used to be. It's all downhill from here and the public sits idly by and doesn't even pay attention, how sad is that.
It's no secret that I grew up very poor, and worked in the mills. That fact should explain my never ending concern for the poor and disadvantaged. I want to talk a bit about the business of micro homes, and micro apartments because the subject really ties into poverty. I knew when I saw the micro home trend coming back over the past few years that the micro home revival was going to be a bumpy road to travel for many reasons. It's mostly the laws in each city and town that are jamming up the works. Smaller homes mean smaller tax evaluations, and most cities and towns never met a dollar they didn't want to wrap their arms around. I sometimes wonder if these politicians ever even realize that they are actually white collar criminals with the deals they are pulling in their daily activities wasting our tax money. Because of all this corruption we are going to continue to have major economic problems in our cities and towns, and things are going to worsen to the point where these cities and towns start folding one after another. I have predicted this before in my writings over the years. We are starting to see it now. You cannot spend more money than you take in, and you cannot tax the people to death trying to pay for your excesses. Over spending has been the downfall of every empire in recorded history. Eventually the taxpayers will rise up and solve the problem one way or the other, and their solutions have not always been kind in other countries, take France for an example, and I would hate to see that. So where do you come into all this? Well you just don't want to be living in one of those cities, or towns when the food, the fuel, and the Beer runs out, and the rioting starts. It's going to be be worse than amateur night in Rwanda! When, not if this happens is the time to have a fall back position. For instance, A remote micro home that is self sustaining, far from the city, the rioters and the looters is not too shabby of an idea. If you think I'm being extreme just go back and check history in similar cases. You can start with the middle east recently. Anyway, all I'm saying is that hard times are coming, and living is going to become even more expensive and you must start taking even more defensive measures. Smaller homes are less expensive to build, to heat, and to pay taxes on. What's wrong with thinking about that? You have to protect yourself and your family these days because the politicians are behaving like they are determined to trash the lower and middle class Americans, and nobody votes anymore so they are getting away with it. We have money to fight wars and give away to everyone except war veterans and needy Americans. Don't kid yourself, both parties have given away the store! I already know that at age 78 I have already seen the best years of America, and they are far behind me. What a country we used to be. It's all downhill from here and the public sits idly by and doesn't even pay attention, how sad is that.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Preparing for and Surviving Natural Disasters by Walt Barrett
I have decided to do a series of short pieces about surviving natural disasters. I'll keep them short so you won't get bored. I'm not trying to frighten anyone, but it seems that we have been having more than our share of natural disasters in the world lately. We seem to be in some kind of a cycle. I think that we should all take steps to prepare for bad storms and earth quakes etc. I'm not basing my suggestions on superstition, but just on the hard facts. It doesn't cost a fortune to put aside a stash of water that you can bottle yourself for instance, or some kind of food supplies that do not require refrigeration etc. Home security will also be much more important if those hard times ever do come. Again, if you live in a cold climate you better find some alternate ways to heat your home. The heating projects can all be DIY (Do It Yourself) utilizing salvaged materials.
We have a lot of diesel generators in stock for our business and always keep one fully serviced on hand. We use diesel because if we have to we can run it from our fuel oil tank. We also stock gasoline units but prefer diesel. We have a well so it's nice to be able to run the water pump and also to have electric lights. We are going to talk a lot more about emergency lighting in another piece.
We'll also be talking about all the various uses of solar for survival in the very near future.
The 5000 watt generator we use is pictured below.
Stay tuned
Walt
Ten wacky and unexpected uses of solar power
http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2011/03/10-wacky-and-unexpected-things-using-solar-power.php?page=1
Preparing for and Surviving Natural Disasters by Walt Barrett
I have decided to do a series of short pieces about surviving natural disasters. I'll keep them short so you won't get bored. I'm not trying to frighten anyone, but it seems that we have been having more than our share of natural disasters in the world lately. We seem to be in some kind of a cycle. I think that we should all take steps to prepare for bad storms and earth quakes etc. I'm not basing my suggestions on superstition, but just on the hard facts. It doesn't cost a fortune to put aside a stash of water that you can bottle yourself for instance, or some kind of food supplies that do not require refrigeration etc. Home security will also be much more important if those hard times ever do come. Again, if you live in a cold climate you better find some alternate ways to heat your home. The heating projects can all be DIY (Do It Yourself) utilizing salvaged materials.
