rimstar.org
... practical information to help preserve the human race.
What's New Archive
June 24, 2007 Added a testatika page decribing the Linden Experiment. It is linked to from the testatika overview page. Note that I've also highlighted the similarity between it and the Roy Meyers device.
June 2, 2007 Added a dedicated page for worm composting summer temperature control and another for worm composting winter temperature control. Simplified the main temperature control page to suit.
February 20, 2007 New page with Testatika Clone from or by Jorge Resines added.
February 14, 2007 New page detailing a homemade mini can solar heater.
February 4, 2007 New sparking testatika pots tests but with the load wired in the same place as on the actual testatikas.
January 25, 2007 Added a new solar pumping topic to the renewable energy section.
January 16, 2007 Added a page to host Leon Tribe's lifter calculations.
December 18, 2006 More testatika pots testing this time with a spark gap for each pot and a Wimshurst machine driving it.
December 12, 2006 Added the new solar power topic to the renewable energy section, along with a layman's level explanation of how solar power works.
November 28, 2006 Added the new solar energy topic to the renewable energy section, a layman's level explanation of fusion in the sun, energy, and more...
Novemver 23, 2006 Added a new section on renewable energy with its first topic, solar air heaters! Also added another new section containing short stories.
November 2, 2006 Added insulation to the outdoor worm composting bin, both leaves and additional bedding, for winter.
October 21, 2006 New photo showing the testatika 3kW machine's front disc is transparent.
October 20, 2006 Added material to the worm composting feeding page about breaking down the food for cooler weather. Also added a new page about my new mini-bin.
September 14, 2006 New analysis of the testatika 3kW machine's sectors.
September 7, 2006 New testatika theory and test for how the pots produce DC.
September 1, 2006 New testatika test machine begun.
July 31, 2006 Added a general page about electrets along with details of making a D'Addario rosin electret and a rosin bag electret
July 27, 2006 Added a page about my new Wimshurst machine.
July 26, 2006 Added new pages on theories and observations for/of the testatika.
July 25, 2006 Added a page on making 75mm acrylic electrets.
July 17, 2006 Added links for Roy Meyers device to zinc/bare iron wire suppliers since they're hard to find.
July 16, 2006 1. Totally revamped Temperature Control page to reflect burying, geothermal cooling/heating, ... features of my outdoor wooden worm composting bin.; 2. As part of new temperature control information, added a whole new page on construction of the geothermal cooling/heating tubes.
July 8, 2006 Added whole section on practical worm composting (or vermicomposting).
June 15, 2006 1. Added home page, rimstar.org; 2. Added main Equipment page; 3. Added main Materials page.

- Worm composting - Renewable energy - Non-conventional energy - Non-conventional propulsion - Equipment - Materials - Stories -

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Created Jul. 8, 2004, Last Modified Aug. 21, 2007