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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 12, 2014 - 08:48pm PT
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My first heated thread purchased was the M12 Milwaukee Heated Jacket in hopes of keeping me warmer than the Mountain Hardware super duty down jacket does. Last year Makita introduced their heated jacket to places like Canada, Austrailia and England but it is still not available in the US.
A snug fit will seal better so if you are of the flat stomach type the M12 Milwaukee will do you better over the Makita. I say this since neither of them are as warm as I would like for Wyoming outdoors.
My situation is possessing some 40- 18V Makita lithium batteries, mostly 3Ah but some 4Ah, 5 Ah and 6 Ah. The Makita coat came with its battery adapter but I wanted to run more power through the Milwaukee M12 than 12 volts. A fresh fully charged Makita 18v battery will read over 20 volts so a direct hook up of the Makita batteries to the M12 was likely to melt some plastic or burn some skin.
The Chinese sell step down DC converters on eBay for $4 or so. aka Buck converters. I had one in stock from the solar van building days that could do 2A continuously. Both coats use Type M DC terminal connectors which are available at Radio Shak. The M12 has about 8.87 ohms resistance in the heating coils and uses some kind a per cent duty cycle to get its other 2 lower settings perhaps Pulse Width Modulation.
The power in a heating element circuit is Power = Voltage * Voltage / resistance so I increased the volage carefully to the Buck Converter's limit = 15v.
An operational convenience of the M12 coat is that the coat can be plugged into the any 12V car outlet while you sleep. While this sounds not much different than using an electric blanket the feel is quite different. This warm jacket gives a feeling like being in a continual water shower of just the right temperature- your hands soon get that glowing warm feeling. How green is this for heating you bed room? 12.6 volts at 1.68 amp = 18 watts. 18 watts for 8 hrs can be done over the night leaving enough power to start that engine for car motion.
M12 powered by Makita 18v is my choice for warming in the winter at a sport belay.
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John M
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Oct 12, 2014 - 08:59pm PT
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In Local news..
Man Freezes to Death when Jacket Shorts out.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Oct 12, 2014 - 09:44pm PT
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Heated Threads like lollie's "men are cowards" ?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 13, 2014 - 08:58pm PT
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Don't fall into a stream.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 20, 2014 - 05:47am PT
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couchmaster
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Nov 20, 2014 - 06:23am PT
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Working mans dream. A roughneck in North Dakota working the oil filed all freezing winter long or a on site mechanic would love it. Of course, probably just a matter of time till a ski resort mods it's chairs with plug ins to catch a quick recharge on the ride up:-)
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Nov 20, 2014 - 06:32am PT
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Heated wetsuits are now beginning to become more prevalent in winter line-ups here on the east coast. I can only snarl to hide my jealousy.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 20, 2014 - 06:37am PT
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Right on Couchmaster! Sean, a climbing partner of mine got an oilfield job last week near Cheyenne--Windier than Laramie. He bought my DeWalt heated jacket yesterday and wanted a booster battery pack over the voltage that the coat normally operates. The 12 v DeWalt heated coat will not work long with voltages above 14.5.
Yes, plug-ins at a ski area would sometimes be quite comforting.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 20, 2014 - 06:44am PT
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But all the heating aside I did add a hood to my best down coat.
During the just past -25F coldspell here I used both this jacket and the heated jacket for dog walks. The hood keeps the down in close competition to the heated jacked but cannot produce a toasty, toasty ... CORE with that level of exercise.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
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Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Nov 20, 2014 - 06:48am PT
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About 5 years ago scuba divers started using heating elements in their dry suits for cold water diving.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 20, 2014 - 08:05am PT
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Those batteries look awfully heavy to be taken climbing, even by Lollie.