We have a lot of diesel generators in stock for our business and always keep one fully serviced on hand. We use diesel because if we have to we can run it from our fuel oil tank. We also stock gasoline units but prefer diesel. We have a well so it's nice to be able to run the water pump and also to have electric lights. We are giung to talk a lot more in aqnother
Saturday, March 19, 2011
A Treated Lumber Foundation For Your Micro Home - A tip from Walt Barrett
Many of you know that I am personally interested in building micro homes due to the all around savings in money, materials, and operating costs. I am constantly searching for ways to get the costs down so as to make these tiny homes available to all people in spite of their income bracket. Well I have had suffered three strokes since the first of the year 2011 and do not have enough time anymore to write all the articles that I would like. So I have solved the problem by finding articles that are already written that I think will fill the bill and provide you with links to those web sites. I am not taking credit for the articles. I am simply pointing you to them. I think that every small home should have a full or raised ranch type basement. It only makes sense to have a warm place for your utilities so they will not freeze. It can also provide extra living space if planned properly. I believe that Treated lumber foundations have been vastly overlooked. Here is a link that will point you in the right direction. http://www.doityourself.com/stry/treated-wood-foundations-explained
If you find these articles helpful please comment back to me. Also, all suggestions are welcome.
Thanks,
Walt
Sunday, March 13, 2011
America Is Going Roman by Walt Barrett
If you have ever been without heat in a cold climate then you know that it's no Sunday picnic. From the look of the world news lately there is an excellent possibility that we are soon going to experience some very high fuel prices and possibly even some fuel shortages by next winter. That's how things seem to be working out these days. Personally, I am starting to prepare now. We are taking steps over the summer season to further increase the efficiency of our new energy efficient home. We are also installing a back up heating system that does not use oil, and designating one of our smaller rooms to be used as a warm room heated by an alternate heat source, and using our motor vehicles very sparingly. It saves money while cutting down on fuel consumption. When consumption goes down, fuel prices go down and that helps everyone.
If we do not pay attention to the impending fuel crisis many people will pay a heavy price. The poor and the elderly are already having problems paying their fuel bills and taxes while many are losing their homes. What's going to happen to them when their gasoline and fuel oil bills rise above $5000.00 next winter? This is just the beginning of a major breakdown in our economy. Energy costs and taxes are going to continue to rise sharply. The number of homeless is going to continue to climb, and the corruption and crime rate is going to be unbearable. And all the while the politicians continue to play the same old games.
Our country is "Going Roman", and we all know what that means!
Walt
If we do not pay attention to the impending fuel crisis many people will pay a heavy price. The poor and the elderly are already having problems paying their fuel bills and taxes while many are losing their homes. What's going to happen to them when their gasoline and fuel oil bills rise above $5000.00 next winter? This is just the beginning of a major breakdown in our economy. Energy costs and taxes are going to continue to rise sharply. The number of homeless is going to continue to climb, and the corruption and crime rate is going to be unbearable. And all the while the politicians continue to play the same old games.
Our country is "Going Roman", and we all know what that means!
Walt
Monday, December 13, 2010
The Salt Powered Energy Cell by Walt Barrett
Well we finally figured out how to do it. We have built a simple energy cell that is powered by salt that we can depend on to run for months and months. It is totally refuel able in the field and it is also recyclable. The best part about it is that it runs round the clock.
These units are manufactured in Rhode Island, USA
Video here The Salt Powered Energy Cell by Walt Barrett
Here are more technical details for those who are interested, and there a photos too. If the energy cell looks like an aspirin bottle, that's because it is an aspiring bottle which is the least expensive container that we could purchase in the USA and save us a bundle in production costs. It just doesn't have the troublesome safety cap.
The top comes of in a half turn allowing you to change the fuel rod in less than five minutes. Unlike solar, the Cell produces steady power for days on end at 1.2 volts per cell. One cell can easily charge 4 AA batteries in parallel.
We have developed our Power Energy Cell after several years researching with various materials that are known to produce electrical power in salt water and other simple solutions. We had to make literally hundreds of experiments in order to test the many ideas that were bouncing around between us.
