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Unread 16-04-2003, 07:47
Lloyd Burns Lloyd Burns is offline
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Dave:

Thunderchickens had a flyer (interesting terminology) advertising their scouting database: they were scouting all four fields at Houston, and claimed they were linked by some radio technology.

The idea of a radio quiet zone - no cells, no walkie talkies etc - is a good one, but it seems to be dissappearing in the face of disregard - as witness the above. It probably makes the diagnosis of control faults a lot harder, especially since it would be intermittent..

The Houston weather and the proximity to the gulf kept the humidity high. But the need to warm buildings in colder climes probably drove the RH to very low values - even with humidifying systems working to bring 'em up. If it goes too high, you get condensation in invisible areas of your plant. I'm glad that you guys got your static problems licked; it sounds like you did a lot of work on it.