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Nov 21, 2014 - 07:37am PT
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The 'bad music' thread is getting pretty heated. Nothing is sacred.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 21, 2014 - 07:39am PT
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I never reveal my sacred sites.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Nov 21, 2014 - 07:46am PT
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Working mans dream....climbers potential nightmare. An oil worker in North Dakota can always go back to the truck and turn on the heater should his garments heating source fail. A climber on a remote peak doesn't have the same option.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Nov 21, 2014 - 07:50am PT
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I'd be worried about the lithium battery reversing the chakra flow and throwing my cundilini out of whack..
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 21, 2014 - 09:03am PT
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RJ, in Italy the latest thing is cundalini alfredo.
And more than yer chakras could be threatened by lithium batts. I had a friend who was a
chem prof at CalTech and was Mr LithiumBatt. He had a lab at JPL where he would blow
them up. This came about after the Navy started putting lithium 'D' cells in their sonobuoys
that they dropped out of P-3's to listen to Ivan's subs. Something went wrong and a brace of
'D' lithiums blew and took the azz end off of a P-3! He cautioned me not to try that at home.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 26, 2014 - 07:18am PT
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Remote peaks?? Jupiter? They would be hot.
should his garments heating source fail. A climber on a remote peak doesn't have the same option.
No worry yet as the lithium tool batteries do not work very below 0 F.
An ST member as if a barrel connector could be fitted into the case?
here is the prototype:
Apparently there are advantages both ways for whether you have a wire or not as Makita does and Milwaukee does not.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Nov 26, 2014 - 09:00am PT
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The hood is the most important part,
so I am not surprised that when you finally added a decent hood to your down jacket,
it was competitive with the electric jacket.
I imagine an electric hood is not included with the electric jacket,
because these are used mostly in construction and people are wearing helmets / hard hats?
Or is there some equivalent electric helmet / hood?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Nov 26, 2014 - 09:26am PT
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Big D, when you cruise the bumps these days, do you wear heated boots?
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Nov 26, 2014 - 12:01pm PT
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I've always wanted an air conditioned jacket. I was thinking that some freon circulating in flexible tubes, with a compressor (and a fan to expel the hot air) in the back, might work for those hot Fresno summers.
I thought my real ticket out of the ghetto, however, would be to develop an electric blanket with heating on one side, and air conditioning (using the principle above) on the other. That way, my wife and I could both sleep comfortably.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2014 - 05:17pm PT
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Here is an 18v Makita LED flashlight used as a battery adapter and bolted to an 18 volt Milwaukee metal cutting saw. The Makita 18v 4Ah battery and the flashlight weight 2 0z. less than the Milwaukee V18 battery 3 Ah that fits the original battery mount on this rather well constructed saw.
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WBraun
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but no heated hoods for sale.
You can't heat hoods.
You screw up peoples electrical fields within their bodies.
You shouldn't even do it with the jackets.
But modern stupid science thinks everything is safe.
Little do they really know ....
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2014 - 05:52pm PT
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WBraun,
pure granola flows through you head. You are the living example of
Little do they really know .... . It is a problem for all
of us but why even believe in unmanifest? Destiny.
Aren't you worried about the electric fields you computer generates?
Foolish [in]consistencies is the hobgloblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers ...
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2014 - 06:14am PT
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Anyone got some fiber optic tubes so the flashlight can shine light on bit area for midnight poaching of those climbing areas that some think are only ground up??
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Dec 10, 2014 - 06:54am PT
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I've been to some -50 ambient type places and always been toasty without electric trickery...
Feathered Friends.... Still have their Parka almost 20 years later...
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2014 - 07:31am PT
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fear,
you must have not been out much if your parka is good 20 years later. I have been through 3 dozen of 'em in that amount of time. Down jackets have a delicate shell and feathers soon fly.
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fear
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hartford, ct
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Dec 10, 2014 - 08:41am PT
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It's not looking good... I'll have to admit. Seamseal is my friend. But the fabric was very heavy compared to today's nonsense ultra-light offerings. The only holes/tears were self inflicted from ice tools/screws mainly.
