Date:         Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:45:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday, Using Ozone, pt. 2 (the breakdown)*
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Hm, the product specs state that the 120VAC version draws .15 amp (18
watts) while the 12VDC version draws .2A, or 2.4W. That's fishy. My
guess is that the 12V version probably draws more like 1.5A. If it was
correct then a little lead-acid battery could power the 12V version for
a few hours.

That little ozone generator might be useful to purify the water in the
Westy tank if a fellow had to fill it with water from a questionable
source.

However, given the size and prodigious output of the fetid odor
"generator" (festering mass of unspeakably foul material pooled below
the toilet seat) I reckon no portable ozone generator could put a dent
in the stench w/o making the atmosphere in the outhouse toxic for human
life.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR



TC typed:
> there ya go
> http://item.express.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ExpressItem&item=4425057723
> now ya just gotta get the 120' dc ext cord  or park upclose to outhooose :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 6:51 AM
> Subject: Friday, Using Ozone, pt. 2 (the breakdown)*
>
>
>> Mrs Squirrel would lug an ozone generator on camping trips -- and use
>> it! -- if it did anything about the smell of vault and pit toilets.
>> Right now she is experimenting with a survival kit which has an air
>> freshener stick (leave in outhouse, see if it makes a difference); a can
>> of Lysol air deodorizer (very chemically smell, worse than poop) and a
>> little spritzer bottle of Trader Joes air deodorizer (potent, smells
>> nice). I reckon that nothing deodorizes smells, they just cover them up
>> with a stronger odor and besides, these produces are tantamount to
>> trying to stop a mammoth with a BB gun. This whole outhouse smell thing
>> bothers her a lot more than me. I pretend that I have found myself
>> exploring a planet with toxic atmosphere and have forgotten my helmet. I
>> make humorous choking, gagging, and expiring noises. Cracks me up. She
>> remains unamused.
>>
>> -----
>> * Subject makes irrelevant reference to James Brown 45's.
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>> KG6RCR
>