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Where too next for Fieldlines | 49 comments (48 topical, 1 editorial)

Re: Where too next for Fieldlines (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by frackers (g8ecj at *nospam* gilks dot org) on Tue Aug 19th, 2008 at 05:00:33 PM MST
(User Info) http://www.gilks.org

I agree in part with what you are saying but looking at my own progress, it was slow as I gathered materials, quite quick to assemble an axial generator and get it into the air but now I've hit the slow (and I think more difficult) part of actually using the power in a useful way and controlling the battery bank. This means that the items to report on have become very slow (from here anyway!) so the 'other stuff' is going to float up to the top!!

Is your main criticism that the Everything and Front Page links often look that same?

For example I know that there are lots of controllers out there which you guys in the US can probably buy new for the cost of a tank of gas but it ain't really the case here, hence my quest to find out how lead-acid batteries work in detail so that I can design my own controller (especially since I'm using my system in a slightly unconventional way).

I do wonder though, coming back to 'oztules' comments, if there would be much interest as it seems at this level it may be over most peoples heads (i.e. it won't be something they can just go out and buy!).

I shall press on regardless and put up more diary entries as I achieve each milestone to my goal of running the swimming pool from wind power - many criticisms of my approach have turned out to be right so I have learnt a great deal here and I hope to continue learning. I also what to try and prove some of those critics wrong as well :-)
Robin - Down Under (or are you Up Over)

Re: Where too next for Fieldlines (3.00 / 0) (#13)
by oztules (oztules__at__bigpond.com) on Tue Aug 19th, 2008 at 10:47:19 PM MST
(User Info) http://www.anotherpower.com/gallery/Oztules-toys

Hi Robin,
"Is your main criticism that the Everything and Front Page links often look that same?"

No, if the front page is full of people doing things and showing what they have done... warts and all, failures included, I'll be as happy as a pig in s##t.

If they all build the same machine... I still want to see them all.

At least this is still available from the recent activity page. Our front page advertises us to the new to the site browsers, and first impressions count.

I think we need to encourage doers to the site to stabilise the foundation. Easier said than done.

The best way of encouraging people to do it ..... is by doing it. The Dans built this site exactly like that. They built, they showed, we all got hooked, and and we all followed in some form or another.

The front page does not need to change every day, perhaps it should be reserved for projects. None of us users see it anyway...What I saw when I looked, caused me to write this rant.... I reiterate, this is not about my projects, none of us users look at it anyway.

Better stale projects than classifieds and newbies questions (which will be caught in the recent activity page where the people who are going to answer them are anyway)..

Remember, the front page is where the link from Otherpower goes to for the first glimpse of FL. What do you want them to see?

..........oztules
Flinders Island Australia
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Where too next for Fieldlines | 49 comments (48 topical, 1 editorial)

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