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