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Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low-
medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... |
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On Aug 8, 1:04*am, Tim wrote:
Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical *box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... Oh great... shortpants must have come through your computer and mind melded with you.. Do you feel real tingley right behind your eyes? Watch it man, your head could explode, it has happend before.. I think his circuits are backwards or something;) |
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Well, 2 bits is 25 cents, so do the math. The *real* qustion is why is 2
bits 25 cents? I'll leave the googling to harry so he can jump in and act like he just knew it... like he does everything else. :-) --Mike "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? Eisboch |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? Eisboch And the reason for it being called 2 "bits" according to Wikipedia is: "It is sometimes referred to as two bits because two bits of a Spanish Reales coin, which was often used in the early years of the United States, made up a quarter of a dollar's value" Tom G |
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 22:04:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... Believe it or not, it's related to the Spanish dollar or real. Back during the Spanish exploration of Mexico during the silver mining phase, silver was minted into coins - eight coins (or pieces of eight) to the Spanish dollar or real. Bit substituted for piece - just 8 bits to the dollar. This carried over to the American colonial days when Spanish dollars were considered more valuable and Colonial dollars. How it came to the lexicon of America was pretty simple - American/Spanish dollars were divided into "quarters" or two bits. Thus the rhyme - two bits, fours bits, eight bits, a dollar. Two bits equals .25¢. |
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On Aug 8, 5:53 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 22:04:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... Believe it or not, it's related to the Spanish dollar or real. Back during the Spanish exploration of Mexico during the silver mining phase, silver was minted into coins - eight coins (or pieces of eight) to the Spanish dollar or real. Bit substituted for piece - just 8 bits to the dollar. This carried over to the American colonial days when Spanish dollars were considered more valuable and Colonial dollars. How it came to the lexicon of America was pretty simple - American/Spanish dollars were divided into "quarters" or two bits. Thus the rhyme - two bits, fours bits, eight bits, a dollar. Two bits equals .25¢. When do we start using Peso's? |
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On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? Eisboch But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... |
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 04:00:53 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: On Aug 8, 5:53 am, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 22:04:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... Believe it or not, it's related to the Spanish dollar or real. Back during the Spanish exploration of Mexico during the silver mining phase, silver was minted into coins - eight coins (or pieces of eight) to the Spanish dollar or real. Bit substituted for piece - just 8 bits to the dollar. This carried over to the American colonial days when Spanish dollars were considered more valuable and Colonial dollars. How it came to the lexicon of America was pretty simple - American/Spanish dollars were divided into "quarters" or two bits. Thus the rhyme - two bits, fours bits, eight bits, a dollar. Two bits equals .25¢. When do we start using Peso's? When the Aztlan Revolution succeeds. |
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Tim wrote:
On Aug 8, 5:53 am, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 22:04:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... Believe it or not, it's related to the Spanish dollar or real. Back during the Spanish exploration of Mexico during the silver mining phase, silver was minted into coins - eight coins (or pieces of eight) to the Spanish dollar or real. Bit substituted for piece - just 8 bits to the dollar. This carried over to the American colonial days when Spanish dollars were considered more valuable and Colonial dollars. How it came to the lexicon of America was pretty simple - American/Spanish dollars were divided into "quarters" or two bits. Thus the rhyme - two bits, fours bits, eight bits, a dollar. Two bits equals .25¢. When do we start using Peso's? Just think you can carry a million pesos in your pocket and still not be able to buy a cup of coffee. |
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On Aug 8, 2:16*am, "Tom G" wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical *box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. * *Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? Eisboch And the reason for it being called 2 "bits" according to Wikipedia is: "It is sometimes referred to as two bits because two bits of a Spanish Reales coin, which was often used in the early years of the United States, made up a quarter of a dollar's value" Tom G - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Now you ruined it for Harry. He's the google master. He'll google it, then come here and act like he had knowledge of it prior to googling. |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? Eisboch But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Eisboch |
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. :) |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. :) Burma Shave.... |
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:25:12 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. :) Burma Shave.... ROTFL!!!! Damn - why am I feeling particularly briliant this morning? Must be the coffee.... :) |
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On Aug 8, 7:10 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? Eisboch But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Eisboch But, Richard, we're talking about a cheap box fan, here.... |
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On Aug 8, 7:27 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:25:12 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. :) Burma Shave.... ROTFL!!!! Damn - why am I feeling particularly briliant this morning? Must be the coffee.... :) Did you get your million -peso's worth? |
