Abridged version - Alarm system transformer + power supply

On 11/29/2013 5:57 PM, krw@attt.bizz wrote:
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 06:11:41 -0600, The Daring Dufas
the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2013 11:36 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 11/28/2013 5:10 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 11/28/2013 11:38 AM, krw@attt.bizz wrote:
On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:11:27 -0600, The Daring Dufas
the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2013 9:37 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 11/28/2013 12:13 AM, The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 11/27/2013 10:29 PM, micky wrote:
That *is* a coincidence.

Today during non-fire testing, one of the three main rockets on
the
Titan booster tested bad. During a lull in the rain, our crew of
sixteen technicians, unbolted the rocket and replaced it with a
spare.
It took 143 minutes and they finished just before the rain started
again.

The new engine tested well in situ, and the Thanksgiving launch of
the
first Turkey in Space is scheduled to launch Thursday at 10AM
EST as
planned. If I may quote you, "Now it works again".

Mickey,

Chief Engineer, NASA John F. Kennedy Manned Spacecraft Center,
Cape
Canaveral, Florida.

"America, First in Space"


I thought we were using leftover Russian moon rocket engines? ^_^

TDD

Didn't I hear they are made in China, and imported by
Walmart. Clinton sold them the technology, during his
campaign.


Nope, NASA actually used some Russian rocket motors. ^_^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZnYr94aa9E

Because the US government is incapable of doing anything, anymore.
Hmmm,
Not using metric system is another possible reason getting beaten by
Russians at the start line.

All my measuring instruments are marked with metric units but my brain
hasn't been totally converted into metric. ^_^

TDD



Hi,
I grew up with Metric system. And I had to learn imperial system quick.
Only problem with Imperial system is poor accuracy. My BIL was air force
Kiwi constructing air base, designing pipe lines, oil storage tanks,etc.
Here we live in oil country, pipe lines criss cross
every where. He mentioned once difficulty in maintaining tight tolerance
with inch-pound units vs. metric. How do we do logarithm,
measuring decibel, how do we do all the high level math. in in.-lb.
After converting to Metric I guess. I was a radio repairman for
field artillery unit in the service. We used Metric. Kids here learn in
Metric. Hospitals use Metric. Speed road signs are all Metric, etc.

The U.S. military went metric for most things many years ago. I remember
the TV reports from Vietnam where soldiers were describing the distance
of some event in meters.

"klicks". I could be wrong but believe the Navy still uses yards for
gunnery, though. hey did fairly recently, anyway.
Click to expand...

I watched a documentary about the modern British Navy where they were
using yards for the ship's guns but the ground troupes were using
meters. I'm going to guess that all the naval artillery tables and
calculations would have to be redone to convert to metric. I remember
that the older ships have mechanical computers to calculate trajectories
and it would be quite a chore to refit those old ships. ^_^

TDD
 
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:16:42 -0600, The Daring Dufas
<the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote:

On 11/29/2013 5:57 PM, krw@attt.bizz wrote:
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 06:11:41 -0600, The Daring Dufas
the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2013 11:36 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 11/28/2013 5:10 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 11/28/2013 11:38 AM, krw@attt.bizz wrote:
On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:11:27 -0600, The Daring Dufas
the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2013 9:37 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 11/28/2013 12:13 AM, The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 11/27/2013 10:29 PM, micky wrote:
That *is* a coincidence.

Today during non-fire testing, one of the three main rockets on
the
Titan booster tested bad. During a lull in the rain, our crew of
sixteen technicians, unbolted the rocket and replaced it with a
spare.
It took 143 minutes and they finished just before the rain started
again.

The new engine tested well in situ, and the Thanksgiving launch of
the
first Turkey in Space is scheduled to launch Thursday at 10AM
EST as
planned. If I may quote you, "Now it works again".

Mickey,

Chief Engineer, NASA John F. Kennedy Manned Spacecraft Center,
Cape
Canaveral, Florida.

"America, First in Space"


I thought we were using leftover Russian moon rocket engines? ^_^

TDD

Didn't I hear they are made in China, and imported by
Walmart. Clinton sold them the technology, during his
campaign.


Nope, NASA actually used some Russian rocket motors. ^_^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZnYr94aa9E

Because the US government is incapable of doing anything, anymore.
Hmmm,
Not using metric system is another possible reason getting beaten by
Russians at the start line.

All my measuring instruments are marked with metric units but my brain
hasn't been totally converted into metric. ^_^

TDD



Hi,
I grew up with Metric system. And I had to learn imperial system quick.
Only problem with Imperial system is poor accuracy. My BIL was air force
Kiwi constructing air base, designing pipe lines, oil storage tanks,etc.
Here we live in oil country, pipe lines criss cross
every where. He mentioned once difficulty in maintaining tight tolerance
with inch-pound units vs. metric. How do we do logarithm,
measuring decibel, how do we do all the high level math. in in.-lb.
After converting to Metric I guess. I was a radio repairman for
field artillery unit in the service. We used Metric. Kids here learn in
Metric. Hospitals use Metric. Speed road signs are all Metric, etc.

