Hardware Hobbyists vs. Emulator Jockeys

[John Floren]

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Dave McGuire<mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
> On Jun 18, 2009, at 7:20 PM, Warren Wolfe wrote:
>>
>> No....  I figured that three phase would be drawing 13 kVA of each branch,
>> thus equating to to about three times the current in a single phase system.
>>  And electricity here (The Big Island of Hawai'i) is about 35 cents per
>> kilowatt hour.  Seriously.
>
>  Jeeeeezus!  Time to move!
>
>         -Dave
>

For some odd reason, the islands that probably have the most "Save the
Planet"-type bumper stickers per capita, a steady supply of wind, and
lots of sun... are powered by diesel generators. Using diesel shipped
from the mainland.

Hawaii is a strange (but beautiful and interesting) place, as I
learned on my 3-month work stint in Maui.

John
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