Greetings, EM-ers!

[HaPPI]

Hello! I go by HaPPI.

The condensed version of me:
I am a Christian,
husband of 1, father of 1,
computer programmer (VB.NET, before that Fox),
I drive a 2007 Prius,
my better half drives a 2004 Echo,
I hope soon to be riding a Kymco scooter (on order),
I converted a cycle to EV (recipe: take Yamaha 185 Exciter, remove noisy/smelly parts, add Etek, Curtis controller, 3 WalMart trolling batts, handbuilt sidecar and stir for several months),
I make stuff - a lot of home repair/remodeling but some fun stuff too,
LED flashlight fan,
drummer,
Photovoltaic, Thermovoltaic and wind turbine wannabe,
and of course, Ecomodder.com NooB.

Anyone use Molybdenum DiSulfide or Tungsten DiSulfide as a super-lubricating oil additive? My dad discovered a product called AutoMoly back in the 80s and it seemed to work well. I used Slick 50 until they stopped putting PTFE in it. I found a couple sites that sell MoS2 and WS2.

rosemill.com
lowerfriction.com

Any positive or negative personal experience with either the compounds or these companies?


Glad to be with ya
HaPPI

[groar]

Welcome to EM

Originally Posted by HaPPI

Photovoltaic, Thermovoltaic and wind turbine wannabe,
and of course, Ecomodder.com NooB.

These are solutions to alternator removal which is a common topic here.

Could you give us links about functional Thermovoltaic solutions ?

Have fun,

Denis.

[cfg83]

HaPPI -

Welcome to EM! I haven't heard of the sites you mention, but I have heard that XcelPlus is the "new" Slick-50 :

XcelPlus International, Inc.
Xcelplus Brings the Original Slick 50 Formula Back to Market - Investors Wanted - Sept. 28, 2004

CarloSW2

[Will]

Welcome. You should put your vehicle(s) in the EM Garage.

[Daox]

Welcome to the site. Sounds like you have a nice fleet already built up. What kind of mileage are you getting with your various vehicles? I second putting them in the garage.

[Johnny Mullet]

Glad to have you here! You should meet up with us in Andover, Ohio. Check out the link.........
Ohio/Pennsylvania gather?

[metroschultz]

Yes,
Please come,
glad you're here, hope we help,
Schultz

[RH77]

Welcome to EM...

Enjoy the site -- it looks like you have a good start.

It really looks like Ohio is joining the ranks!

I'm from Barberton originally (next door there), lived in Wadsworth for a while.

Definitely look into the meetup -- it sounds like a great opportunity. I'd combine a visit to my folks and up to Andover, but work beckons.

Anyhoo, keep up posted on your mods and...

Best FE to ya...

-RH77

[Red]

Welcome to EM. Your stable looks like a good set of FE friendly vehicles.

C++ FTW :P

[HaPPI]

Originally Posted by groar

Welcome to EM



These are solutions to alternator removal which is a common topic here.

Could you give us links about functional Thermovoltaic solutions ?

Have fun,

Denis.

Thanks to all for the welcome!

Denis, my bio went beyond EM, I was thinking in terms of solar electric for the house. PV panels are good for cars since they approx match the lifespan of a vehicle and weight oof thin film can be good too. So I'm thinking about a focusing collector of some kind to a working fluid of some kind for the house, too heavy and bulky for auto.

That said, I bought a small 5 watt PV to start experimenting with. I think there are great opportunities in auto design, especially PIHV, for integrated PV panels. I know of a French EV "car" that has it (Venturi Eclectic) and a few in the US (sunnev.com for example) and hopefully the new Prius (Automotive World - Japan: Toyota investigating solar photovoltaic panels for next-generation Prius). It's hard on a typical production vehicle to retrofit PV because PV are flat, and aero is usually not flat. The back deck in the rear window of a sedan is a good one, though small. But in the design of a new PIHV PV panels are a perfect match because vehicles sit in the sun a lot.

Back to your question, my first thoughts for mobile thermovoltaic are the ceramic solid state devices that are currently out there such as CPU coolers and plug in coolers, and then Sterling cycle generators which are still bulky and heavy for what they produce. I doubt either would generate enough to replace an alternator. I put much more hope in thin film PV.

HaPPI

[HaPPI]

Originally Posted by Will

Welcome. You should put your vehicle(s) in the EM Garage.

Thanks Will, don't mind if I do! Just done, the cars are in the EM Garage. Pix later maybe, but they are pretty stock. Hope to get the bike this week, so you may not hear from me for a few days. I have to do a thorough, ummm, evaluation of it's FE, dontcha know. (ATKSF - attempt to keep straight face).

[HaPPI]

Originally Posted by Johnny Mullet

Glad to have you here! You should meet up with us in Andover, Ohio. Check out the link.........
Ohio/Pennsylvania gather?

Hm, that sounds like a great kickoff for an newish EM-er. Especially since it's nearly in my backyard. I really like Andover/Pymatuning, too. Beautiful lake. We've stayed at a friend's trailer in Holiday Camplands. Gotta check with my personal secretary, but I'll try to be there, see if she'll come. I think I wouldn't be able to be there until mid-afternoon since I'll likely be playing drums at church that week. Can definitely bring chow.

I wonder if there is some way to get internet access out there? When chewing the fat, questions always come up that require research...

[HaPPI]

Thanks for the links, CarloSW2!

[bikin' Ed]

Welcome HaPPI! Glad to have someone else from the neighborhood.

[groar]

Originally Posted by HaPPI

Denis, my bio went beyond EM, I was thinking in terms of solar electric for the house.

I think such information is interesting because it means you are interested by environment and so by lowering CO2 emissions. This is one of our motivation to my wife and I. 3kWc of solar panels will be installed on the roof of our house in a few weeks

That said, I bought a small 5 watt PV to start experimenting with. I think there are great opportunities in auto design, especially PIHV, for integrated PV panels.

My first project before thinking about having solar panels on the roof, was a solar system sufficient to feed a computer 24/7. As it appeared to be a little bit too expensive, an economical analyze showed it's profitable after 100 years... by imagining the system works during that laps without having to change anything

As I have no mechanical or electrical knowledge, I will not change anything under the hood of my cars, but I will be very interesting on all that can be/have been done.

Back to your question, my first thoughts for mobile thermovoltaic are the ceramic solid state devices that are currently out there such as CPU coolers and plug in coolers, and then Sterling cycle generators which are still bulky and heavy for what they produce. I doubt either would generate enough to replace an alternator. I put much more hope in thin film PV.

Thanks for the information. I didn't know anything about thermoelectric devices and Sterling cycle. I was thinking about Rankine engines, as ICE's exhausts is hot enough : Honda Recaptures Lost Heat, Blows Highway Hybrids Away.

Denis.

[HaPPI]

Originally Posted by bikin' Ed

Welcome HaPPI! Glad to have someone else from the neighborhood.

Thanks for the welcome! There is no bike in your garage, Ed. What are you riding?