#garfield Logs

Apr 29 2015

03:54 m_itx rel
03:55 m_itx was a mere
03:56 katsmeow-afk mystepfather was runing one of the radar installations for directing usa aircraft on patrols, and transfers to Homestead
03:57 Tom_itx my late friend manned a silo
03:57 katsmeow-afk so i got the news 24hrs before newspapers had it, if they ever had it
03:58 Tom_itx i've visited the museum on it numerous times
03:59 Tom_itx http://www.cosmo.org/museum.cfm
04:00 katsmeow-afk we were also stationed on ABM test site in the Pacific
04:02 katsmeow-afk watching ABM shoot up, detonate, and going back inside under concrete roof as the debris fell
04:02 katsmeow-afk wandering around the site between launches, as if i belonged there
04:08 katsmeow-afk swimming beaches of pacific islands, not knowing the carnage that had occured there less than 20 yrs earlier
04:11 katsmeow-afk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enewetak_Atoll was across the chain of atolls
04:11 katsmeow-afk In 1956, the United States Atomic Energy Commission regarded the Marshall Islands as "by far the most contaminated place in the world".[19]
04:12 katsmeow-afk With the 1952 test of the first U.S. hydrogen bomb, code named "Ivy Mike", the island of Elugelab in the Enewetak atoll was destroyed. .... the. entire. island.
04:13 katsmeow-afk https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/MH_-map_A.png
04:15 katsmeow-afk several islands north of Kwaj are radioactive to this day, and ininhabitable, and off limits for farming and fishing
04:20 katsmeow-afk there's a couple of islands south of Hawaii that were so radioactive, the land was bulldozed off into the ocean, and put off-limits, rather permananetly, it's now a "nature reserve", no contact allowed
04:36 katsmeow-afk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston_Atoll
04:51 katsmeow-afk The subsequent nuclear weapon launch failures from Johnston Atoll caused serious contamination to the island and surrounding areas with weapons-grade plutonium and americium that remains an issue to this day.
04:51 katsmeow-afk The failure of the "Bluegill" launch created in effect a dirty bomb but did not release the nuclear warhead's plutonium debris onto Johnston Atoll as the missile fell into the ocean south of the island and was not recovered.
04:53 katsmeow-afk The plutonium-contaminated rubbish was dumped in the lagoon, polluting the surrounding marine environment. More than 550 drums of contaminated material were dumped in the ocean off Johnston from 1964�1965.
04:54 katsmeow-afk At the time of the Bluegill Prime disaster, the top fill around the launch pad was scraped by a bulldozer and grader. It was then dumped into the lagoon .... The lagoon was again dredged in 1963�1964 and used to expand Johnston Island from 220 acres to 625 acres recontaminating additional portions of the island.
05:01 katsmeow-afk Leaking barrels during the storage and spills during re-drumming operations contaminated the storage area, and lagoon with herbicide residue and its toxic contaminant 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin.
05:35 katsmeow-afk The Globe's main engine is a MAN B&W 12S90ME-C with a total output power of 69,720 kW at 84 rpm.
05:45 katsmeow-afk that's ~93 hp
05:45 katsmeow-afk idiot calculator
05:46 katsmeow-afk 93,300 hp
05:46 katsmeow-afk at 84 rpm
05:47 katsmeow-afk so really, they just leave it at a low idle, and never touch the gas pedal
09:24 rue_house or thats its top speed
11:01 tsmeow-afk growls at the laptop m
11:02 katsmeow-afk it keeps sliding off the laptop and onto the desktop mouse's buttons, causing mouse clicks on this puter
18:16 tsmeow-afk feels sooo dragged out, took 3 tries to type "out" corre
18:18 tsmeow-afk is eating well, sleeping 8 hrs in some fashion, cople hrs ata time, taking supplements, even mixed things up by brushing her fangs after lunch, and even 500mg vitamin c with each veggie soup
18:19 katsmeow-afk there's been rain every day, so not that much pollen
18:19 katsmeow-afk and i took the day off from breathing rust, paint dust, and welding fumes
18:28 katsmeow-afk my lower sinuses have been achey, i ate two 1/2 dose of pseudoepinephren yesterday, one this morning
18:33 katsmeow-afk if this is what "getting old" is like, it's simply go to stop
18:36 katsmeow-afk i wonder if plain (but glazed) dunuts would help
18:39 Tom_itx damn, something's in the air that drugs won't fix. my head's killin me
18:41 katsmeow-afk air pressure, or lack of it?
