Recent content by redwraith94

Heat transfers two different ways. Electrons, and Phonons. Electricity, and Sound. Phonons are vibration of the crystal structure. Generally rubber will not transfer heat well because it isn't electrically conductive, and doesn't transfer sound well. The trick is to increase the particle load...

It has been awhile, and I finally got around to polishing the ring gear, and some other parts in the transmission. Here is a pic for your viewing pleasure: http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1462/0524082141pk7.jpg http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3417/0524082144cf5.jpg...

markw, thank you very much for the informative reply. I have spent a total of about 150 hours so far polishing the ring for the differential. I believe it has the largest tooth surface area, and sees the most force of any gear in the transmission. I used 3 different grits of hand stones, and...

Thanks for the replies. I was assuming the lower viscosity would be easier to splash around, and would have less friction on the gear teeth themselves. http://www.remchem.com/cms/index.php?id=9 This site claims an extra 4hp of efficiency in a nascar trans (3rd gear, 6400 rpm ~378hp) I don't...

What is the relationship (generally speaking) between film strength, film thickness, and viscosity: If I polish / superfinish the gear teeth, and bearings on trans, can I go with a lighter viscosity oil, to improve the efficiency of a manual transmission, while still keeping reasonable safety...

Hey...*sniff*...you got the stuff...main? ;)

IDK what the wetting agents are, but skylighter wants 21, if you buy anything other than sparklers / party poppers, or books, then they demand that you prove that you are 21. It is a good rule for them since they sell Many compounds that can easily be used for preparing high explosives...

Bumpity bump

Yeah, if you think that is patient, wait till you here how I made my first batch. I actually used a pyrex glass bread pan (not lab grade) and put it in the oven until all of the water boiled off. I had to do six batches for the entire gallon.

Can I use potassium fluoride for electrolysis? Instead of KOH, or NaOH. This cell will be operated @ near 90 C, so I want the graphite electrodes to last as long as possible. I just need to know if the fluoride ion can be oxidized in an aqueous solution...I know fluorine gas is usually...

Normal glass is mostly SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with a lot of other impurities/color additives as well. Pyrex has B2O3 (Boron Oxide) as an additive. The thing is that B2O3 expands ALOT less than normal glass (SiO2 + whatever...Na...K...Ca...etc.) so the more Boron in the glass, the less it...

Water is a polar molecule, right? Well each molecule only has so much pull, or only so much force that it can apply to rip an ionic molecule appart. Look @ it this way, assuming Fe2O3 the Fe ion is in the +3 state, whilst the O is in the -2 state, so for water to dissolve it, the individual...

AFAIK it is at the peak amount of citric acid in the fruit when the fruit is @ its ripest.

I was going to try the electrolytic cell myself, but after reading one of the links that you posted mrjeffy321, I decided to do the bleach method instead. I have tried the electrolytic methid before w/ Sodium chloride, and never was able to spend money for proper electrodes, so it always ended...

I am very curious aboot EMP's in general, where did you here that the effect may last for ~20 minutes or so?