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    high drain batteries vs normal protected.

    Agreed Indeed :)
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    high drain batteries vs normal protected.

    how about a volt meter and ammeter like a graphic equalizer display sort of thing with leds spiraled around the body ... you could call it the electric cowboy! ummm I think I need sleep .... :)
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    high drain batteries vs normal protected.

    Yeah, pretty good
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    high drain batteries vs normal protected.

    I suppose I forgot to translate though into type there :) Thinking along the lines of using the Buzz and it's varivoltage with stacked batteries and tuned as comparible as posssible to a single battery device such as the chameleon or sparkplug for sake of comparison and system demand. 2...
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    high drain batteries vs normal protected.

    After skimming Quick's post ... I personally think of voltage as the medium or carrier and amperage as the substance inside... voltage is a potential measurement even voltage under load is a potential measurement of what is left after you take some away. amperage is a fluid measurement...
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    high drain batteries vs normal protected.

    Yes. In summary the system here wants 2.47 amps. The UF and AW batteries deliver (according to the math) far less than that so they will deliver the primary load and the try to fill the rest of the demand as fast as they can recover (strain on the battery). On the other hand the High Drain...
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    high drain batteries vs normal protected.

    Indeed it is all about stress ... One thing that I have found peculiar is the reliance on the term volt when amps do the work or in this case milliamps. However, I don't see any amp ratings on the batteries powering my PV either :) weird. All in all, it is a mixing of apples and oranges of...
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    high drain batteries vs normal protected.

    Hi folks, WitchWay's Hubby here. I tend to speak in analogy so if I get too abstract, feel free to let me know. Typically an electric circuit takes more energy to start than to actually run. The circuit of a PV in most cases will draw more peak power (milliamps) than a single battery...
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    How long do attys generally last you?

    Wonderful long read back there Switched ... a couple points I thought while reading ... Atomizers are electronic parts ... being from the old school computer world, we used to say "if a part lasts the first week or 2 it will last years" obviously the varied power demands through the atty's by...
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    What's the meaning of this?!?

    Ok this is sort of weird ... I looked up the asian ladybug (Harmonia axyridis) and here is the wikipedia link Harmonia axyridis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It appears that ugly black and yellow spiny bug previously mentioned in this thred is a larval stage of this beetle.
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    What's the meaning of this?!?

    Ok I have to post this (post 15) so I can post a link in my next one
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    How To: Test Device Under Load -- Prodigy/Other Devices

    Nice work here ... I would like to point out that the restitance of the atomizer will directly reflect the "under load" voltage being as the atomizer in the demontrated testing is "the load". In short, a 2 ohm atomizer will show a different loaded voltage than a 1 ohm atomizer. All in all...
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    Switch problems

    ROFL I always quote that one ... cut it off twice and it's still to short :)
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    Switch problems

    Hi Martha, A couple of questions whilst I'm being dogly :) .... First, are the same prongs breaking each time? If so, which side of the switch sector are they on (the top being the side that opens up)? Next, which direction do you put the switch sector on the chameleon (top to adapter...
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    What's the meaning of this?!?

    Well it looks like the good news for you is that in not to many days, 2 out of 3 of the beasties will be gone from around you (the not the spider ones). The beatles are nymph stages for flying insects :ohmy:. So in a month or so, look to the skies. As far as the spider in the toilet, so many...
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    What's the meaning of this?!?

    I believe it to be some sort of jumper as well. The good news is that for the most part the hairy spiders of the US are harmless. The spindly brown spider that it looks to be eating, however, might be a little more toxic to peoples.
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    Help! Sick Lizard

    Fainting at the ALWAYS part :rolleyes: Yeah, I recommend putting the seemless side toward the addy in case of flooding mostly. It also allows for tolerance when I don't quite get the cover plate on the same and flush every time (um I've had it open several times). The button prep and...
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    Chameleon button prep and installation

    You should make this one sticky :)
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    Help! Sick Lizard

    The way the switch works is that the pins screw into the copper discs (moon pieces) and squeeze them tight against the nylon pieces with the switch prongs in between thus making the switch contact from one side to the other. When/if you take the sector apart, note the prong impressions in the...