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Hello, In order to get a Stirling engine running as smoothly as possible, are there any tricks that one could apply with respect to friction? A quick Google check brought me back dry lubricants that one could apply. Are those worth anything? I figure that if you run your engine for a while eventuall...

Hi Ian, Thanks for the reply. I know about the sun tracking. I have an the .NET version of the Arduino (the NETduino) that I was hoping to purpose for precisely such a task. I found a 1 meter diameter lens with a circular pattern. What does LCP mean? I've seen that acronym a bit here in the forum bu...

Hello everyone, This is my first post and I'm a total noob so please bear with me. For a while I've been fantasizing about powering an engine via Fresnel lens which is then connected to a generator which then is connected to my house. I live in Chicago and the sun beat down pretty hard this past sum...