DIY 4x12 3500K/5000k lm561c two channel board

Getgrowingson

Getgrowingson

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wietefras said:
I guess not many, but then you don't need a certificate to understand basics like that lowering the amps is not going to lower your power bill if the wattage remains the same. Or to understand the difference between a high-side and low-side switch etc etc etc.

Also, I doubt many without certificates would over and over pretend to know the answers to questions they don't actually know the answer for. Or at least indicate that they have some uncertainty about their answer and/or offer a link explaining the answer they just Googled. Let alone get upset when someone dares question the validity of said answer. Or even worse ... when someone proposes an opposite answer *shudder*
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nfhiggs

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Ah... that makes me miss my days at GE Wind Energy. In addition to the 336 Wind Turbines, we ran three substations on a 235 kV loop tied to the main station that fed the 500kV transmission lines going to the Celilo Converter station where it all got sent down to So Cal. North Central Oregon generates a fuck ton of power.
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There I am, 300 feet up in the air, changing the wind speed sensor on a 2.5 MW GE Wind turbine. I had the pleasure of working at what was then (2012) the worlds largest wind farm (Shepard's Flat) with 840 MW of generating capacity.

I'll put my background and work history up against VW's 8 days a week.
 
Getgrowingson

Getgrowingson

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Yea Im a power equipment electrican. But also have my masters as a construction maintenance electrican. Do all transmission and distribution station maintenance in a rather large area in Canada. We have a few of the only phase shifting transformers in Canada as we have the most tie ins to the us out of any province in Canada. All of our stations switches and protections are run on dc so am very familiar with battery chargers as well as power transformers etc. Love my job and have the knowledge and experience to see bullshit. Few pics from jobs this week
 

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nfhiggs said:
Ah... that makes me miss my days at GE Wind Energy. In addition to the 336 Wind Turbines, we ran three substations on a 235 kV loop tied to the main station that fed the 500kV transmission lines going to the Celilo Converter station where it all got sent down to So Cal. North Central Oregon generates a fuck ton of power.
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There I am, 300 feet up in the air, changing the wind speed sensor on a 2.5 MW GE Wind turbine. I had the pleasure of working at what was then (2012) the worlds largest wind farm (Shepard's Flat) with 840 MW of generating capacity.

I'll put my background and work history up against VW's 8 days a week.
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Since Alcoa closed, I wonder if John Day pushes >95% down south, since the only centers of population east or west....both have a dam, lol, McNary and the Dalles....Talk about in the middle of BFE, I used to camp as a kid at the John Day river mouth just upstream the dam.
this is/was home for me.....in fact I still have family running the electrics at some of the ag plants just east of there and that power also is being sucked up by Amazon, Apple and Facebook server farms out in Moro/Prineville.....

Cool to see some of the history played out over the years :peace:
 
nfhiggs

nfhiggs

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Abiqua said:
Since Alcoa closed, I wonder if John Day pushes >95% down south, since the only centers of population east or west....both have a dam, lol, McNary and the Dalles....Talk about in the middle of BFE, I used to camp as a kid at the John Day river mouth just upstream the dam.
this is/was home for me.....in fact I still have family running the electrics at some of the ag plants just east of there and that power also is being sucked up by Amazon, Apple and Facebook server farms out in Moro/Prineville.....

Cool to see some of the history played out over the years :peace:
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Don't forget google in The Dalles... Fricken place is huge!
 
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Photon Flinger

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key4 said:
Didnt you reply saying somthing like "hes actually right guys" then delete it straight away?

Joke?
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Didn't delete it, still there.

Somewhat. I even tried a shot at the only possible angles but even those would require the inclusion of other conditions.

gg, wipe that smug grin off your face. I gave you like 5 responses to stop digging a hole and you just continued by pulling in a backhoe.

Having said that, if it does make you feel any better or put you at ease, it was only an exercise in fleshing out a customer service experience. Cobkits, ttystikk and others that said as such were correct. No one wants to deal with a monumental arse that you buy stuff from. In my opinion you still don't grow well but opinions are subjective, biased and can be quite dynamic.
 
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Photon Flinger

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nfhiggs said:
Ah... that makes me miss my days at GE Wind Energy. In addition to the 336 Wind Turbines, we ran three substations on a 235 kV loop tied to the main station that fed the 500kV transmission lines going to the Celilo Converter station where it all got sent down to So Cal. North Central Oregon generates a fuck ton of power.
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There I am, 300 feet up in the air, changing the wind speed sensor on a 2.5 MW GE Wind turbine. I had the pleasure of working at what was then (2012) the worlds largest wind farm (Shepard's Flat) with 840 MW of generating capacity.

I'll put my background and work history up against VW's 8 days a week.
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Cool! Now you will get bugged by everyone for turbine advice. GE makes some great stuff.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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The depth of expertise on these forums never ceases to amaze me.

Rather than getting all butthurt about being wrong, one can make much quicker progress towards one's goals by accepting the feedback and quickly moving forward.

I'm not afraid to be wrong as long as it's not the same error over and over.
 
jonsnow399

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nfhiggs said:
Ah... that makes me miss my days at GE Wind Energy. In addition to the 336 Wind Turbines, we ran three substations on a 235 kV loop tied to the main station that fed the 500kV transmission lines going to the Celilo Converter station where it all got sent down to So Cal. North Central Oregon generates a fuck ton of power.
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There I am, 300 feet up in the air, changing the wind speed sensor on a 2.5 MW GE Wind turbine. I had the pleasure of working at what was then (2012) the worlds largest wind farm (Shepard's Flat) with 840 MW of generating capacity.

I'll put my background and work history up against VW's 8 days a week.
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VegasWinner said:
The Industry is catching up with my thinking. Nothing new there. I have always been an industry leader staying on the forefront cutting edge vs. following the crowd.
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You think you can equal a industry leader like VegasWinner? He's alway's been on the forefront of the cutting edge of electronics.
 
nfhiggs

nfhiggs

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ttystikk said:
The depth of expertise on these forums never ceases to amaze me.

Rather than getting all butthurt about being wrong, one can make much quicker progress towards one's goals by accepting the feedback and quickly moving forward.

I'm not afraid to be wrong as long as it's not the same error over and over.
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Indeed. I myself was proven wrong about capacitive reactance a few months back. I did a bit of reading up on it, figured out where I went wrong on it, swallowed my pride and admitted I was wrong about it. I didn't run off in a huff, putting people on ignore and crying "bully".
 
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Photon Flinger

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nfhiggs said:
They certainly built some impressive 2.5 MW turbines that's for sure.
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I was pleased they had a small 20-25kw and 50kw turbines including all site planning, installation and servicing for a very attractive capital cost.

It would be interesting to know how much renewable energy GE products are contributing to the grid today. Then they have their nuclear division.....
 
rayuki

rayuki

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nfhiggs said:
Indeed. I myself was proven wrong about capacitive reactance a few months back. I did a bit of reading up on it, figured out where I went wrong on it, swallowed my pride and admitted I was wrong about it. I didn't run off in a huff, putting people on ignore and crying "bully".
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Isn't that called being a man? Oh wait it's 2017 I shouldn't assume your gender. But yeah i agree it's sometimes hard to admit your wrong but it is also a pretty rewarding experience generally when you can find the courage to do so and learn from it, people will think better of you
 
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