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<p>As summer starts coming to an end, the days get shorter. The leaves
start changing color,and the air starts to get a little chill in it.
Everything, including socks and oil changes, seems to be pumpkin spice
flavored. </p>
<p>Not every camper puts their rig away for the year when the colder
weather blows in. Many full-time RVers and weekend warriors alike know
that the warm chocolatey-marshmallow center of a <a href="https://www.doityourselfrv.com/best-smores-recipes/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">s’mores</a> goes well with a cup of hot cocoa on a cold November night. As long as their RV heat pump is working.</p><div class="code-block code-block-2" style="clear: both; margin: 8px 0px;">
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<h2>RVing in Cold Weather</h2>
<p>RVers have no problem camping in cool or cold weather because of
their built-in RV heater systems. Most, if not all, have a propane
furnace, and some RV air conditioning units also have an RV heat pump
feature. If your RV has an electric heat setting on the thermostat, you
are already fitted with an economical and energy-efficient RV heater.</p>
<p>Not all RVs come with an RV heat pump as part of the RV’s heater
system. A/C units that have a heat pump option are pricier. Just how do
these systems work? Are they worth it? Are there any drawbacks?</p><div class="code-block code-block-3" style="clear: both; margin: 8px 0px;">
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<h2>Turning an A/C into an RV heater 101</h2>
<p>If you ever asked a technician or RV salesperson how an RV heat pump
works, you will probably get a basic answer that goes something like,
“It runs your air conditioner in reverse, so the RV cooler becomes an RV
heater.” That answer is perfectly cool…or warm…whatever.</p>
<p>Though the answer is correct. It’s vague. If you are like me, you
want to know exactly how it works. If you aren’t like me and are just
happy that it works, I’m still going to tell you. I’m persistently geeky
like that, to a fault, really.</p><div class="code-block code-block-4" style="clear: both; margin: 8px 0px;">
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<h3><b>The RV A/C unit</b></h3>
<p>Before going into how an A/C turns into an RV heat pump, its best to
start with how an A/C works in the first place. An RV air conditioner
unit has six main parts that make it work: compressor, condenser,
evaporator, refrigerant, and two fans to move air over the condenser and
evaporator.</p>
<h3>The Refrigerant</h3>
<p>The refrigerant is a special liquid that turns to vapor at rather low
temperatures. When a liquid turns into a gas, it absorbs heat. </p><div class="code-block code-block-5" style="clear: both; margin: 8px 0px;">
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<p>Think about sweating. When it’s hot, your body covers you in liquid.
If a warm breeze hits the liquid on your skin, a small amount of it will
evaporate, and when it does, it takes some of your heat energy away
from your skin. This causes your skin to cool. An air conditioner uses
this principle to remove the heat from inside your RV and vent it
outside the RV.</p>
<h3><b>Evaporator</b></h3>
<p>Low-pressure liquid gets pushed into the evaporator, which looks a
lot like a car radiator with lots of metal fins. A fan pulls the warm
air from your RV through and across the refrigerant filled coils of the
evaporator. The refrigerant starts absorbing all the heat in the air
being pulled across it. Since the heat has been pulled out of it, the
air is cooler once it returns to your RV.</p><div class="code-block code-block-6" style="clear: both; margin: 8px 0px;">
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<p>Absorbing the heat causes the liquid refrigerant to convert into a
gas. The A/C unit has to vent off the heat it picked up from the air in
your RV before it can turn the refrigerant gas back into a liquid to be
used again.</p>
<h3><b>Compressor</b></h3>
<p>The next step on the refrigerant journey is the compressor. As the
name suggests, it’s job is to compress the low-pressure gas coming from
the evaporator and turn it into a high-pressure gas. Compressing the
refrigerant causes it to heat up. The hot high-pressure refrigerant
flows into the condenser.</p><div class="code-block code-block-7" style="clear: both; margin: 8px 0px;">
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<h3><b>Condenser</b></h3>
<p>The condenser is a series of tubes and fins that look just like the
evaporator. As the fan blows air through it, the gas cools and condenses
into a liquid. In essence, the same type of device is being used on
both ends of the air conditioner. One causes heat to be taken out of the
air in your RV. The other blows that heat into the outside air.</p>
<p>After the refrigerant has condensed back into a liquid, it goes
through a special part of piping that causes the pressure to drop.