The hood/collar is critical. This thing's insulated hood is what seals the deal IMO.
14 years old actually... bought it for AK in 2000....
Hey, they still are in business!
http://featheredfriends.com/icefall-down-parka.html
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 19, 2014 - 04:57am PT
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fear,
heroes long a go demonstrated that one could endure the winter of the North and South Polar zones with less? than a down jacket. Eskimos come to mind. They did not even heat their ice houses.
We will make you a modern hero for braving the cold with a down jacket the umpteenth time.
Actually the Heated Threads thread is about being more comfortable in subsidized energy clothing with less effort than down offers.
Some people here in the USA actually subsidize the heating of their homes rather than walk around in down coats. Odd?? Must be something to it.
I suspect its the immersion in those electric fields giving them day and night hard ons and high testosterone.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Dec 19, 2014 - 05:24am PT
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You off your meds again Dingus? :)
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Captain...or Skully
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in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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Dec 19, 2014 - 05:27am PT
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We're mammals. We make our own heat. If this isn't enough, you may just be a pussy. Harden the foock up.
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Dec 19, 2014 - 05:35am PT
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But all the heating aside I did add a hood to my best down coat.
You shoulda cleaned your stove while you were at it.
I thought my real ticket out of the ghetto, however, would be to develop an electric blanket with heating on one side, and air conditioning (using the principle above) on the other. That way, my wife and I could both sleep comfortably.
Funny AND true!
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 19, 2014 - 05:39am PT
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Captain...or Skully,
that is a pretty contrary statement from a dog house worm. During the night stay outside and watch the rig.
Long before getting tenure on winter night shifts at the rig I realized down jackets were not the ideal clothing in this environment.
Harden the foock up
I just sold my DeWalt heated jacket to a rig worker/climbing partner of mine. He says its great "standing around outside at night", but he may need to harden up -- Viagra didn't keep him warm with that all male crew.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 23, 2014 - 06:34am PT
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Jaybro,
The Galute called yesterday. It was just short of a very long chat. The 74 year old climbing gent is planing on doing an overnight ski trip with Tammy in January. He has purchased the Milwaukee Heated Jacket [at the sal store in boulder] and plans to use it while he sleeps. He likes to feel warmer than down bags make him feel. He seems unabashed by dudes telling him to "harden the fock up." Do these dudes lack communications skills? They seem to get no results. but i can laugh at 'em.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 23, 2014 - 07:17am PT
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My Choices for Escape:
I have wondered how to employ the Rav4 more since it beats the van when it comes to going uphill on icy roads for winter excursion. To improve its livability I originally thought an electric blanket would do the job but I did't want some acid laden battery pack eating the carpet.
The solution was a lithium battery pack made from the retired Milwaukee V18 batteries. Here below we see the 10 pack power supply:
A look inside the case:
Only one battery is monitored during charging. The experts on the web sites for [charging multiple] lithium batteries think this limited monitoring is sufficient as all the batteries are the same type.
The charging setup looks like this:
My intent was to lower the 18 volts to 14.4 volts and power an electric blanket with more than the 12+ volts supplied by a lead acid pack. The buck converter used for jacket can handle max = 36 watts. At 12 v the blanket consumes about 4 amp, I found a buck converter rated to 60 watts which can handle the power input I wanted for the blanket.
I have tested the battery pack in the van and it can power the blanket for 7 hrs. That consumption is some 55 watts. It turns out that the heated jacket works better even for sleeping than the heated blanket and you may be satisfied with using a lower setting -- Maybe 15 watts for just laying around in the rav4 when the ambient temp inside is 34F.
For you tuff SOB's I have seen many your type want to build a campfire when I was quite happy and comfortable at 32F outside wearing this jacket. Plus the air was quite particulate free until the fire was built.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2015 - 04:56am PT
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This is not my beautiful bicycle!
