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  1. Kingfish

    Science, Physics, Math, & Myth

    My Father-in-Law used to tell me: “There are two types of people in this world: Those that can count…” (with anticipation of a conclusion that never arrived) Moving the sub-conversation here to this thread where we do not disrupt a fruitful conversation on the MXUS thread that has apparently...
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    Google Takes Over NASA's Moffett Airfield...

    Google Takes Over NASA's Moffett Airfield for Robot and Space Research That is totally neat! I mean - think of the potential. 8) Where are they going? What will they make in those refurbished hangers? Curious and curiouser! Exciting times, KF
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    DIY Gone Awry!

    Ye gads! I was looking for something completely different and I ran across this business. Home Made Air Conditioner Definitely a must-read after killing a 12-pack of swill :P Too hokey for me - though worth a laugh :lol: Enjoy, KF
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    S-pwr LEDs brighten I-90 lanes over Mtn pass

    Solar-powered LED lights brighten I-90 lanes at Snoqualmie Pass This installation is in Washington State, USA on a particularly busy East-West interstate mountain pass that regularly received several feet of snow and avalanche each winter. I just happened to go over The Pass last weekend and...
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    Headlight LED Conversion Kit

    Greetings – Arriving in my snail mailbox was the semi-regular publication from CycleGear.com. New in the latest issue was the LED Conversion Kit from SpeedMetal. There is no mention of DOT-compliance, however I will publish here the general information that is found online. LED Conversion...
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    Tire makers race to turn dandelions into rubber

    Tire makers race to turn dandelions into rubber Wasn't sure which forum to post since we all use rubber in some form or another. Regardless, it's good to have alternatives. ~KF PS - Ever notice that every sentence in a Reuters report is a paragraph?
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    Eddy Current Study

    Greetings – I was in a conversation the other night and we landed on the subject of Eddy Currents. Going through the math, it was my understanding that the calculation for determining the diameter of Phase Wire Conductors inside the motor is based upon the Motor Frequency – and NOT the...
  8. Kingfish

    Big Batteries to Boost the Electric Grid

    Big Batteries Are Starting to Boost the Electric Grid Good start, KF
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    My Other Project

    I have several other irons in the fire. When not working on ebike – I am dabbling in other areas. At present a project that has taken over my work space is the R&R of my XBox 360. A week ago last weekend it went belly-up and gave me the E74 Error Code which translates to “a bad AV cable”...
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    SPICE: Defining Components

    Greetings – I would like to map out the IRFP4110 MOSFET to SPICE. I am using LTSpice, however the definition is not available. Instead – I borrowed another component within the library that is similar and reverse the model back to map with the spec sheet and kindly ask The Forum to check my...
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    Ambri: Storing Electricity for our Future

    Ambri|Technology I lost the original link that lead me to this company, though it was a video - perhaps on NBCNEWS - that talked about how these guys were breaking ground in the field of energy storage for utilities by using Liquid Metal Batteries, a technology that has its' root in MIT...
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    Researchers to Test Ocean Turbine Generators

    Researchers to Test Ocean Turbine Generators Off Florida Coast Promising development. KF
  13. Kingfish

    Pavement into Alternative Energy Sources

    Projects Seek to Turn Pavement into Alternative Energy Sources Interesting read. Not sure how it would work in a snowy environment. ~KF
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    Isolated Power Supply

    Greetings – I am interested in building (or at least understand how to build) a clean (enough) PS on a 1:1 scale using common household (North America/CAN-USA) supply of 120-127 VAC. Purchasing an off-the-shelf solution is an option. The goal is to simulate voltage/current supplied by a...
  15. Kingfish

    Games: Funny takes

    ESO: Grahtwood, An Affront to Mara Possibly the best dialog humor in-game yet. :lol: Good humored tongue-in-cheek, KF
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    BMW: big expansion of Moses Lake CF plant

    BMW plans big expansion of Moses Lake carbon-fiber plant I wonder how much of that is going to Boeing? For those that have never been there - Moses Lake (pop. ~21k; about 3 hours drive east from Seattle) is near the center of the State of Washington, and is essentially a small community...
  17. Kingfish

    Lost in Translation

    Made me laugh :lol: FAQ: Magnet Wire bending, loose line analysis Must have used Google Translate or something... Be careful of that mold. And of blind Ju. And especially of the Actinobacillus line circular motion; I don't even want to know what that is! :P Going volatile, KF
  18. Kingfish

    Riding of the Bulls

    Cite: Wikipedia Forgive me, but I can think of no other analogy that explains the last ½ mile of my ride home. The gauntlet includes the last ¼ mile segment of freeway that terminates as a major arterial, plus ¼ mile more where I must keep pace before peeling off onto my rural route. The run...
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    Ford develops solar powered car

    Ford develops solar powered car for everyday use Hmmm, makes me wonder if they've had a breakthrough in Solar cells. Concentrator is not new tech. Illuminated, KF
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    Arrow: A 4WD 'fighter jet' for the road

    (CNET) Arrow: A four-wheeled 'fighter jet' for the road (Q&A) More on CharlesBombardier.com Has my attention, KF
  21. Kingfish

    Solidworks, AutoCAD, or Creo?

    Greetings – From my hidden urban bat cave in the rain forest, it is time to replace my toolset. 8) I’m dusting off my ME software and upgrading the PC at the same time after taking a lot of mileage on my last upgrade of AutoCAD 2000i. Heck – someone on eBay is selling it for $150 so it must...
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    'Theft of power' lands electric-car driver in jail

    'Theft of power' lands electric-car driver in jail Hopefully the judge will dismiss this as a nuisance. I mean - what's the fine going to be, another $0.05? Obviously Law Enforcement in some parts of the country is lacking on basic training, or perhaps the economics of basic law enforcement...
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    H2 phone chargers to keep Africans connected

    Hydrogen phone chargers to keep Africans connected when power runs short Good start. Be neat to learn more - and perhaps adapt to larger systems. ~KF
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    Using solar for warmth in Norway

    Norwegian Town's Bright Idea Is A Shining Example Of Ingenuity Seems like a plan 8) ~KF
  25. Kingfish

    NPR: Spain Begins To Embrace The Bicycle

    Car-Centric Spain Begins To Embrace The Bicycle Smart money. KF
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