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From: JDurand@cup.portal.com
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Subject: Solar Powered Cellular PBX
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Date: 6 Aug 90 07:02:39 GMT
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I am trying to size a solar power system to run the telephone system
at our reseach facility and need some help.  Before anyone suggests
power and phone lines, it would cost us $25,000 just for the
right-of-way to run them plus parts! 8-( We do have two 15 KW
generators, but try run them only when we need real power.  All other
power is hand, battery, solar, or small portable generators.  I am
considering using a Panasonic KX-T61610 switch fed from a Radio Shack
cellular phone mounted on a building (I checked, we do have cell
coverage and only need one CO line, the rest are intercom/PA).  The
questions are:

   1.  How much power does the Panasonic unit draw from the battery
   input and at what voltage(s)?  Pinout of battery connector?
        
   2.  How much power does the cellular phone draw with the modem
   adapter and horn alert (to drive ringer to Panasonic)?
     
   3.  Is this legal in California?
        
   4.  Any better ideas?


Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc., jdurand@cup.portal.com