Baluncore's latest activity
-
Baluncore replied to the thread Structural failure (buckling) of columns in NY City building, 235 E 42nd Street.Shown in the video, is what appears to be two square-section concrete pillars, that have been crushed, failed in compression, and so are... -
Baluncore replied to the thread Method of storing energy on the Moon.Mariatine wave energy will not outrun lunathermal in a month of Sundays, but I think bob012345 may have found an application for the... -
Baluncore replied to the thread Undergrad What happens to a person's body in space without a spacesuit?.In 1900, decompression stages were in steps of "one atmosphere per 20 minutes". Since 10m/33ft is one atmosphere, a dive at 10m would be... -
Baluncore replied to the thread Undergrad What happens to a person's body in space without a spacesuit?.I expect the first effect of the vacuum would be to collapse the lungs, which you could not fight. That would immediately end gas... -
Baluncore replied to the thread Undergrad What happens to a person's body in space without a spacesuit?.With age, the skin becomes wrinkled. Space works faster than Botox. May I introduce you to Monsieur Bibendum, the Michelin man. -
Baluncore replied to the thread Undergrad What happens to a person's body in space without a spacesuit?.Uncontrollable burps and farts: Embarrassing. Internal gas embolism and colic: Painful. Accelerated desiccation and freeze drying... -
Baluncore replied to the thread Running older induction motors on VFDs.Fluke manual. https://media.fluke.com/c3705bf5-ce6e-4b79-8f55-b10800bf4fdc_original%20file.pdf -
Baluncore replied to the thread Running older induction motors on VFDs.You need to read and understand the manual. It looks like the Hameg HM-203 has a button to "Invert 1", and a button to "SUM", at the... -
Baluncore replied to the thread Running older induction motors on VFDs.Yes. A two channel, A & B scope, usually has a subtraction feature, that makes it possible to view channel A minus channel B. In that... -
Baluncore replied to the thread Method of storing energy on the Moon.I think there may be an application for a Stirling engine or a thermoelectric generator on the Moon. A temperature difference is... -
Baluncore replied to the thread Running older induction motors on VFDs.Bandwidth or not critical, 1MΩ and 1MHz are sufficient, but the probes should have a x10 voltage switch on them, which also changes them... -
Baluncore replied to the thread Running older induction motors on VFDs.The aim is to remove the sharp steps from the waveform. That will prevent reflections in the cable, and reduce vibration of the motor...