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safe to say that's the most beautiful japanese car ever built in my opinion. Second is FD RX7.
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dont forget the datsun
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Datsun?
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
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Originally Posted by turbofan
(Post 1383040)
Datsun?
I know of no Datsun that comes close to either of these other two. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...dee3204f40.jpg And then this one would bang me, take a razor to all of my furniture and set my house on fire: http://nebula.wsimg.com/6889317d40fb...&alloworigin=1 |
Brief history of Datsun:
- Honey, we need to get a car by Thursday... - Dat soon? |
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
(Post 1383017)
(2kGT)
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^ Except no actual soft top. Only a boot cover.
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That's a pretty Datsun, but still not competitive with the other two in my book.
Solid number three, though. |
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We had a nice little fire on our process line today at work.
Unrelated: I got to play around inside one of our 4mva dry type cast coil transformers... Big time maintenance. Each coil is epoxy molded and stands about 7' high. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...323a2670bf.jpg This type of transformer is used for severe duty in heavy industury. There is no reason they shouldn't last 100 years. We're hoping we don't find anything during this maintenance check. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...073cc2d6a0.jpg This is a ton of wire. Runs under ground about 40'. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...d77a2df9a8.jpg 13200 volts fused @ 100 amps https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e34e86e91f.jpg These were installed in 1997, take a look at how shiny everything is still. Yup, i fixed the fan. :) Fun fact, i've never actually had the fans come on under normal operation. I think they're set to 90C https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2eb7fab99d.jpg |
Originally Posted by Erat
(Post 1383472)
4mva
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...225bf55c45.png How thick are the submarine hulls that you're welding together in a single pass? |
And we have two of them.
Our electric bill hovers around $50,000 a month. You can see how easily fires start. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...5dc42f10f3.jpg |
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Originally Posted by Erat
(Post 1383480)
And we have two of them.
Our electric bill hovers around $50,000 a month. You can see how easily fires start. I mean, I'm used to working with machines that operate at dozens of kV, bu we usually measure the plate / beam current on those in the single digits. They top out at about a megawatt, and those are rare. This was the biggest amplifier I ever worked on: https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3df4484ec4.png (Not mine, but identical.) Three Klystrons, massive cooling pumps and heat exchangers, made about 400 kW combined output. It was shockingly quiet when operating. This is the transmitter I care for nowadays. Solid-state, air-cooled, downright petite by comparison: https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...d19fa89a49.png https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...0f0ba1225b.png https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...777370c6a9.png |
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1383539)
Jeebus...
I mean, I'm used to working with machines that operate at dozens of kV, bu we usually measure the plate / beam current on those in the single digits. They top out at about a megawatt, and those are rare. How much does a TV station usually pay in electricity costs per month? What you do and what you play with is WAY more cool than the clapped out, fire starting, broke down, used up equipment i deal with. We do have two robots doing one job now, i think it's helping. |
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Originally Posted by Erat
(Post 1383630)
I knew you dealt with some high power stuff, i didn't think what i had was even close.
After we shut down the NTSC signals and went full-digital, transmitters got a lot smaller and more efficient. It used to be that to transmit in UHF, you needed massive focused-beam tubes pumping out hundreds of kilowatts. These days, nobody uses klystrons anymore and even the largest transmitters top out at about 100 kW- most are far lower. Our digital transmitter, in the second picture of my previous post, runs at 20.4 kW. Most of this switchgear is obsolete: https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e01945e559.png About the only really cool thing I have is this battery room: https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...1a8074a448.png
Originally Posted by Erat
(Post 1383630)
How much does a TV station usually pay in electricity costs per month?
Up until the 1990s, TV stations were huge consumers of electricity. Massive tape machines, hundreds of CRTs, process air, lots of halogen lighting... Now our lights are LED, our monitors are LCD, there's hardly a videotape in sight, everything is solid-state... On the plus side, I do have a keyboard with an F24 key. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e17cbc95a3.png Do you have an F24 key? :giggle:
Originally Posted by Erat
(Post 1383630)
We do have two robots doing one job now, i think it's helping.
