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From: Snag on 12 Jun 2010 09:47 Schmoe wrote: > "Snag" <snag_one(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > news:cdYPn.56728$h57.49952(a)newsfe22.iad... >> George Pollard wrote: >>> On 6/9/2010 9:48 PM, Schmoe wrote: >>>> So you own Gerbing liners and WnS controllers. Are there still >>>> problems with Gerbing controllers as I've heard in the past? Do you >>>> know what makes the WnS controller better? I'm not opposed mix 'n >>>> match if it's best combo. >>> >>> I don't know about the Gerbing controller, but the WnS one is not >>> just a rheostat, but a microswitch that cycles the current on and >>> off rapidly, such that when it is set to 50% you are only using 50% >>> of the maximum power, as opposed to a rheostat that uses 100% of the >>> power all the time and shunts the extra off as heat (in the >>> controller). >> >> They're called "Pulse Width Modulation" controllers and they do >> exactly what George said . Control comes from varying the "width" of >> the "on" and"off" times . They cost about six bucks to build - you >> can get kits on the internet that do the same thing for MUCH less >> than either supplier charges . You supply the box and connectors , >> maybe another six bucks ... One of my upcoming projects , those >> gloves can be too warm sometimes . > > > Care to build me a couple too? Parts, shipping & Makers Mark? :) > > -- > Numbero #128 180402605593 item on ebay , this is what I was going to use . Has plenty of current capacity , remote controllable . Control handy , module mounted out of sight on the bike . Just needs connectors and a small container to mount the control in . -- Snag "90 FLHTCU "Strider" '39 WLDD "PopCycle" BS 132/SENS/DOF
From: kickstart on 12 Jun 2010 11:14 On Jun 12, 9:47 am, "Snag" <snag_...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Schmoe wrote: > > "Snag" <snag_...(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > >news:cdYPn.56728$h57.49952(a)newsfe22.iad... > >> George Pollard wrote: > >>> On 6/9/2010 9:48 PM, Schmoe wrote: > >>>> So you own Gerbing liners and WnS controllers. Are there still > >>>> problems with Gerbing controllers as I've heard in the past? Do you > >>>> know what makes the WnS controller better? I'm not opposed mix 'n > >>>> match if it's best combo. > > >>> I don't know about the Gerbing controller, but the WnS one is not > >>> just a rheostat, but a microswitch that cycles the current on and > >>> off rapidly, such that when it is set to 50% you are only using 50% > >>> of the maximum power, as opposed to a rheostat that uses 100% of the > >>> power all the time and shunts the extra off as heat (in the > >>> controller). > > >> They're called "Pulse Width Modulation" controllers and they do > >> exactly what George said . Control comes from varying the "width" of > >> the "on" and"off" times . They cost about six bucks to build - you > >> can get kits on the internet that do the same thing for MUCH less > >> than either supplier charges . You supply the box and connectors , > >> maybe another six bucks ... One of my upcoming projects , those > >> gloves can be too warm sometimes . > > > Care to build me a couple too? Parts, shipping & Makers Mark? :) > > > -- > > Numbero #128 > > 180402605593 item on ebay , this is what I was going to use . Has plenty of > current capacity , remote controllable . Control handy , module mounted out > of sight on the bike . Just needs connectors and a small container to mount > the control in . > > -- > Snag > "90 FLHTCU "Strider" > '39 WLDD "PopCycle" > BS 132/SENS/DOF- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
From: kickstart on 12 Jun 2010 11:15 > -- > Snag > "90 FLHTCU "Strider" > '39 WLDD "PopCycle" > BS 132/SENS/DOF- I thought you went camping this weekend
From: Snag on 12 Jun 2010 11:35 kickstart wrote: >> -- >> Snag >> "90 FLHTCU "Strider" >> '39 WLDD "PopCycle" >> BS 132/SENS/DOF- > > I thought you went camping this weekend That was last weekend and we had a helluva great time . This weekend I'm stuck here watching the g-kids while Mom and Grammy are out shopping yard sales for furniture . Son and family will be moving out next week , finally found a place . I plan to spend most of next weekend in drunken celebration . -- Snag "90 FLHTCU "Strider" '39 WLDD "PopCycle" BS 132/SENS/DOF
From: Schmoe on 12 Jun 2010 15:20
"Snag" <snag_one(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:94MQn.25269$%u7.10935(a)newsfe14.iad... > Schmoe wrote: >> "Snag" <snag_one(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >> news:cdYPn.56728$h57.49952(a)newsfe22.iad... >>> George Pollard wrote: >>>> On 6/9/2010 9:48 PM, Schmoe wrote: >>>>> So you own Gerbing liners and WnS controllers. Are there still >>>>> problems with Gerbing controllers as I've heard in the past? Do you >>>>> know what makes the WnS controller better? I'm not opposed mix 'n >>>>> match if it's best combo. >>>> >>>> I don't know about the Gerbing controller, but the WnS one is not >>>> just a rheostat, but a microswitch that cycles the current on and >>>> off rapidly, such that when it is set to 50% you are only using 50% >>>> of the maximum power, as opposed to a rheostat that uses 100% of the >>>> power all the time and shunts the extra off as heat (in the >>>> controller). >>> >>> They're called "Pulse Width Modulation" controllers and they do >>> exactly what George said . Control comes from varying the "width" of >>> the "on" and"off" times . They cost about six bucks to build - you >>> can get kits on the internet that do the same thing for MUCH less >>> than either supplier charges . You supply the box and connectors , >>> maybe another six bucks ... One of my upcoming projects , those >>> gloves can be too warm sometimes . >> >> >> Care to build me a couple too? Parts, shipping & Makers Mark? :) >> >> -- >> Numbero #128 > > I'll consider it ... and that's Dickel . I need to check again , the > prices for the kits may have changed . What I was thinking about would > handle both a jacket/liner and gloves as far as power handling capacity , > but would not have independent control . Cool, lemme know if you decide to do it. I'm going to try and pick up the Gerbing liners at their headquarters in a couple weeks. I've got a few weeks before our trip out west for the controllers so np if don't get to it of course, I'll pick up the SnW's. They sound pretty good from the website. -- #128 KOTFAQ's http://www.rmhfaq.com |