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In April 2005, AccuRain installed its irrigation system in the Demonstration Garden located in the Eleanor Pardee Park in Palo Alto, California. This garden is operated by the Santa Clara County Master Gardeners.
When AccuRain first discussed installing its system at the park, the Master Gardeners made it clear that there was one major technical problem with installing an automated irrigation system at their site – NO POWER!
“No power, NO PROBLEM!”, we replied. You see, the AccuRain system can be easily adapted to use solar power to run the system. The folks at Palo Alto Hardware quickly lent a hand in designing and providing the necessary equipment to power the system.
The AccuRain Starter Kit installed at the Palo Alto Demonstration Garden (PADG) includes 1 Watering Head, 1 Controller, 1 Junction Box, and the Solar Power equipment
Details of the solar equipment are provided below for reference.
Solar Equipment ( supplied by Palo Alto Hardware)
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32-watt solar module
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Two small 12V batteries
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Charge controller.
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The park is open to the public for viewing and the Master Gardener’s host special events from time to time.
Please check their website, Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County PADG, for scheduling and details. Their website also contains loads of useful information for the California home gardener.
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