Simba27
Panthera leo massaieus
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- Aug 24, 2004
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- My Satellite Setup
- Comag SL55 receiver. Lidl 0.6 LNB. Lidl 80cm dish. Metronic DiSEqC motor. Phillips Freeview box. JVC SVHS Video .Targa 160GB HDD/DVD recorder. 3 x UHF modulators. 6-way Booster/Splitter.
- My Location
- Uxbridge UK
I found this site where somebody is mirror-coating an old dish to focus the suns rays and burn stuff. Looks like a bit of fun, but probably not much use in england.
http://users.adelphia.net/~4jacksons/solar.htm
I wonder how difficult it would be to put a concave lens in place of the LNB and create a narrow beam of highly focused sunlight. Could such a beam be channeled though optic fibre and directed as desired?
http://users.adelphia.net/~4jacksons/solar.htm
I wonder how difficult it would be to put a concave lens in place of the LNB and create a narrow beam of highly focused sunlight. Could such a beam be channeled though optic fibre and directed as desired?