Before the FEDs ruined catalog buying , by robbing
our money thru the VISA system , i spent 10,000 dolllars
a year on surplus electronics , They blocked ME !
Every time they dipped into my VISA debit acct ,
i was supposed to file a DISPUTE , well ......
They no longer allow me to DISPUTE charges !
So in buy in other countries ...
I got mouse , about 200 from MCM for
$2 ea , they have lots of parts , like
PHOTO transistors , use them to turn on/off
the base of the transistor in HOME DEPOT curly
CFL bulbs , i buy the Green package w 4 bulbs
for $4 , But that merely turns them on at nite
off at dawn , so get clever , aim a LED at
them
so you walk down the hall and trip the lite
beam ..
and ya can put a tiny low voltage switch in parallel
to manually control the CFL bulb ..
Send ur email address , i started a NG ,
its closed , only imaginative , creative types
are welcome ..
BTW i need ya to help me figure out how to add
your address to the GROUP , i cant even figure how
to access this group i created !
Im doin everything , figuring hydraulic forge hammers
cause i want to build turbo chargers for my airplane ..
i imagine makin 20 Turbos for about $100 ea ,
cause DIY forge ..
Aluminum welding is not much value , UNLESS !
you make a complicated structure , then FORGE it quickly
then continue to add more structure and FORGE .
An airplane wing ! I riveted airplane wings for years ,
......
makin my own MIG power supply , simplifying
my 40 amp Plasma cutter , Plasma is the simplist
circuit of all ! It merely limits the high voltage in a
long arc, since it uses transistors , its EASY ,
i imagine ya cud make a plasma with 100 Home Depot
CFL lamps and a small choke , the choke isnt
critical because if its too big the arc will go OFF ,
if its too small , ya get more ripple voltage ,
Ripple dont hurt in a long arc , thus the choke
is merely to help the transistor turn on with less
load .
a $100 Plasma ! NO you need lots more stuff
like air compressors $5 Zirconium tips ,,,
The BIGGEE on Plasma is INSTANT control
of the gouging , many experts use P' to gouge
in one second , what would take 5 minutes any other
way , and it doesnt heat the metal much ,
and of course alum cuts fast and cool , ! BUT
aluminum
dust is far more dangerous that iron ...