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  1. StarEcho

    Air Compressors

    I haven't seen any recommendations for air compressors, so I thought I'd add my own and see if anyone else has their own favorites. I've used this one for the past 4 years with great success...
  2. StarEcho

    Rattlesnake Avoidance Training

    I've been staying in Buckeye Regional Park for a while off and on and this time managed to score a prime spot at the end of Robbins road.  Kili loves going for walks and roaming but since I had heard about the rattlesnake dangers I've been keeping him close to me and leashing him all the time. ...
  3. StarEcho

    Rules and Regulations

    Due to the discussions in other threads about various rules and regulations, I thought it might be helpful if people could see a link where they can look up rules and regulations themselves. This link is to the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations or eCFR...
  4. StarEcho

    Battery Box wiring help requested

    I've been working on a battery box for underneath the bed in my trailer for at least 6 months off an on, mostly in the planning stages.  So now I finally got my butt in gear and got most of the items I needed to make the box the way it would work best for me.  At least I thought. Now I know...
  5. StarEcho

    Need help on gold prospecting equipment electrical

    Not sure if this is the proper place to post this, but here goes: DH and I got a blue bowl and sidewinder sluice.  The sluice we have used in the stream and river no problem.  If we want to use it on a recirculating system either out in the field or in the s&b, we needed a bilge pump which we...
  6. StarEcho

    Opinions on totaled trailer

    My less than a year old 18 ft trailer was damaged by hail and the insurance company is totaling it because the aluminum siding will need to be totally replaced to make it like new.   The hail also broke through the skylight in the bathroom and the AC vent cover and damaged the awning.  Total...
  7. StarEcho

    Verizon data rollover

    Just wanted to give a heads up that Verizon finally changed their plans to rollover unused data.  You have to change your plan yourself though.  It's not automatic.  16GB for $80/month
  8. StarEcho

    Transfer Switch Question

    I'm thinking of getting this transfer switch: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001535826/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3NK70FESPWW7B&coliid=IREME9A2TS3AP What I want to do is add an inverter close to my batteries and this next to the inverter.  The question is, am I right in believing...
  9. StarEcho

    Survived my first week at Amazon!

    I've managed to survive my first week picking at an Amazon fulfillment center.  I had doubts during those 4 long nights but managed to make it.  Got to go back tomorrow night and dreading it, but just keep telling myself money, money, money. I will say that this is not exactly the hardest thing...
  10. StarEcho

    Laptop Screen

    Back in January of this year my laptop screen bit the dust.  I couldn't and still can't afford a new laptop, so I got a cheap Walmart 19" tv to use as a monitor.  I figured it wouldn't be a waste even if I did get a new laptop since I could use it for TV as well.   Anyway, it has been...
  11. StarEcho

    List of solar components

    Hi all, I read the thread where someone asked for a list of what they needed to buy for their solar panel system and did do a search, but I can't find what I'm looking for. I just want a basic entry level system, 200W and 30amp pwm So I have these in my cart on Amazon: 2x WindyNation 100W...
  12. StarEcho

    Interesting Development for Solar?

    http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/194938-jackie-chan-blu-ray-disc-boosts-solar-panel-efficiency-by-a-massive-22 Read about this on Slashdot, which I highly recommend, btw, and thought some of us here might also be interested by this...
  13. StarEcho

    1982 Starcraft travel trailer mods

    Hi all, I'm hoping for some help/advice/comments on modifying my trailer to better fit my needs. The first thing I want to do is have a full time bed, basically get rid of the dinette by day, bed by night concept. Too small for that and I really don't want to be bothered making up a bed...
  14. StarEcho

    Belated Intro

    Hi there, I normally just ignore the whole introduce myself thing because I really dislike that sort of thing. But I guess it's about time, especially after Bob recently said something that resonated with me regarding the difficulty of being a tribe if we are hiding ourselves (by withholding...
  15. StarEcho

    Degrees, Minutes, Seconds and Decimal Degrees Latitude/Longitude Conversions

    Here's the FCC website where you can convert GPS coordinates back and forth between decimal degrees and degrees, minutes &amp; seconds.<br /><br />http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html<br /><br />Some newer GPS's require decimal degrees and we might get full coordinates...
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