Category Archives: Utterpower’s Friends

You Bottled Beer, maybe you will start bottling your Lube oil too?

Posted on October 6, 2013 by George B.

It was Greg West in Hawaii who kept telling me how thrilled he was with his new Yamaha EF2000IS inverter Generator. I checked the price at Amazon, $1138.00 delivered to my home. That’s a bunch for a generator rated at … Continue reading →

Posted in Generators, How Tos, Off Grid Power, Things I like, Utterpower's Friends | Tagged , , | 17 Comments

44 Mosfets, or I had lunch with an old friend. 6-29-13

Posted on June 30, 2013 by George B.

I write this late, it’s closing on Sunday morning, today I met up with a long time friend, an EE who entered the work force shortly prior to the Intel 8080A, and perhaps one of the first fun Jobs he … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical Thinking, Inspirational People, Strange Stuff | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Utterpower Honors Mick at Metabunk.org

Posted on April 4, 2013 by George B.

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

Email of the day, Question about Generator Stator Windings

Posted on March 30, 2013 by George B.

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

Email of the day March 12, 2013, Pay for a Guess?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by George B.

        Subject: power tech diesel – RV from: Angela P.  Message Body: My boyfriend is first time owner of a 99 Dutch Star RV. We’ve read owner’s manual together, trying to figure everything out, but not much … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical Thinking, DIYer Skills, Generator Realities, Generators, How Tos, Inspirational People | Tagged , | 8 Comments

March 8th 2013 Muse

Posted on March 8, 2013 by George B.

    I went to see The Hobbit yesterday. Forced to leave my comfort zone, ( a hobbit’s hole)? I enter the city..’South Center Mall’, the place now a Double Decker, and all so different! The Hobbit? Glad I went.When … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational People, Things I like | Tagged , | 8 Comments

A Rare Opportunity to Observe Lister CS neglect?

Posted on January 26, 2013 by George B.

Have you ever wondered how much of an advantage an enclosed valve train would be over what Dursley created?  Maybe you’ve mused over other details of this engine, and saw a need to make them different? I personally think it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Engines, Generator Realities, Off Grid Power, Slow Speed Engines, Small Diesels, UtterPower Articles, Utterpower's Friends | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Whoa! An honest man in the Solar Business? One who is fed up with the FEDs?

Posted on January 12, 2013 by George B.

                                                                                                 A great link follows.., but first! I’m mostly kidding, I have a friend who sold solar equipment, he was honest.. so I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical Thinking, Inspirational People, The New Green Movement, Things I like, UtterPower Articles | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Remote Control Your Home, with a TV Remote

Posted on December 15, 2012 by George B.

I wanted the ability to use a TV Remote to turn on and dim lights, change the thermostat for heating and cooling, even lock/unlock a door. Of course, everything looks like an Arduino project for me, so I scavenged the … Continue reading →

Posted in Associates, Building Design, HVAC/Air Conditioning, Submitted Articles, Uncategorized, Utterpower's Friends | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Building a Arduino Based Weather Station

Posted on December 6, 2012 by George B.

One of our interests is weather monitoring. It seems like a natural thing for a ham radio operator to be interested in, so we applied our micro-controller expertise and came up with the following project. In it’s current version, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Design, Uncategorized, Utterpower's Friends | Tagged , , | 5 Comments