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Project GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) Data Usage

04/05/2018
posted in General Discussion
by Dr. Harry
As I was previously involved in drilling for water in remote area, I have had a fascination with NASA's Project GRACE. Although I have searched Goggle...
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Multimeter Question

04/05/2018
posted in Electrical Engineering
by gringogreg
I frequently do trouble shooting in LV machine control panels, usually stooping or kneeling in some awkward position. The problem I regularly have is...
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Last comment 04/05/2018 by redfred
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How Does This Transformer Work?

04/05/2018
posted in Electrical Engineering
by Anonymous Poster
We currently have this variable transformer at our work. It is a 480V to 600 Volts autotransformer. My main question is why they have the X2 lead conn...
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Last comment 04/05/2018 by jack of all trades
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What is This?

04/05/2018
posted in Instrumentation
by NTR adam
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Last comment 04/05/2018 by truth is not a compromise
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A Quantum Computing Revolution in Chemistry is Just Getting Started

04/05/2018
posted in General Discussion
by Bayes
A team of researchers at Harvard have calculated the excited state energies of the hydrogen (H2) molecule using a 2 qubit quantum computer. This is an...
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Small Synchronous Motors

04/04/2018
posted in Electrical Engineering
by Codemaster
I got into a discussion on a heating and plumbing forum about diverter valves and the power consumed by the motor. The one I have is 3-port, spring r...
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Steam Turbine Rotor Eccentricity Problem

04/04/2018
posted in Mechanical Engineering
by Anonymous Poster
we are faced 50 MW steam turbine rotor eccentricity problem.yesterday our 50MW steam turbine came to home load due to Grid disturbance at 9:30PM ,turb...
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Last comment 04/05/2018 by tonyhemet
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Transformer Test

04/04/2018
posted in Electrical Engineering
by kasrop
dear all in DC resistance test for power transformer(off load T.CH) when value of resistance for one phase is different.now how we can discriminate t...
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Last comment 04/05/2018 by StandardsGuy
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Looking for Two-part Soft Expanding Foam for Molding

04/03/2018
posted in Manufacturing
by Anonymous Poster
Hi, I'm going to start a new business and I'm looking for the main material i Will us, expanding foam. I've tried several products on the market but...
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Last comment 04/03/2018 by lyn
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Observing a Star from 9 Billion Lightyears Away

04/03/2018
posted in General Discussion
by Bayes
I found this article interesting. Basically, a large galaxy (B) passed in front of another galaxy (A) and through gravitational lensing, a star from (...
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Last comment 04/04/2018 by Rixter
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SOS Call Before Factory Rebooting Phone

04/02/2018
posted in General Discussion
by r&ddoc
Hi, Fiddling around in the "settings" menu from my Blackview 8000 Pro phone I got into "eyebrow mode" where I activated the blue filter and slid the c...
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The Successes/Failures of Elon Musk

04/02/2018
posted in General Discussion
by Bayes
SpaceX is planning on its second launch in a week and the 7th of this year. The launch will be using a used Falcon 9 1st stage booster. The pace of la...
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Mysterious Beam of Light

04/02/2018
posted in General Discussion
by SolarEagle
I was notified at 4:24 this am by a movement detection alert in my family room at a property I own...What do you think this is?....or what could it po...
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Measuring Moisture Content of Wood

03/31/2018
posted in General Discussion
by lyn
Our 40 year old China Berry tree in the back yard has gone to the great lumber yard in the sky. It started dying last spring and by summer I decided t...
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Last comment 04/04/2018 by JE in Chicago
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T444 International Motor

03/29/2018
posted in Transportation
by robertdingess
have a 1995 ford with 7.3 powerstroke I replaced the motor with 1998 444 international motor took all parts from old motor to make it work started it...
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Last comment 04/03/2018 by Oomborrie
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Internet of Things

03/29/2018
posted in General Discussion
by HiTekRedNek
With the new addressing system for IOT having a virtually inexhaustible number of addresses,it will be possible to connect everything to the net. As...
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Turbocharge Me, Please! My Obsession with Turbo Chryslers

04/05/2018 posted in Hemmings Motor News Blog
by dstrohl
I got a midlife crisis “boost” when I bought a 1984 turbocharged Plymouth Colt. Super quick, it handled like a slot car yet achieved 35 mp...
04/05/2018 Views: 15, Comments: 0
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This or That – Season 2: 1939 Mercury Town Sedan or 1941 Studebaker Commander Sedan Coupe?