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On Aug 8, 7:25 am, "D.Duck" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:o9eo94pc2k561urpvdgovsij3mqvjqsedu@4ax .com... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. :) Burma Shave.... Chilli Con Carne' |
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"Tom G" wrote in message news:sxRmk.372$ZV1.347@trnddc07... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? Eisboch And the reason for it being called 2 "bits" according to Wikipedia is: "It is sometimes referred to as two bits because two bits of a Spanish Reales coin, which was often used in the early years of the United States, made up a quarter of a dollar's value" Tom G How did we ever survive without Wiki? |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:25:12 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. :) Burma Shave.... ROTFL!!!! Damn - why am I feeling particularly briliant this morning? Must be the coffee.... :) Could it be that you were recently anointed temporary Lord of the Realm? |
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On Aug 8, 7:05*am, Tim wrote:
On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical *box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. * *Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? Eisboch But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The Air filters we run here states in the instructions that it should be started in high and once running, can be turned down to med, or low... |
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wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 7:05 am, Tim wrote: On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? Eisboch But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The Air filters we run here states in the instructions that it should be started in high and once running, can be turned down to med, or low... Eisboch already mentioned that. |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... And...'pull chain' operated fans start at off - high speed-- med -low-- off rotary button fans go from off - low - med - high and you reverse direction to switch off. Let's see... if 2 bits = $ .25 ........................ |
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On Aug 8, 9:54*am, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical *box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... And...'pull chain' operated fans start at off - high speed-- med -low-- off rotary button fans go from off - low - med - high and you reverse direction to switch off. Let's see... if 2 bits = $ .25 ........................ Then the natural progression would be 2 bits, 4 bits, 8 bits, 2 dollars... |
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:32:45 -0400, "Wheeler Jim"
wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:25:12 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. :) Burma Shave.... ROTFL!!!! Damn - why am I feeling particularly briliant this morning? Must be the coffee.... :) Could it be that you were recently anointed temporary Lord of the Realm? Well, first of all, I am not Lord of The Realm - I am a mere Knight of The Realm. Secondly, Rule #1 on the Evil Overlord Instruction and Maintenance Manual clearly states "Always make the victim of your world domination scheme think that it was his or her idea." Lastly, when you need a job done, send the Marines. :) |
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:32:45 -0400, "Wheeler Jim" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:25:12 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. :) Burma Shave.... ROTFL!!!! Damn - why am I feeling particularly briliant this morning? Must be the coffee.... :) Could it be that you were recently anointed temporary Lord of the Realm? Well, first of all, I am not Lord of The Realm - I am a mere Knight of The Realm. Secondly, Rule #1 on the Evil Overlord Instruction and Maintenance Manual clearly states "Always make the victim of your world domination scheme think that it was his or her idea." -- - - - - Four of the last 10 posts over there are snark attacks or nonsense from Reggie. .. Republicans - They Take Special Pride in their Ignorance. |
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Not exactly. It is true that if you are sliding something, it will take more force, not power, to get it started than to maintain it in motion at minimum speed. As for power, that is rate of doing work. Work is force applied times distance moved. |
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hk wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:32:45 -0400, "Wheeler Jim" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:25:12 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. :) Burma Shave.... ROTFL!!!! Damn - why am I feeling particularly briliant this morning? Must be the coffee.... :) Could it be that you were recently anointed temporary Lord of the Realm? Well, first of all, I am not Lord of The Realm - I am a mere Knight of The Realm. Secondly, Rule #1 on the Evil Overlord Instruction and Maintenance Manual clearly states "Always make the victim of your world domination scheme think that it was his or her idea." -- - - - - Four of the last 10 posts over there are snark attacks or nonsense from Reggie. . As you liked to say, "that is why I posted in the OT forum" |
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"hk" wrote in message . .. Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:32:45 -0400, "Wheeler Jim" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:25:12 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. :) Burma Shave.... ROTFL!!!! Damn - why am I feeling particularly briliant this morning? Must be the coffee.... :) Could it be that you were recently anointed temporary Lord of the Realm? Well, first of all, I am not Lord of The Realm - I am a mere Knight of The Realm. Secondly, Rule #1 on the Evil Overlord Instruction and Maintenance Manual clearly states "Always make the victim of your world domination scheme think that it was his or her idea." -- - - - - Four of the last 10 posts over there are snark attacks or nonsense from Reggie. What are the other six? |
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"Richard Casady" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Not exactly. It is true that if you are sliding something, it will take more force, not power, to get it started than to maintain it in motion at minimum speed. As for power, that is rate of doing work. Work is force applied times distance moved. Ok. Ok. Lemmie try again. At the "low" setting, the fan will temporarily draw more current to produce the same power (watts) to get the stupid fan blade moving. Since the windings in these cheap fans are so wimpy to begin with, this ain't so good over the long term. Eisboch |
