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n8nxf
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response 840 of 848:
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Apr 13 19:33 UTC 2007 |
I come by here every now and then to clean out my mailbox. Rane, #384 is not
my project so I can't answer your question.
I put new brake pads on my CX650C and new stainless steel mufflers on a BMW
R75/5. Nice bike, that!
I rebuilt the hi/lo planatray on my '69 Commercial 12 Gravely 2-wheel tractor
and then discovered that the differential had big problems. Parts are on
order to repair that and bring it up to the more recent configuration.
I'm kicking around ideas on building an electric motorbike. Something with
a 40 mile range and top speed of around 50 MPH so that I don't become a road
hazzard on some of the roads out by me. I met a fellow who did one who lives
close by. Anyone with a doner bike out there by chance?
I bought and built up a new commuter bicycle last spring. I dissed the front
shifter and chain ring. I figured out what gears I needed and set up the 9
remaining gears to meet those needs. I did over 2K miles last year just
riding to and from work. This winter I laced a Shimano Nexus dyno-hub into
the front wheel for a little 3W halogen headlight. Wasn't bright enough so
I got sone Luxeon Emitter III LED's and after collecting some data on the
dyno-hub, built up a dual-LED headlight. MUCH better than the halogen unit
and I was able to coax another watt out of the dyno.
Did I mention that we put up ten 10' X 4' solar hot water panels a couple
years ago to preheat the water going into our hot water tank and to dump heat
into our basement radiant floor slab? Works great, when the sun comes out...
I see my spelling hasn't improved. And I forgot how to use the editor. Oh
well, some things don't change ;o)
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keesan
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response 841 of 848:
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Apr 13 22:07 UTC 2007 |
How much supplementary heat do you still need during Michigan overcast
winters?
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rcurl
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response 842 of 848:
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Apr 14 04:12 UTC 2007 |
I sure didn't mean to write "384" - but now don't remember what I asked about.
So it goes.
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n8nxf
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response 843 of 848:
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Apr 16 16:17 UTC 2007 |
We reduced our propane consumption from about 800 gallons per year to about
500. Solar heating for Michigan winters is difficult, though taking passive
solar it into consideration during the design phase does help. Active solar
is the only type of solar heating that will give you a meaningful net gain.
In these sorts of overcast winter climates you are probably better off,
heating & cooling wise, inside of a windowless Styrofoam box with a candle
for warmth and a air-to-air heat exchanger for fresh air ;o)
Rane, I think it was item 834 you were inquiring about. It's together and
I've ridden it to break it in. I need to move the seat back a bit and then
insure and license it. You can see it at:
http://webpages.charter.net/n8nxf/R60slash2.jpg
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gull
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response 844 of 848:
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Apr 17 19:51 UTC 2007 |
Re resp:840:
An electric motorbike would be overkill for me, but I'd kind of like an
electric moped. A top speed of 30-35 mph would let me travel on most
arterials in the town I live in without being a hazard to navigation.
There isn't much out there, though; most commercial ones top out at 20
mph.
This did catch my interest:
http://www.electricrider.com/crystalyte/phoenix.htm
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drew
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response 845 of 848:
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Apr 18 19:43 UTC 2007 |
I'm thinking I'd like a Cheetah <http://www-eng.lbl.gov/~osborn/cheetah/
cheetah.html>. With regenerative braking if possible, but I think I could
do without if necessary. Combustion speeds without combustion *costs*.
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gull
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response 846 of 848:
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Apr 20 18:31 UTC 2007 |
One reason I'm more interested in electric mopeds than electric cars is
I have no electrical outlet near my parking space, but I could park a
moped on my patio, where I do have power.
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tod
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response 847 of 848:
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Apr 20 20:52 UTC 2007 |
What if you could wear a big coil on your helmet and pass inductors on your
route which would transmit the power to you through your helmet? ;)
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gull
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response 848 of 848:
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Nov 11 02:44 UTC 2007 |
I took my Ranger RCI-2950 10 meter band radio out of my car for repairs,
today. It had two problems: First, the power connector was flimsy and
intermittent. Secondly, the memory backup battery had gone dead,
causing the radio to lose its settings every time it was powered off.
This might have been only a minor annoyance, except that the radio would
sometimes power on in a confused, non-functional state.
The first problem was fairly easy to solve. I bought a pigtail with a
much heavier-duty connector on it. I removed the original connector and
put a grommet in the hole, using that for the cable for the new power
pigtail. I installed a terminal lug inside the radio to hold the
components that were formerly attached to the old power connector -- a
couple of filter capacitors and RF chokes. A zip tie pulled tight
around the cable just inside the grommet provided strain relief.
The second problem required more disassembly. I found the
display/control board had a soldered-in lithium battery on it. I
couldn't find lithium batteries with solder tabs locally, so I installed
a holder for a common CR-2032 lithium coin cell instead. This will make
future battery changes much easier; I feel it really should have been
the original design.
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