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Old 07-13-2006   #9 (permalink)
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Thumbs up Re: building a parabolic with mirrors.

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Originally Posted by SolarFreak
I will post some drawings of my layout later today when I get home and use my camera.

basicly Im going to be putting the mirrors in rings. So I can calc the the angle at ring. then center the mirror on the ring. in using 2in^2 mirrors 1inch is before the ring line and 1inch after the ring line.

the rings work out will have
8 mirrors
16 mirrors
24 mirrors
33 mirrors
42 mirrors
50 mirrors
58 mirrors
66 mirrors

right now the plan is 297 mirrors

kinda like the attached image
Sweet! I have thought it was a parabolic trough oven not parobolic dish oven. What is the construction method & material for the receiver at the focus? Whatcha gonna heat up with this death ray?
Ohhhhh baby.


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