Next to performance, the foremost thing in our minds was the cost. The problem is, and always has been that the folks that need our type of device are the people with the least amount of money to spend.
If our Power Cell Unit looks simple, it is because it really is simple. We built it with an off the shelf container that gets much lower in price with the large quantity purchases we expect to be making in the near future. The interior parts are more expensive, but they too will come down, and sales go up and we can purchase larger quantities. There is only one part that will ever wear out in our opinion and that is the fuel rod which is consumed slowly in the process. It's like the early days of any new product. Lower prices are driven by higher sales.
We have already lit LED reading lamps for a month, or more, 24 hours a day, with no major signs of deterioration. We have charged batteries of many voltages. We have found that we can charge 4 AA batteries with one cell simply by charging them in Parallel. The process may be a little slower, but it works and by charging batteries in parallel we have an effective way of boosting both voltage and current. If you use your imagination, there are hundreds of possibilities.
Each Power Energy cell put out 1.2 to 1.6 volts depending upon the strength of the electrolytes used. The fuel rod lasts the longest with salt water fuel and deteriorates more rapidly with many of the other stronger electrolytes that we have used. The cells are designed to be clustered together in a fashion that is described in the literature provided with the cell. You group them in series. Or series parallel to obtain the voltage and amperage needed. We can supply them already fastened together and configured if necessary.
These units may be used to charge cell phones, camera batteries, radio batteries, electric scooter and car batteries, various military communications and survival equipment, video equipment, and three of these units will run an Led reading lamp directly. The power cell functions on salt water, urine, most fruit juices, wood ash simply processed in the field, acid, many other chemicals to numerous to mention. The more powerful chemicals produce more power but deteriorate the fuel rod more quickly.
We are now in production in the USA. Contact Ordering information here
These units are manufactured in Rhode Island, USA
Video here The Salt Powered Energy Cell by Walt Barrett
Here are more technical details for those who are interested, and there a photos too. If the energy cell looks like an aspirin bottle, that's because it is an aspiring bottle which is the least expensive container that we could purchase in the USA and save us a bundle in production costs. It just doesn't have the troublesome safety cap.
The top comes of in a half turn allowing you to change the fuel rod in less than five minutes. Unlike solar, the Cell produces steady power for days on end at 1.2 volts per cell. One cell can easily charge 4 AA batteries in parallel.
We have developed our Power Energy Cell after several years researching with various materials that are known to produce electrical power in salt water and other simple solutions. We had to make literally hundreds of experiments in order to test the many ideas that were bouncing around between us.
Next to performance, the foremost thing in our minds was the cost. The problem is, and always has been that the folks that need our type of device are the people with the least amount of money to spend.
If our Power Cell Unit looks simple, it is because it really is simple. We built it with an off the shelf container that gets much lower in price with the large quantity purchases we expect to be making in the near future. The interior parts are more expensive, but they too will come down, and sales go up and we can purchase larger quantities. There is only one part that will ever wear out in our opinion and that is the fuel rod which is consumed slowly in the process. It's like the early days of any new product. Lower prices are driven by higher sales.
We have already lit LED reading lamps for a month, or more, 24 hours a day, with no major signs of deterioration. We have charged batteries of many voltages. We have found that we can charge 4 AA batteries with one cell simply by charging them in Parallel. The process may be a little slower, but it works and by charging batteries in parallel we have an effective way of boosting both voltage and current. If you use your imagination, there are hundreds of possibilities.
Each Power Energy cell put out 1.2 to 1.6 volts depending upon the strength of the electrolytes used. The fuel rod lasts the longest with salt water fuel and deteriorates more rapidly with many of the other stronger electrolytes that we have used. The cells are designed to be clustered together in a fashion that is described in the literature provided with the cell. You group them in series. Or series parallel to obtain the voltage and amperage needed. We can supply them already fastened together and configured if necessary.
These units may be used to charge cell phones, camera batteries, radio batteries, electric scooter and car batteries, various military communications and survival equipment, video equipment, and three of these units will run an Led reading lamp directly. The power cell functions on salt water, urine, most fruit juices, wood ash simply processed in the field, acid, many other chemicals to numerous to mention. The more powerful chemicals produce more power but deteriorate the fuel rod more quickly.
We are now in production in the USA. Contact Ordering information here
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