Taking the now-liquid refrigerant from a high-pressure state to a
low-pressure one removes the heat added by the compressor. </p><div class="code-block code-block-8" style="clear: both; margin: 8px 0px;">
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<p>At that point, the heat from your RV and the heat added by the
compressor has been removed. The now cold liquid refrigerant flows into
the evaporator once again to absorb some more heat from the air in your
RV.</p>
<h3>RV Heat Pump</h3>
<p>Remember when I said the evaporator and the condenser are basically
the same structure? What would happen if instead of absorbing heat from
inside and blowing it outside, we reversed the flow of refrigerant so
that it absorbed heat from outside and blew it inside?</p><div class="code-block code-block-9" style="clear: both; margin: 8px 0px;">
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<p>That is exactly how the RV heat pump works. By using a valve called a
reversing valve, the flow of refrigerant is altered so that the
evaporator and the condenser basically switch places. By using a heat
pump, you are literally taking the heat out of the outside air and
transferring it into your RV.</p>
<p>If you are super interested in this kind of stuff, check out the
video below. It explains exactly how the refrigerant flow is changed to
make a heat pump work.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QykwWs3L1W8" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QykwWs3L1W8</a></p><div class="code-block code-block-10" style="clear: both; margin: 8px 0px;">
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<h2>Using an RV Heat Pump as an RV Heater vs Propane Furnace</h2>
<h3><b>Cost</b></h3>
<p>An RV heat pump is cheaper to run than a propane furnace. The average
propane furnace in an RV uses about ⅓ of a gallon of propane every hour
it runs. The average price of propane per gallon is between 2 and 3
dollars. So using propane as an RV heater can come out to 3 dollars
every 3 hours of run time.</p>
<p>The largest RV heat pumps use about 1,200 watts of power once up and
running. If you are staying long term, some campgrounds charge for
electricity. The high end of that is usually not more than about 15
cents per kWh. </p>
<p>To figure out how much that heat pump will cost, multiply the power
in watts by the time the appliance is running and divide that number by
1000 to get kWh.</p>
<ul><li>1200 watts x 3 hours / 1000 = 3.6 kWh</li><li>3.6 kWh x 0.15 cents = $0.54</li></ul><p>As
you can see, the RV heat pump costs less than a dollar to run for three
hours compared to the propane furnace. On top of that, if you are
staying short term, most campgrounds do not charge you for electricity. </p>
<p>Even if you are boondocking and using a larger generator rated for RV
air conditioners, you may find that it is cheaper to run your heat pump
off your generator than it is to run the propane RV heater.</p>
<h3>Outside Temperature</h3>
<p>Heat pumps work very well until the temperature drops below the mid
to high 30s (Fahrenheit). Once the temperature gets below that, there is
not enough heat in the air to efficiently move to the inside of your
RV. It is for this reason that RV heat pumps are best suited for
climates that don’t regularly get below freezing.</p>
<p>A propane furnace works as an RV heater no matter the outside
temperature. The ducting of many RV propane furnaces also heats up the
compartments containing water pipes and tanks, preventing these areas
from freezing too.</p>
<p>If you are in an area that gets below freezing at night and the
daytime temps reach above 35 degrees regularly, you can save a lot of
propane by running your heat pump during the day and running the propane
at night.</p>
<h2>Watts – The Problem</h2>
<p>RV heat pumps take a lot of watts to run. Those who own 50 amp RVs
know that not every park has 50 amp plugs, forcing customers to use 30
amps. </p>
<p>Many larger 50 amp rigs have two A/C/heat pump units. Having 30 amps
is generally enough to run one RV A/C/heat pump unit but not two. If you
want more information on the difference between 30 amp and 50 amp RVs
and some tips on running your RV on 30 amps, check this article out on <a href="https://camperreport.com/rv-on-30-amps/" rel="noreferrer noopener">Camper Report</a>.</p>
<p>For those who like to boondock, using the heat pump means you will
have to carry a large generator that can run the heat pump. You don’t
need a big generator if you only use the propane RV heater.</p>
<p>So if you are limited to 30 amps or a smaller generator, does that
mean you are stuck with using propane only? If you have a large RV with
two heat pumps, do you have to choose which heat pump to run? Is there a
way to have your cake and eat it too? You know where this is going.</p>
<h2>Get a SoftStartRV</h2>
<p>A <a href="https://www.softstartrv.com/rvlife/?utm_source=RVLIFE" rel="noreferrer noopener">SoftStartRV</a>
device helps your RV air conditioner to start up with fewer watts,
whether you are using it as an RV heater or an RV cooler. One of the
main power draws from a heat pump unit is the compressor. When it turns
on, it pulls all the power it needs to go from a standstill to full
speed. This process is short, about 150 milliseconds, but it can be as
high as 50 amps.</p>
<p>For a practical example, imagine you are trying to lift something
heavy. You could summon all of your strength at once and lift it really
fast. This would no doubt be hard on your body, and you would increase
the risk of injury every time you did it. A safer method would be to
lift it in a slower and controlled manner, ensuring that you don’t exert
more energy than is necessary.</p>
<p>That is what a <a href="https://www.softstartrv.com/rvlife/?utm_source=RVLIFE" rel="noreferrer noopener">SoftStartRV</a>
does. It controls the voltage to slowly ramp up the compressor speed.
