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[Fran604g]

Another bag of stones needed but got the firepit base done. Beautiful night to finish up too, kind of grounds the place with a little feel of that big yard and summer evenings at the old address.

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Now onto some gardens and it looks like we need some advice there from Fran!

I'm just the free help. Sharon's the real brains behind everything except making sure the grass grows.😂

 

[geoff]

Wife and son walking the grandkid

 

[Fran604g]

Pay no attention to the ugly mug in the photo. An 8 foot sunflower. We planted several varieties (intermixed) in a row along the length of the northern side of our main veggie garden.

 

[Fran604g]

A couple lilies.

 

[Fran604g]

Not to be a thread hog, but...yeah, a lemon tree. Grown from a seed we saved out of a lemon our youngest girl Sophia brought home from a trip with her BF to San Fran 3 years ago.

I'm a post whore.🤭

 

[Ingenieur]

Inspected/tested/commissioned today:
3000 HP, 2000 kW, V16 quad turbo genset. 4160/3 VAC.
Back up power for a 2000 HP mine fan. 10' diameter centrifugal, 50" WC and 200,000 CFM.
A VFD is required to start it or it will drag the local grid V down 15-20%, 15 MVA to start.
Vibration
0.08 "/sec or based on 900 rpm ~ 0.003 g

 

[Ingenieur]

This is the substation for utility/normal fan power.
And the fan motor.

get a group buy together for your neighbors: genset/xfmr switch $600k, you'll need a 2500 kVA 4160/240 xfmr another 100-150 $k.
The utility may let you step down to 2400 and tie into their grid but you'll need additional relaying and big $$$ vacuum circuit breakers.
Can supply 100 homes easily, $7k / home

 

[Wntrmute2]

Inspected/tested/commissioned today:
3000 HP, 2000 kW, V16 quad turbo genset. 4160/3 VAC.
Back up power for a 2000 HP mine fan. 10' diameter centrifugal, 50" WC and 200,000 CFM.
A VFD is required to start it or it will drag the local grid V down 15-20%, 15 MVA to start.
Vibration
0.08 "/sec or based on 900 rpm ~ 0.003 g
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Beats my two pair.

 

[Fran604g]

Whenever I (barely) see Sharon in the front veggie garden weeding, I always get a chuckle.

 

[Fran604g]

Sharon in the 'maters.

 

[JoeThePop]

Took a stroll with my daughter in downtown Romeo on Sunday. I’m going to miss her when she heads to college at the end of the month.

 

[Ingenieur]

Inspected/Tested this today in order to issue approval to operate.
Remote operation of a long wall coal mining machine.
Cuts 3' D x 7.5' H x 1400' long
1 pass = 800+ tons of coal, 35-40 minutes

Control center

Plan of coal face
X axis = L = 1400' (209 roof shields x 6.6')
Y = D = +/- 3.25', 39" (top is error, bottom is correction needed)
Error ~ avg. 1.5' over 1400'!!! 0.1%
Max error 3'

 

[MrEd]

 

[airdronian]

That's quite a change of scenery for you @MrEd . Cooler than you're used to.

 

[MrEd]

The first night I was chilled but it's quite nice 🙂

 

[MrEd]

The quest of today's hike

 

[JoeThePop]

22nd anniversary date. We went to the Marine City Fish Company in, rather unsurprisingly, Marine City. Views of the St. Clair River, excellent food, drinks, and company.

 

[Fran604g]

22nd anniversary date. We went to the Marine City Fish Company in, rather unsurprisingly, Marine City. Views of the St. Clair River, excellent food, drinks, and company.
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Happy anniversary! Looks like it was a beautiful day.

 

[MrEd]

 

[thin_ice]

Beautiful pic, where is that Ed?