Category Archives: Critical Thinking

RA and turning 65? You may have some suprises coming.

As the world turns, people hardly notice the changes unless they are under the wheels of progress. At Fifty some, I contracted RA. I never heard of a family member having such a thing, so maybe it’s not inherited?  Over my life, I’ve exposed … Continue reading

Posted in Buyer Beware, Critical Thinking, DIYer Skills, In The News, Your Wasted Tax Dollars | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

Question of the day 5/20/2013, Aeromotor Fan

A question from Jeff H. Subject: windmill retrofit Message Body: I was curious about retrofitting old Aeromotor windmills with a belt reduction to a commonly available truck alternator. With the advent of serpentine belts, it sounds that much more possible. My … Continue reading

Posted in Alternative Energy Sources, Critical Thinking, DIYer Generator, DIYer Skills, Free Energy, Off Grid Power, Projects, Questions & Answers | Tagged , | 18 Comments

Who could have understood the impact?

    I was thinking about my friends the Fishers, our Governor just added so many to their numbers.. gone is the term Fishermen from the State’s dictionary of terms. You out there with the fishing poles or nets are … Continue reading

Posted in Critical Thinking | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Some rare news about Amonix this Month.

George comments in blue.. I’ve placed my bets on Amonix, and my bet is that the folks that own the 7700 power plants will wish they had something else. Read this article, it’s pretty good… copied below and comment added.  New … Continue reading

Posted in Critical Thinking, Earth & Energy, In The News, The New Green Movement, Your Wasted Tax Dollars | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Call of the Day..and a you tube clip you’ll enjoy.

No doubt, we are all tired of politics, so I thought I’d tell you about the Call I got today.. A guy wanted a serpentine pulley to put on an electric motor so he can drive one of my PMGs he bought some years … Continue reading

Posted in Critical Thinking | Tagged , | 13 Comments

I wanted that Car! Fiskers Joins others in failure or bankruptcy?

Another note on Marketing. As I read the papers and other publications, I note opinions about why the EVs are not as profitable as predicted.  I think of the many people who want to own a Tesla but can’t afford it.  Some … Continue reading

Posted in Critical Thinking | Tagged , | 9 Comments

A Cloud Edge Effect?

In a world so full of BS, skepticism pays a rather huge dividend, but this is real…. Was it yesterday,  good friend and excellent PE Bill Rogers sent me a picture of his Outback Display, and a higher KW reading than … Continue reading

Posted in Critical Thinking, Earth & Energy, Free Energy, Off Grid Power, Questions & Answers, Strange Stuff, UtterPower Articles | 2 Comments

Utterpower Honors Mick at Metabunk.org

Today I honor Mick at Metabunk.org for writing a great article about small companies that make big claims. I haven’t asked permission to repost here what Mick wrote there, but I do so in hopes you WILL make the time … Continue reading

Posted in Alternative Energy Sources, Critical Thinking, Free Energy, Generator Realities, Inspirational People, The New Green Movement | Tagged , , , , | 19 Comments

Hydro Power, another lesson in critical thinking?

  As we’ve discussed many times, a person should never think he’s the very first to have an idea.  That old expression that there’s little new under the sun is so true. But there are others who will instantly say… … Continue reading

Posted in Buyer Beware, Critical Thinking, DIYer Skills, Earth & Energy, Free Energy, UtterPower Articles | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Email of the day, Question about Generator Stator Windings

From: Thomas Subject: generator windings in parallel Question: I read the post and still confused. You rewire the head or the receptacles on a generator. proquest thesis search My wiring is just like the Coleman schematic. Why can’t I rewire … Continue reading

Posted in Critical Thinking, DIYer Generator, DIYer Skills, Generator Realities, Generators, Inspirational People | Tagged , , | 5 Comments