The original rear dropouts were not aligned fore and aft adequately to position the big snug fitting hub axle straight ahead. The proper alignment took some filing and a dab of high alloy high strength low temp arc rod to fill the opposite sides yielding a play of 0.002 oversize when ground.
The current brakes seem inadequate and I will need to weld a disc brake anchor braze-on to the rear upper stay to utilize the disc ring.
In the current battery pack position the rear end is somewhat loaded and the initial feel is similar to a road bike having heavy rear paniers.
The 9 batteries will fit in the triangle but I will have to build a container.
Same as it ever was.
SAME AS IT EVER WAS.
Subsidized motion adds weight to the configuration.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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How did the Galute's trip go?
I really wanted to have him meet Blitzo.
Imagine that meeting; the Bloot and the Galoot!
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2015 - 06:26am PT
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Haven't heard from the Galute since TG so I may have to call 'em.
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Mike Friedrichs
Sport climber
City of Salt
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You better be careful Dingus. With that thing you'll get a speeding ticket by the local cops in Laramie.
How fast does it go?
How long on one charge?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Can you get electrocuted in the rain?
If you get it up to say, 66.6 mph will it deliver you to the future?
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John M
climber
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Interesting stuff you are doing there Dingus. What I have found for cold weather sleeping is that an electric heating mattress pad with a down comforter over me works better then an electric blanket and down comforter over me. Heat rises. I can use a much lower setting with the mattress pad, then the blanket. 7 hours of warm isn't much for a road trip though. Plus what happens if you get stuck someplace for an extended period of time.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2015 - 12:58pm PT
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Freddie,
it is advertised that it can go >30 mph on the 48 volts design, I am using nominal 54 volts but these have about 61.2 volts when fully charged. The Throttle position to speed current circuit uses Pulse Width Modulation and limits me 26 amps. The hub selling company says there is a way around this limitation. One way is to buy a larger capacity controller and another is more voltage, but that is more $$ and the energy goes much faster at the highest speeds. Range depends on the speed but 9Ah at 12 mph may get you 12 miles?? I just got it assembled and haven't much of a clue.
Jay, I got to the future by electrocution while going 66 mph skiing with a GPS speed sensor and am now always there. If I want to be in the present I have to fake it. Makes life kind of boring. Same as it ever Was.
John M, where did you get the heated mattress? I may give it a try. I have about 600 Ah of batteries at 12 volts in the van, so one can have many hours in the van when a blanket draws about 4 Ah.
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John M
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heated mattress pad dingus. Not mattress…
Almost anywhere. Sears.. Target.. anyplace that sells bedding. I don't know what it draws, but it shouldn't be any different then an electric blanket. I just found that I was warmer if the warmth was coming from below me rather then above me. I didn't learn this from car camping. I learned it from sleeping in an unheated house. It surprised me the difference. After an illness I started having difficulty generating body heat. So I had to start using an electric blanket. Then I slept at a friends house who had an electric pad and found that I was warmer and able to set it on a lower setting. I even tested this at home by putting my blanket under the bottom sheet on my bed and found that I could use a lower setting, thus ruling out the difference from one pad to another on their settings. I really was warmer. Perhaps you could just try putting the blanket beneath you in your next test. Though if you are also inside a sleeping bag, then I think the bottom insulation would defeat that.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2015 - 04:45am PT
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John M,
since our last chat I have put my 12 volt electric blanket and my 120 volt domestic electric blanket under me and not over me. I agree, it does work better than over the top and in particular when you have sore/ tired muscles in the very upper back from climbing? the pressured heat feels quite good.
The Milwaukee heated jacket has a heat panel in the top upper back zone and sleeping/warming with the jacket takes only 1 am while blanket uses about 4 amps. For a pure warm up the jacket feels better but I end up taking it off after a couple hours.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2015 - 05:02am PT
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Here is a lithium cell pack made from 15Ahr 40152 cells.
And maybe could explode it when dropping some metal across the poles at the high voltage end. The small white wires are part of the BMS battery management system and they send signals and small currents to the level the charge among all the cells.