The result is an air conditioner or heat pump that only requires about
25 amps to start up.</p>
<p>If you want to see this in action, Mike Sokol from RVelectricity has a
great video. He recorded an A/C unit starting up with and without a
SoftStartRV to show exactly how the unit helps.</p>
<h2>SoftStartRV Helps Smaller Generators</h2>
<p>If you like boondocking in the cooler months and prefer not to carry along extra propane tanks, a <a href="https://www.softstartrv.com/rvlife/?utm_source=RVLIFE" rel="noreferrer noopener">SoftStartRV</a>
can help you use your heat pump as your RV heater. Instead of having to
get a larger 3000+ watt generator, you can run both your A/C and heat
pump with a 2000 watt inverter generator.</p>
<p>That means your generator can be lighter and let’s face it, a few
more gallons of gas is cheaper and easier than another propane bottle or
two for an extended camping trip.</p>
<h2>Run Both RV Heat Pumps</h2>
<p>By installing a <a href="https://www.softstartrv.com/rvlife/?utm_source=RVLIFE" rel="noreferrer noopener">SoftStartRV</a>
on both of your A/Cs, with the heat pump function, you can run both of
your units on a 30 amp socket. You don’t have to worry about which area
of the RV to keep warm when the RV park only provides 30 amps. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that a <a href="https://www.softstartrv.com/rvlife/?utm_source=RVLIFE" rel="noreferrer noopener">SoftStartRV</a> device can be used on each air conditioner to run both simultaneously on a 30 amp socket.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><figcaption><i>Ways a <a href="https://www.softstartrv.com/rvlife/?utm_source=RVLIFE" rel="noreferrer noopener">SoftStartRV</a> unit can help.</i></figcaption></figure><h2>You Can DIY It</h2>
<p>If you are like me, the thought of getting on your roof and messing
with the wiring of your A/C is not a pleasant one. Well, I did it, and I
am here to tell you that it was honestly pretty easy. </p>
<p>Had I not been filming the process for the <a href="https://www.doityourselfrv.com/soft-start-for-rv-ac/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">review I wrote</a>
and to make the video of my install, it would have taken me about 30
minutes. The customer service department at SoftStartRV practically
walked me through the process to boot.</p>
<p>Here is my installation and review video.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNmyS2f8lys" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNmyS2f8lys </a><br /></p>
<h2><b>Conclusion</b></h2>
<p>It’s not always easy when you are searching for the best RV heater.
