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RE: Open Office, a Thank You
Been using Open Office for a long time.. Not only will it load (And save as) most microsoft formats but several non-microsoft formats as well.. I save in Open Office Document (et-al) format most of the time when using it. Saves time that way.. But when I was working for an election campaign I used a Microsoft format to be compatable with the others in the place.
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wa8yxm
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05/24/12 02:44pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: 50 amp to two 30 amp adapter & Progresssive Industies EMS
There is a reason I tell folks not to buy those.. Though there are a few exceptions (Where you can plug into two 30 amp NON GFCI outlets) for the most part they do not work.. If you are in a campground 30 amp outlets come one to a customer and for the most part the companion 20 amp outlet is a GFCI, and these devices are GFCI testers. That said, I know 3 places where I can use mine, and yesterday.. I was using it.
Now, as to the question:
IF both 30 amp outlets are on the same leg of the 120/240 volt service in the park the EMS will sense "30 amps" (no voltage difference between teh two legs) and limit you
If they are on different legs then the EMS will sense 50 amps and not lmit you.
That simple.. Now, on SOME EMS units (I think yours is one but not sure) you can override auto-detection for this session.
ALso note: In many parks you use one of these to plug into two 30 amp outlets ONe for your site and one for the site next door.. ANd unless you are paying for two sites you will be asked to leave,,, w/o refund. (And justly so).
Again there are exceptions... I know one campground that encourages their use during say, August.
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wa8yxm
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05/24/12 02:41pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: First Skydiver to Land WITHOUT a Chute!
YOu know you don't need a parachute to skydive. You only need a chute to skydive twice.
ROFL.. I was going to say something like that myself.
Thank you for the best laugh today.
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wa8yxm
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05/24/12 02:34pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Free E-books. Where?
DRM is Digital Rights Management, This is a feature that prevents you from copying the E-Book or giving it away
For free E-books, if you have a facebook check otu e-readernews.
just go to ereadernews.com or www.ereadernews.com
They send me links to several free Kindle E-Books every day
Don't have a Kindle? Neither do I but I have Kindle for PC.
Read 'em on my laptop or netbook
Project Guentenburg (Google it) and Smashwords (likewise) also have free E-books, Or just google Free Kindle BOoks or go to the Kindle store and type in FREE.
The Project and Smashwords have other formats as well as Kindle.
Baen (Science fiction) has a free library.. Check out Fidler Fair by M. Lackey.
This is a colleciton of short stories.. Check out "Fine Print" It's a good one.
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wa8yxm
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05/24/12 02:32pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: LED Light Fires?
The only LED fire I have heard of myself was reported by another member of one of the forums, I think here on this group of forums.
He had a 120 volt LED night light and an MSW inverter.. Did not play nice together.
I have not heard of 12 volt LED's going up in smoke, but.. that said, I know how it can happen.
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wa8yxm
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05/23/12 05:41pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Shore power automatic switch to inverter.
Looks reasonable with the following suggestions.
Instead of that 12 volt relay with the big resistor
Why not use a relay with a 120vac coil?
Or better yet,, Get a good pass-through, true sine wave, inverter/converter and combine both charging and discharging of the batteries in one box.
They have the switch you need built in.
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wa8yxm
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05/23/12 05:38pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: built in gas latern in camper?
Yes Gas lamps are very common even today. Not all that long ago that is how people lit their houses up at night, I have been in buildings that had built in gas lighting.. I had a gas lantern in my front yard at home when I had a house, and there are dedicated "Gas-light" districts in Detroit where even street lighting is via gas. If you are ever near Detroit visit Greenfield village, you will see buildings that still have gas lights.
Now with children you do need to teach safety.. Today we blame the manufacturer and deny the child responsibility for the things they do.
But even today, In some areas where electric power is not, or at least not reliable, you will find gas lamps in houses.. I know.. I have a friend who lives in a place where "The grid" is not.. He is a ham radio operator, so he has to generate all his own electricity, He runs a store and a string of cabins, all Gas Lit, Gas (RV like) refrigerators and freezers, but he does have wing, solar and engine driven electric generators for when he needs electricity
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wa8yxm
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05/23/12 05:36pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Air Card for Internet Service
I am using Virgin Mobile just now. T-Mobile (My cell provider) just announced a new "Pay as you go" service that looks... Even better from the short look I took.
Verizion has the best coverage map. But they are not my favorite company (Actually they are my favorite company ... to complain about).
Sprint has true UNLMITED if you believe their ads... But well.. I'm not exactly a fan there either. (More neutral)
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wa8yxm
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05/23/12 05:30pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: How do you test an Onan genset's volt and amp output
To test Volt-Amp out you need
A volt meter
An amp meter capable of handling the current
A bank of light bulbs, Switched, I recommend 100 watt and larger
Start switching on lamps till either the breaker breaks the circuit or the generator starts showing signs of "Distress".
A frequency meter might be a good idea too. (say normal -5 HZ as a sign of distress)
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wa8yxm
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05/23/12 05:20pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Can I screw into the side of a microwave?
Can YOU screw into the side of the microwave.. I do not know.
