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The Easy Guide to Solar Electric, second edition (Paperback)

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This book is a simple and entertaining introduction to solar electric. It is also a statement for clean energy and for environmentally healthy lifestyle. The reader will be introduced - through humor and analogies - to the basic electrical terms and the components of a solar system. Practical tips, including names and numbers, will give the reader some idea about reliable products and manufacturers. This expanded second edition is complete with index, glossary and charts.

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The first edition of this book found it's readers who apreciated the easy and funny style. This second edition is the fourth print and, with the rising interest in solar energy, will mostlikely require another printing in this year of 2001. The author seems to have his way of bringing a complex issue to the reader's attention. We received mail from people who just red it for the fun of it.

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Product Details

Paperback: 234 pages
Publisher: ADI Solar; 2 edition (January 30, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 096718911X
ISBN-13: 978-0967189116
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 7 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #681,847 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This book is designed to answer some of your questions about solar energy, such as, why would one choose solar energy over conventional energy? Read the first page

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New Mexico, Point Zero, Colonel Copper, Radio Shack

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This book cites 2 books:

The Passive Solar House (Real Goods Independent Living Books) by James Kachadorian on page 166
Roman Empire by Colin Well on page 81

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The Easy Guide to Solar Electric Part II, Installation Manual by Adi Pieper in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
Notes from a Dying Planet, 2004-2006: One Scientist's Search for Solutions by Paul Brown on page 292, and Back Matter

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1.0 out of 5 stars Non-technical, entry-level solar electric book for beginners, August 24, 2000

By	Neil Milani (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Easy Guide to Solar Electric (Paperback)

I'm a technically-oriented, DIY person and I was looking for a solar electric book to help me with my small-scale, residential installation. I already have most of the background on photovoltaic systems and needed more of a "Here's-how-you-do-it" book. Although amusing and easily read, I found this book useful for someone who is starting to think about solar power and needs a light hand to make them feel more at ease about what a system will and will not do. This is not a book for someone needing a DIY guide or a "How-to" manual. It's not a bad book - just not useful for my needs.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introducion, December 13, 1999

By	Anna Flowers, author (Satellite Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Easy Guide to Solar Electric (Paperback)

I am a builder and owner of the Natural House. I reviewed Mr. Piepers book and found it an excellent introduction for entry level solar customers. My electrician says: "finally a book not clutterd with useless and too detailed information". Personally I like the humor in this book and give the book as a present to every home owner I build a house for. Thank you Mr. Pieper for the excellent work!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for novices - like me!, June 8, 2005

By	blbkwrm (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Easy Guide to Solar Electric (Paperback)

This book is silly and that is what helps me past the confusion of amps and watts and volts and cables. This is my most recent education in electrical engineering since fifth grade (and fixing some lamps and switches) and I am so glad I got this book and the installation manual.
Want to avoid mistakes. Some people may not like silly stories and humorous nonfiction. But for some of us, the humor both is illustrative, gives time to digest the technical ideas.
Great beginning book, does not scare me away from solar electric and that's exactly what I hoped for.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
I just recently moved into a solar house, and this book has given me a new understanding and appreciation of solar electricity. Read more

Published 19 months ago by Craig Hanke

1.0 out of 5 stars The Easy Guide to Solar Electric,second edition
If you want a book that talks in generalities and gives NO practical information, then this the book for you. I tried to send it back, but they wouldn't take it. Read more

Published 23 months ago by W. Henning

4.0 out of 5 stars Excelent basic books
This book put into easy to read wording that I could understand. I read it very quickly and enjoyed it. I feel a lot more educated and knowledgable about solar power systems.

Published on January 29, 2007 by C. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Nonfiction from the Heart
I red this book in Germany where I live, and, even though some aspects of this book are based on conditions in the USA, I highly recommend this book to everybody on this planet... Read more

Published on March 23, 2002 by Sonja Baumann

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Entry Level Book
I am not technically inclined and was long waiting to hear about some book that explains solar energy in simple language. I finally found it. Read more

Published on November 12, 2000 by Petra Wasinger

3.0 out of 5 stars good book for interface solar cells with auxilary equip
good book for understanding specifying wiring, inverters, batteries, etc., but limited in regards to information about solar cells themselves--only about 2 pages out of 200 plus... Read more

Published on March 18, 2000 by Richard L. Kuhns

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Great
The author tries to use a silly sense of humor to inform readers about electricity and solar power, but I found his sense of humor overbearing and much in the way of getting... Read more

Published on December 8, 1999 by DAVE

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, Helpful book about Solar.
My husband and I have always wanted to supplement our electricity with solar - and do it ourselves. It's been impossible to find a book that explains things simply and thoroughly... Read more

Published on November 19, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Very easy, informative book about solar
This informative book approaches solar in an intuitive way. The technical parts are presented in the layperson's language. Read more

Published on November 9, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The best solar book for beginners and very informative!
This is by far the best solar book I have read for the common person. Mr. Pieper clearly knows his field and presents the information in a fun and whimsical way. Read more

Published on November 5, 1999

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