At 18:09 -0500 4/27/11, ard wrote:
>[1] I am not one of those. I have no qualifications in electronics or
>computing.
On Thu, 28 Apr 2011, Mark Tapley wrote:
I think it would be fair to insert the word
"formal".
Tony seems like an informal kinda guy!
I can not imagine him wearing a tux.
You mean you
don;'t have a bench supply???
Well, I have some orphaned in-line or wall-wart
supplies intended for
computers, radios, etc. that I could chop the connectors off of. But
I figured the jump cables could put out more current.
A somewhat bulky, heavy, relatively high capacity 12V supply, that has a
built-in petrol powered charger, and is not only on wheels for moving it,
it is self-propelled. That makes it readily movable to alternate sites,
and can even be used for moving the whole thing to a petrol dispensary
when the fuel supply needs to be replenished. Although the guvmint
regulates transporting it under its own power, there is little or no
regulation of what you can do with it while stationary. It has seats, not
quite like a Cray, that are even enclosed (with windows) for inclement
weather (some teenagers re-purpose it as a romantic assignation). It has
a boot for storing the connecting cables, and some tools. It has a radio
that can be used while working, and bright work lights on one end,
although not as readily aimable as would be nice. Those worklights can
also function, when removed, as an excellent dummy load. Although it
could easily be modified to run on the hydrogen that it is capable of
producing, unfortunately, the efficiency is too low for it to produce as
much hydrogen as it would require for sustained operation.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at
xenosoft.com
