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by bigkim100
Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Electric water heater questions
Replies: 22
Views: 13979

Well, now you can look foreward to being ripped off by your electricity supplier.
:???: Kim
by bigkim100
Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anti-Gravity Machine!
Replies: 8
Views: 3763

I remember that when I was in grade 8...I found a construction project for a MARX generator. It used PVC pipe, layered with tinfoil on the inside for capacitors, and used a tesla coil to excite it. It stood about 8 1/2 feet tall , in a 9 foot ceilinged room. I remember activating the tesla coil, and...
by bigkim100
Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: XM Radio or Serrius Radio
Replies: 11
Views: 5965

sorry to harp 0n...BUT I LOOOOVE SATELLITE RADIO.As far as if its worth it...again...you will get a hundred of people that will agree and disagree with me...but I pay approximatly $6.00 a month for SIRIUS (by far my FAVORITE)...and a few cents more for XM...and in my opinion THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY WORT...
by bigkim100
Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: XM Radio or Serrius Radio
Replies: 11
Views: 5965

Oh...and as far as trying their product...when I purchased my systems (again...both operate in my truck side-by-side) both came with a 30 day trial period. I dont know if this is the case NOW..but it was a few months ago. As well...MOST if not ALL retailers have both systems working...side by side i...
by bigkim100
Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: XM Radio or Serrius Radio
Replies: 11
Views: 5965

And a quick check of both Sirius and XM websites...list exactly what world-wide programming they have....BBC. CBC, PBS, ETC, ETC....This can also be found in the pamphlets that are available at any retailer that sells the product...so I dont quite understand why you cant find programming info.As far...
by bigkim100
Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: XM Radio or Serrius Radio
Replies: 11
Views: 5965

Come on.....do at least a micron of work before asking

Oh come on.......you havnt done your homework AT ALL 1) Neither have the same programming 2) Neither have the same monthly fees 3) neither use the same hardware All of this could have been found out by either visiting their websites ...or visiting any one of the thousands of retailers that sell thei...
by bigkim100
Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: No more satellites ?
Replies: 3
Views: 2458

Its funny, people seem to think that there are so many satellites up there...that they can literlly bump into each other. 1-There arnt nearly as many satellites in orbit that people think there are 2-all satellites are many,many miles away from each other, at their closest, and are locked into orbit...
by bigkim100
Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: TURBOFLARE 360 LED EMERGENCY LIGHT
Replies: 5
Views: 5517

http://www.electronics-lab.com/projects ... light/028/

or

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepage ... 4017-7.gif

or about a million other schematics found when Googling 4017 led chaser schematic.
by bigkim100
Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: TURBOFLARE 360 LED EMERGENCY LIGHT
Replies: 5
Views: 5517

you gotta be kidding

You gotta be kidding....a couple of ultrabrite leds, a 555, and a 4017 will produce the same thing...probibly better.
by bigkim100
Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: reversing motors??
Replies: 5
Views: 5063

ok, so how does this do it??????

This leeson controller that I just sold, happily reverses 120 volt motors, as well as brakes, and controlls speed. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=009&sspagename=STRK%3AMESO%3AIT&viewitem=&item=190052317955&rd=1&rd=1 I used it on my 120 volt drill press, to b...
by bigkim100
Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: -JPKNHTP
Replies: 11
Views: 5775

Well...thats a hell of a long time for the body to go through such forces. You wont see me on a thing like that...but it is amusing to watch. Thats gotta be the largest robotic arm around. Its a hell of a lot more interesting than the arm setting up pegs a second at a time. I wonder what they have f...
by bigkim100
Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: -JPKNHTP
Replies: 11
Views: 5775

Well...
there goes a nother chunk of my life wasted.
There has just GOTTA be something more interesting that you can do with a couple of million bucks worth of robotic arms.
by bigkim100
Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Norelco LFH 0095/54 Tape recprder
Replies: 5
Views: 4232

Once you remove the back, you will find the batteries
by bigkim100
Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruben's Tube
Replies: 6
Views: 2967

Im sorry, but I did this as a grade 11 project, from a Popular Electronics, or Electronics Illustrated project....and Im now 46. A few years have past, and the only thing that I remember was that it was a Propane Flame, and I used a liquid salt solution that was drawn up by a wick into the flame. I ...
by bigkim100
Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why digital TV ?
Replies: 11
Views: 5234

To be quite honest ....no matter the technical reasons, the reason that jollyrgr gave is the real reason. My good old-fashoned 42 in analogue tv hooked up to digital cable is crisp, clean, with ZERO noise, snow, pixellation, etc...no matter what the weather. Oh....and dont hold youir breath for gove...