Recent content by RiverRider

Yes, I was being lazy about the pinout type nomenclature. I'm flogging myself for that. The point I insist on is that electrically they are identical because to color coding of the twisted pairs is of no consequence. As to cable types, Cat6a can support 500 MHz bandwidth, as compared to...

Not quite accurate there sir. Cat 6 vs. Cat 6a, there is a difference in the cable itself, with "a" being capable of higher bandwidth. I believe that's where the twists per inch makes itself a factor. When comparing Cat 6a to Cat 6b, there is no difference electrically between them but the...

A couple of thoughts for you...first thought is that the cable is not going to rearrange itself after ten years of trouble-free operation. That's obvious, but when these strange things happen we sometimes have to eliminate doubts consciously...many years of working with electronics taught me...

That is correct. As an illustration, residential electric power is supplied as the output of a 240v center-tapped source. The center tap is the "neutral" which allows you to use either phase as 120v power. When the two phases are viewed individually with the neutral as a reference, they are...

Okay...I see what you're concern is and it makes sense to me. Have you considered just connecting a 2:1 step-down transformer across the 240v output? I've never done any alterations or modifications (that's kind of a no-no in aviation, generally speaking) to a generator/alternator setup, so I...

What are you wanting to "balance?"

A voltage regulator in the strictest sense is a circuit that attempts to maintain a certain voltage at its own output and will vary its output current in whatever manner is necessary to maintain that constant voltage. If the load increases and the voltage begins to drop, the regulator will...

Within hearing distance of TMS? I live ten miles west of TMS. Practically neighbors.

This is a pretty big forum, and I'll bet there are a bunch of guys here who either work on airplanes and aviation stuff or fiddle with it as a hobby. How about a sub-forum called "The Hangar?"

Sounds like what Grandma is really angry about is her own mortality. It's staring her in the face and she doesn't like it. Who can blame her, though? I never thought I was emotionally attached to my tools, but I really do miss some of the ones that were stolen out of my garage about five years...

Kunk gave me a very sweet deal on a bunch of combination wrenches and a compression tester. He was also very patient and understanding when I was having difficulty getting a payment service account set up and funded. The guy's as good as gold. Thanks, Kunk!

This soldering station is really nice. The control unit is microprocessor controlled and has three temperature presets and a number of other functions I never fully explored (who reads instructions when everything's going according to plan anyway??). The control unit is the WD1 model and has an...

Patron 24 "Batmen" NAS Jax 1977-1980 Still dream about my P-3Cs!

After my tools were stolen almost a year ago, I stumbled upon this site in my search for replacement tools. A valuable resource it is. Anyway, my air compressor was one of the many items lost. I don't care for the oil-less type and I wanted a small belt-driven unit. And I had little cash. So I...

Seven or 8 years ago I spotted a B&D 18v 2-speed cordless drill on the endcap at Lowe's for $20 and I snagged it. It included one battery and a charger built into a cheap AM/FM radio. I'm not sure what the regular price on it was. I've bought several new batteries and a new charger for it. The...