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Odd-ball notes
Polyester Dye
- need to keep the fabric off the bottom of the pan, flat spots may have formed (found a small grate that will work for this)
- need to weigh the fabric down so steam bubbles don't form lifting the fabric out of the dye (have a basket with weights that will work)
- need to be above 100C for an extended period, ~45 minutes minimum
- streaking seems to be limited to one side- turning cushion forms inside out might give a better result
- first batch was small cushion, 50ml dye to 2L water, hue looks good aside from the streaking, trying a machine wash to see if the streaks go away
- 2nd go on the first cushion added 4L water but no dye (so original 50ml plus whatever went into the fabric in the first round)
- turned cushion inside out
- basket to keep fabric off the bottom in place, weighted basket above in place
- started cold at 10:10
- reduced heat to 7 at 11 & stirred/shifted
- lid should not seal perfectly- that seems to stop steam bubbles from forming
- open and close vent periodically to prevent auto-shut-off from happening
- pulled and rinsed in cold water at 11:45
Other
volvo instrument panel parts:
Volvo Penta Exploded view / schematic INSTRUMENT PANEL 12V 2001, 2001B # Description PartNo. Qty Price (DKK) 1 Instrument Panel 859057 1 Out of production WHITE COLOURED DECOR STRIPE. Replaced by: Plastplugg 858648 1 101,00 Instrumentpanel 873594 1 4 881,25 2 Instrument Panel 872798 1 435,00 3 Closure 858648 1 101,00 4 Button 843684 1 647,50 5 Rubber cap 837533 1 77,63 6 Protecting casing 858795 1 31,88 7 Buzzer 828587 1 742,50 8 Toggle switch 828584 1 320,00 Alarm 8 Toggle switch 828585 1 115,00 LIGHTING 9 Nut 828586 2 155,00 10 Symbol strip 858645 1 213,75 11 Electronic unit 873737 1 2 310,00 12 Bulb 19923 3 11,75 13 Reflector 828784 1 181,25 14 Cross recessed screw 941615 2 17,88 15 Spring washer 941904 2 0,33 16 Cross recessed screw 949947 1 1,03 17 Spring washer 941904 1 0,33 18 Screw 828647 4 11,25 19 Cable block 859037 1 1 440,00 19 CABLES AND TERMINALS
https://www.marinestore.nl/Navigatie_Stuurkompassen/c216_222/p2000001482/Danforth/Constellation_C561_HA/product_info.html https://www.marinestore.nl/Navigatie_Stuurkompassen/c216_222/index.html
Thinking about anemometers with no moving parts- it may be possible to use a cheap pressure sensor as a pitot tube, with a 360 degree cowling that funnels horizontal moving air upwards into the sensor (picture two smooth funnels inserted into each other). An apparently cheap & suitable sensor for Arduino is: http://www.coolcomponents.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=36_68&products_id=739 Coupled with a GPS chip to get SOG & COG, apparent and real wind speed could be directly output in NMEA0183 format. Add wind direction and done.
Pricey, but likely very useful: http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/TSL/TouchShield+Slide
There's also: http://www.watterott.net/projects/s65-shield - but no touch. Available at http://www.watterott.com
And the 4D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Cf681Qurw&feature=related available here (they also have an air pressure sensor): http://www.coolcomponents.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=45_72&products_id=676
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWVA3klDIkg&feature=related http://robotsat.blogspot.com/2010/06/okay-how-about-video.html
With a GPS sensor, can get time & speed, with the speed and wind direction & wind speed, should be able to output real wind & apparent wind speeds and direction from the single anemometer sensor already mounted.
This guy has a lot of info: https://sites.google.com/site/vilorei/index/arduino—serialgpsunit
Another possibility is hacking an Archos 5 or 7, since they run linux it should be possible to code normal apps for display- the issue is input, there's only one serial port, so some kind of NMEA multiplexer & converter to ethernet or USB might be better. They come with GPS and accelerometers and all kinds of capabilities built-in.
There's also Android based hardware, http://antipastohw.blogspot.com/
http://www.haidartechnology.com/uploads/SEG-CQ57-xxxREV1.10_Hardware_Manual.pdf
http://matrixmariner.com/arduino_compass
http://www.polarnavy.com/main/prod2
Maybe a pitot tube can work accurately from 360 degrees? See below:
not suitable, but a good site: http://shop.moderndevice.com/products/wind-sensor
Another thought- light-sensing for wind speed & direction? In that case no POT or essentially any connection to moving parts would be necessary. The moving parts would simply need to be free to move, and “reading” them would be a matter of sensors. Maybe CDS's to sense the position of the vane and the flashes of anemometer cups moving by? A single white LED could be used for constant illumination.
http://www.maretron.com/products/wso100.php
Android based stuff: http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Androidbased-gadgets-to-ship-in-October/
Linux based media player: http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/ZiiLabs-Zii-Egg-and-ZMS05/
