Thermoelectric Generator Prototype #05, Part 3
Well, I’m certainly glad you’re back for more exciting details on lapping the copper plates flat and other astounding aspects of building a prototype thermoelectric generator. Continue reading...
View ArticleThermoelectric Generator Prototype #05, Part 4
This time, we’ll conduct the initial proof-of-principle test and demonstrate Thermoelectric Generator #05 to an audience of real people during one of our monthly science meetings. Continue reading...
View ArticleThermoelectric Generator Prototype #05, Part 6
In this final episode, we’ll discuss the initial system function and performance verification tests of the completed Thermoelectric Generator (TEG), problems and their resolution; and future work....
View ArticleAn Addendum: Thermoelectric Generator #05
And you thought I was done. Here we’ll discuss the final testing before moving on to other pursuits. Continue reading...
View ArticleTruly Boring Little Projects & Shop Chores
Here are a few details of the “little projects” and shop chores that tend to occupy my time between longer-term “big projects”. Continue reading...
View ArticleHigh Energy Amateur Science – September Meeting
Our High Energy Amateur Science (HEAS) group held its September 2013 meeting on a beautiful Sunday in late summer. We discussed many interesting topics and had the “Light the LED” contest; demonstrated...
View ArticlePassive Diamagnetic Levitation
Here we’ll discuss passive diamagnetic levitation briefly. We’ll describe the construction of a levitator where a pyrolytic graphite plate floats over a rare earth magnet array. Given benign ambient...
View ArticleHigh Energy Amateur Science – October Meeting
Our High Energy Amateur Science (HEAS) group held its annual conference in early October. Attendees came from around the country and even New Zealand. Many interesting topics were discussed and a few...
View ArticleExperimental Rocket #11
Now, it’s time for Rocket #11 to proudly take its place in the everlasting annals of amateur rocketry. And so, a new story begins…. Continue reading...
View ArticleExperimental Rocket #11 – Its Life & Death
Well, some days are better than others. We are always learning new things, but this process can sometimes present a challenge or two. And so it was with the ill-fated first flight of Experimental...
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