TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[(FIH) The Don]

instead of getting rid of the fans, just paint them, they are silent and push a ton of air

 

[p_o_s_pc]

instead of getting rid of the fans, just paint them, they are silent and push a ton of air

i painted my fans in my case. you can remove the blades or paint everything.

 

[Radical_Edward]

How about I get rid of them, and use my R4s instead since they are better? Plus selling those two fans would help some of the costs of the cooler itself, as the fans sell $25 new each, I could sell them for $15 new each and make someone that likes them happy.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

hmm that could also be a good idea

 

[Radical_Edward]

Indeed. Plus I have a case window, so more reason to have the CM R4's with blue LEDs on my CPU cooler.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

you got the blues

 

[Radical_Edward]

The R4's work really well for the price. Plus my cat loves the blue lighting, as that's one of the few colors cats can see. He even stares inside my case window.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

cats are just awzumnesss

oh yeah i know the R4's are awesome, had several of them, best budget fancy pancy fan you can get imho

 

[Radical_Edward]

Correct on both subjects.

 

[Velvet Wafer]

The R4's work really well for the price. Plus my cat loves the blue lighting, as that's one of the few colors cats can see. He even stares inside my case window.

that would explain to me, why a bright blue LED flashlight tends to mesmerize cats when pointed at them from a few meters!
once you point it at them, they are very easy to catch, especially when handling younger cats, thats highly useful in my opinion!
(i dont have a cat, but i had to stay with a buddie for 7 weeks about a year ago, and they had like 15 baby cats... sleeptaking)

(have i mentioned i dont like cats? what do i need a pet with an own will for, that cant be trained and tends to run either off forever, or comes back pregnant (if not male)?
also, if you feed a dog, you see the thankfulness in his eyes, to a certain degree. but if you look in a cats eyes, you see "thats was all? i wanna be worshipped like those damn egytians did eons ago, and fed hummingbird-liver!!!"

 

[p_o_s_pc]

that would explain to me, why a bright blue LED flashlight tends to mesmerize cats when pointed at them from a few meters!
once you point it at them, they are very easy to catch, especially when handling younger cats, thats highly useful in my opinion!
(i dont have a cat, but i had to stay with a buddie for 7 weeks about a year ago, and they had like 15 baby cats... sleeptaking)

that is some useful info. next time i want to catch my cat to clip her nails i will have to try that.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

welcome to TPU, online pet service

 

[p_o_s_pc]

welcome to TPU, online pet service

I thought this was a weight loss service!!

 

[garyinhere]

^^nice

 

[Velvet Wafer]

that is some useful info. next time i want to catch my cat to clip her nails i will have to try that.

i tend to believe that they are literally "flashed", when you do that, so there is barely any escaping

 

[twilyth]

that would explain to me, why a bright blue LED flashlight tends to mesmerize cats when pointed at them from a few meters!
once you point it at them, they are very easy to catch, especially when handling younger cats, thats highly useful in my opinion!
(i dont have a cat, but i had to stay with a buddie for 7 weeks about a year ago, and they had like 15 baby cats... sleeptaking)

(have i mentioned i dont like cats? what do i need a pet with an own will for, that cant be trained and tends to run either off forever, or comes back pregnant (if not male)?
also, if you feed a dog, you see the thankfulness in his eyes, to a certain degree. but if you look in a cats eyes, you see "thats was all? i wanna be worshipped like those damn egytians did eons ago, and fed hummingbird-liver!!!"

Do you think it would work with ultraviolet? I got a 385nm wavelength flashlight and UV filter glasses to track down where the mice are getting into my basement. Their urine (ewww) fluoresces in the UV range so I'm hoping I can use that to track them.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

I thought this was a weight loss service!!

you saying my ass is big in this
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[Velvet Wafer]

Do you think it would work with ultraviolet? I got a 385nm wavelength flashlight and UV filter glasses to track down where the mice are getting into my basement. Their urine (ewww) fluoresces in the UV range so I'm hoping I can use that to track them.

regarding the fact that regular violet ends at about 400nm, i would say you are able to do as you say. a look at this made me fairly certain:

excuse the german, i think the bar is relatively self explanatory tho... for questions regarding translation, just ask back

 

[twilyth]

regarding the fact that regular violet ends at about 400nm, i would say you are able to do as you say. a look at this made me fairly certain:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe....svg/800px-Electromagnetic_spectrum_c.svg.png
excuse the german, i think the bar is relatively self explanatory tho... for questions regarding translation, just ask back

I'm not sure if this was what you were getting at, but I think that the fluorescence is at some visible frequency - since the glasses are designed to filter out everything under 400nm. But thanks for the demo.

 

[Velvet Wafer]

I'm not sure if this was what you were getting at, but I think that the fluorescence is at some visible frequency - since the glasses are designed to filter out everything under 400nm. But thanks for the demo.

if its in a visible frequency, shouldnt the light alone be enough to make it work? at least thats what i think now!

 

[twilyth]

if its in a visible frequency, shouldnt the light alone be enough to make it work? at least thats what i think now!

