We have a way of thinking where I work (as long as safety is not violated):
1. Are they paying you? If so, shut up and wear the uniform. Stay focused.
2. The best way for a bad plan to fail is to implement it. If it's a bad plan, it will fail. Do not try to stand it up on your own. A plan should succeed or fail on its own merit.
3. Management changes. Even though you're in a relatively small company (I work in a company w/ 25k+ employees), management will come and go. Your current management will move on to screw with someone else just because they can.
4. The "Golden Rule." He who has the gold, makes the rules. You work for "them." If you do not like a policy, try and fight it. In this economy, shut up and wear the uniform.
All that being said, I did recently "draw the line in the sand." I was asked to provide my SSN to my company to get access to a room I've had access to w/o a SSN for the past 12 years. Apparently, once I "sign" the form, they have carte blanche to check my credit w/o letting me know they are doing so. Sorry, I don't give out my SSN for anything other than payroll. I spent 14 years in the military and had clearances. Even the military requests permission to check my credit each time they do so.
I'm not trying to berate the accomplishment or the effort, but 28.3% efficiency vs. 10 - 12% and light 500x brighter than sunlight? Where on Earth will that occur? Also, Mr. Arthur states that the new cells can "generate." Solar cells generate nothing. They convert one form of energy into another. As a matter-of-fact, you can neither create nor destroy energy, you can only convert its form. I'm sick of folks talking about "generating" energy.
I have occasion to build solar-powered repeaters for relay from remote locations. My first complaint is the size, second is efficiency. The solar cells are about 3'Hx1.5'W and have an output of around 19VDC for a 12VDC photocell. What do I do with the extra 7VDC? It's wasted as heat. I have to use a charge controller to regulate the voltage down to a useable amount. This increases my cost and decreases the over-all efficiency of the site. How much to you really need to convert when you cannot use but a certain amount?
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We have a way of thinking where I work (as long as safety is not violated): 1. Are they paying you? If so, shut up and wear the uniform. Stay focused. 2. The best way for a bad plan to fail is to implement it. If it's a bad plan, it will fail. Do not try to stand it up on your own. A plan should succeed or fail on its own merit. 3. Management changes. Even though you're in a relatively small company (I work in a company w/ 25k+ employees), management will come and go. Your current management will move on to screw with someone else just because they can. 4. The "Golden Rule." He who has the gold, makes the rules. You work for "them." If you do not like a policy, try and fight it. In this economy, shut up and wear the uniform. All that being said, I did recently "draw the line in the sand." I was asked to provide my SSN to my company to get access to a room I've had access to w/o a SSN for the past 12 years. Apparently, once I "sign" the form, they have carte blanche to check my credit w/o letting me know they are doing so. Sorry, I don't give out my SSN for anything other than payroll. I spent 14 years in the military and had clearances. Even the military requests permission to check my credit each time they do so.
I'm not trying to berate the accomplishment or the effort, but 28.3% efficiency vs. 10 - 12% and light 500x brighter than sunlight? Where on Earth will that occur? Also, Mr. Arthur states that the new cells can "generate." Solar cells generate nothing. They convert one form of energy into another. As a matter-of-fact, you can neither create nor destroy energy, you can only convert its form. I'm sick of folks talking about "generating" energy. I have occasion to build solar-powered repeaters for relay from remote locations. My first complaint is the size, second is efficiency. The solar cells are about 3'Hx1.5'W and have an output of around 19VDC for a 12VDC photocell. What do I do with the extra 7VDC? It's wasted as heat. I have to use a charge controller to regulate the voltage down to a useable amount. This increases my cost and decreases the over-all efficiency of the site. How much to you really need to convert when you cannot use but a certain amount?