Propane furnaces work well but use up a lot of propane, which can be
costly. You can plug in some of those small heaters you find at big box
stores, but those are not necessarily safe around children and pets in
small spaces. </p>
<p>If your air conditioner has a heat function, you have an economical,
safe solution already at your fingertips as long as you are camping
above freezing temps.</p>
<p>By installing a SoftStartRV on each of your units, you can ensure
that you have the power to run your safe built-in RV heater no matter
where you decide to camp.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> <img class="wp-image-43036" height="432" src="https://www.doityourselfrv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/01-Infographic-01-scaled.jpg" width="336" /></p>
<p><b>To learn more, visit <a href="https://www.softstartusa.com/rvlife/?utm_source=RVLIFE" rel="noreferrer noopener">SoftStartRV’s website</a>.</b></p>
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Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-18777355662954154052022-02-07T15:06:00.000-05:002022-02-07T15:06:55.001-05:00Sailing vBlogs & misc<p> I watch and occasionally contribute to various sailing vblogs like RAN, SV Delos, Gone with the Wynns, Expedition Drenched, Free Range Sailing, Adventures of an old Seadog and several others of subject interest like Sailing Uma and Emerald Steel.</p><p>From what I observe it is becoming increasingly difficult to carve out a niche that generates interesting content. Combine that with all the long term sailing vblog'ers that are having families , I expect a shakeout in coming years.</p><p>Over the last year or two I have become interested in narrow boating and watch 4 or 5 of the main vbloggers that make good videos. A while back I was enamored with narrow boats and even did tentatively plan a trip to UK and renting a NB for a couple of weeks. However, I am admitting that the phase has passed. The real reason was the diluting of interest due to the NB vblogs: The realism and pitfalls of piloting a NB has reduced my ardor for the whole process. Still, it still remains an interest that might be rekindled.</p><p>As exists right now, we are in an RV in the American south and it is raining outside and overcast grey with ±8°C outside - winter has set in for the Texas, Alabama & North Florida areas so we have to enjoy the sun in cooler temperatures sans shorts, Tee's. Jeans and long sleeve shirts plus jackets outside are de rigour.<br /></p>Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-1954386828413634182021-04-08T12:00:00.007-04:002021-04-08T13:11:07.980-04:00Alternator & Lithium Battery Charging<p> </p><p>Standard alternator vs Balmar Marine alternator with and without Victron current limiting devices. The original source for this video was from one of my RV blogs. This is presented as a planning tool for those considering converting to lithium batteries in their RV. Be aware that changes to your system will be required to make the conversion. <br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="314" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jgoIocPgOug" width="377" youtube-src-id="jgoIocPgOug"></iframe></div><br /><p> I know this video is from Victron and thus it is not unbiased, but I
found it interesting in that it described some types of charging that
are dangerous for <a class="skimwords-link" data-group-id="0" data-skim-creative="300003" data-skim-node-id="289:Iknowthisvideoisfrom_1" data-skimwords-id="2156793" data-skimwords-word="alternators" href="https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=alternators" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by SkimWords">alternators</a><span style="position: absolute;"></span><span style="position: absolute;"></span> when connected to Lithium batteries. And while the Victron DC-DC charger is mentioned it is not the center of the tests.</p><p> Typical Lead Acid batteries (SLA) tend to have their internal resistance
rise tremendously as they approach a full state of charge - which means
they accept less and less current, and hence not overdrawing the engine
alternator.<br />
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But LiFePO4 batteries do not, and will accept most of the current given
them when charging - which is as you noted - can be very hard on stock alternators<span style="position: absolute;"></span><span style="position: absolute;"></span>
trying to pump out all that these batteries are willing to accept. On
one hand this is one of the great benefits of Lithium batteries - they
charge up must faster - especially beneficial when charging from a solar
system or when running a generator. But as noted if and when connected
to the engine alternator for charging it can over tax it.<br />
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This is why there are DC-DC chargers made. These devices specifically
limit how much amperage charge is given to the house batteries - both by
design as well as by switchable parameters in the unit itself. These
are made in different amp ratings. I am considering a 20 or 40 amp
Renogy model - <br />
Amazon but there are many of these types of devices from other manufacturers- <br />
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These DC-DC chargers not only limit the amperage draw on your engine
alternator, but they can also be set for your specific house battery
chemistry, set to differing charging modes, and can be set to a maximum
voltage, at which point it greatly reduces the amount of charge coming
through it into your batteries - making life much easier on the
alternator.<br />
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Someone mentioned that the downside of these is that they only transmit
power 1 way - which is true - as they are designed to only allow current
flow from the engine into the batteries. But you can still use the
dash battery connect switch (found on many RVs) which connects the house
batteries to the engine battery momentarily in order for the house
batteries to assist a discharged engine battery (theoretically from not
being used) - it depends on how the DC-DC charger is wired in. The dash
switch utilizes a solenoid to connect the 2 battery systems due to the
high amounts of current the engine starter draws. But properly wired
the DC-DC charger should never be connected through that solenoid at
all. They have their own on-off remote switching and when off they are
automatically isolated from the solenoid connection switching.<br />
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BTW - I would like to have 400Ah of Lithium batteries. They would make all the difference in using my RV
as I add a solar system, I hardly would have to
use the generator any more, and they would really enabled us to boondock
much more enjoyably than fighting with my old SLA
batteries. Also saved several hundred lbs of battery weight too.<br />
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So it is good to recognize a potential problem when using
Lithium batteries which may be connected directly to the engine
alternator - possibly overly stressing it. But there are simple
solutions, and the benefits of Lithium batteries are many.