The Milwaukee pack drives the bike the fastest just after full charge as it has the most volts.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
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Out Of Bed
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Feb 19, 2015 - 05:41am PT
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1st I want thank you for a slim volume a guide of How to fly, or was it in homerific
(the Hero, not the doughnut eating cartoon guy)How to Die? I loved 'em although they never survived the ride.
Was this 'yours also?
Pics to follow of the
It is too cold to go out side just for snaps.Brooks range from the old North face It is the heavy weight of the "Downy's"
that is UP again on the hook by the front, only door that is not closed till spring melts the drifts. on
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2015 - 05:42am PT
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Freddie asks, "How far does it go?"
The bike odometer and speedometer arrived yesterday. Speed max = 33 mph but I haven't tried a fully charged Milwaukee Pack.
Distance per charge? A calculation might go like this: Say the bike uses 5 amps at 10 mph. For a 15 Ahr battery rating of usable energy one could go for 3 hrs or 30 miles. All this said I doubt it can do 15 miles on one charge.
I have a DC ammeter mounted on the bars but since the motor controller used PWM[pulse width modulation] I haven't much of an idea how far off the reading is.
The odometer will be the test.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2015 - 06:35am PT
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Gnome,
yes, I am the coauthor of the Needles Guide.
Do the dishes? On Tuesday I had a Mardi Gras invite at 6 pm but the battery pack assemble had my attention. On Wed a.m. the party host came by with gumbo wondering what happened to me. During a focus mission some things can slide.
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2015 - 06:49am PT
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Gnome,
I do get out on windy, cold, wintry days here in WY without the heated jacket when I use the e-bike. I guess I could rig a plug-in for the heated jacket but I usually petal part of time and keep warm. One amp for heating is nothing compared to the amperage needed to dray my ass around.
For me the heated jacket is used to get warm faster and when I am tired of activity.
I guess I'll put a power jack on the bike for the heated coat. I will have to get a properly sized buck converter for this task.
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Mike Friedrichs
Sport climber
City of Salt
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Feb 19, 2015 - 07:17am PT
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It's the bionic Dingus. We can make him better than he was. Better...stronger..faster.
That post about washing dishes really cracked me up.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
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Out Of Bed
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Feb 25, 2015 - 08:01am PT
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for a bump for bump cold sake
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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on each thin finger tip hold was a veneer of Ice to the top? I think not!
I'll be back at night in the late spring to bag this thing with a cord, easier as you go up!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Feb 25, 2015 - 09:48am PT
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"Dishes"
T Hocking, as Freddie alludes to, the Castle McGee is an experience all it's own.
An experience and destination in one!
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 25, 2015 - 05:42pm PT
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Yes, this Specialized FSR ebike will do wheelies. Nominal 60 volts and 60 amp 94 volt controller, the black box ahead of the seat.
The battery-motor-controller setup has a amazing amount of torque. Hence, the torque resisting bars are needed to keep from twisting the axle out of the aluminum dropouts.
When the battery cell holding pack is done it will fit where the gastank sits on a motor cycle. Here shown is a wooden mock up on the top tube used to access space considerations.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
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Mar 26, 2015 - 03:38am PT
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The cool thing to me is that, the wide ranged, one of a kind DingusMcGee, someone who l was influenced by, will have a magical touch on a second generation of family Diabase!!
( A Hooblie ,?? deleteted :all I know is I saw on tv how the gvern meant, chased someone for the secrets that you show on the blackboard, just saying
My kidzs are now huge fans . We see your bike and at just the right ages, my son is a little inventor, he just got the first lesson of invention convention and life. . . .
it is never fair.
To all things there, from just over the far side of the edge, but striving for the other . . .
From here I took that picket fence, it is the same dull grass both sides of the hill
Freedom as illusion established in youth has changing boundries.