Yes, but some of the light from the leds is in the visible range and gives you a faint violet glow. I think you can have the same problem with IR LED's. Some of the older trail cams (used to scout for game - records motion to an SD card) had LED's the emitted some visible red light that scared the game. The newer models use better led's so that when it takes and IR flash shot, there's no visible light at all.

But you raise a good point now that I think about it. The glasses must be designed to filter out some violet in the visible range too. But according the listing at the web site, it only filters 375-400nm - which really shouldn't matter since we can't see below 400nm.

I'm not sure what that's all about but I've bought from these guys several times over the past couple of years and you can normally rely on what they have to say. There aren't many internet vendors I would say that about.

For example, they have the best neodymium magnets - grade N45. The top grade you can buy I think is N52. Just don't ask me what any of that means.

 

[f22a4bandit]

I now understand why my numbers weren't where they were supposed to be. My damn laptop had three days of work done, but no internet connection to send that work in!

 

[Velvet Wafer]

Yes, but some of the light from the leds is in the visible range and gives you a faint violet glow. I think you can have the same problem with IR LED's. Some of the older trail cams (used to scout for game - records motion to an SD card) had LED's the emitted some visible red light that scared the game. The newer models use better led's so that when it takes and IR flash shot, there's no visible light at all.

But you raise a good point now that I think about it. The glasses must be designed to filter out some violet in the visible range too. But according the listing at the web site, it only filters 375-400nm - which really shouldn't matter since we can't see below 400nm.

I'm not sure what that's all about but I've bought from these guys several times over the past couple of years and you can normally rely on what they have to say. There aren't many internet vendors I would say that about.

For example, they have the best neodymium magnets - grade N45. The top grade you can buy I think is N52. Just don't ask me what any of that means.

thanks for that info, that freshed up my mind again!
i really think that your plans will work, exactly as the guys told you ( if you say they are reliable, then i bet they are)
n52 for ND magnets would probably be the maximum power achievable, where one magnet can hold 1300 times its own weight!

 

[twilyth]

thanks for that info, that freshed up my mind again!
i really think that your plans will work, exactly as the guys told you ( if you say they are reliable, then i bet they are)
n52 for ND magnets would probably be the maximum power achievable, where one magnet can hold 1300 times its own weight!

1300? Cool. Now I have to look up the grading system to see what the N45's can do.

I'm not sure how we got off on this tangent in a WCG thread although I'm pretty sure it was my fault. If this is getting out of hand, someone should just tell me to shut up.

Wow, the more I read, the less I understand. Apparently the N52's are only about 8% (about 1k Gauss) stronger than the N45's. But that stuff about B and H fields is out of my league. Apparently geometry of the magnet makes a big difference too.

All I know is even the tiny 1/8th by 1/8th inch cubes are stronger than any refrigerator magnet. I'm always running out of space for shit. That's partly due to being a pack rat and partly due to wanting to have everything handy. I don't like having to put away my toys. So I put these magnets on every metal surface to hold tools and other miscellaneous items. I've even been gluing them to non-metallic surfaces. It looks like hell, but I love it. In the kitchen I glued a couple of 1/2 x 1/8th thick squares to the window frame to keep the can opener and surgical scissors handy. The can opener is for the cats and the scissors are for all frozen food packages.

OK, I'll be quiet now. I actually have to get up at a reasonable (read morning) hour tomorrow.

 

[Velvet Wafer]

1300? Cool. Now I have to look up the grading system to see what the N45's can do.

I'm not sure how we got off on this tangent in a WCG thread although I'm pretty sure it was my fault. If this is getting out of hand, someone should just tell me to shut up.

Wow, the more I read, the less I understand. Apparently the N52's are only about 8% (about 1k Gauss) stronger than the N45's. But that stuff about B and H fields is out of my league. Apparently geometry of the magnet makes a big difference too.

All I know is even the tiny 1/8th by 1/8th inch cubes are stronger than any refrigerator magnet. I'm always running out of space for shit. That's partly due to being a pack rat and partly due to wanting to have everything handy. I don't like having to put away my toys. So I put these magnets on every metal surface to hold tools and other miscellaneous items. I've even been gluing them to non-metallic surfaces. It looks like hell, but I love it. In the kitchen I glued a couple of 1/2 x 1/8th thick squares to the window frame to keep the can opener and surgical scissors handy. The can opener is for the cats and the scissors are for all frozen food packages.

OK, I'll be quiet now. I actually have to get up at a reasonable (read morning) hour tomorrow.

i have a neodymium magnet in my airsoft motor, that thing is so pervertedly strong, that i can simply hang a plaster scissors against my P90, with only its piercing edge making actual contact to the plastic, which is still about 2 cm off the motor itself
im more one of the box types, i constantly throw things in boxes, lockers etc and sort them just by their use, but i can see your point there... that way things are instantly there when your search them. very efficient, indeed!
i enjoyed our talk, and i wish you hereby a good night, and a good day tomorrow!