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| mathew | "I just bought the air pump components and a graduated cylinder to try and compare @davidmack's cheapo air meter... can't wait. I'm going to try us..." | Read more » | about 9 years ago | |||
| nshapiro | "I think so. Those tubes require one pump on the Draeger Tube proprietary pump. So if one were to rent their proprietary pump for a single day and a..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| sara | "Exciting stuff! Do you think this method could work for other pump based tubes like these http://www.buydraegertubes.com/hydrogensulfide02b.aspx " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| nshapiro | "That sounds like a great idea. The flow meter remains the most expensive component so reducing this cost is clutch. This sounds like something that..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| DavidMack | "The commercial air flow meters are easy to use and come with NIST traceable certificates but you can make your own air flow meter for lab use that ..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "cool flight test! it looks like its one of those cameras that takes a 640x480 image and upscales it to 1280x960. I've seen several of those. be..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| natevw | "So the good news: the fishing reel (and bottom half of a rod) plus a two foot balloon is a real fun rig! Did not have any trouble with the ~10lb li..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| natevw | "Thanks for the feedback everyone! I'd been traveling a lot lately and then catching up, so most of the equipment has been just sitting around. I'v..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| ajawitz | "I've tried using a small keychain camera for KAP and I basically just used a miniature version of the standard PET Bottle Rig- http://publiclab.org..." | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| mathew | "on second thought I think the nylon monofilament will work if you have a good winder for it (I.E. fishing rod). go for at least 10lb. " | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| amysoyka | "Next step: Live streaming data from your balloons to the ground. ;) " | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Nice! John Wells and SNAPS are masters of this. You might enjoy their rigs and strategies: http://www.armadale.org.uk/snaps.htm " | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| warren | "Love it! We've been planning to release a minimal kite kit based on a keychain can but haven't run hard numbers or a test. A slightly higher end on..." | Read more » | almost 10 years ago |