I have the Light-O-Rama boards working. WOW! what a show. I have about 28 of the 32 outputs hooked up to various lights. I haven’t had the time yet to synchronize the lighting to Christmas music but that is coming. I have the FM transmitter functioning (also kit built) and it works great too. Currently I have a silent two minute routine written that loops back and starts over. The show starts at dark and...
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Exploding a possible myth?
I ran across one of the best reports I have read about the reasons for not using propane or a refrigerant tank for a receiver in a compressed air system. Here is the link in Horn & Whistle Magazine. I have been in the HVAC business all my life and at first thought all those throw away refrigerant tanks must be good for something. In fact there was at least one manufacturer who was offering a...
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The company for which I work (TAC) sent me to Houston a few years ago. I spent an entire summer in that wonderful south Texas weather and traveled between Houston and Dallas on a weekly basis. Our contract was with TXDOT (Texas Department of Transportation) to save energy in their traffic signals. The project was a lot of fun although somewhat repetitious. I managed a subcontractor with between 5 to 7 crews. We changed about 30,000...
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We have four domestic geese that claim ownership of our common lake behind our home. They freely roam wherever they choose. They frighten some folks and young children but are only doing their “large goose” thing. They are very noisy when they want. I do not fear them and actually enjoy their “boss” attitude. We incorrectly called them Canadian geese for many years. They are not. The breed is called the African Goose. Why they...
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