18:41 katsmeow-afk nope, you have good weather atm
18:55 katsmeow-afk almost blew my nose thru 1/2 roll of tp in the last 1.5 days
19:01 katsmeow-afk 9x7x3.5 plastic box from china : $21 free s&h : http://www.ebay.com/itm/227x165x74mm-Waterproof-Power-Switch-Plastic-Enclose-Case-Junction-Box-/321365237047
19:01 katsmeow-afk err, 9 x 7 x 4
19:05 katsmeow-afk ah : http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC1.A0.H0.Xplastic+project+case.TRS0&_nkw=plastic+project+case&_sacat=0
19:53 tsmeow-afk mods the modules to bring out each chip's CS line separa
19:59 tsmeow-afk sneezes up a dust s
20:00 katsmeow-afk Tom, maybe we just have "a cold"
20:00 rue_house polen
20:01 rue_house its the layer forming on your automobile
20:01 katsmeow-afk so rainey here lately, can't be much pollen
20:01 katsmeow-afk none on the car, keeps being washed off
20:01 katsmeow-afk altho the drains are packed full of shovelfulls of pine parts
20:16 katsmeow-afk rue, how can i make the best 30amp psu terminals? 1/4 brass bolts with internal wiring soldered to them?
20:16 katsmeow-afk stainless steel bolts?
20:16 rue_house whats the rating on a banana jack?
20:17 katsmeow-afk a few amps, i think 8 max
20:17 Tom_itx not 30A
20:17 rue_house I wonder if thats why the ones on my batttery charger melted
20:17 Tom_itx although iirc big ones have been used on welders in the past
20:17 katsmeow-afk umm, yeas
20:17 rue_house hmm
20:17 Tom_itx BIG ones
20:17 katsmeow-afk camlocks are not bananas
20:17 rue_house I was wondering if you could make up a mini welder connector
20:18 rue_house what do you want to attach to it
20:18 rue_house specific or general cabelry?
20:18 katsmeow-afk my welder ate it's terminals
20:18 rue_house oops
20:18 katsmeow-afk bench psu
20:18 rue_house I clean mine every time
20:18 katsmeow-afk i wasn't disconnectingmine
20:18 rue_house my spot welder fused one of its tips in
20:18 rue_house I dont look forward to fixing that
20:19 katsmeow-afk the thermal cyling got them i expect, they were made up of brass, stainless, and aluminum, with plasticinsulation
20:19 rue_house but for now the tip works
20:19 Tom_itx those are threaded aren't they?
20:19 katsmeow-afk Tom, wich?
20:19 rue_house kat, how about one of those screw captured audiophile speaker connectors?
20:19 katsmeow-afk $12 a pair, for 30amps??
20:20 Tom_itx spot welder tips
20:20 katsmeow-afk Tom, yeas
20:20 katsmeow-afk fine thread too
20:21 rue_house http://www.ebay.ca/itm/10-PCS-Gold-Plated-binding-post-amplifier-speaker-audio-connector-terminal-/161045412286
20:21 rue_house what on those wont take 30A?
20:22 katsmeow-afk generally, the speakers won't take 30 amps
20:23 rue_house yea but those crazy audio people tend to use seriously overrated stuff
20:23 rue_house http://www.ebay.ca/itm/2X-Amplifier-Speaker-Spade-Terminal-Binding-Post-Banana-Plug-Socket-Connector-/360907516386
20:23 rue_house oh wait, I think I might have said that to the wrong person
20:23 katsmeow-afk those are misleading as heck, rue, look at how sall the post is inside the equipment, and how thin/small the solder ring is
20:24 rue_house my point it, all metal binding post
20:24 katsmeow-afk ok, it's a socket, what's to plug into it?
20:25 rue_house nono, its a post, you unscrew it, slip the wire into the hole, and tighten it
20:25 katsmeow-afk really, look at a 25amp 120vac connector, it's serious metal on both ends
20:25 katsmeow-afk i do?
20:25 tsmeow-afk peers a
20:25 rue_house http://www.ebay.ca/itm/2PCS-Plating-Gold-4mm-Binding-Post-for-Speakers-4mm-Banana-plug-Socket-/141554499056
20:25 rue_house see?
20:25 rue_house hole for wire to go into
20:25 rue_house and tighten it down
20:25 rue_house all metal from head to foot
20:27 katsmeow-afk look how thin each side of the wire hole
20:27 rue_house how did you connect speaker wires to your stage rattelers?
20:27 rue_house if the wire thats touching the base isn't conducting, you have other issues
20:28 katsmeow-afk spring compression, so they woldn't vibrate loose
20:28 rue_house ok, tell me more
20:28 katsmeow-afk all the low voltage was xlr, which lock in
20:28 rue_house how many amps were they?
20:28 rue_house for the big speakers
20:28 katsmeow-afk i don't remember a rating, and i don't see them on ebay
20:29 katsmeow-afk rue, things didn't advertise their ratings, the camlocks on the 0000 cables to the 3-ph genny didn't have anythng on them either
20:30 katsmeow-afk i absolutely wold not buy http://www.ebay.ca/itm/2PCS-Plating-Gold-4mm-Binding-Post-for-Speakers-4mm-Banana-plug-Socket-/141554499056 for 30amps
20:30 rue_house indeed
20:31 katsmeow-afk http://www.ebay.ca/itm/2X-Amplifier-Speaker-Spade-Terminal-Binding-Post-Banana-Plug-Socket-Connector-/360907516386 looks better, but the post still ooks undersized for continuous 30amps
20:31 rue_house http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Electric-Cable-Wire-Connector-7-Positions-Screw-Barrier-Terminal-Block-400V-20A-/311051205663
20:31 rue_house ahahahha 20A
20:32 katsmeow-afk how would that block of metal have a voltage rating?
