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Sorry for being a day late! The drill bit on my hole saw broke, you'll see in the video. Also sorry about the low resolution, I had the render settings set incorrectly. On the upside the actual process of adding water tight docking collars to both habitats went about as smoothly as I could possibly ask for. Stay tuned for details about the upcoming contest!</div>
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By dumb luck it turns out I can partly disassemble the gate valves and mount them perfectly flush to the habitat wall without boring a huge messy hole, and thanks to included o-rings, possibly without needing silicone sealant except for where the bolts penetrate..http://www.blogger.com/profile/12127308959156527284noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-82269594136087189392019-02-01T04:04:00.006-08:002019-02-01T04:04:52.843-08:00Hampture Update for 2/1/2019: TUUUUUBES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You asked for it, I got it. It will be going on over a topical application of a credibly recommended industrial sealant however just to be doubly sure, then will come the second leak test. The road to Hampture is fraught with as many perils as life has doors, Ed boy..http://www.blogger.com/profile/12127308959156527284noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-32741559451878056622019-01-15T01:08:00.002-08:002019-01-15T01:08:27.204-08:00Hampture Update for 1/12/2019: Leak Testing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Round one of tub testing, possible Flex Seal sponsorship and troubling problems with my ride. What will the future bring? Can flex seal stop the leak? What doth life??.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12127308959156527284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-72297362506457812502019-01-07T23:44:00.004-08:002019-01-07T23:45:04.728-08:00Hampture Update for 1/7/2019: More Megahab Construction Progress!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Finishing up the ballast pod mounting process. Next up is either mounting the heated floor pad inside, or cutting out the hole in the lid for the ceiling window. In the meantime, check out those articles on the Patreon page!</div>
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Just got done drilling holes for bolting the ballast pods to the main habitat shell. Would you guys like occasional articles on the Patreon page about the history of manned undersea laboratories? I thought that might make for some entertaining supplementary content..http://www.blogger.com/profile/12127308959156527284noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-54184115836106660072018-12-16T21:01:00.002-08:002018-12-16T21:01:57.902-08:00Hampture Update for 12/16/2018: New Cage, and Names Reveal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: left;">While on vacation I took the opportunity to test out the life support gear with a real habitat, in a real lake. Depth was about 4 feet, power coming in from the solar panels averaged 39 watts, power draw from the air pump and heaters totaled 8 watts. </span></div>
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This one's a bit more clear, the debris cloud has settled but it's off kilter. Still gives a good idea of what conditions are like in the lake and what sort of scenery a hamsternaut would see outside the habitat.<br />
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So, which site looks most promising? Site A, site B or site C? Also, shout out to the dudes at the wetlands with the kayak, they helped me film the brief bit of underwater footage..http://www.blogger.com/profile/12127308959156527284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-18545244952357076412018-07-05T20:30:00.003-07:002018-07-05T21:09:43.281-07:00MegaHab Life Support Equipment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a rundown of the equipment I've bought with donations I saved up since 2010. This may seem like overkill but it can't just be for show, and it can't leave anything to chance. It has to actually do the job, hence the possibly unnecessary excess of battery capacity and solar generation capacity shown here..http://www.blogger.com/profile/12127308959156527284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-73399395832607866492018-06-29T16:41:00.002-07:002018-06-29T17:19:26.240-07:00I have a Patreon now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="text-align: left;">So this little backpacking gadget was kickstarted successfully back in 2016. It's $250 IIRC and works by tethering it to a tree and letting the drag of moving water spin the blades. It occurs to me that one of the two sites I have been considering for megahab is a river.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Hydro power has many benefits over solar. The first is that it's non-stop. I don't have to put a big expensive battery on-site, (though I'd probably want to) and the turbine itself is underwater while in use, so it's unlikely to be spotted and stolen.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">This isn't acceptable if I want to use this thing to power, say, an aquarium air compressor. I need it to send power to a battery on land where the air compressor is. It also occurs to me that the output may be enough to power just the air pump, but probably not the heated floor of the habitat as well.</span><br />
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This unit from Canadian company Idenergie is on sale right now for $9,500 (normally $12,500). That's way out of my budget (even the $250 backpacker's turbine is pushing it) but it outputs between 100 and 500 watts depending on water speed.<br />
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Even a reliable 100 watts would be more than enough for both the heater and the air pump. It could actually power two pumps in tandem, which I'd want for redundancy's sake. It's also submersible and thus unlikely to be noticed.<br />
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But then, what to do about the air compressor? Is there some way to emplace it securely on the bottom of a slow moving river, and have it suck air down from the surface using something like a long flexible snorkel tube with a float/buoy at the top to keep it above water level? (and a rain guard).<br />
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Perhaps, for example, the battery and inverter could be in the same airtight weighted housing as the air pump. This way the pump could also provide an overpressure in its own housing to guard against leaks, and purge the ongoing buildup of hydrogen gas vented by the battery.<br />
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The longevity of this setup is limited only by the durability of the turbine and the lifespan of the battery. As dwarf hamsters live around 3 years at most, it's conceivably possible to establish a habitat system that will be self-supporting for the entire lifespan of the animal.<br /><br />A large enough habitat could also conceivably stock three years worth of food, the only limiting factor being spoilage. If that can be overcome, then the duration of submersion would be extended to the entire lifespan of the occupant.<br /><br />This is achievable only for systems with a single hamster however due to the food requirements doubling if you add another. But then hamsters are antisocial and not to be cohabitated anyways.<br />
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The wetland has still water but the water in the river has better visibility, and moves very slowly anyway. Of the two, I think the wetland is a more secure site where the surface life support machinery for the habitats is less likely to be discovered.<br />
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George is underwater, Scott is on land. They're not looking great. Age is starting to take its toll, they have kind of sparse fur I can see the pink of their skin through. They're slower moving and generally less energetic now. It sucks that hamsters don't live for very long. </div>
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