Good morning!!!!

[Eric Salop]

I can take a stab at this Kyle.

Use this formula: Q = mcDT [Heat transferred = (mass) X (specific heat) X (temperature change)].

The specific heat for aluminum is 0.92 kJ / kg C

Measure the mass in kilograms, use Celsius for the temp, and the result will be in kJ

Use an online calculator to convert from joules (kJ) to btu

Good luck

Very nicely explained.

When I was at school we measured energy in btu (Abbreviation for BRITISH thermal units). Then someone from Europe suggested we use Joules (1 watt for 1 second) and the sums became so much easier. Do you really still use ancient British units ? How quaint

 

[wngsprd]

Wow...37 outside...and going to 49! But rain likely tonight, so slush city with 1-2 feet of snow still on the ground.

Eric, everything we know we learned from the British!...except we do drive on the right side of the road.

Went for a 2 mile snowshoe hike yesterday...found the usual deer, fox, and squirrel tracks in the snow. Very interesting to see where they go and how they
search for food.

 

[Thomas]

21F cloudy maybe AM shower,high low 40's.:cool2:

One of kittens doesn't feel good so off to Vets for 7:30am visit...got a feeling going to be long day.

Maybe I'll cut some pallets for fire starter.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[daugen]

42 going to 61 today, much warmer day, lots planned outside.

Neighbors stopped over yesterday while I was working down at the barn and he asked
how the culvert was going. I pointed over to the big black pipe and, and...it was gone!
We all started looking around, who could have taken a 13 foot long piece of big plastic pipe?

Mother Nature of course...two inches of rain, an unsecured pipe sitting in the bottom of the ditch, the plastic
pipe went on a little sea cruise. Down the ditch it went, made the bend at the Y, and wound up all the way back in the woods a hundred feet away jammed into the main water ditch back there. It's actually pretty light for its size and very understandable how in the downpour it just merrily floated downstream.
I had been listening to the Allman Bros and thought I ought to change the tunes name from Traveling Man to Traveling Pipe...


And all good evidence on why culverts need to be secured...
I have the sand, just waiting on ABC either this afternoon or tomorrow morning. I didn't want to set the pipe in the sand because I figured I'd get stuck
with my pants down/stone not delivered and the whole thing would wash away. Which it clearly would have.
Once again, trying to get the ground as dry as possible before
the next big rain comes in. But the new water diversion ditches are doing their job, no big pools of standing water any more.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 49˚.

RNG, a 4hour vinegar soak sort of worked. It was sluggish and sometimes took 10 seconds to come on but I managed to wash the two vehicles in the 70˚ temps yesterday. Now it's soaking overnight. I'm still looking for that add on switch for my china PW but not on the internet, I have given up.

All the Ebay parts for the 1947 Farmall are in and they are in good condition. I just need to make a trip to Harbor freight for some tall jack stands to hold the front of the tractor up while I drop the axel to get to the steering parts. Yes there will be pics.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 49˚.

RNG, a 4hour vinegar soak sort of worked. It was sluggish and sometimes took 10 seconds to come on but I managed to wash the two vehicles in the 70˚ temps yesterday. Now it's soaking overnight. I'm still looking for that add on switch for my china PW but not on the internet, I have given up.

All the Ebay parts for the 1947 Farmall are in and they are in good condition. I just need to make a trip to Harbor freight for some tall jack stands to hold the front of the tractor up while I drop the axel to get to the steering parts. Yes there will be pics.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning! 47F @ 4:30 AM. Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds. High near 60F. Winds light and variable.

Just catching up on some videos during the midnight to 5 AM Free Time when the data caps are lifted on the satellite Internet. Just another reason to love satellite. NOT!

Got the new ignition installed yesterday and fired it up. Lasted all of 30 seconds before the engine sputtered and died. The spark is still firing, but it's timed no where near where it should be. Seems like a typical early life failure of a solid state component in the ignition control unit. I'll be on the phone later today with the supplier and try to coax some info on failure rate. This is a new batch for the manufacturer, made after a 6 month delay in production due to these same issues. Doesn't bode well for a quick fix.

Nice day here yesterday though, with mild temps and a slight breeze. Nice enough for a little campfire, which I used to start burning old bank statements and such. Just dropping a few sheets in at a time while I sipped a Guinness got me through about a ream. Not even a dent in what's there to burn, but it's a start.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, a 4hour vinegar soak sort of worked. It was sluggish and sometimes took 10 seconds to come on but I managed to wash the two vehicles in the 70˚ temps yesterday. Now it's soaking overnight.

Vinegar isn't a very strong acid and takes a while to work. But it's still strong enough to pit zinc castings, so keep an eye on what you're soaking. Also helps to use a brush on the parts to clean off the build up as it softens. Maybe a bore brush if you've got a hole that's crudded up.

Do you think some lubricant between the parts would help? Maybe a light smear of silicon grease? :confused3:

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee just finished brewing. 50° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 67° with lots of sun. A shopping trip for the wife today. Yesterdays downspout project took more than planned. So it's a afternoon on the patio relaxing.
KevT, for brake control look into a Tekonsha Voyager Brake Controller. It has a manual slide that can be applied with a manual foot pedal. You would have to make a foot pedal actuator to accurate the controller. Many electronic models will also work with their electronic controlled surge brake design. The foot switch you have selected could be used to activate the controller and LED lights. Instead of trying to design a brake controller. Use what is already designed to do the braking. When towing with a truck disconnect the wagon brake controller.
Good Morning All

 

[txdon]

Do you think some lubricant between the parts would help? Maybe a light smear of silicon grease? :confused3:

Thats what I used before and it always started working properly, but this time it did not. Maybe with the vinegar soaking and the grease . . . .