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Listeroid, Standard Parts

Posted on February 3, 2013 by George B.

How Standard are Standards? It was many years  ago I asked a friend in India, “just how many standards are there in the making of Listeroid engines?” I had given the example of the ID at the top of the Tappet … Continue reading →

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News flash on Hatch Amonix 5MW Plant 4005KW best hour today!

Posted on January 30, 2013 by George B.

According to through the meter best hour performance as viewed through EPE website, the Hatch Power Plant made a best hour at 4005KW today. This is the best figure I’ve seen in a long time, and it’s only down 195KW from the better figures … Continue reading →

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Controlling Lighting with Motion Sensors and SSR’s

Posted on January 13, 2013 by George B.

In my never ending quest to save energy, I decided to connect Motion Sensors (more accurately “Passive Infra Red” or PIR) to an  Arduino, and having that control my lighting through an SSR. This is a good way to make sure … Continue reading →

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Today’s Musings, 12/28/12 an important note?

Posted on December 28, 2012 by George B.

As we attempt to plan our futures, we need stick our finger in the air! “In order to be in control of your life, you have to have a purpose—a productive purpose… A central purpose serves to integrate all the … Continue reading →

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Arduino & Android Integration

Posted on December 27, 2012 by George B.

I’m working on a project for a friend of mine, which requires a Arduino to be connected to an Android device. The Android is the display and control interface for the Arduino, displaying data from the Arduino, pin status, and sending control … Continue reading →

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Remote Control Your Home, with a TV Remote

Posted on December 15, 2012 by George B.

I wanted the ability to use a TV Remote to turn on and dim lights, change the thermostat for heating and cooling, even lock/unlock a door. Of course, everything looks like an Arduino project for me, so I scavenged the … Continue reading →

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PID Control with the Arduino

Posted on December 12, 2012 by George B.

There are times when a feedback loop is helpful to prevent overshoot or wild oscillations of a process, whether temperature, motion, or other type of system. A common solution is a proportional–integral–derivative controller (PID controller). With this Arduino solution, you tell … Continue reading →

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Building a Arduino Based Weather Station

Posted on December 6, 2012 by George B.

One of our interests is weather monitoring. It seems like a natural thing for a ham radio operator to be interested in, so we applied our micro-controller expertise and came up with the following project. In it’s current version, it … Continue reading →

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Open Test Thread: options test/edit test

Posted on November 25, 2012 by George B.

Doug Bradford performing test 123456789…….987654321  

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Comment of the Year?

Posted on October 13, 2012 by George B.

In private email I got this msg: “If I wanted political bull shit, I’d turn on TV.. I just unsubscribed!”   It’s the first email I received with the sentiment, but don’t we know… for every man who speaks up, there’s … Continue reading →

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