The PO of my boat left everything! I tried to sort through it all and ended up trashing a bunch of stuff. One thing which I fortunately held onto was a blue plastic thing in the shape of a capital i. It almost looked like a section from a toy monorail...but it said "harken". So I kept it. A few years later I finally figured out that it was for reloading the balls into the traveler car!
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Fri, May 5, 2017, 9:14 PM Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > When I sell windstar I'm going to stash all kinds of weird unrelated junk > and oddball tools in the lockers just to baffle the new owner.... will > fill the list for weeks! :-) > > Dave > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 5, 2017, at 1:39 AM, Leslie Paal <lpaalc...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > actually that is way too big for a galvanic isolator. But it is about > the correct value for a ferro-resonant battery charger; notice the AC > rating. The charger uses a synchronous loop (L & C, tuned to 60Hz) to keep > the supply voltage fairly constant. The charger part just uses a diode > bridge, no regulation. > > > > I'm afraid it will not make your boat sail faster, actually those weigh > a ton so probably want to go with the modern semiconductor based version. > ;-) > > > > Leslie. > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > On Thu, 5/4/17, svpegasus38 via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > Subject: Re: Stus-List DQOTD - What is a Arcotronic 50 uf Capacitor for? > > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > Cc: "svpegasus38" <svpegasu...@gmail.com> > > Date: Thursday, May 4, 2017, 1:08 PM > > > > Couldn't > > agree more, Lee. > > > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile > > 4G LTE DeviceDoug > > Mountjoy POYC Pegasus Lf38 > > -------- Original > > message --------From: Lee Youngblood via CnC-List > > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 5/4/17 13:02 > > (GMT-08:00) To: CnC-List > > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Lee Youngblood > > <leeyoungbl...@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: > > Stus-List DQOTD - What is a Arcotronic 50 uf Capacitor for? > > > > Hi All, > > Back > > on earth, gear heads who read practical science, could > > engineer all kinds of things themselves. I’m guessing a > > galvanic isolator was planned, and like many projects never > > quiet finished. Then the lawyers out numbered the > > engineers, lots of paper work ensued, and surveyors wanted > > monitors or some kind of fail-safe device to save us all. > > Occasionally the surveyors would tell stories of kids and > > moms electrocuted just off the boat, usually in fresh water. > > So now the boats are too expensive for mortals to work on > > the boat, and they sit in harbors while, the owners work to > > pay for the marketing. . . > > Clearly time for me to get off the > > dock. . . > > LeeBlinded in Seattle > > > > > > > > > > On May 4, 2017, at > > 12:49 00PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > wrote: > > Chuck, > > Hilarious — and kudos to anyone who > > understands the oscillation overthruster reference — cause > > no matter where you go, there you are. > > No > > flux capacitors on my boat — we go back in time by > > engaging the warp drive and slingshotting around the > > sun. > > Seriously — we do have a warp core > > on board: > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/WarpCore.mov > > (Ok > > — it’s a Bluetooth speaker) > > > > > > > > All the > > best, > > Edd > > > > Edd M. SchillayStarship EnterpriseC&C 37+ | Sail No: > > NCC-1701-BCity Island, > > NY Starship > > Enterprise's Captain's Log > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 4, 2017, at > > 3:27 PM, Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > wrote: > > I > > think Edd Schillay probably has several flux capacitors on > > board the Starship Enterprise along with a set of spare > > di-lithium crystals. Now if I can only find somebody > > selling an oscillation overthruster, then I can take Half > > Magic to the 8th Dimension > > although I probably need to go to New Jersey to find > > one..Ok..enough! I’m done with the silly sci-fi > > references. Back to toe rail varnishing.. (must be the > > fumes…sigh..)Chuck GilchrestS/V Half Magic1983 Landfall 35Padanaram, MA > From: CnC-List > > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > Russell via CnC-List > > Sent: Thursday, > > May 4, 2017 5:23 AM > > To: C&C > > List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > Cc: Gary > > Russell <captnga...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: > > Stus-List DQOTD - What is a Arcotronic 50 uf Capacitor > > for? > > Nah! It's a flux capacitor and it's > > used for time travel. It allows you to sail your boat > > "Back to the Future". > > GaryS/V Kaylarah'90 C&C 37+East Greenwich, RI, USA > > ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ > > On > > Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:33 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > wrote:That size cap has to be for an inverter or > > maybe an older analog radar. > > Josh MuckleyS/V Sea Hawk1989 C&C 37+Solomons, MD > > On > > May 3, 2017 9:00 PM, "Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List" > > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > wrote:OK, in the box of parts left behind by the > > prior owner of our 1994 C&C 37/40+ are two Arcotronics > > C.87.0EF3 50uf capacitors. You can see a picture of them > > here: 1pcs - > > ARCOTRONICS 50uF /50µF 450V(50Hz) 500V(180/15) Capacitor - > > C.87.0EE3 MKP | eBay > > And, > > they're not exactly cheap, even on Ebay. > > > > What are > > these things for? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > Bruce > > > > $ 35.0 1pcs - ARCOTRONICS 50uF /50µF 450V(50Hz) > > 500V(180/15) Capacitor - C.87.0EE...1pcs - > > ARCOTRONICS 50uF /50µF 450V(50Hz) 500V(180/15) Capacitor - > > C.87.0EE3 MKP > > > > Bruce > > Whitmore > > > > (847) > > 404-5092 (mobile) > > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > > _______________________________________________ > > > > This list is supported by the generous > > donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution > > to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > All Contributions are greatly > > appreciated! > > _______________________________________________ > > > > This list is supported by the generous > > donations of our members. 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