04/04/2018 posted in Hemmings Motor News Blog
by dstrohl
Editor’s note: This or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a feature that enables us, in an idyllic world, to add a...
04/04/2018 Views: 98, Comments: 0
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Guess the Architecture for 4/3/2018

04/03/2018 posted in Guess the Architecture
by MaggieMc
Can you guess this week's building?
04/03/2018 Views: 246, Comments: 10
Last comment 04/05/2018 by JPool
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Gasket Compression in Metal Housings and Assemblies

04/03/2018 posted in Elasto Proxy's Sealing Solutions Blog
by Doug Sharpe
Gasket compression in metal housings and assemblies can support sealing or contribute to gasket failure. That’s because rubber gaskets are resil...
04/03/2018 Views: 150, Comments: 0
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Students Searching for Woodstock Vehicles

04/03/2018 posted in Hemmings Motor News Blog
by dstrohl
By the time we got to Woodstock We were half a million strong And everywhere there was song and celebration And I dreamed I saw the bombers Riding...
04/03/2018 Views: 158, Comments: 2
Last comment 04/03/2018 by lyn
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Old Apple-iances

04/02/2018 posted in Hemmings Motor News Blog
by dstrohl
As an old computer returns to its original owner, we wonder: Are old-car fans so different from vintage appliance fetishists? Photo by Rama. Are you...
04/02/2018 Views: 39, Comments: 0
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How ISO Certification Benefits Customers

04/01/2018 posted in Quality Control
by ahorner_22
ISO 9001:2015 certification is a positive achievement for an organization. This achievement is very important for a company as well as the customers i...
04/01/2018 Views: 103, Comments: 0
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Pollination Puzzle: Newsletter Challenge (April 2018)

03/31/2018 posted in Challenge Questions
This month's Challenge Question: Specs & Techs from IEEE Engineering360: During pollination – a life-or-death process without which our agr...
03/31/2018 Views: 527, Comments: 16
Last comment 04/04/2018 by artsmith
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"Mad" Mike Hughes

03/31/2018 posted in The Engineer's Notebook
by M-ReeD
With a name like “Mad” Mike Hughes, one might expect that the person to which the name refers is likely…unorthodox. While I picture...
03/31/2018 Views: 250, Comments: 24
Last comment 04/03/2018 by SolarEagle
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Caption This for 3/30/2018

03/30/2018 posted in Caption This!
by MaggieMc
Here's this week's submission: Thanks to Nigh for the submission.
03/30/2018 Views: 424, Comments: 25
Last comment 04/05/2018 by phoenix911
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Improve the Appearance of Your Vintage Vehicle’s Engine Bay in Time for Cruising Weather

03/29/2018 posted in Hemmings Motor News Blog
by dstrohl
Though there may be snow on the ground where you are, just like there is where I live, the 2018 cruising/show season will be upon us before we know it...
03/29/2018 Views: 106, Comments: 0
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Living with Bugs

03/28/2018 posted in Hemmings Motor News Blog
by dstrohl
At Reed College in Portland, Oregon, there was this girl, Carol Cunningham, who owned not one but two cars—an old Maxwell touring and a brand-ne...
03/28/2018 Views: 199, Comments: 1
Last comment 03/29/2018 by rgupta36
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Guess the Architecture for 3/27/2018

03/27/2018 posted in Guess the Architecture
This week's building is another one provided by SolarEagle. Are you able to identify it?
03/27/2018 Views: 207, Comments: 3
Last comment 03/27/2018 by JPool
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Hemmings Find of the Day: 1912 Commercial Truck Company Model A 10 Standard Electric Truck

03/27/2018 posted in Hemmings Motor News Blog
by dstrohl
Think Tesla was the first to build a heavy-duty electric truck? The Commercial Truck Company beat them by over a century. From the seller’s desc...
03/27/2018 Views: 187, Comments: 1
Last comment 03/30/2018 by redfred
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Woman of the Week – Ida Barney

03/26/2018 posted in WoW Blog (Woman of the Week)
by lmno24
Ida Barney was an American astronomer, best known for her 22 volumes of astrometric measurements on 150,000 stars. She was born in 1886 in New Haven,...
03/26/2018 Views: 148, Comments: 1
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