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It was a very popular name in the late '50s. Two of the guys I hung out with in my high school and college days were Jims. Others got confused when we were around, but we seemed to know which Jim was which most of the time. 20 years or so ago, Justin was the name to give to your kid and Jim...

About 3 minutes, if they decide they want to move in. They'll sit and watch me, not even bothering to run away. I've had them run across me in bed while I'm sleeping. Being on a trailer might help, but not much. They get into parked motor homes very easily. We trap them in live traps using...

The only trick I'm aware of is to plug all the openings they can get through with steel wool. Apparently they don't like to chew that. They can get though some pretty small openings, too. A hole the size of a dime is no problem. I imagine for outdoor use, stainless steel wool would be the...

That's a nice looking 003A, you'll love it. I have one and it does exactly what I was hoping it would. When there's an outage, everything runs as normal.

Agreed. The frequency meter doesn't know or care whether you're using power from the convenience outlet or not.

Generally, with tractors it's better to use the cable to change the governor setting than to remove the governor and control throttle directly.

I got mine yesterday and they're very good. They're brighter then an off-brand one I bought a couple years ago, but not quite as bright as a name brand one I have. Now I need to figure out who made the brighter one. It may have been a Mag accessory LED bulb. The new ones are certainly a good...

Have a safe remainder of your trip and we'll be waiting for lots of photos.

I just ordered two Dorsey LED bulbs though Amazon (your link), thanks.

An Arduino controller would be a great choice. My son has used them, and they have a good reputation. I might use something based on the Intel 8051, but mainly because I have experience with it. The original 8051 debuted in the 1980s and variants are still being made.

Old people like to reminisce. :)

You're younger than I am, Ike. I learned BASIC in high school, putting the programs on paper tape and running them via teletype on some county school system computer somewhere. Then at the U of MD I learned Fortran IV, putting the instructions onto cards on an IBM card punch and ran them on...

Something like this is a good starting point: http://microcontrollershop.com/product_info.php?products_id=2370&gclid=CPCxvsm53cMCFUk2gQodyHoAVA It has five analog input ports with 10-bit resolution, and can be configured and read by ethernet, or over the Internet. Of course you'd need to come...

I love old engines like this. I have a couple from my childhood, like the B&S engine off our reel-type mower that was thrown away. Also a 1950-ish Porter-Cable lawn tractor with gang mowers, and 1950 Gravely, 1936 Evinrude Elto Ace, etc.. I especially like the ones that you have to wrap...

Edit: I don't seem them there at the moment, but I'm pretty sure he still has them available.

Have you seen the ones Jim C. has in the classified section?

Best of luck, Forester! Keep us posted.

I don't expect any problems with this regulator. The HexFET is rated at 64 amps, with an on-state resistance of 0.016 ohm maximum, and the Schottky diodes in the rectifier section are rated at 30 amps. The fuse will blow long before the regulator is damaged. Permanent magnet alternators don't...

No, it's a shunt design with a HexFET, which is a type of MOSFET. It's not always a good idea to go with a pass type regulator with a permanent magnet alternator, because when the circuit is opened, the stator can see voltages higher than it was designed for. If it's suddenly and repeatedly...

The 24VDC regulators are now available. I put a lot of time and effort into getting good temperature compensation, and am happy with the way it turned out. The set voltage now follows what lead-acid batteries want to see, with the charge voltage being higher in cold weather and lower in hot...