Category Archives: Utterpower’s Friends

A DIYer/Vendor Veteran Needs your Prayers.

Posted on June 3, 2011 by George B.

No doubt.. no one pleases every Customer, but Joel Koch out of Portland, Oregon has given his best effort in doing so over the years, and he’s found some endeavors less than profitable. Part of the reason for that is his past … Continue reading →

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A Micro Power Project worth our attention

Posted on April 28, 2011 by George B.

Some years back, I became interested in some of Prof Modi’s projects and through that interest I met Matt Basinger and later Francisco Sebastion Rodriguez-Sanchez. These two get the respect and support of our hands on community, they have many hours … Continue reading →

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A very useful paper on Hydrogen Power.

Posted on April 26, 2011 by George B.

An Introduction: We have 6000 years or more of recorded history at our finger tips and it seems that so few of us note that ‘snake oil’ has been one of the best selling items through the ages. Whether it be Slick50 or that miracle … Continue reading →

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And Important Read on EVs for Hands on DIYers

Posted on April 6, 2011 by George B.

More Wisedom from a Successful Professional in the Energy Business. Sure…. you’ve read article after article about how cool Electric Vehicles are, and how they’re our future.  One of the first things to annoy a real hands-on DIYer is the fact that many … Continue reading →

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Slow Speed Enthusiasts

Posted on March 19, 2011 by George B.

 Who are these Guys, and what do they have in common? Many in our community know that Steve Hutson is stocking Listeroids and spares on the mainland of Austrailia. Steve has invested time and effort puting  up a website called Ozlisteroids. Tony Dovy is … Continue reading →

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Matt and Jacinda Basinger

Posted on March 3, 2011 by George B.

If you have been following utterpower for any period of time, you know who Matt Basinger is, we’ve followed him up to receiving his PhD at Columbia University, and beyond!…. to Mali, to Uganda, and now Indonesia! We have a pretty good idea what … Continue reading →

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A Popular DIYer Generator Build

Posted on February 7, 2011 by George B.

 ‘Wife Friendly’, A Smart Engineering Excercise.    My personal thanks to Phil for his years of sharing what works and what doesn’t, and his good finds on surplus items. Phil is plenty happy with his new diesel and this may be what our DIYer … Continue reading →

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Cowiche Mountains

Posted on January 1, 2011 by George B.

As a last post of 2010, I think this year has left many of us with the understanding that we best trust in God and ourselves. Many of our Brothers and Sisters seem to know only the easy roads, they refuse to travel … Continue reading →

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Seb in Mali (Dr F S Rodriguez-Sanchez)

Posted on December 8, 2010 by George B.

Among his friends and colleagues he’s known as Seb (Sebastian). He’s a hard core hands on DIYer who knows what it’s like to be off grid.. I mean ‘really’ off the grid. We find DIYers on the Ranch, in Research, and everywhere … Continue reading →

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For Sale in AZ, 1115 Changfa, 10KW ST Gen head, and more

Posted on November 26, 2010 by George B.

Some years back Martin D, one of our older and more experienced DIYers started building his own GEN SET in Sierra Vista, AZ which lies about 70 miles from Tuson. At the Time Martin made his purchase, Changfa was delivering some fairly good stuff, complaints were low, any failures were … Continue reading →

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