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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Flash Light
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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I have a new project I am working on. This one is for Christmas time. I am a computer and electronics as well as a radio experimenter and amateur radio operator. (W5EHS) So I am interested in anything electronic. That’s probably why I get so enthused about CNC and how electronics and computers (and my real job in building control systems) can control real world objects. Here is the site to visit: Light-o-Rama . I...
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