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have a NewAir portable ac. We only have one AC and it was very loud.
There’s a new accessory you can buy to quiet it down and enhance
performance but it’s a bit expensive in my opinion we made one
ourselves. There are some YouTube video about it that might help.
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</p><h3>How to use a portable waste water "Tote" tank. If you want to stay at your primitive campsite more than 3 days± then you need one of these pesky, somewhat smelly things. </h3><h3><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span face="">This
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This is a complete roof (cabin top) installation. This should give you some ideas for your RV or boat. Anyway, I thought it was pretty cool so I wanted to try and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hxyyxIVM3A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">insert the video</a>.<br />
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This is one of many systems to implement an Allstar node. This one uses an Alinco radio and it is a reliable system as long as you use low power mode and a fan on the power amplifier portion. I have one operational and have used it for years.<br />
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The interface board is a RIM and along with a RaspberryPi and Alinco Radio you can have a system up and going in an hour or two. Follow <a href="http://www.repeater-builder.com/products/usb-rim-lite.html" target="_blank">THIS LINK</a> to get the general idea.<br />
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transiting waters where there are high concentrations of fishing
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It seems the real problem is fishing nets where AIS has been installed
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system is known as the “Automatic Identification System” or AIS for
short. There are dedicated AIS receivers intended to be used on boats,
or by hobbyists, but they can be expensive. A radio scanner, or the
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The credits are on the picture so I do not need to do many disclaimers; however, I did pick this up from somewhere in my sojourn as a sailor. I do know Cruiser Forum had a <a href="http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f55/realistic-sized-desalinator-water-maker-213156.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">recent watermaker article</a> on the subject so I will put that link here too (I do not know if you need a subscription to see it though).<br />
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unknown flux. The solder can be oxidized or corroded on the outside of the reel as well. I know this has happened to me and continues to happen as I do not really solder a lot any more. So only buy a limited quantity from Digi-Key, Mouser or other reliable supplier. Quite often I use Amazon but lately Digi-Key is getting most of my business. There is no minimum order with then anymore.<br />
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63/37 solder is better. It has a higher tin content. The main advantage
is this is a eutectic solder. Basically this means the solder only has
one melting temperature. 60/40 solder has a temperature range. Once it
is hot enough to melt, it has to cool down to a lower temperature before
it solidifies. An joint movement during this solidification process
will result in a poor joint. Joint movement is a joint killer and this happens even with professional had solderers. You can imagine what some of mine look like. A cold solder joint will be dull colored, whereas, a good joint will be shiny.<br />
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<span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle">This is only an example so be aware that many different lengths and diameters are available. I tend to use the smaller diameter solder and if it has to be thicker for major joints I double or triple, etc. the solder and twist it to make a bigger diameter. Since this is not ideal, if you have a lot of bigger joint work to do buy the larger diameter. <a href="https://www.kester.com/" target="_blank">Kester solder</a> has been around for a long, long time and I used to use it back in my early electronics days.The link above will take you to their site and you can download literature and specs on their products.</span></div>
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Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-54583300203302235852019-01-02T12:10:00.004-05:002019-01-02T12:10:47.700-05:00Deep Breathing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For being free and incomparably easy to practice, deep breathing is a
pretty miraculous healing exercise: It can reduce anxiety, bring you
into the present moment through mindfulness, and even help you remember
how to respond to your specific stressors.Follow the link below for much more detail.<br />
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https://www.thecut.com/2018/12/what-deep-breathing-does-to-your-body.html?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits<br />
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Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-78601851714047499462019-01-02T11:26:00.000-05:002019-01-02T11:26:58.453-05:00Aircraft Noise Complaint Device<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is a very innovative device and just demonstrates how new technologies allow innovative thinkers develop useful devices.<br />
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<span class="story">Imagine you live close to a major airport, and since
NextGen has changed many air routes in the last few years, a lot more
noisy airplanes fly right over your house. Now it’s easy for those
citizens to file a noise complaint — instead of facing hours of
paperwork, they can just push a button on a thumb-size device like those
used by Amazon shoppers to order household goods. Here is a link to the <a href="https://airnoise.io/">Air Noise website</a>.</span><br />
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Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-34314371139220150782018-09-24T17:15:00.000-04:002018-09-24T17:15:01.583-04:00Water Softener for boat or RV<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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16,000 Grain Mobile-soft-water(tm) Unit with Tank, Tank Head, Lead Free
NSF 61 Male GHC Tank Connections, Distributor, Resin and Instructions.
