For decades, farmers have been trying to find ways to get more energy out of the sun. In natural photosynthesis, plants take in solar energy and carbon dioxide and then convert it to oxygen and sugars. The oxygen is released... (Continue reading)
Step 1 Characteristics of air Let’s fit a rubber to a can like Figure 1. You can understand easily that the rubber expands when the can is heated (Figure 2), and the rubber contracts when the can is cooled (Figure... (Continue reading)
From: larryn@ozemail. com. au (Wombat)Date: Sun, Mar 7, 1999 5:04 AM Perhaps the best way to start this post is some questions and answers to stimulate discussion: Q: “I have an all-electric home. Can I maintain my present level electricity... (Continue reading)
Alkaline Recharge The Eveready charger seems to only work with their own brand of “special”alkalines, read “expensive”.. I saw some posts here where people have said that they have successfully recharged regular alkalines on them, butI haven’t seen it done.... (Continue reading)
Using Generators to Charge Electricity Contingency I would like to share what I have found to be one of the better alternatives with contingency of electricity. It consists of golf cart batteries, hooked up with inverters to produce DC to... (Continue reading)
Currently, the 12-volt family of light fixtures works off standard 110-volt house current with a transformer installed between the high voltage house current and the 12-volt light fixtures. The transformers use electricity and produce heat even if the lighting is... (Continue reading)
There was a technique used or invented by the Romans a long time ago. A natural form of air conditioning/ventilation was used roughly as follows: A trench 6 to 12 feet deep and 100 to 200 yards long was dug... (Continue reading)
Lead-acid batteries fall into two camps – automotive batteries and deep discharge batteries such as for use in golf carts, trolling motors, or wheel chairs. The automotive batteries are cheap, but can only be drained to approximately 80% of their... (Continue reading)
By: Jim Armstrong For all you campers who are environmentally conscious, here are instructions for the ugliest, but the absolute best fire starters. Materials: Scrap wax, paper egg carton, sawdust or dryer lint, and the usual candle making supplies. Paper... (Continue reading)
Flamestop Portable, Liquid Fire Suppressant AM Supply & Manufacturing PO Box 21519 Billings, MT 59104 Toll free 1 888-491-6358, 8-5 MST. http://www.y2kwomen.com/flamestop/index.html Each bottle is 16 fl oz. Featured on QVC for $12.95, you can get Flamestop for $10.95 when... (Continue reading)