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- Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 24kw AC generator frequency problem
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12304
Re: 24kw AC generator frequency problem
The implication that that a 200 amp. single phase breaker has 100 amp on each pole and adds up to 200 amp. is simply crazy. 200 amp. is 200 amp. per pole for 1 pole or up to a million poles. Also, could you please load the generator? I, like the rest of the people, think that that will make all your...
- Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: AC Motor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3845
Re: AC Motor
Hi rzimpala, Based on your description, it sounds like a PSC motor. A quick way to tell is to run the third winding to a 5 uf 370 volt oil capacitor and put the other side of the cap to one of the lines. If you get it across the right line it will develop some starting torque. (generally not very hi...
- Thu May 12, 2005 2:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How is power fed back into the grid?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9818
Re: How is power fed back into the grid?
Yeah, Terry, I have known about the possibility of cooking a lineman. I do know of a local farmer that obviously did not know ( or did not care :mad: ) about such things. Actually what happened was the utility had connected his double throw disconnect improperly, and when he flipped it over to auxil...
- Thu May 12, 2005 5:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How is power fed back into the grid?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9818
Re: How is power fed back into the grid?
I understand the part of how the transformer acts as a step-up. The only question I had was how the inverter or whatever other device being used is made to "sync" with the grid. As for the million dollar panel, I think that maybe I'll need lots of solar panels to offset the panel cost :( !...
- Fri May 06, 2005 10:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How is power fed back into the grid?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9818
How is power fed back into the grid?
I'm a bit confused as to how power is fed back into the grid. For instance, if I have a A.C. generator, how do I get it phased right? Also, how would the D.C. output from solar cells have to be conditioned in order to supply the grid?
- Wed May 04, 2005 10:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DELCO Radio info needed
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6138
Re: DELCO Radio info needed
I too drive a Geo Metro. My suggestion is to turn it in to the insurance company. They will probably total the car, and then you can go get another one! If you don't like that option, you could always go to your local salvage dealer and get a used radio. If your still determined to repair the one yo...
- Tue May 03, 2005 10:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Solar panel sleight of hand
- Replies: 67
- Views: 24534
Re: Solar panel sleight of hand
I agree with Chris that if "pissing money away" needs to be done, we need to do it at home. A good place to start would be in alternative energy. I don't believe that America has enough of land area to fill with solar panels to even dent the oil consumption, unfortunaly.
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: suggest a circuit to convert 24vac to 12vdc
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6075
Re: suggest a circuit to convert 24vac to 12vdc
School project?
- Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: non-polar capasitor value reading
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9043
Re: non-polar capasitor value reading
Thanks Dean!
I had never quite gotten all that capacitor stuff straight! I'm cutting and pasting your piece straight to my hard drive! P.S. Hope there is no copyright! Thanks again! Sterling.
I had never quite gotten all that capacitor stuff straight! I'm cutting and pasting your piece straight to my hard drive! P.S. Hope there is no copyright! Thanks again! Sterling.
- Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: AC motors Torque Vs Speed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5266
Re: AC motors Torque Vs Speed
I don't understand what you're doing, but it sounds cool! :cool: What you really need is a variable frequency drive and a gearbox. You didn't mention horsepower, so I'm not sure what kind of torque you're needing, but if you want to go that low rpm with a regular induction motor and have any torque ...
- Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's the advantage of useing a hot air rework station
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2907
Re: What's the advantage of useing a hot air rework station
Alright philba, between me and no_vice, we're going to have you spinning your wheels! My questions, along with no_vice's, are:<p>1. I have a soldering iron. You've gotten me all fired up and I'm ready to waste some boards! But what type of solder do I use? I have some 60/40 rosin core that works gre...
- Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's the advantage of useing a hot air rework station
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2907
What's the advantage of useing a hot air rework station
I'm looking to jump into the SMT world, and am a little confused about the hot air rework stations. What are the pro's and con's of hot air?
- Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Really interesting electronics scam
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3822
Re: Really interesting electronics scam
Hey, good idea! I've got $1.50 that I'll throw in!
- Fri Feb 11, 2005 2:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SMT vs. TH
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3133
Re: SMT vs. TH
Good comments! I have been working with TH components. Until one fateful day I needed a such and such A/D convertor. I just up and ordered one, along with some other stuff, from Digikey. The specs said that my A/D convertor was a SMT. OK. No problem, I thought. A surface mount is a surface mount, ri...
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SMT vs. TH
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3133
SMT vs. TH
Hey, curosity has just right now gotten the best of me. I know, it's a bad thing to have happen, and that I should have more self control, but I've got to know if I'm missing out on something by doing all my tinkering with TH components instead of SMT's. Besides the obvious, that being the fact that...