20:32 rue_house http://www.ebay.ca/itm/40A-HIGH-TEMPERATURE-SCREW-TERMINAL-CABLE-CONNECTOR-BLOCK-40-AMP-SPARE-PARTS-/321316347295
20:32 rue_house yea, I know eh?
20:32 rue_house katsmeow-afk, ^^^?
20:32 rue_house I dont know if that is catpured
20:33 katsmeow-afk it's one piece, insert wire,tighten screw, insert next wire, etc
20:34 rue_house http://www.ebay.ca/itm/3-6-15-30-60A-Wire-Connector-12-Position-Barrier-Terminal-Strip-Block-Useful-/261692593332
20:34 rue_house 60A?
20:34 katsmeow-afk i was trying to think of a way to embed a splitbolt in the front panel, but that would require swinging a wrench to connect to it
20:35 katsmeow-afk 60amps? LOL,, maybe total all the connectons in the strip
20:35 rue_house to be fair, I cant tell how big it is
20:37 katsmeow-afk visegrip connectors behind a hole in the front panel, operated by a servo?
20:39 rue_house nope, I just cant find what I'm looking for
20:42 katsmeow-afk i looked at brass bolts on ebay the other nite, i cold swear most are plated steel
20:54 katsmeow-afk http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-10W-RGB-LED-FloodLight-Outdoor-Garden-Landscape-Lamp-AC100-265V-DC12V-/161689605709
21:02 katsmeow-afk well, i know what i can turn on/off those 12v lites : 1000 pcs 60v 3amp to-220 insulated npn for $12.50
21:03 katsmeow-afk 1.25 cents each
21:07 katsmeow-afk http://www.ebay.com/itm/Outdoor-9W-Led-Spot-Light-Garden-Yard-Path-Pond-Landscape-Floodlight-Lawn-Lamp-/251898962241 <<== 9w 12v $7.89 free s&h
21:12 katsmeow-afk http://www.ebay.com/itm/5X10W-Garden-Lamp-12V-AC-DC-Cool-White-Waterproof-Super-LED-Flood-Light-Grey-/221757261746 <<== 10w $7(each) free s&h
21:14 katsmeow-afk http://www.ebay.com/itm/10X-LED-10W-12V-AC-DC-LED-Flood-light-Cold-White-Floodlight-Waterproof-IP65/281675729359 <<== 12v 10w auction at $3.20(each) atm free s&h
21:25 katsmeow-afk trying to figure how to make coroplast-equivalent panels of water with 1psi in them, using sheets of cheap cellophane
21:25 katsmeow-afk or those blue tarps
21:31 katsmeow-afk ok, what if i cut flat panels ofplastic from 2-liter bottles, and heat-stamped them to be /\/\/\/\/\ corrugated, and then a layer of cellophane on each side?
21:33 katsmeow-afk or, use plastic window screen, and place dots on it in a .200 grid with rue's 3D printer?
21:34 katsmeow-afk layer cellophane each side of that, and use it as the air channels, since the window screen wold slow the water too much, and cannot attach the cellophane to the dots to take pressure
21:34 katsmeow-afk rue, can you dot sheets of cellophane in the 3D prnter?
21:35 katsmeow-afk or do they run hot enough to melt thru the cellophane?
21:36 katsmeow-afk will the printer plastic stick to the cellophane?
21:37 katsmeow-afk Tom ?
22:17 Tom_itx i've no idea about that
22:18 tsmeow-afk
22:30 katsmeow-afk i have two group 24 batteries here with no AHr and no "reserve minutes" ratings
22:30 katsmeow-afk one is new, one is 8 yrs old and dead
22:32 katsmeow-afk er,, 5 yrs old
22:40 katsmeow-afk http://www.interstatebatteries.com/m/category/marine/starting <<= says their group 24 marine batteries are rated from 75 to 135 reserve capacity
22:42 katsmeow-afk so if i figure at the end of 6 months it's good for an hour at 25 amps, that's 25Ahr , or maybe 2amps for 16 hrs
22:47 katsmeow-afk a true deep discharge 24 battery may supply 5amps for 12 hrs on day one of use
22:47 katsmeow-afk a true deep discharge 27 battery may supply 5amps for 17 hrs on day one of use
22:47 katsmeow-afk a true deep discharge 4D battery may supply 5amps for 44 hrs on day one of use
22:55 katsmeow-afk the problem i have is the 4D may last 4x longer, but it costs more than 4x more
22:56 katsmeow-afk if one cell of the 4D goes bad, you lose the whole battery
22:56 katsmeow-afk if you have 4 of the 24 batteries for the same power, and one cell goes bad, you still have 3/4 working capacity
23:03 tsmeow-afk ponders a grocery run, since it's nearly