Parabolic Mirror Trough Kit Linear Beam solar collector

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This is a simple pre-manufactured trough kit frame that takes less than 20 minutes to assemble.

[@pvampire]

That "Awesome" cleaner you get at the dollar store truly is awesome! A little of that stuff go's a long way and theres nothing I have found that it wont clean. I usually water it down too

[@m34nkids]

Wow! I am hooked. I have been watching several of your videos now and this just amazes me. I want to start building my own panel as soon as I learn more.

[@ParadoxPerspective]

You're so meticulous with your work it's amazing.

[@GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

@wilkerbeast Yes to both. Roll formed steel is more spherical but would help.

[@Prancinglion1]

Excellent, as This would make a great pre-heater for a pre-heater!

[@sensunick]

Dan, the right way of drilling acrylic is actually low speed, alowing the drill to cut, especially with thicker acrylic, when you want precision for the holes. sorry for my english, i`m east european

[@GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

@ParadoxPerspective Thank you:-)

[@GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

@truvak The spray can stuff is crap for 3 step $129 MORE LIKE DULL PEWTER. The $2800 booth system seems good but there is a lot of prep work and larger items do not come out as well.

[@GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

@madjimms :-) agreed, but box with square corners would be a $ making patent.

[@iandale]

Great video, thanks very helpful. I'm about to make one but with mirror card. What confused me was that you said not to use the tape for the reflector as it was dull, then used the tape. I guess its ok then?

[@adam12evans]

I've been cutting acrylic that way for years. Picture framers use acrylic instead of glass for certain jobs. Just look at a framing tools site. Fletcher Heavy Duty Acrylic/Plexi Cutter

[@Jkirk3279]

She is a cheery ray of sunshine, isn't she ! {sigh}

[@upcycle]

I am wondering if it would be a good idea to add a washer between the screw head and the acrylic sheeting to disperse pressure away from the hole in acrylic and over greater surface area...It looks like you are using an angled underside on your screws. I wonder if it was be better to use a flat surface screw.

[@akamjo1]

I saw your film, it was great and innovative, but you didn't explain how you designed the angle of the parabolic semicircles. Thank you for your explanation.

[@SkylosSobaka]

drywall screws have the beveled countersink style bottoms. They are NOT drywall screws. The ones he says to use are pan head screws.

[@Toliben]

мужик ты гений! так держать!

[@upcycle]

this channel is AWESOME! Love it!

[@GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

@enticed2zeitgeist Hi, I just uploaded it to our KZbin homepage feature video.

[@wilkerbeast]

Thanks again for the videos. Two questions: Can you get the acrylic to form into a curve using heat and the frame as a buck? Two, could you roll the shiny metal through a sheet metal roller to pre-form the curve and take the stress off the screws?

[@erikdravn]

Very kool!

[@speedbuggy16v]

LOL, I love your "helper" reminds me of my old cat she always had to be right in the middle of anything I was doing. Nice work, I am doing something similar, but instead of the acrylic I am planning on using commonly available 24 inch rolls of aluminum trim coil. Hopefully it will prove thin enough that I can add the mylar in one sheet then be able to fit it to the collector without wrinkling, if not, I can just lay it in like you did then finish the edges with the aluminum tape. I am going to have to check out the kit if nothing else I can use it as a template to make more pieces as my collector will be 60 foot long. Argh, out of stock. What was the cost per unit on the kit? and will it be available again?

[@trailkeeper]

I guess that evacuated/vacuum tube water pipe would be nice at the focus of the mirror also.

[@Asylumescapee69]

would polished aluminum be more reflective and durable and even cost effective if you could, say for instance, cut sheets from soda cans and fuse them together with careful use of a lens and some weight? Seems like a lot of work, but it wouldn't cost anything.

[@filmpjes321]

i love that cat how he is helping haha

[@tabhorian]

What is this "part a" and "part b" you mentioned?

[@GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Hi, Our website has a link.

[@aguilpa1]

Of course it's easy, the cat did all the work ;>

[@Jkirk3279]

I like the kit, but the best one I've seen has the Focal Point as the Pivot Point. Where's the Pivot Point on this?

[@pavankarunarathna7549]

From where can I get the kit ? I'm hoping to use this for my final year project! So your quick reply would be much appreciated!

[@lukeajuka8744]

Please anyone, I'll like to know the relationship between the useful heat from the solar collector(Flat plate) and the temperature of the generator for solar absorption air-conditioning system. I mean for a particlar value of heat say 608.6w/m2 from a solar collector, what is the corresponding temperature in the generator of a solar absorption air-con. system mathemaically? thanks

[@TheLoneWolfShepherd]

cool cat man.

[@the1cyrus]

What do you think of acrylic with mirrored side? Think that will last?

[@mughalrehan5103]

Where to take drawings?

[@GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

@gilyardk No, watch: watch?v=oLDS8fONaM4 The same rule applies, flat mirrors and windows are more dangerous.

[@BigKatz]

What gauge steel sheet was that? And it's 24" x 48"?

[@DaveG1]

hey, I got a black cat too !

[@Jkirk3279]

Aluminum is shiny, but it doesn't have the highest albedo; you get the best results from alumized Mylar. And no, you couldn't fuse aluminum cans together with a lens. You'd need a TIG, or a Plasma welder.

[@PrestigeLoft]

WHAT CAN THIS BE USED FOR EXACTLY

[@hotrodAndy]

Dan your out of stock on your website, will you be getting these in anytime soon? I have a evacuated solar tube and I want to make a cooker out of it. Thanks!

[@GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

institchesplus I am not sure, the guy with the CNC is out of reach right now. There is a DIY method on our channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpW1goubq7aUaas We also have a parabola formula download on our home page that can be printed out and used as a template.

[@mshurance]

Where can one buy this part A material?

[@Understated_Engineering]

I would really like to get some of the mirror surface. I an just using aluminum foil and its not that efficient.

[@MattSeremet]

i work at an art supply store and we sell a cheap film called silver mylar. it's like 5 bucks for a big sheet, maybe 3'x4'. comes sticky backed or not. call your local art supply stores near you and ask for "silver mylar" AWESOME STUFF

[@SkylosSobaka]

Its called a Pan Head Screw.

[@heckyes]

How about a video of it in action!

[@click411]

when you asked your cat to hold your screwdriver,there is a trick to that because cats don't have thumbs. You have to get them to "Keester" the screwdriver. Its a trick they teach you in Jail

[@social3ngin33rin]

lol that's a lot of orange peels

[@madjimms]

Just don't be a patent troll like Apple (who patents box with rounded edges)

[@nicknezoo12]

dang seven minutes to slow

[@madjimms]

I wish I was your son.