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Samantha Lewis wrote:The fan runs constantly.   It has a battery that is charged by the solar panel and allows it to run all night and in cloudy weather.   These little DC fans use only a small amount of electricity, they are very quiet.   With a small solar panel and a battery, there is plenty of extra electricity to run some LED lights if you want to.


Will specs and plans for such battery systems be addressed? I'm thinking about how to make my system all season reliable, the big hurdle being batteries generally don't like charging below freezing and deteriorate when exposed to high heat...
 
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Oops, I realized I didn't congratulate you for meeting the goal.

Congratulations

A lot of work from a lot of people went into this project.  I'm excited to see what it can become with the stretch goals.
 
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Join at us noon today Sunday 3rd for a live backathon!

We will discuss all things willow feeder, come and ask your questions and join the fun!!


https://www.youtube.com/live/EihE4r19Rbc

 
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Coydon Wallham wrote:

Samantha Lewis wrote:The fan runs constantly.   It has a battery that is charged by the solar panel and allows it to run all night and in cloudy weather.   These little DC fans use only a small amount of electricity, they are very quiet.   With a small solar panel and a battery, there is plenty of extra electricity to run some LED lights if you want to.


Will specs and plans for such battery systems be addressed? I'm thinking about how to make my system all season reliable, the big hurdle being batteries generally don't like charging below freezing and deteriorate when exposed to high heat...



Hello Coydon!  

You don't have to use any electricity to run a willow feeder.  If you build a nice trombe wall you will get a good draft even when there is no fan.  

This is a trombe wall.  



It is a thick slab of cob that will gain heat and create a draft in your willow feeder.  


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We're live now!

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Today I shared my kickback link with my off-grid cookbook backers. Hopefully it will bring in some more people.
 
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It looks like we're halfway to the stretch goal of 25,000!



The Democratic Chair video series looks really interesting, and chairmaking seems like a great skill to learn. I wonder if there's a way to turn the stretch goal image into a link to the Democratic Chair sales thread. Maybe that would help more people learn about it and decide that it's worth bumping their pledge up for?
 
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Ouchie ...   zero new backers in the last 24 hours ...
 
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Do you have many 'remind me' backers who are going to get notified 48 hours before it ends?
 
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Kate Downham wrote:Do you have many 'remind me' backers who are going to get notified 48 hours before it ends?



I dunno.  Is that in a report somewhere?
 
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Income for all of yesterday ...       $9

 
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$22,649
 
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three new backers so far today, for a total of $75!
 
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paul wheaton wrote:

Kate Downham wrote:Do you have many 'remind me' backers who are going to get notified 48 hours before it ends?



I dunno.  Is that in a report somewhere?



I think they're called "followers" or "following",' but that was a few years ago, a lot has changed on Kickstarter since then so it might be different now.
 
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4 days to go ...
 
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Wow, time went by so quickly!
 
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r ranson wrote:Wow, time went by so quickly!



In the past, we hit a lot of stretch goals, so there was a lot to announce.
 
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You probably already know about this guy. I think what he is doing is great.

Chad Pregracke.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/337-chad-pregracke-americas-hardest-working-garbage-man/id1087110764?i=1000623785021

He might be worth contacting.
 
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       $23,291!



Wow!  I thought we were never gonna touch 23k!
 
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Just over kne day left.
 
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We have our first associate producer! Woohoo! $501 away from the first stretch goal :)

 
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       $24,509!



 
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       $25,074!



 
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We reached the Democratic Chair video series stretch goal! All kickstarter backers who pledged $65 and up now get access to this course!!



 
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So exciting!   61 minutes left!!


$25,117!
 
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It's scary how fast the time has gone
 
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I upped my backer amount to $65 because I want the chair course!
 
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Wahoo!! Just upped my stuff to 65.00 to get the bonus deal :D
 
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$25,221.00 :D
 
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Thank you all!!
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