Recent content by daveh55et

A couple of additional notes: Once the warning comes up it stays up until a shutdown and restart. It also doesn't come on at idle but instead during normal driving. Finally the message completely obliterates the mileage information. And I'd aslo wager that if the wire was disconnected there...

Just FYI to close this out, I had it changed to non synthetic and all is well. They checked the oil pressure on the synthetic, it was fine. <shrug>

I have a problem/question about the use of synthetic oil in an slightly older Mercedes. My father in-law has a 1997 E320, v6, bought used at 111K miles. It now has about 117K miles and last summer the "Low oil" warning started coming on even though the oil as checked manually was fine. He...

My thoughts are that in a few minutes the engine has heated the engine compartment and the washer fluid to well above freezing, and if the windshield is still so cold and freezes the fluid, the wind sublimates the ice very quickly.

I pretty much agree with everyone. I'd suggest using a response like "I'm just about done with X, do you have something available for me to work on?".

Yes this is very common as has been noted. IMO it's partially the result of the real project manager not keeping everyone including other managers and people on their own team with information. This has already been touched on but I'll give my take. The real project manager should publish...

"supermagnetman" George Mizzel has a video on youtube where he makes a stacked pyramid magnet of 1T. YMMV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR_8f0DYK5s His site: http://www.supermagnetman.net/index.php

What are the torque requirements? Maybe a totally sealed magnetic coupling would work.

+1 for what CajunCenturion said. As mentioned one difficulty is that you need to be given the proper time to really understand what's trying to be done, especially if it is a legacy system. Prototyping helps quite a bit, even if it's just pencil drawings on paper. Even better of course if if...

The wikipedia entry lists a high frequency AC levitation of AL directly, no magnets needed, maybe that might work better.

If you are in a secluded backwater part of the company as you describe, consider moving on regardless of a raise.

I think you would have to use metal just because of the forces involved. The tricky part would be assembly with magnets that big. If you used three magnets you could put the bottom two held close in repulsion, then some kind of switch, lever arrangement to release the middle one and give you...

Maybe a Hall Effect sensor would be more reliable.

Ok, I see what you're saying now. I'll see what I can do with regards to providing an image. Thanks.

Right, which is why I was asking about pole pieces on the faces, and if that would focus the field and allow a greater penetration.