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Pure Pumpkin Pie

24 Tuesday Nov 2015

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Pure Pumpkin Pie

24 Tuesday Nov 2015

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It’s pure and straight forward like a simple Thanksgiving  *  Mix a 15 oz can of pumpkin with one 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk  *  add two eggs and a Tbsp of pumpkin pie spice  *  an optional tsp of vanilla extract can be added for additional flavor  *  Pour the pumpkin pie mix into a frozen 9 inch pie crust and place on a foil lined baking sheet  *  Bake in a preheated 425F oven for 15 minutes  *  Reduce oven temperature to 350F and bake 40 minutes longer or until knife inserted i inch from crust comes out clean  *  Cool on a wire rack  if possible  *  Best when served with a peak of whipped cream if you have some heavy cream and sugar available  *  unless your tallying calories like myself – and can enjoy the classic Thanksgiving desert in it’s pure flavor  *  I wish a Happy Thanks giving to all who read the Sea Oats Project blog!

Recipe for an Electric Motor

17 Tuesday Nov 2015

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When the blender “burns out” the problem is probably not with the electric motor  *  more than likely the circuit board has interrupted the flow of electricity  *  circuit boards are used to change the amount of voltage (and amperage) that reach the electric motor – more voltage; more speed, less voltage; less speed  *  more amperage; more current, less amperage; less current  *  this is done with resistors, transistors, transformers, capacitors, condensers, fuses, circuit breakers, etc.  *  most circuit boards can be by-passed in an emergency and a blender can run on one speed until the mixing is done  *  the electric motor seems too simple to break down and be the problem when a blender stops  *  here is an easy recipe for making an electric motor  *  make a neat coil by rolling 2 feet of single strand 20-gauge magnet wire around your index finger  *  Finish by wrapping each loose end around the coil three times to hold them in place  *  leave at least two inches of of wire at each end of the coil  *  Sand the insulation off each end of the wire  *  these exposed ends will become the electrical contacts  *  by covering only the top half of each wire with ink from a marking pen – the top half becomes re-insulated – from the marking pen ink  * This becomes the commutator  * Open two large paper clips and loop the ends so that they can be used as a stand to support and hold the coil  *  take a 3 inch block of wood and drill small holes about two inches apart to set the paperclips in  *  make sure the loops on the clips are about 1 1/4 inches above the base  *  Balance the coil so that it will rotate easily inside the loops  *  Beneath the coils – place one or more magnets and raise them so that they are close to the coil without having them touch  *  make sure that the magnets are very close to the coil and that the coil can spin freely  *  let’s make the electrical connections  *  Use wire clip leads to connect each terminal of a battery to one of paper clips that is supporting the coil  *  the coil may begin to spin on it’s own – if not – give it a slight flick to get it started  *  It should start spinning around  *  If necessary add a second battery by connecting two batteries so that the positive end is wired to the negative end of the other  *  then connect one of the loose contacts to one paper clip and the other contact to the second paper clip  *  by connecting the batteries in series – the voltage in the circuit will increase  *  I have not made this motor yet, but I can’t wait to give it a try!

Brushes-Blenders-Poles: continued

12 Thursday Nov 2015

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Remember, when we plug in a blender, the electricity is used to make an electromagnetic force in the motor  * Like an ordinary magnet – electromagnets obey the rule that like poles repel and unlike poles attract  *  this is the basis of one of the most useful machines in the modern world: the electric motor  *  A basic motor consists of a coil of wire, like a solenoid, but on a long rod that is able to spin around  *  this coil is the armature and two poles of a permanent magnet are on either side of the coil  *  When we switch on the electricity – the armature becomes an electromagnet with its own poles  *  If the electromagnet’s north pole is near the permanent magnet’s north pole – these two magnetic forces will repel  *  The armature’s north pole is attracted to the permanent magnet’s south pole which is on the other side  *  this makes the armature spin around for a half turn  *  Now comes a neat invention – a device called the commutator serves as a switching device on the shaft  *  A commutator is a round metal collar or ring that has been divided into two halves  *  each collar is joined to one end of the armature wire  *  Two wire brushes (contacts) press on either side of the commutator and feed electricity to it and the armature  *  Best to take this next happening slow – because in reality it happens very fast  *  As the armature spins half a turn – the commutator contacts move around half a turn  – so that in effect, they exchange brushes  *  This reverses the electrical current!!  *  When the electrical current is reversed  – the armature’s magnetic poles are also reversed  *  It’s north becomes south and repels the nearby south pole of the permanent magnet  *  the same push-pull forces happen again – making the armature spin further – and the commutator reverses the current again  *  the armature keeps spinning as the commutator keeps switching the current  *  This causes the electric motor to turn around  * This allows the shaft of the electric motor to keep turning around  *  the electrical energy has been changed to kinetic or movement energy and can blend our mixtures when a blade is attached to the turning rod  **  I need a break

Brushes and Blenders

09 Monday Nov 2015

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I was recently making a zucchini and raisin bread with the help of my blender  *  In an absent-minded moment – instead of pouring the wet mix in first and the dry mix on top – I made the mistake of putting the brown sugar in first  *  I really thought the blender blades would spin it around with no problem and the wet and dry mix would follow  *  It didn’t happen and the blender immediately burned out  *  I have a thing for electric motors and removed the invention from the blender housing  *  It is truly a scientific invention ( from the experiments of Ampere, Faraday, Sturgeon and Henry) and a work of art  *  Electrified Magnets turn coils and brushes spin a rotor that has the fins that blend the recipes – or something like that  *  Just can’t seem to part with the device  *  the electric motor has been around for a long time  *  It not only does amazing things – it has an amazing design  * I am puzzled that they are thrown away when the blender stops working  *  They really are the essence of the blender and in all probability a fuse or circuit connected to the motor has been interrupted  –  while the electric motor is still working and in good condition  *  I think these electric motors are worth saving and still have a value  *  Your comments as to what to do with the electric motors are welcome and appreciated

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