S & R Loomis Family » tech http://srloomis.com/blog He hath made every thing beautiful in His time. (Ecclesiastes 3:11) Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:08:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 SRLoomis Family goes Green http://srloomis.com/blog/2010/07/srloomis-family-goes-green http://srloomis.com/blog/2010/07/srloomis-family-goes-green#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:40:23 +0000 srl http://srloomis.com/blog/?p=421 Well, sort of.

We have 2 solar panels (12V) running a fan to cool the garage.

Generates a bit more than 12v

We even have “green” solar mounts (made of shrubbery).

12v muffin fan cools off the garage…

Me demonstrating a solar-powered Peltier junction: Hot into cold!

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This was done during ARRL Field Day.

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(Rebecca made and installed the purple one!)

We tidied up the server closet a bit by building some shorter patch wires and strapping almost everything down.

With the hanging wires out of the way, you almost can’t see that it’s anything other than a nice hallway closet (in need of a door).

Now you don't see it!

Cable management in progress..

Bolted down and ready.

]]> http://srloomis.com/blog/2010/02/cables-iii/feed 6 More cables http://srloomis.com/blog/2010/02/more-cables http://srloomis.com/blog/2010/02/more-cables#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:20:17 +0000 srl http://srloomis.com/blog/2010/02/more-cables Somehow you never forget T568B…

I did however almost forget a cover on the doorbell!

Doorbell wiring (back)

Doorbell wiring (front)

"Drilling a hole here isn't in the manual"

all tucked in

]]> http://srloomis.com/blog/2010/02/more-cables/feed 0 Cabling http://srloomis.com/blog/2010/02/cabling http://srloomis.com/blog/2010/02/cabling#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:31:24 +0000 srl http://srloomis.com/blog/2010/02/cabling On Saturday, among many other things, we installed a new access box for the cable modem connection, and pulled 25′ of cat5e+rg6/quad. It was a team effort. The patch panel is very happy bolted to the wall after years of “temporary” mounting.

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