Category Archives: Submitted Articles

Efficiency in Battery Charging (Bill Rogers)

Posted on January 24, 2016 by George B.

  I do remember that time Bill Rogers and I were in a power shed out in the middle of the desert, maybe 25 miles from an oiled road.  Our mutual friend and excellent host had been using the gen … Continue reading →

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Quinn Farnes, Part 2 of his 6/1 build

Posted on January 26, 2015 by George B.

See the previous post for part one. Thanks for sharing this with our DIYer Brothers Quinn! GB Beta Test Part II REVISED 01_2015

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Top DIYer, Quinn Farnes, read his series, “building a Lister 6/1 clone.”

Posted on January 18, 2015 by George B.

Well it finally happened, Quinn retired from a very demanding job in research, I doubt he has all that much more under-utilized time, but perhaps he’s found a few more hours a month for his hobbies?  Quinn’s amazing series starts here, with … 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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Monitoring Power Consumption / Production

Posted on December 2, 2012 by George B.

Sunday morning musings.. many of the past posts were all about how we might ‘devine’ the direction of the wind. We DIYers build our houses with thoughts of such things. But what follows are tools and knowledge we might add … Continue reading →

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Monitoring and controlling devices, with an embedded microcontroller and web server.

Posted on November 25, 2012 by George B.

Introduction by George B. Why I think you need consider making the time for Steve’s project?  As we study small generators, we learn that one of the larger mistakes we can make is buying one too big. I use the … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Development

Posted on June 16, 2012 by George B.

It’s an old term freshly hijacked by those who’d like to organize your life and make everything simple for you. Thank you Dr. Kemm, and many others who make time to explain what’s really going on behind the curtain of deceit. … Continue reading →

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Laidong 1115 The best choice right now?? Article by Butch, ’38C’

Posted on April 30, 2012 by George B.

 I’d like to thank Butch for his efforts in making acessments of the Laidong Product. Some of you might know that Lee and David have been working hard to access who is making the better products in China, and this brand was identified … Continue reading →

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