Aug
20
2011
SATELLITE DISH CONVERSION Huge Parabolic Acrylic Mirror Solar Power
By Solar Expert
This video is a shortened version of preparing the panels for a MESH DISH conversion. The Acrylic mirror is .118 this is also considered 1/8″ Thicker material does not form well. This is the basics for cutting the material.
What do you think of those new saws that have two saw blades that run in opposite directions?
dan you need to get a router lol you will love it
did you finish working on this,? i would like to see what can this huge parabolic mirror burn:!!
I wonder if you could make your death ray mirrors round, wouldn’t that give a sharper point? I am going to try it with the 12” mirrors that I have. Thanks
@dchild44 Mirrors work but you lose 30% of the potential power based on losing the curve. If you have the mirrors they will work.
@pinsetter1991 I lined a small satellite dish with 1/2 inch square mirrors, gluing them on with latex paint, dipping each mirror one at a time in a shallow spread of paint. It has withstood heavy rain and hail with no lost mirrors. I did’nt sand the surface first. No prep at all.
@pinsetter1991 One of your videos you said that a small satellite dish needs to be sanded before trying to attach mirrors. I cut 1/2 square mirrors and just glued them on the dish with flat latex paint. It has withstood heavy rain and hail without losing a single mirror. The focal point is very small, about an inch. Works very nice.
@1foxtrot70 Thank you for the info
Dan, I like the idea of using a piece of clear to make your template. The dish that has the channels to hold the panels in place is nice also. In my case I only had a dish with mesh panels that were held in place with large panhead screws thru the mesh it worked ok but not nearly as well as the channel type. I might try to install some sort of channel material to support the panels then recut my panels to fit.
South Park:-) Vrooom
Group of fags are passing by >:(
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i´m doing a voiceover for most of this video because WROOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!
what the hell is the mask for lol