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Date:   Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:48:59 -0700
Reply-To:   azsun99 <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:   azsun99 <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:   Re: was solar panels, now gen. noise
Comments:   To: joel walker <uncajoel@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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I have seen such boxes at surf events in So. Calif., where they had major sound systems set up along the boardwalk. The generators were enclosed in sound-deadening boxes. Jerry in AZ (too far from the beach :(.

----- Original Message ----- From: "joel walker" <uncajoel@BELLSOUTH.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 11:16 AM Subject: Re: solar panels

> > Sounds like a Honda generator. I know that I bring a 50 foot > > extension > > cord to put mine a little ways away from the van. Then I hardly > > notice > > it. Stick it behind a rock or a tree and it is even better. > > a thought ... could we make some sort of little fit-together enclosure > (like a four-panel box) with sound insulation in the walls, and fit it > around the generator ... would that help block the sound? or would it > cause the generator to overheat cause it wasn't getting enough > airflow?? if the airflow wasn't a problem, or if leaving a couple of > feet between the generator and the sound-blocker walls would work, > that sounds like it might be a way to keep everybody happy in the > woods. :) > > unca joel


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