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"hk" wrote in message . .. Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:32:45 -0400, "Wheeler Jim" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:25:12 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. :) Burma Shave.... ROTFL!!!! Damn - why am I feeling particularly briliant this morning? Must be the coffee.... :) Could it be that you were recently anointed temporary Lord of the Realm? Well, first of all, I am not Lord of The Realm - I am a mere Knight of The Realm. Secondly, Rule #1 on the Evil Overlord Instruction and Maintenance Manual clearly states "Always make the victim of your world domination scheme think that it was his or her idea." -- - - - - Four of the last 10 posts over there are snark attacks or nonsense from Reggie. What are the other six? Non-Reggie posts. |
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On Aug 8, 11:39*am, hk wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:32:45 -0400, "Wheeler Jim" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:25:12 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message m... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical *box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. *Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. * Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. * I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: *force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. *:) Burma Shave.... ROTFL!!!! Damn - why am I feeling particularly briliant this morning? Must be the coffee.... * :) Could it be that you were recently anointed temporary Lord of the Realm? Well, first of all, I am not Lord of The Realm - I am a mere Knight of The Realm. Secondly, Rule #1 on the *Evil Overlord Instruction and Maintenance Manual clearly states "Always make the victim of your world domination scheme think that it was his or her idea." -- - - - - Four of the last 10 posts over there are snark attacks or nonsense from Reggie. . Republicans - They Take Special Pride in their Ignorance.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You're starting to whine as much as Cryin' Jim Hertvick. |
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Actually the only force required to maintain motion is that required to overcome friction or do work. Therefore the ratio is theoretically infinite if the fan operates in a vacuum and has frictionless bearings. |
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On Aug 8, 8:54 am, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... And...'pull chain' operated fans start at off - high speed-- med -low-- off rotary button fans go from off - low - med - high and you reverse direction to switch off. And are also controlled via a rheostat and can be started at a creep with no apparent danger[s] |
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On Aug 8, 11:39*am, hk wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:32:45 -0400, "Wheeler Jim" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:25:12 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message m... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 8, 1:01 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... Did you ever wonder why the heater fan in your car operates from low- medium-high, while a typical *box window fan operates from High-medium- low? I was just thinking about that. hmm.... Oh yeah, I never figured out how 8 "bits" could equal $1.00 either... We will all try to put your mind at ease: With the fans, the car is a DC motor and the window is AC. Starting torque is different. As for the bits ..... isn't 2 "bits" a quarter? But you can take a window fan and set it on "low" , plug it in, and it starts up jjust fine, though... True, but it's not particularly good for the motor. *Ideally, it should start up on "high" to give max torque using all the windings of the motor. Then, it can be turned down. * Not a big deal though ... most fans can handle it. * I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Newton's Laws of Motion: *force is redundant and subordinate to the conservation of momentum. Ipso facto, quid pro quo, illegitimi non carborundum. Carpe Diem. *:) Burma Shave.... ROTFL!!!! Damn - why am I feeling particularly briliant this morning? Must be the coffee.... * :) Could it be that you were recently anointed temporary Lord of the Realm? Well, first of all, I am not Lord of The Realm - I am a mere Knight of The Realm. Secondly, Rule #1 on the *Evil Overlord Instruction and Maintenance Manual clearly states "Always make the victim of your world domination scheme think that it was his or her idea." -- - - - - Four of the last 10 posts over there are snark attacks or nonsense from Reggie. . Republicans - They Take Special Pride in their Ignorance.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, too bad you are not clever enough to respond without getting binned.. |
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On Aug 8, 12:13*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Richard Casady" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:10:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: I forget the mechanical stuff, but it takes something like 3 times the amount of power to get something in motion than it does to maintain that motion. Not exactly. It is true that if you are sliding something, it will take more force, not power, to get it started than to maintain it in motion at minimum speed. As for power, that is rate of doing work. Work is force applied times distance moved. Ok. Ok. *Lemmie try again. At the "low" setting, the fan will temporarily draw more current to produce the same power (watts) to get the stupid fan blade moving. *Since the windings in these cheap fans are so wimpy to begin with, this ain't so good over the long term. Eisboch Right, it's kind of like trying to get started with a restrictor plate.. ;) |
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On Aug 8, 10:30*pm, "Jim" wrote:
The only post from WAFA at Chucks Is a picture of mostly plastic used drain plugs. I don't know. Maybe you think it's art. Maybe we can work it over for you and do something imaginative with it. Has the cat got your tongue. you usually have some smart ass comment to go along with your artwork. You are slipping old man.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ous/drain1.jpg Yup, this is the latest in his art collection.. wafa... posted without relevant comment either.. |
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