M. Schlauch's Blog about Some Things

I got my model to work and I was able to set up all of my cores. I have a ferrite core, a laminated core, an iron core, and an air core, all of which service a different purpose. The goal of the cores that I am testing is to see which core works best with a brushless motor-generator, which has no contact. This is why I predict that the material with the lowest electrical conductivity and the highest magnetic permeability will do the best. The first core I am testing is the ferrite core. Ferrite is a metal alloy, composed of different elements such as iron oxides, nickel, zinc, and manganese, and is commonly used in wiring due to its noted success in reducing Eddy Currents. I hypothesized that this core would perform the best out of the four cores because it was specifically designed to reduce the amount of losses in wiring in order to conserve electricity, and I predicted that this feature would also work well with my project. The second core I am testing is a laminated core...

This book is getting very interesting as Bryson journeys and meets new and interesting people. First off, he meets up with his old "friend" Stephen Katz, an out-of-shape drunk that is hoping to find a new meaning with the hike. Bryson, at first, is excited to reunite with his old backpacking buddy, but his wife is worried, since the last trip they went on together was, long story short, a train wreck. However, Bryson needed someone to go with him on his expedition, and Katz was the only one that was daring enough to join Bryson on his insane journey. After the two have hiked for a few days, they meet a young lady by the name of Mary Ellen. Marry Ellen is a cocky, inexperienced hiker that is constantly insulting Bryson and Katz about the shape they're in, critiquing their choices of equipment, and talking about all of her "interesting" life experiences. Bryson and Katz, fed up with the pestering brought by their new companion, come up with a plan to ditch Mary E...