Used in Rv & Car Wash Applications. </span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"> </span></span><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I bought one of these from Amazon for $215 a few weeks ago and am very pleased with the results so far. The water has been very soft and it has not needed recharging yet. </span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Basically, it is recharged by adding a couple of boxes of common salt (#4 for this unit). You dump the salt in from the top and wait for 10 minutes. Then a trickle of water is added to mix the salt around the resin for 5 minutes and then you flush it a little bit faster until the water doesn not taste salty. I am not sure about recharging with the oceans saltwater. I do not think you would want to recharge this on a passage due to fresh water wasting but it should be good for the onboard tankage volume. at a 30 grain hardness it would soften about 500 gallons.</span></span></span></h1>
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Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-86796220325147677092018-09-24T16:52:00.004-04:002018-09-24T16:58:39.906-04:00What do you see?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I saw the young lady first then the older lady second. This was a just for fun post. Your view of my boat is not my view of my boat - Ha! </div>
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Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-10508955531787934352018-07-22T18:53:00.002-04:002018-07-22T19:27:30.853-04:00Seasick or queasy on the water?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Stugeron (cinnarizine)</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">This antihistamine can be
bought from pharmacies to treat travel sickness - read on for advice on
its use, warnings and side effects. This is not the only solution provided in this blog entry. No guarantee is implied nor is my expertise on the subject. Try<a href="https://www.canadapharmacyonline.com/"> canadapharmacyonline.com</a></span><br />
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What is Stugeron used for?</div>
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<li>Relieving
nausea, vomiting, attacks of dizziness or spinning sensations (vertigo)
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How does Stugeron work?</div>
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Stugeron tablets contain 15mg cinnarizine as the
active ingredient. Cinnarizine is an antihistamine medicine that works
in the brain. It prevents an area of the brain called the vomiting
centre from receiving nerve messages sent from the vestibular apparatus
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The vestibular apparatus
provides continual feedback to the brain about our body position. When
something disturbs this, such as movement of the head when travelling by
boat or car, nerve signals are sent from the vestibular apparatus to
the vomiting centre in the brain. This can cause sensations such as
nausea, dizziness or spinning sensations (vertigo) and the reflex of
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Cinnarizine works by blocking
histamine and muscarinic receptors in the vomiting centre in the brain.
This prevents the vomiting centre from receiving nerve messages from the
vestibular apparatus. In turn, this prevents disturbances in the middle
ear from activating the vomiting centre and causing nausea, vertigo and
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Compazine (prochlorperazine) </h2>
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5, 10 or 25 mg. suppositories (not oral)
have, in my opinion, proven to be the most effective prescription
anti-nausea and anti-anxiety medication that causes the least
drowsiness. As anxiety can cause nausea and since Compazine treats both
it is an important drug to carry aboard. Suppositories are far more
effective than tablets once vomiting has started.<br />
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Transderm Scopolamine </h2>
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1.5 mg. patches may work when no other drug
does, but one MUST first test this drug out on land as documented side
effects can be severe. Avoid using for more than three days. Scopalamine
is also available in tablet form (Scopace 0.4 mg.) but this is much
less effective once vomiting has started.<br />
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This is what my wife takes and it does stop the seasickness - done, gone. The side effects with her are drowsiness and lethargy. On real pleasant days this gives me time at the helm with no interruptions. On bad sea days it means she is below in the aft quarter berth in a state of mellow tranquility. Study this effect before you use in any longer term basis as one of the other methods may be best.<br />
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CAUTION! With any drug, prescription or over the counter, there are
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How to Fix a Scratchy Volume Control on a Baofeng UV5R Amateur Radio</h1>
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Baofeng
handheld radios, you either love them or you hate them. For the price
it's an impossible to beat deal for the newcomer in the ham radio hobby.
