PART 3 FINAL TROUGH MIRROR Parabolic Parabola Reflector Solar Water Heater

This is Part 3 the final part of the series. Next we add pipe to heat water and expand air.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• SOLAR
• STIRLING
• ENGINE
• STERLING
• SUN
• POWER
• ALTERNATIVE
• ENERGY
• GREEN
• MACHINE
• ELECTRIC
• GENERATOR
• DC
• PERMANENT
• MAGNET
• MOTOR

[pixuma]

FWIW, glass bits work really well for acrylic.

great work!

how much does this size sheet of mirrored acrylic cost?

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

$210

[johnnecron]

a cordless soldering iron from radio shack would be perfect to melt little holes in mirro for you

[UKBB]

No one can claim you don't offer hands on instructions anymore.

[davidvwilliamson]

if you made it from lots of layers of styrofoam it wouldn't distort under its own weight and would be much easier to support & aim. Also could you just stick in the mirror with two beads of glue along the straight edges?

[davidvwilliamson]

if you made some way of tracking a movie camera along the focus and also made some way of tracking altitude/azimuth (like one of those rockers you use to tip cars over?) you could create a movie of an enlarged image. You would need some way of combining all the movie into a single still image.

[carp1844]

What about adhesive velcro on the back instead of screws?

[vanderstelt00]

that was incredibly awesome!

[mungomungleton]

how much hot water does this mirror generate?

[johnypc2008]

Hi Dan, Great job appreciate all your videos. Im guessing suppliers in the US supply you With product at a reduced rate which you then pass on. Pity Im in the UK as we tend to pay through the nose for stuff. That said I will be making one of these anyways. Keep up the good work. John. PS. Took your corrugated heat collector a stage further and build one out of Plastic UV laminated roofing sheet (Large type of 10mm coroplast) worked great No vids unfortunately.

[tex1965able]

Hi Dan. can be make it with home made fresnel mirrow for save space or needs a different plataform, more complicate to center the light

[kchedville]

Lowes sells it....if you order a 4x8 sheet they will charge you Motor Freight , since UPS or Fedx cannot ship that size.

[warforlips]

or you can use an acrylic bit.

[warforlips]

To bad you didn't use treated wood. Now you have to treat it yourself, so it can be used outside for extended use...