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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread Future of Drivetrains, No Gears, No Chain..OK, I now see the picture. The man rides on the throttle, and he only pedals the generator to produce more energy. On full power... -
PedalUma reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread Wire Organizing- What Do You Use? with
Haha.
My nuts always shrink and never flop in the cold though... -
@PedalUma : "When I was about nine, my dad told me to never rely on a soldered joint for mechanical strength." A soldered joint can be...
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Heating the wire weakens the copper annealing on both sides of the joint. Soldering creates a stress riser where the solder ends and the...
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But who here is making a Western Union splice... and then to the NASA STANDARD? The NASA tests included soldering, and were performed to...
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Gionnirocket replied to the thread Wire Organizing- What Do You Use?.There is practically no reasons to use a Western Union splice in a home. The only time I ever seen it in a home was with knob and tube... -
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For fine wire, using heat shrink on each solder joint helps reduce the stress. The biggest risk is a "cold" solder joint that looks...
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Gionnirocket reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread Wire Organizing- What Do You Use? with Haha.
My nuts always shrink and never flop in the cold though...
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The test splices never failed at the splice (instead breaking outside of the splice area), leaving NASA to conclude that "the solder...
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True as solder doesn't add much physical strength and is prone to cracking. But I was talking about something like this...
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RunForTheHills replied to the thread Wire Organizing- What Do You Use?.My nuts always shrink and never flop in the cold though... -
Stefan Mikes reacted to 6zfshdb's post in the thread Future of Drivetrains, No Gears, No Chain. with Like.
I think that's the theory, but I find it hard to believe a generator that small with it's inherent efficiency losses can create enough...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Cycologist's post in the thread SHOW us YOUR PIX here .... Odd, WeiRd ,UnUSuAl or EyE CaTchIng things from your rides with Love.
Saw these guys yesterday: This is on some new trails that I found recently. Interesting story: I take my dogs up to these trails...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Cycologist's post in the thread SHOW us YOUR PIX here .... Odd, WeiRd ,UnUSuAl or EyE CaTchIng things from your rides with Haha.
Spotted this on the way home from a ride today: I think they pick up dog poop from your yard.
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Other tips about the OCBR that might help for trip planning: Almost all of the state parks with camping have excellent hiker/biker...
