Michael A. Terrell wrote:> Jim Wilkins wrote: >> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message >> news:ZNGdnXCUbv92bgDNnZ2dnUVZ_oGdnZ2d@earthlink.com... >>> >>> That Bethany VOA site is now a stinking golf course. >> It went the way of the American values it promoted. > > > It should have been turned into a museum. That site had a huge impact > on W.W. II It went from an empty pasture, to the most up to date Short > Wave Radio transmitter site in a very short period. It fed news & music > to the world, and was a huge boost to morale.Switched wires radiate as per &E/&t (Maxwell's Eqns). It's called sparks, and can nearly radiate all over the radio+ spectrum. Ken PS: Wife & daughter used electric sheets prior to bed time.
Electric blankets, Gratuitous complexity??
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On 11/9/2012 9:58 PM, tm wrote:> > "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:tvadnRooF-HbUADNnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d@earthlink.com... >> >> tm wrote: >>> >>> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message >>> news:LYKdnWLgX8cYWgDNnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@earthlink.com... >>> > >>> > micky wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Really older blankets might have a problem with low frequency >>> >> radiation. >>> > >>> > >>> > Very doubtful, considering that one cycle is 5000000 meters long. >>> > That's 5,000 Kilometers or about 3106 miles. How big is that blanket? >>> >>> Well, if it has a poorly designed triac controller, it may radiate RFI. >> >> >> Which wouldn't be low frequency. > > Wouldn't that depend on your definition of "low frequency"? My AM radio > is low frequency :)My frequency of urination is high. ^_^ TDD
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<clare@snyder.on.ca> wrote in message news:t08t98tkhvud1jdmh0mmdrrveckgo2gg3b@4ax.com...> On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:28:53 -0500, "tm" <No_one_home@white-house.gov> > wrote: > >> >><clare@snyder.on.ca> wrote in message >>news:2omr98t4arl2kgo1kbe6bqadg9ns7i193b@4ax.com... >>> On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:30:28 -0600, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" >>> <lloydspinsidemindspring.com> wrote: >>> >>>>"tm" <No_one_home@white-house.gov> fired this volley in >>>>news:k7khim$at3$1 >>>>@dont-email.me: >>>> >>>>> Well, if it has a poorly designed triac controller, it may radiate >>>>> RFI. >>>> >>>>Even well-designed ones do on the turn-on. Only a lot of down-line >>>>choking and shielding will get it down to reasonable levels. >>>> >>>>But it's not likely that the RFI emitted from a 1/2-amp controller would >>>>emit enough to be harmful to tissue. Could screw up your pacemaker, I >>>>guess... >>>> >>>>Lloyd >>> There ARE controllers that switch on the downward slope of the sine, >>> greatly reducung theRFI. >>> >>> One thing for sure - an electric blanket sure plays havok with >>> magnetometers, like in electronic compases - and electronic gyros. >> >>It's best when they switch on the zero crossings. > Which means either full on, half on, or off.So? You don't need a per cycle control. On-off every minute would be fine. Or % of a minute.
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"The Daring Dufas" <the-daring-dufas@stinky-finger.net> wrote in message news:k7mauh$qt6$1@dont-email.me...> On 11/9/2012 9:58 PM, tm wrote: >> >> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message >> news:tvadnRooF-HbUADNnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d@earthlink.com... >>> >>> tm wrote: >>>> >>>> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message >>>> news:LYKdnWLgX8cYWgDNnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@earthlink.com... >>>> > >>>> > micky wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> Really older blankets might have a problem with low frequency >>>> >> radiation. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Very doubtful, considering that one cycle is 5000000 meters long. >>>> > That's 5,000 Kilometers or about 3106 miles. How big is that >>>> > blanket? >>>> >>>> Well, if it has a poorly designed triac controller, it may radiate RFI. >>> >>> >>> Which wouldn't be low frequency. >> >> Wouldn't that depend on your definition of "low frequency"? My AM radio >> is low frequency :) > > My frequency of urination is high. ^_^ > > TDDYou must be drinking Bud. :(
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The Daring Dufas wrote:> > My frequency of urination is high. ^_^But it has a very short wavelength! ;-)
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"Ken S. Tucker" wrote:> > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > Jim Wilkins wrote: > >> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message > >> news:ZNGdnXCUbv92bgDNnZ2dnUVZ_oGdnZ2d@earthlink.com... > >>> > >>> That Bethany VOA site is now a stinking golf course. > >> It went the way of the American values it promoted. > > > > > > It should have been turned into a museum. That site had a huge impact > > on W.W. II It went from an empty pasture, to the most up to date Short > > Wave Radio transmitter site in a very short period. It fed news & music > > to the world, and was a huge boost to morale. > > Switched wires radiate as per &E/&t (Maxwell's Eqns). > It's called sparks, and can nearly radiate all over the > radio+ spectrum.Then the item is defective. It should have a snubber to reducew the arcing.