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Jaybro
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Wolf City, Wyoming
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Mar 26, 2015 - 05:05am PT
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You should take the kids to Laramie this summer for a tour of the lab! Then his van, that thing is inspirational in ways you can't even imagine!
There's also climbing!
Do it around the 10th of August, and there will be Sushi!
Watching that operation, wih attendant drones, on top of tour du McGee will give your kids a gee whiz science / creativity dose that will last till thanksgiving break at least!!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
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Mar 26, 2015 - 07:31am PT
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Some day i'll have to try and recreate the story of the curvy blond and the chain smoking crazy gerMAN girl and the trip they took to WHY O WHY OMING! . . . .
the Bronco w/ busted Radiator, so ran the heat all the way, this was july ....
She will send me alone to0 wide a space, between 'love ya' and Wyoming, for my Soft chick !!
Sat3/29/15 4:07am
Some thing good was to come of the video that I posted, if , after the Levon Helm/the Weight,
You hit on one of the grainy black & white video's from the Capital Theater you will have found the Porshe of venues. The place was bare bones not fancy but the package was the magic. Try out the Bromberg or some other band, they were great shows.
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WBraun
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Mar 26, 2015 - 08:52am PT
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Dingus you should look at the proper high current dc power connectors for your particular applications.
Using AC plugs is lame.
Check out Anderson Powerpole connectors.
I use them .....
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2015 - 09:00am PT
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Gnome,
about the kids, the psychologists tell me its all about delayed gratification?
The other day I went to local bike shop- The Pedal House -- Joe the owner called me aside and ask seriously, "Just what got into you to want an electric bike?
"Its dopamine. And I have driven my car twice in the last four weeks."
For this reply Joe said,"Well, you know it just ain't cool to be seen riding an electric bike." Will this reply work for you kids?
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Dingus McGee
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2015 - 09:10am PT
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Werner,
proper high current dc power connectors
more sh#t?
I have had Anderson connectors and think they suck. MC4 solar connectors beat the Anderson crap.
FYI take a look at the symmetry of the plug I use. Do you see Any chance to plug in wrong?
The safety factors of AC coupling hardware are greater than DIY Anderson plugs.
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WBraun
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Mar 26, 2015 - 09:17am PT
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MC4 solar connectors beat the Anderson crap.
Yeah they're also nice.
I just thought you never knew about the various Dc connectors.
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2015 - 09:41am PT
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Thanks Werner,
I do like the Anderson connectors and dc power jacks for lab work. Cigarette plugs are the worst there are for anything but grief and no reliability.
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WBraun
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Mar 26, 2015 - 10:04am PT
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Cigarette plugs are the worst there are for anything but grief and no reliability.
So true.
You do some nice work there Dingus.
My whole job is 99% working with DC.
I'm an installer for public safety law enforcement equipment in police PPV vehicles.(police patrol vehicles)
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Mar 26, 2015 - 05:01pm PT
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No casual
Connecting to my power pole without previous
Permission!
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Mike Friedrichs
Sport climber
City of Salt
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Jul 29, 2015 - 03:59pm PT
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Met up with Dennis last weekend at Four Stories and got to ride his electric bike. It is not an electric assist bike. It goes 60 mph for 60 miles. It's more like an electric motorcycle. The acceleration is scary. You need to hold on. An engineering work of art for sure.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jul 29, 2015 - 04:04pm PT
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Would not expect it to be anything less than scary! Thanx for saving my day with a big smile!
VvvrrrooOOM!!
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2015 - 05:35pm PT
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In a world far from the cries VW diesel owners may have: You bastards have your company working to deceive some of us about how clean your belchers are.?? Well those of us with asthma knew something was awry with diesel smoke--no joke long before the court choke.
Here is another effort of mine to lessen my impact on particulates. But I wonder just how clean is a WY powerplant?
the other project is with this FatBoy:
Hey Werner, I like the 50 amp Anderson for the charging plug.
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