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My Scratch Pad
« on: December 01, 2013, 02:08:19 pm »
This is a reference thread I've created for items that will become part of a bigger story at some point.

The contents will change, but when I remove something, ...

EDIT - *I'll put a link to the full story up in its place. All part of an effort to clean up some of my "mess" around here :D

THE TRUTH - Don't count on it, see below :)

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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2013, 12:57:44 am »
Crazy, or Mad.  You pick.
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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2014, 08:25:59 pm »
try a single burner propane stove for heat--keep a window cracked open...works great for heat..did that for years on my old 53 panel truck..boxspring bed in back.
drove all the way down from alaska to south dakota in the middle of winter...that little burner kept it nice and warm inside..never did wake up with a headake..
not sure how safe that is nowdays...might want to install a co2 monitor if you do.............................
just do it

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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2014, 01:17:16 am »
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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2014, 03:46:01 am »
Steves ION drive at full power?!

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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2014, 05:37:33 am »
  A picture a few posts back looked like a board/components were floating weightless.
  So maybe an ION drive isn't so far fetched.    :)
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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2014, 05:36:17 am »
You caught me...

Nobody was supposed to find out about the engines, but I guess the glow gave it away... Guess there's no need to explain what all the extra solar will be for now  ;D

It's just a modified torch... The end of the heating season is here and somewhere along the lines a few tanks ago, the jets on not one but both torches began clogging up, in addition to the "stars" getting all screwy. I'm suspecting a bad batch of propane in some form or another...

They were getting difficult to light and weren't putting out much anymore, so I got a little aggressive with one of them... Cleaned out the jet and removed the star, then "tweaked the carb", a hint of which is visible down below the flame. It now lights easily and puts off some decent heat, but the combination of the flame front being well down in the yoke and the method I used to choke it causes a lot higher temps toward the valve.

Before anybody freaks out, no, I don't run it unattended, nor for lengthy periods. Instead, I dug out the catalytic and set this off to the side to give a quick boost when conditions warrant it. Not really any kind of final design, but did think the pic looked cool, so I posted it ;)

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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2014, 01:06:12 am »
For those wondering, "I left the ion drive because it's funny" is the final stance ;D

Steve

And no links, sorry haha they're everywhere. You'll find me ;)

(Everyone else, it was cleared to make more)
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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2014, 03:03:17 am »
Let's go old school for a moment, shall we?

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Cyan, white here, core temp
Blue, cyan here, fridge temp,
Red, compressor temp

Cyan (white, remember?) Compressor on
Red, compressor cooling, and now core stir
Purple, if on ever, blower enabled

You can probably guess the rest... ;)

The astute can see the problem... ;D

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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2014, 05:10:11 pm »
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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2014, 09:40:42 pm »
Battery bank possibilities?
Trying to make power from alternative energy any which way I can.
Just to abuse what I make. (and run this site)

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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2014, 02:05:16 am »
Maybe, dunno. Pros and cons... Inside is still winning, but I'm looking around for economical means to hold them up underneath. Fun fun
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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2014, 12:25:58 pm »
Heh...

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From my core stash. These are from the set that backed up my servers, the ones that boiled dry. Time in storage has given them the chance to grow it would appear :P

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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2014, 03:45:37 pm »
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Re: My Scratch Pad
« Reply #14 on: September 06, 2014, 07:31:26 pm »
Oops

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