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by Thrilla
Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:48 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Soldering
Replies: 14
Views: 3009

If there's a good mechanical fit between the metals, you can use solder, else brazing would be better. If you're using it for pressure, I suggest using brazing rods rather than solder, I build air conditioners and the pressure can get quite high sometimes ~300psi, I never use solder cuz its not acce...
by Thrilla
Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:12 pm
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: How do you reduce battery voltage?
Replies: 31
Views: 7297

oops my bad lol :lol:
by Thrilla
Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:40 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Heineken mini keg
Replies: 10
Views: 3499

Call up heineken and ask them, that's what I did when I looked for propane purity at bernz-o-matic lol.
by Thrilla
Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:29 am
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: How do you reduce battery voltage?
Replies: 31
Views: 7297

Hey I had no idea about that stuff from school. I'm in Year 12 physics in Aus which is the last year of school. We were basically told only way to change DC voltage is to convert to AC and use a transformer. Come to the think of it i have come across one of the things you are talking about, i used ...
by Thrilla
Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:29 am
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: How do you reduce battery voltage?
Replies: 31
Views: 7297

Here's a link to someone's iPod charger that reduces voltage from 6v to 5v, you can use the diagram and equation in there, the rest is just different component ratings. Be sure to put a heatsink on the chip if it gets too hot, like stated before, they burn extra voltages in the form of heat. http://...
by Thrilla
Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:25 am
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: How do you reduce battery voltage?
Replies: 31
Views: 7297

ps- i assume your in 9th grade (going into 10th soon) correct? you have learned nothing in school at school all they give you is a taste so you figure out what you like so you can study it more deeply later in life. i am in 10th grade and i can tell you sitting in school hasn't done anything other ...
by Thrilla
Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:52 pm
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: How do you reduce battery voltage?
Replies: 31
Views: 7297

Use a transistor, they sell all sorts of different voltage/amperage ones at any big electronic stores. It's a small chip, I've used one to reduce 9v to 5v for charging USB devices.
by Thrilla
Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:42 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: New knife
Replies: 17
Views: 3826

lol I still carry mine around almost every day, but no one knows besides a few trusty teachers who's seen it in action hehehe (going to grade 12)
by Thrilla
Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:38 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: mini compressor
Replies: 10
Views: 2529

All regulators has its own pressure limit. The differences is pretty much different sized/shaped fittings. For spud guns with co2, you can just use any regulator that fits well and can handle the pressure.
by Thrilla
Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:05 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: What state u in?
Replies: 155
Views: 56998

British Columbia, Canada!!
by Thrilla
Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:04 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: US Customs
Replies: 18
Views: 3467

Put them in your luggage along with like a garden layout plan. If they want you to declare value for customs, just say it's for your own home projects, not for selling, and say it's difficult to buy the right ones in NZ. I put some 20 water pumps and loads of copper piping in my luggage once, into C...
by Thrilla
Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:57 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: mini compressor
Replies: 10
Views: 2529

Make your own battery bank, yes. Just google around for methods of safe charging. Make your own battery powered high pressure compressor, I doubt it, it requires a lot of wattage no matter at what voltage, which is difficult to power by batteries besides car battery. Even if you could make a small l...
by Thrilla
Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:26 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: mini compressor
Replies: 10
Views: 2529

A nine volt battery won't even start the compressor, pretty much only car batteries will. A 12v compressor suck a lot of amps, but a battery is only designed to chemically feed some milliamps. Charging a car battery yourself requires some research, if not mistaken they produce explosive hydrogen gas...
by Thrilla
Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:17 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: New knife
Replies: 17
Views: 3826

Sweet knife!! The handle looks pretty solid :P


lol I only have 2 knives, one was a swiss army gift, then a schrade x timer for $17 at walmart

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by Thrilla
Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:35 am
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: Wiring a 12v fan
Replies: 19
Views: 4075

Starting voltage for many computer fans is 7v, below that it won't even start My fan used to run off a 6v battery and pretty fast too. Maybe some fans just suck ass? Many, not all lol. I have a brushless fan with a max power rating of 5v, starts at 1.5v. hmm this actually reminded me, I could use t...