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Let the pre-Christmas party begin!
Sun 12.25.05 1:54pm PST #16613
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Sleebus
Hey Walter!
Sat 12.24.05 12:25pm PST #16591
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Wanna race? =D

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1st time LiPo charging
Fri 12.23.05 8:43am PST #16572
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Well, my charger was cheap because it needs a 12v power supply. Lucky for me I have an ample junk box, and found a 12v, 1.5A supply. It's really well designed and has pretty rock solid (and clean) power.

I've got my battery in a fire-proof container as reccomended. I'm also monitoring voltage to the charger to make sure it can handle the load. Also figured I'd throw a shot of the PS guts so you guys can be impressed too.

Sleebus
Changing battery technology
Thu 12.22.05 1:59pm PST #16564
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On the left, a Sanyo 7.2v 1200mAh NiCd battery. On the right, a Thunder Power 7.4v 1320mAh LiPo battery. That's 0.2v more power and 120mAh more capacity...at a quarter of the size.

*boggle*

The drawbacks? Well, it may burn your house down. Now, what could I do with this, hmmmmmm......

Sleebus
Your steak is ready
Sun 12.18.05 5:23pm PST #16530
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Sleebus
Christmas Party
Sat 12.17.05 8:03pm PST #16517
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I brought the heaters so I am a hero (again)! Sleebus
New CVD set for the E-maxx
Sat 12.17.05 11:58am PST #16509
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Only took a week to get here from China. Nice quality stuff too. This should solve the problem of me twisting driveshafts and breaking universals!

Now I can move on to blowing up parts in the transmission. ;)

Sleebus
70 steamy degrees =
Tue 12.13.05 3:21pm PST #16464
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More replacement parts for the E-maxx
Mon 12.12.05 6:44pm PST #16455
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Panasonic ES8078 -- I've found shaving Nirvana!
Mon 12.12.05 7:26am PST #16446
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After using my Braun 7526 (the last picture in this post) for close to 5 years, it was time to find a new shaver. The batteries gave out on it and I was looking at $27 for a replacement logic board/battery set and another $35 or so to replace the screen/cutterblock. So, about $60 to get it back into tiptop shape. I figured I may as well get a brand new unit for that price.

Welp, I found one and WOW is it good. I was somewhat hamstrung in the fact that I didn't want to give up the convenience of having a self-cleaning shaver. I saw that Panasonic is now offering a self-cleaning shaver. I've always heard good reports of their linear motor shavers, but never had a chance to try one. Well, I can tell you it provides a lighting-fast, extremely close shave...and it does it quietly! The Braun I had used a conventional motor with an eccentric crank to provide the head oscillation. That works, but it's slow and noisy. The Panasonic uses a linear motor that runs at 13,000 rpm and just doesn't bog down at all, even in the densest areas. It's also about half as loud as the braun. It gives a very comfortable shave...it made my Braun feel like I was taking a belt-sander to my face. It glides over your skin to the point that you might think it's not cutting anything except for the sound of the whiskers being trimmed off! The ergonomic design fits nicely in my hand and is lightweight. It's powered by Lithium-Ion batteries, so you get high power density, light weight and no memory effect. Yay!

Only drawback is the 3 hour cleaning cycle, but that's not that big of a deal breaker because after I leave the house, it can do that for as long as it wants. Cleaning cartridges are $9.95 for 3 and they last 30 - 40 days before they need to be changed, so not terribly expensive.

Best of all there's a $20 rebate going on until the end of the year.

So if you need a excellent christmas gift, ya might want to suggest this one!
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