The U.S. military went metric for most things many years ago. I remember
the TV reports from Vietnam where soldiers were describing the distance
of some event in meters.

"klicks". I could be wrong but believe the Navy still uses yards for
gunnery, though. hey did fairly recently, anyway.


I watched a documentary about the modern British Navy where they were
using yards for the ship's guns but the ground troupes were using
meters. I'm going to guess that all the naval artillery tables and
calculations would have to be redone to convert to metric. I remember
that the older ships have mechanical computers to calculate trajectories
and it would be quite a chore to refit those old ships. ^_^
Click to expand...

Note that the Navy also uses nautical miles for surface distance (and
yards for torpedoes). All of the conversions are trivial for the few
times they're necessary. Certainly easier than the entire service
changing. The same is true for domestic use of FPS. With calculators
and computers, it's even more true.
 
On 11/29/2013 7:48 PM, krw@attt.bizz wrote:
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:16:42 -0600, The Daring Dufas
the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote:

On 11/29/2013 5:57 PM, krw@attt.bizz wrote:
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 06:11:41 -0600, The Daring Dufas
the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2013 11:36 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 11/28/2013 5:10 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 11/28/2013 11:38 AM, krw@attt.bizz wrote:
On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:11:27 -0600, The Daring Dufas
the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2013 9:37 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 11/28/2013 12:13 AM, The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 11/27/2013 10:29 PM, micky wrote:
That *is* a coincidence.

Today during non-fire testing, one of the three main rockets on
the
Titan booster tested bad. During a lull in the rain, our crew of
sixteen technicians, unbolted the rocket and replaced it with a
spare.
It took 143 minutes and they finished just before the rain started
again.

The new engine tested well in situ, and the Thanksgiving launch of
the
first Turkey in Space is scheduled to launch Thursday at 10AM
EST as
planned. If I may quote you, "Now it works again".

Mickey,

Chief Engineer, NASA John F. Kennedy Manned Spacecraft Center,
Cape
Canaveral, Florida.

"America, First in Space"


I thought we were using leftover Russian moon rocket engines? ^_^

TDD

Didn't I hear they are made in China, and imported by
Walmart. Clinton sold them the technology, during his
campaign.


Nope, NASA actually used some Russian rocket motors. ^_^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZnYr94aa9E

Because the US government is incapable of doing anything, anymore.
Hmmm,
Not using metric system is another possible reason getting beaten by
Russians at the start line.

All my measuring instruments are marked with metric units but my brain
hasn't been totally converted into metric. ^_^

TDD



Hi,
I grew up with Metric system. And I had to learn imperial system quick.
Only problem with Imperial system is poor accuracy. My BIL was air force
Kiwi constructing air base, designing pipe lines, oil storage tanks,etc.
Here we live in oil country, pipe lines criss cross
every where. He mentioned once difficulty in maintaining tight tolerance
with inch-pound units vs. metric. How do we do logarithm,
measuring decibel, how do we do all the high level math. in in.-lb.
After converting to Metric I guess. I was a radio repairman for
field artillery unit in the service. We used Metric. Kids here learn in
Metric. Hospitals use Metric. Speed road signs are all Metric, etc.

The U.S. military went metric for most things many years ago. I remember
the TV reports from Vietnam where soldiers were describing the distance
of some event in meters.

"klicks". I could be wrong but believe the Navy still uses yards for
gunnery, though. hey did fairly recently, anyway.


I watched a documentary about the modern British Navy where they were
using yards for the ship's guns but the ground troupes were using
meters. I'm going to guess that all the naval artillery tables and
calculations would have to be redone to convert to metric. I remember
that the older ships have mechanical computers to calculate trajectories
and it would be quite a chore to refit those old ships. ^_^

Note that the Navy also uses nautical miles for surface distance (and
yards for torpedoes). All of the conversions are trivial for the few
times they're necessary. Certainly easier than the entire service
changing. The same is true for domestic use of FPS. With calculators
and computers, it's even more true.
Click to expand...

