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  1. hifistud

    Ithaka official

    The Ithaca looks very interesting - enough adaptability to suit every need. <sits patiently awaiting availability>
  2. hifistud

    Vapourtrails TV - view live, on-demand and a myriad of other ways....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1iu21eVV5c&feature=youtu.be
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    Penelope clear windows By Kir Fanis

    I'm thinking "yes" for the clear Penelope tubes...
  4. hifistud

    Penelope

    I drip enough juice everywhere to lube everybody's o-rings!!! It literally was as I said - straight out of the envelope, and I just switched the cameras on and went for it. Otherwise, it'd have been much slicker!! Rest assured, my rings are now nicely lubed!!! (and I'm just under 20 mils through...
  5. hifistud

    Penelope

    Thanks for the kind words - I appreciate it a lot. Yerst... I wonder if we'll ever find out who it was...
  6. hifistud

    Penelope

    You can subscribe to our feed at Vapourtrailstv HD - or via iTunes at iTunes - Podcasts - VTTV by VTTV (standard def) and we're on Apple TV, too - you need never miss a show. There's also Video on Demand at http://www.vapourtrails.tv/?page_id=926
  7. hifistud

    Penelope

    Tonight's Haze Hour will feature the Penelope - watch a klutz build it from scratch, straight out of the package... Live Broadcast at 9pm UK time...
  8. hifistud

    fankoo very much!!!

    fankoo very much!!!
  9. hifistud

    Evolv DNA?

    Brandon launched/announced it here: The Haze Hour
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    Colorado man sues after explosion

    mea culpa - typo... 6 should have been 5.... 8.6 watts on the 3.6 setup and 8.33watts on the 5v...
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    Colorado man sues after explosion

    Ah, yes... there could be the odd issue with that, I suppose. I've served my sentence for one or two of those that I linked to on here - no wish to do more!!! But while I'm here... Something flickered in my brain a wee while earlier, and the comment immediately above about stacking cells to...
  12. hifistud

    Colorado man sues after explosion

    If they're certified to proper standards, nothing other than them working properly will happen.
  13. hifistud

    Colorado man sues after explosion

    yeah, I had... same language, different sense of humour... :)
  14. hifistud

    Colorado man sues after explosion

    Interesting stuff: UL | UL experts speak at Lithium-ion battery safety conferences in US and China Scope for UL 1642 The full document: http://www.cnlumos.com/lumos/Battery%20Knowledge/Battery%20Standards/UL1642%202007%20English%20Version.pdf And the IEC version...
  15. hifistud

    Colorado man sues after explosion

    Been done - it's called a Darwin.
  16. hifistud

    Colorado man sues after explosion

    Well, the root cause of "exploding mods" is batteries going into thermal runaway - and, according to information we already have, it's usually just one of the pair that goes, taking the other one after it due to transferred heat. What you watched is just part of what we're doing to investigate...
  17. hifistud

    Colorado man sues after explosion

    But is it?? How do you know?? Check this out... Tin Your Tip
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    Colorado man sues after explosion

    Well, firstly, we have to ascertain exactly what causes the problem - we both agree that the root cause is something to do with battery cells. Neither of us, though, can pinpoint exactly what - we can surmise that counterfeit cells or primary cells or mismatched cells are the culprits, but we...