Can I, Yes
But then I know what to look for
Much of the space inside the cabinet on a microwave is just that, SPACE, and you can screw into it without issue.
SOME of it however is places you should not screw.
If you can CAREFULLY (Cation sharp edges) remove (and later replace) the cover.. You can tell for sure where it's safe to screw in a screw.
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wa8yxm
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05/23/12 05:18pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Has anybody heard of or used or saw used
I get crystal clear TV though not 900 channels, by simply using the Winegard Batwing (With Wingman) that came with my motor home.
This feeds a pair of digital converters I got back when the world went digital for 10 dollars a pop with the government discount card.
W hen they start talking about 800+ channels it makes me think that it is a video over internet device. "Thousands of Satellite TV channels for free only $49.05" say the sacmmers.
Do not believe it, I mean what part of $49.95 is FREE (Proves the lie right up front) And they are not satellite channels, they are internet channels, not the same thing.
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wa8yxm
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05/22/12 08:09am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Desktop Keyboard & Coffee don't mix
They now make spill proof keyboards
And flow through ones as well.. (The one I'm using is a flow through)
IN theory if you have a flow through and spill coffee black.. It flows through, (In practice a drop or two of rain water made a major mess of mine till it dried)
If you use cream and sugar you can flow plain water to rinse it out.
The spill proof ones have a membrane covering the keys or are membrane keyboards. Those are nice.. when they work (mine did not)
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wa8yxm
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05/22/12 08:03am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Gas water heater ignites but won't stay on
You said it lights up but wont' stay lit.
The sequence for Direct Spark Ignition units is as follows
When the Thermostat calls for heat the control board opens the gas valve and starts the spark generator.. IT appears this is happening.
The flame ignights and heats a thermocouple (Flame sensor) which signals the control board "I'm feeling hot" This.. Sometimes takes a few tires but once it's working it should keep working.
The board senses the current from the thermocople and maintains heat till the T-stat says "Hot enough".
If the Flame Sensor (Thermocouple) is defective, if the connections to the control board are defective or if the control board has issues.
What you see is what you get.
Poor flamle can do it too.
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wa8yxm
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05/22/12 08:00am |
Tech Issues
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RE: can 30 amps run 2 13500 ACs
I have done it.. However there are conditions.
The first time I did it the A/C's were brand new.
The second time they were fresh-cleaned. (I had just cleaned both the evaporator and condensor coils)
Usually I can't run my pair of Carrire V's on 30 at the same time.
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wa8yxm
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05/22/12 07:47am |
Tech Issues
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RE: I still read books, the kind without batteries!
I read them both with and without batteries. I have on E-book I'm in the middle of just now (not all that good but still good enough to want to finish it) and a paper book on the shelf labeled "NEXT" as it were.
In the old days I had to make regular trips to the library with boxes of paperbacks cause..... Well, there was not enough room at the house.
In the motor home.... Less room.
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wa8yxm
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05/22/12 07:44am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Bone Head Move of the Day
eHey it could be worse.. I sometimes tell of a time back in school when 3 bullies teamed up on me, one in front, one on each side, they lowered their heads and came at me like enraged bulls intending to cause me pain when they hit.
Well.. At the last second I moved, and when I did, they found.. the brick wall behind me had not moved.
OOPS.
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wa8yxm
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05/21/12 04:27pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Tivo DVR Which
I might add... There are some computer devices (Assuming you have enough computer) like Win-TV from Hauppauge.
Turn your computer into a DVR.
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wa8yxm
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05/21/12 04:23pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Does the monitor panel show full battery while plugged in?
IS it normal for the panel to show full batteries when plugged in? YES
Why: The panel judges and displays state of charge based upon the system voltage, which is being supplied by the converter when you are plugged in, NOT by the batteires. FULL is 12.6 volts, NORMAL converter output in float mode is 13.6 Somewhat "Over full" far as the panel is concerned.
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wa8yxm
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05/21/12 04:20pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: DirecTV HD and Kingdome
First your kingdome does not have 2 lnb's it has a "DUAL" lnb (One lnb, two outputs) Two LNB"s (Which do not come on the dome type) are called Twins.
Second, NO DOME will do DirecHDTV, Not king dome, Not winegard, Not motosat, Not _______ NONE of them. Some will do DISH HD, but there is a problem there too.
To do either right, takes a DISH type antenna. One with MULITPLE LNBs
In the case of DirecHDTV, the LNB's are of 2 different types (Frequency ranges) which is why no dome can do it.
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wa8yxm
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05/21/12 04:17pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Need Advice on Generator
I have a PD9180 with wizard feeding a pair of GC-2 size (Interstate U-2200) batteries, With the batteries in the OH !!!! discharge state (Way too low) I have used a GENRAC 1000, to power the converter.
The Genrac 1000 is a TRUE 1000 watt generator, not 1000 peak, but 1000 sustained, in fact the one that someone stole from me could do a bit better than 1000 watts continous.
I would like to recommend at least 1500 watts of portable power for that converter.
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wa8yxm
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05/21/12 04:14pm |
Tech Issues
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