You can't teach an old Swabby new tricks. Perhaps the reprogramming of a
sailor's brain is more difficult? ^_^

TDD
 
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 21:15:10 -0600, The Daring Dufas
<the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote:

On 11/29/2013 7:48 PM, krw@attt.bizz wrote:
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:16:42 -0600, The Daring Dufas
the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote:

On 11/29/2013 5:57 PM, krw@attt.bizz wrote:
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 06:11:41 -0600, The Daring Dufas
the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2013 11:36 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 11/28/2013 5:10 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 11/28/2013 11:38 AM, krw@attt.bizz wrote:
On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:11:27 -0600, The Daring Dufas
the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote:

On 11/28/2013 9:37 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 11/28/2013 12:13 AM, The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 11/27/2013 10:29 PM, micky wrote:
That *is* a coincidence.

Today during non-fire testing, one of the three main rockets on
the
Titan booster tested bad. During a lull in the rain, our crew of
sixteen technicians, unbolted the rocket and replaced it with a
spare.
It took 143 minutes and they finished just before the rain started
again.

The new engine tested well in situ, and the Thanksgiving launch of
the
first Turkey in Space is scheduled to launch Thursday at 10AM
EST as
planned. If I may quote you, "Now it works again".

Mickey,

Chief Engineer, NASA John F. Kennedy Manned Spacecraft Center,
Cape
Canaveral, Florida.

"America, First in Space"


I thought we were using leftover Russian moon rocket engines? ^_^

TDD

Didn't I hear they are made in China, and imported by
Walmart. Clinton sold them the technology, during his
campaign.


Nope, NASA actually used some Russian rocket motors. ^_^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZnYr94aa9E

Because the US government is incapable of doing anything, anymore.
Hmmm,
Not using metric system is another possible reason getting beaten by
Russians at the start line.

All my measuring instruments are marked with metric units but my brain
hasn't been totally converted into metric. ^_^

TDD



Hi,
I grew up with Metric system. And I had to learn imperial system quick.
Only problem with Imperial system is poor accuracy. My BIL was air force
Kiwi constructing air base, designing pipe lines, oil storage tanks,etc.
Here we live in oil country, pipe lines criss cross
every where. He mentioned once difficulty in maintaining tight tolerance
with inch-pound units vs. metric. How do we do logarithm,
measuring decibel, how do we do all the high level math. in in.-lb.
After converting to Metric I guess. I was a radio repairman for
field artillery unit in the service. We used Metric. Kids here learn in
Metric. Hospitals use Metric. Speed road signs are all Metric, etc.

The U.S. military went metric for most things many years ago. I remember
the TV reports from Vietnam where soldiers were describing the distance
of some event in meters.

"klicks". I could be wrong but believe the Navy still uses yards for
gunnery, though. hey did fairly recently, anyway.


I watched a documentary about the modern British Navy where they were
using yards for the ship's guns but the ground troupes were using
meters. I'm going to guess that all the naval artillery tables and
calculations would have to be redone to convert to metric. I remember
that the older ships have mechanical computers to calculate trajectories
and it would be quite a chore to refit those old ships. ^_^

Note that the Navy also uses nautical miles for surface distance (and
yards for torpedoes). All of the conversions are trivial for the few
times they're necessary. Certainly easier than the entire service
changing. The same is true for domestic use of FPS. With calculators
and computers, it's even more true.



You can't teach an old Swabby new tricks. Perhaps the reprogramming of a
sailor's brain is more difficult? ^_^
Click to expand...

Perhaps, when things get tense and lives are on the line, you want
training to take over and actions to be automatic.
 
The Daring Dufas posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP

I can
almost look at a bolt head and pick the proper metric socket. ^_^
Click to expand...

Can you tell what size my nuts are? Besides
small...

--
Tekkie
 
On 11/30/2013 3:16 PM, TekkieŽ wrote:
The Daring Dufas posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP

I can
almost look at a bolt head and pick the proper metric socket. ^_^


Can you tell what size my nuts are? Besides
small...
Click to expand...

No, but one of mine swelled to the size of a baseball. ^_^

http://preview.tinyurl.com/ppmqebp

TDD
 
TekkieŽ wrote:
The Daring Dufas posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP

I can
almost look at a bolt head and pick the proper metric socket. ^_^


Can you tell what size my nuts are? Besides
small...
Click to expand...

Subatomic?

--
Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
 
Michael A. Terrell posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP

TekkieŽ wrote:

The Daring Dufas posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP

I can
almost look at a bolt head and pick the proper metric socket. ^_^


Can you tell what size my nuts are? Besides
small...


Subatomic?
Click to expand...

Hmm, I haven't noticed them glow yet...

--
Tekkie
 
TekkieŽ wrote:
Michael A. Terrell posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP


TekkieŽ wrote:

The Daring Dufas posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP

I can
almost look at a bolt head and pick the proper metric socket. ^_^


Can you tell what size my nuts are? Besides
small...


Subatomic?

Hmm, I haven't noticed them glow yet...
Click to expand...

That would require the extra large atoms, and more than two
..

--
Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
 
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