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How can I put a Picture into my Story or Comment ?
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Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 at 03:18:54 AM MST
Detailed instructions for including pictures into your Postings and Comments
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Batteries -- How do I take care of my Flooded Lead Acid Batteries
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Batteries -- How can I get the longest life from my Batteries
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Wind - Can I convert a gas-powered portable generator into a wind turbine by removing the engine?
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No. The alternator used on portable gensets just will not work for a wind turbine, because....
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Blade-Carving 101
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How is the wild 3-phase AC output of a wind turbine converted to DC for battery charging?
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Posted on Tue Sep 13, 2005 at 04:54:20 PM MST
With bridge rectifiers mounted to a heat sink, read on......
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Starting the Listeroid diesel
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when it's really cold....
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what happens when I hook a 30v power source to a 12v battery
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the battery pulls the source voltege down to its level
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