The UV5R and it's variants are extremely popular and can be found for
under $30 new. Being so cheap, people look at them as disposable radios.
As soon as one starts to act up it gets tossed in a drawer or worse, in
the garbage. <br />
A common ailment to any low priced handheld radio
that's been used in harsh environments or seen much neglect is the
volume control starts to get scratchy. Keep in mind we are talking
budget priced radios here, not high dollar public safety grade stuff. A
funny thing about the UV5R is you can buy almost any part for it just
like the $1000+ moto / tyco / ge / harris etc stuff. These cheap radios
are repairable and this is the easiest fix ever for a dirty volume
control!<br />
What you will need...<br />
A suitable torx mini screwdriver that fits the torx screws located in the battery compartment or on top back of radio.<br />
A small phillips screwdriver to remove belt clip screws.<br />
A can of spray non residue, non lubricating, fast evaporating electronics grade cleaning spray.</div>
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Step 1: Remove Belt Clip</h2>
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Use a small philips screwdriver to
remove the belt clip (if your radio has one). The belt clip is
installed under tension and it's base will want to spring up as you
loosen the screws. If your radio has no belt clip but has the belt clip
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Remove the ONE torx screw that is
located on the back of the radio, closest to the volume control. Leave
all other torx screws in place. If you remove both top torx screws the
spring loaded assembly that locks the battery will come apart. It's not
hard to put back together if you paid attention to how the parts line
up. There's no need to take it off though. <br />
It turns out Baofeng
drilled the holes for the fasteners all the way through the metal. That
one torx screw I asked you to remove lines up perfectly with the volume
control and makes a perfect place to squirt contact cleaner into the
radio.<br />
Hold radio with volume control pointing down and use the
red straw tip on the contact cleaner to get a good shot into the torx
screw hole. Work the volume control from OFF to full volume a few times.
Give it another good shot of cleaner and work the volume control a few
more times. <br />
Now shake the radio out to get as much liquid out of
it and set it face down in the sun or directly infront of a fan for
about 15-20 minutes. This will allow it to dry thoroughly. Once dry, put
the battery on and try out the radio before reassembly. Don't skip this
drying time!! You dont want to short out your radio!<br />
If all is
well, the radio will power up and volume control will be smooth again.
On some really crusty radios you might have to repeat the cleaning
process. Once again, don't forget the all important drying time!<br />
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good? Reassemble. As you saw, Baofeng drilled the holes all the way
through. This means if a screw is missing, it's a convenient place for
stuff to get INTO the radio. If your radio doesn't have a belt clip make
sure it's got screws in the mounting holes. The screws MUST be the
correct length. If too long, they will short out or crack the circuit
board. Got no screws to put in? A small dab of RTV silicone in the holes
works great and can be picked out later if you get a belt clip. <br />
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Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-36382573087053518932018-01-07T17:20:00.003-05:002018-01-07T17:20:58.504-05:00It's later than you think<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-77591059271882974242017-09-26T14:59:00.001-04:002017-09-26T20:58:27.714-04:00Little Yellow - a day sail<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Somehow, the summer slipped away from me. I have not done much in the way of sailing; however, I did go out this last week for a couple of hours. She sailed well but on the small lake we have her on a lot of tacking is done. The lake residents like to see me out on the lake watching me making 10 tacks to get back to the up wind end of the lake. I need to get her on a much larger lake so I can have a half hour of so sail without tacking. <br />
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The meeting went well and we discussed the current Florida and Caribbean situation as relates to the hurricane damage. Almost everyone had a friend with damage or sustained damage themselves. A real tragedy that is for sure.</div>
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We are looking for another sailboat in the 35-38' range - something like a Pearson 365 to Erickson 38 style - around $35K±. This is a bad year to do this with all the damage and boat loss but here we are and running out of years to boot. Ah well, it is life. Cheers for now.</div>
Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-61670892122889095152017-08-24T09:43:00.003-04:002017-08-24T09:43:41.230-04:00A slice of my previous life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Quote found on computer:<br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">This morning it was high winds, intermittant rain and overcast
