If experimentally, we suspend a rare earth magnet and an electromagnet from strings attached to the ceiling. We then tie strings directly underneath them to the floor, with steel ball bearings attached. The distance between the magnets and the ball bearings is 1/8" when the objects are stretched to
Category Archives: Aerospace
RFID Tags for Electrical Conduits
Do you know of any manufacturer that has developed an Rfid tags system for electrical conduits and for cables as well
Typically a conduit system may have many large and small sized conduits emerging from a duct bank ,running in parallel within a room or entering/leaving through the wall
Calculating Gear Ratios
I have a machine which has 4 cog wheels in constant mesh. The largest cog wheel has 165 teeth and the others 45, 40 and 32 respectively. How many revolutions must the largest cog wheel make before each of the cog wheels is back in its starting position ?
University of Antwerp stuffs 13 GPUs into FASTRA II supercomputer
From Engadget:
The researchers at the University of Antwerp's Vision Lab caused quite a stir last year when they built a supercomputer with four high-end NVIDIA graphics cards, but it looks like they've truly stepped up their game for their followup: a supercomputer that packs no l
Seven Chevy models eligible for $199 Autonet Mobile WiFi router
From Engadget:
Slowly but surely, General Motors looks like it's pushing Autonet Mobile's in-car WiFi option to each and every one of the vehicles it sells, and while we recently heard that it was making its way into a few other autocars for the not-at-all-appealing price of $500 (
Bad Experience With OpLink
I just had a bad experience with OpLink, a test equipment service outfit in Georgia, and I wanted to share it.
I have a LeCroy WS454 scope which needs service, to the tune of $1500 from the factory. When I checked with OpLink they showed that they service that scope and that I needed to ship
UCLA nanowire discovery could lead to faster, stronger, smaller electronics
From Engadget:
Advancements in silicon-germanium have been going on for years now, but a team at UCLA is convinced that their discovery really is "the next big thing." For scores now, microchip makers have struggled with miniaturizing transistors as the public at large demands that
Cylinder Pressurization and Temperature Rise
2 cylinders are available with me. Both are interconnected through hose and control valve.
First cylinder contains helium gas at 300bar at ambient temperature.
Second cylinder is empty.
Now I am pressurizing the second cylinder form the first cylinder by opening the v
IC Data Sheets
Dear friends ,
Does anybody know where can i get data sheet for IC part no JCE8046.
Manufacturer is JVC ,used for XV-N412 JVC DVD player.
I have tried datasheetcatalog.com and alldatasheet.com but no result.
It`s SMD IC chip.
Thank you.
Blower Motor Failure
kindly help me in following problem i am facing
1. we are running blower but soon after balancing we found 3 motors got fail for same blower, please guide me to solve this problem.
parameters:
550 kw ht motor
blower with backward cyrve ,volume:35000 @.04 kg/cm2 ;i
How to Select Transformers
what is basis to selection of a 3phase 11 KV transformer.If some of single pahase load and some of 3 phase load are connected to this transformer.Example 12.2 KW single phase load of each houses for 500 house and 25 Nos of 3 phase pumps 5 HP each .Please help me select the 11 KV transformer.
Magnetized Rods: CR4 Challenge (12/15/09)
This week's Challenge Question:
You are given two identical iron rods and told that one is magnetized and the other is not. You are then locked naked in a cell (with non-metallic bars and fixtures) and told that you will be released when you can correctly identify which rod is magnetiz
Wiimote Hack Makes Super Scientific Sensor
From Wired Top Stories:
To gamers, $40 may seem like a steep price to replace a Wii remote controller, but to scientists, a hacked Wiimote is a steal compared to the pricey sensors needed for a lot of field research. Inspired by videos of renowned hacker Johnny Chung Lee turning
CES flashback 1989: Gaming 20 years ago
From Crave: The gadget blog:
I found an old issue of Video Games & Computer Entertainment magazine in an ancient cardboard box filled with stuff I somehow saved from my years at summer camp. Dated July 1989, it's more than 20 years old--and it's an incredible reminder of how quickl
HART Multi-drop Connections
can anybody expline....how the HART multi drop connections r done.....using 1 pair of instrumentation cable(power & signal) between 2 transmitters? is it possible in 2 wire transmitters
What's the Best CAD Software?
Is SolidWorks the best design software?
WPS and PQR for SA335-P91
Can anyone give me any guideline or SAMPLE WPS/PQR for SA335-P91 Welding .
P91 is a ferritic alloy steel with 9 Cr, 1 Mo and same grades with V.
Its for ASME SA 335 Grade Seamless Pipe Welding by SMAW and GTAW process.
Regards
S Jana
where do computer engineers work!!!!!
Engineers,we have all had about computer engineering but sincerely where do computer engineers work after study.
CTand current tranducer
Iwould like to ask about what diff between
current Transducer and CT
Exhaust Pipe Paint Colour
Hello dear CR4 friends,
I have Very High Temp. paint (Hycote or Simoniz - haven't decided yet) to spray to my exhaust pipe, in order to protect it from the weather and specially the salt.
Thinking about the best colour i was wondering what is the best colour to apply on an exha