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"tm" <No_one_home@white-house.gov> fired this volley in news:k7mb45$t9n$1@dont-email.me:> So? You don't need a per cycle control. On-off every minute would be > fine. Or % of a minute.Yep. In that case, a simple self-heating bi-metal strip switch would do it. WOW! What an IDEA! Wait... LLoyd
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"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> fired this volley in news:6audnQ4o1dYFJQPNnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@earthlink.com:> Then the item is defective.Likely as not, yes -- but the design, not the "item". Made of Chinalloy in China. LLoyd
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On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:06:48 -0500, tm wrote:> "miso" <miso@sushi.com> wrote in message > news:k7kpn0$9rq$1@speranza.aioe.org... >>I think we are feeding a troll (original poster), but yes, it is stupid >>to boost a voltage or go from AC to DC for a resistive heater. A company >>that I will not embarrass (plus I forget the name) was using a DC/DC for >>a heated stethoscope. [Hey Doc, do you keep that thing in the 'fridge?] >>Far better to get a heating element of the right resistance. And from >>what I hear, it is the speculum that needs heating. >> >> BTW, I've been to the Jack Daniels factory. It is worth the tour. The >> irony is the factory is located in a "dry" county, so you can't do any >> tasting there. [See what happens when you let Bible thumpers get too >> much power!] The factory is more like a college campus. Lots of >> buildings surrounded by patches of green grass. The whiskey is aged in >> a manner like you store explosives. The "bunkers" are away from the >> factory and have a buffer zone so that all the stock won't be destroyed >> should one site catch fire. >> >> >> > You fucking nitwit. That rule was made by a consensus of the local > community. It has no effect on you other than you couldn't get a free > handout of booze. Typical libtard. Maybe you can ask obozo for free > whiskey.You -- uh -- "brilliant wonderful person": _All_ the rules we live under were made by consensus of the community -- local or national -- in which we live. Intrusive government is intrusive government, whether it's reaching into your wallet, your drinking glass, or your shorts. Typical -- uh -- "extra-smart conservative". All government that you agree with is good government, and all government that you disagree with deserves some stupid made-up name. Maybe you can ask for zero taxes but still have police and fire protection, and a paved road in front of your house. I mean, that'll work -- right? Because the only money being spent will be _government_ money, and that's limitless, right? -- Tim Wescott Control system and signal processing consulting www.wescottdesign.com
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On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:10:51 -0600, Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.please> wrote:>On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:06:48 -0500, tm wrote: > >> "miso" <miso@sushi.com> wrote in message >> news:k7kpn0$9rq$1@speranza.aioe.org... >>>I think we are feeding a troll (original poster), but yes, it is stupid >>>to boost a voltage or go from AC to DC for a resistive heater. A company >>>that I will not embarrass (plus I forget the name) was using a DC/DC for >>>a heated stethoscope. [Hey Doc, do you keep that thing in the 'fridge?] >>>Far better to get a heating element of the right resistance. And from >>>what I hear, it is the speculum that needs heating. >>> >>> BTW, I've been to the Jack Daniels factory. It is worth the tour. The >>> irony is the factory is located in a "dry" county, so you can't do any >>> tasting there. [See what happens when you let Bible thumpers get too >>> much power!] The factory is more like a college campus. Lots of >>> buildings surrounded by patches of green grass. The whiskey is aged in >>> a manner like you store explosives. The "bunkers" are away from the >>> factory and have a buffer zone so that all the stock won't be destroyed >>> should one site catch fire. >>> >>> >>> >> You fucking nitwit. That rule was made by a consensus of the local >> community. It has no effect on you other than you couldn't get a free >> handout of booze. Typical libtard. Maybe you can ask obozo for free >> whiskey. > >You -- uh -- "brilliant wonderful person": > >_All_ the rules we live under were made by consensus of the community -- >local or national -- in which we live. Intrusive government is intrusive >government, whether it's reaching into your wallet, your drinking glass, >or your shorts. > >Typical -- uh -- "extra-smart conservative". All government that you >agree with is good government, and all government that you disagree with >deserves some stupid made-up name. Maybe you can ask for zero taxes but >still have police and fire protection, and a paved road in front of your >house. I mean, that'll work -- right? Because the only money being >spent will be _government_ money, and that's limitless, right?Sure. You heard the @#$% woman extolling Obama's "stash" :-( ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