grey skies. This afternoon it was sunny skies and moderate wind and
falling temperatures. As usual on Sunday it was church in the morning and
a little bit of work in the afternoon. I did a bit of repair of the
cabinet closures and looked for some more on the internet. I did find
some very similar replacements and this is good. I then logged the find
in the blog watermanwater.tumblr.com for my future review.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My afternoon was slow but I did go to Monkey Fist to try and
scrounge some stainless steel tubing to act as legs for the saloon table legs
when it is expanded. The first part was successful and the second part,
implementation, was partially successful. OK, the deal is that the
26" was a bit too long with the plastic feet installed. The end
tables sloped a bit upwards and I had two choices: the first was to cut off the
tubing to less that 26" and the second was to raise the table. Guess
what won? We raised the table 3/4" and all was fine. Now
all I have to do is find the one missing foot from the new table legs. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">It is going to be cold from what the weather forecasters are
saying. Reports from <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indiana</st1:place></st1:state>
say in the single digits and colder. Right now I hear the cycling of the reverse
cycle heater on the boat. The barometer fell rapidly this morning around
sunrise and then started climbing. The wind was up and somewhat variable
since the boat was first close to the dock and later farther away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Near sunset the son of the new owner of Quest went out to start
flying his Phantom III Standard. I the quadcopter costs around $500 and
is quite a bargain since last year it was double that figure. In spite of
the 15 mph winds the copter was able to hoover and fly and be stable. Wow,
what a deal. Mom, I want one!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-71547359970277184622017-08-15T21:24:00.000-04:002017-08-15T21:24:35.478-04:00Little Yellows Summer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Little Yellow has been sort of lonely this summer of 2017 here on Pleasant Lake. She has been taken care of and kept in reasonable shape but the summer has been busy. I will add more later. Sorry.</div>
Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-42064625268759435302017-07-18T21:03:00.002-04:002017-07-18T21:03:14.848-04:00A slow, slow summer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am so sorry for neglecting this blog. I splashed Little Yellow this spring but have not used her very much. The new cover works well but it takes so much time to put the cover on an off its use for summer sailing is pretty much a no-go.<br />
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Every year we make some refinements to the rig and install this or that cleat. The new plan is to use a trolling motor instead of the 2.5HP 4 cycle Mercury. The trolling motor will be more reliable in the long run and for my small size lake it would be perfect.<br />
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We continue to look for the perfect last boat. Right now my sights are set on a Pearson 365. However, I have looked at only one boat and that one was over priced so I just dropped the interest. Anyway, at least I have an idea where I want to go. Moore later.</div>
Virtualmoorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351178229881340494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062664455764475221.post-68388417853623869152017-05-25T11:07:00.000-04:002017-05-25T11:07:00.299-04:00A sailors molecule<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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H<sub>2</sub>O: Dangerous Chemical!</h2>
<span data-mce-style="font-size: xx-small;" style="font-size: xx-small;">A
student at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho
Falls Science Fair, April 26. He was attempting to show how conditioned
we have become to alarmists practicing junk science and spreading fear
of everything in our environment. In his project he urged people to sign
a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the
chemical "dihydrogen monoxide."</span><br />
And for plenty of good reasons, since:<br />
<ol>
<li>it can cause excessive sweating and vomiting</li>
<li>it is a major component in acid rain</li>
<li>it can cause severe burns in its gaseous state</li>
<li>accidental inhalation can kill you</li>
<li>it contributes to erosion</li>
<li>it decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes</li>
<li>it has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients</li>
</ol>
<span data-mce-style="font-size: xx-small;" style="font-size: xx-small;">He asked 50 people if they supported a ban of the chemical.<br /> </span><br />
<ul>
<li>Forty-three (43) said yes,</li>
<li>six (6) were undecided,</li>
<li>and only one (1) knew that the chemical was water.</li>
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