DIY
Hydroponics Spinach NFT System
Sep 14, 2014
This post is to describe one particular system – growing spinach using Nutrient Film Technique (NFT). An NFT system consists of a pipe through which a nutrient solution is circulated.
Tags: hydroponics, gardening, DIY
Dabbling in Hydroponics
Sep 7, 2014
My interest in hydroponics was sparked by my brother who bought a kit and attempted to grow spinach. I continued his efforts.
Tags: gardening, hydroponics, DIY
A 500W Solar System
Dec 31, 2013
Last year, I made a 100W solar system. The system was good enough in the end only to power up a 12W LED tube for 6 hours.
Tags: solar, electrical, DIY
My Experiments With Led Lighting 2: Downlights, Tubes and floodlight
Jul 14, 2013
After my last post, I have quite a few updates, which deserves a new separate post.
Tags: LED, electrical, DIY
My experiments with LED lighting
Jan 31, 2013
I've been experimenting with LED lights for quite sometime now. Every time I try to put up a blog post, I hit the error not enough data. I realized that there can never be enough data. So I'll just give information on my experiences so far.
Tags: LED, electrical, DIY
My own Solar Power Plant – part II
Feb 18, 2012
In my first post, I've explained in brief about a 100W solar power plant that I set up at my home. In this post, I'll get a lot more technical in order to explain the issues faced by me after setting up the power plant.
Tags: solar, electrical, DIY
My own Solar Power Plant - part I
Feb 9, 2012
I made a major step in implementing renewable energy at home! I setup a small 100W solar power plant (if I may say so) at home.
Tags: solar, electrical, DIY