I figured this would be the best place to ask this(these) question which I have pondered so often. Why does gasoline go bad? Also can it be reversed? How long is it recommended to keep gasoline? What do products like Stabil do and how long do they extend the life of the gasoline? Thanks in...
I've got some variable speed dc motors from treadmills that I'd like to use in some projects. I've been told that the hp ratings on treadmill motors was not the same as ratings on regular motors. Is this true? If so why? What is the conversion factor if one exists? Thanks for your help...
I posted a while back about private consumers producing electricity and feeding excess back to the grid. I was told that this does not cause your meter to spin backwards. I have since learned that most states have "net metering" in which your excess electricity IS fed back through your meter...
I posted a topic last week about hooking up a small generator for emergency use. I asked about meters turning backwards and syncronizing to line. I recieved some nice responses telling me the meter cannot run backwards and that the generator usually synchronizes itself to the line. I also...
I have a motor which buzzes and turns slowly. It had a bad capacitor which I replaced with a very old one of the same capacitance and tests good(not shorted or open) except I cannot test the leakage current and don't know what it should be.
Would a capacitor with too high leakage cause this...
I need a 4mf capacitor for a small motor. I have a 4mf capacitor that came from an old power supply. It looks just like a motor run capacitor and is rated for more than what I need. Is there any difference between an ac capacitor and a motor run capacitor? Can I use this? Thanks for any...
If a motor was ran for ten seconds on and ten seconds off would it last longer than having it run continuously. Would it be different for ac and dc motors? How much would starting load factor into it? Thanks for any input.
Ben Englund
I thought this would be a good place to ask this question. Will sugar actually wreck an engine if put in the gas tank? Can anybody give a detailed description of what it actually does? For instance does the sugar turn to carbon and gum up the valves, etc. Or does it just gum up the fuel...
I Bought some zsct1555 timer chips from Digi-key and can't seem to get them to work properly. They are made by Zetex for single cell opperation(down to .9v I believe). They are basically the same as the 555 but lower voltages and have a slightly different timing formula. I can't get the output...
If anyone has any experience with the Zetex zsct1555 timer chip, please let me know. I am having trouble getting it to oscillate properly. Please read thread titled "very low voltage multivibrator" Thanks for your help!
I need a multivibrator circuit to drive two alternating(1hz) loads of 800ma using a 1.5 AAA cell. It needs to fit in a space about two inches by 1/2 inch and be as low as possible(1/4" to 3/8" max). Preferably I would like to use all surface mount components. I've been working with a...
misfire in #4 cyl. runs good but want to know if egr valve will cause misfire but also want to know if i should replace the cps to get rid of the problem.