(video)Whooh i think the video worked this time! What exactly are they doing? Unrelated: https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...b54c566859.png |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1383665)
Do you have an F24 key? :giggle:
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Im looking at 3d printers on ebay, and came across:
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You can tell by the tragic choice of tattoos that wasn't the first bad decision in that ^ chubby guy's life.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3QZ80-a3v...o-on-belly.jpg Speaking of bad choices ^ |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1383665)
You're way over anything I've got.
After we shut down the NTSC signals and went full-digital, transmitters got a lot smaller and more efficient. It used to be that to transmit in UHF, you needed massive focused-beam tubes pumping out hundreds of kilowatts. These days, nobody uses klystrons anymore and even the largest transmitters top out at about 100 kW- most are far lower. Our digital transmitter, in the second picture of my previous post, runs at 20.4 kW. Most of this switchgear is obsolete: About the only really cool thing I have is this battery room: I honestly have no idea- I never see the bill. Air conditioning is easily the biggest load we have- beyond that, we're not much more than an office building with an unusually large server room. Up until the 1990s, TV stations were huge consumers of electricity. Massive tape machines, hundreds of CRTs, process air, lots of halogen lighting... Now our lights are LED, our monitors are LCD, there's hardly a videotape in sight, everything is solid-state... On the plus side, I do have a keyboard with an F24 key. Do you have an F24 key? :giggle: The one on the right seems to be recognizing parts by vision and accurately picking them up regardless of their position and orientation. That's pretty cool. What exactly are they doing? I'm not sure if this part is specific to every manufacturer but some manufacturers use this part in their seatbelts to secure the belt and in the event of a sudden motion or sudden movements it basically locks the seatbelt in place. It could be a secondary locking device I'm not exactly sure. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8e02bd1f7e.jpg Also, this giant plate with a very light hardcoat on it that just came out of the nitric. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...bdfd2007cf.jpg |
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If so, I am impressed. https://earth.boisestate.edu/cryogar...1/IMG_1552.jpg |
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Unrelated. Just kidding, nothing is unrelated in this thread.
So yesterday, one of our air make up units was making a squeek. I figured a bearing was going bad. I had checked out for the week already, 4 day weekend. Figured i could just take care of it later, or make one of the mouth breathers on the off shift fix it. Today: https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3790b42b82.jpg Well, that escalated quickly. |
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Originally Posted by Erat
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Unrelated. Just kidding, nothing is unrelated in this thread.
So yesterday, one of our air make up units was making a squeek... Well, that escalated quickly. You were saying? |
How long before I can pick up one at HF?
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In honor of recently discussed 3d printing (in another thread)
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Originally Posted by good2go
(Post 1384093)
(detailed plastic replica of an engine)
I mean, I don't necessarily expect this: But... https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...12ac70f7c1.png |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1384098)
When I see things like this, I can't help but wonder... why not channel all that time and money into building, oh, I dunno, something that actually functions? ... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2178/...5f62a49722.jpg |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1384098)
When I see things like this, I can't help but wonder... why not channel all that time and money into building, oh, I dunno, something that actually functions?
Machining an engine, and getting it to run is a much more involved project, taking many more hours not only on the project itself, but learning to machine can take years. Your talking the difference between building an erector set and the Eiffel tower. |
Originally Posted by rleete
(Post 1384110)
No offense, but you have no idea how much work it is to machine those parts. Printing the engine and assembling it is akin to making a model kit.
The model kit analogy is a good one, partly because I've never understood the compulsion to spend large amounts of time building plastic / wooden models of stuff. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...190675f757.png https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c1cb5c474b.png Just imagine if all of that time and skill had been channeled into doing something with practical value... Anyway, redhead time. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...839ec5472e.png |
Totally agree Joe. I'm glad I was blessed with an interest in something that doubles as transportation... except when it's on jack stands all winter getting upgrades... and when all the creature comforts have been removed... and when it's no longer weatherproof....
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Originally Posted by rleete
(Post 1384110)
No offense, but you have no idea how much work it is to machine those parts. Printing the engine and assembling it is akin to making a model kit.
Machining an engine, and getting it to run is a much more involved project, taking many more hours not only on the project itself, but learning to machine can take years. Your talking the difference between building an erector set and the Eiffel tower. https://media.giphy.com/media/12s3CinIo6WCGI/giphy.gif |
Originally Posted by DNMakinson
(Post 1384152)
Robot reads, then solves Rubic Cube.
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