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I appreciate that, Greg.

Well said, DA.

It's on the Caswell web site, on the tank coating page: http://www.caswellplating.com/epoxy-gas-tank-sealer.html Now that I think of it though, the biggest stumbling block may be that it's not inexpensive. It's worth it for things like a main fuel tank of a MEP-003A or a motorcycle gas...

In the motorcycle world, the current one that's accepted as the best is the Caswell "Phenol Novolac" epoxy kit. I have a coated tank in my shop now, and it's pretty impressive.

I've had eBay send me a prepaid return label so I could return an item whose condition was significantly different from the auction description. At the time, eBay and PayPal were one and the same. I don't know if that would work for something purchased outside of eBay, using PayPal to pay.

Very true. It might be worth charging them overnight with a 120v charger once, to get them caught up.

No problem about the delay, thanks for posting the charge current. I'd expect up to about 7 amps if the battery is really low, but if it's not so low, or if it's getting old and doesn't like taking a charge, the 4.6A may be in the ballpark. Also, any dirty connections between the regulator and...

Aluminum foil is easy to wrap around things to mask them, and it's easy to take off later.

The LED should start to come on when the battery voltage is getting near 28.4 or so, depending on temperature. It is intended to show that the battery is nearing full charge, and the regulator is reducing the output of the alternator. That is, it's not allowing full alternator current to get...

Both the original and the replacement regulators are shunt regulators. Because of the way a shunt regulator works, it's normal for the AC to drop when connected to the regulator. It's possible that the regulator is putting out charging current, but the battery is very discharged and hasn't had...

Clock accuracy is dependent on frequency, not voltage. When I use 2 phases of 3 phase power, I keep the voltage set at 120/208. If you set the output for 240, you'll have about 138 when you expect 120. Most 240v equipment works fine at 208, since manufacturers understand that it's common in...

I haven't been through this myself, but it looks like he meant that official libraries aren't available yet. Threads like this one: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=9729 make me think there are usable C libraries available. But like I said, if you're not going to share...

Python isn't too bad. The C libraries are available, but if you're not going to share the program, then do it in whatever language you like best. :D

Not to contradict, but my vote would be to do it in C, so it's more universal.

Excellent! Have fun and keep us posted with the details please.

What hardware did you get so far?

Ha, OK thanks. I read it as if you said "It's hard on the equipment", rather than "It's hard to do."

Jim, what are the negative effects of choking the intake air? (just trying to learn, not disagreeing)

What is a 10 kW AMMPS generator?

There are several capacitors in the system that cause sparking when connecting the cables. To find out if there's a parasitic load that could drain the battery slowly, you can turn everything off with the cables connected, then disconnect the battery's ground lead and reconnect it through an...