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Michael Palmer <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 17 Nov 2003 10:59:41 -0500
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>In other words  turn your melter to the southeast in morning.
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>south at noon
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>southwest in afternoon.

I once saw an article in an old gleanings about a solar melter that rotated
during the day. It was mounted on a shaft, that fit inside a pipe, that was
mounted on a barrel filled with water. The shaft had a pin, that fit inside
a spiral slot, cut in the pipe from top to bottom. On the bottom of the
shaft was a float. The bottom of the barrel was fitted with a small faucet,
which was opened very slightly. As the water leaked out the faucet, the
water level dropped. The solar extractor rode the shaft down through the
pipe, on its float, following the sun throughout the day.

Mike

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