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Zitrod II was colonized to be a mineral production planet. But a year after its colonization, over half of this planet's income is generated not by mineral production, but by tourism.
Zitrod II has an eighty hour rotation. The nighttime temperatures can reach as low as -40C. But the daytime temperatures reach highs averaging 35C. As a result of this large temperature difference, the planet is buffeted by winds averaging 75 km/h. The long day and high daytime temperature melts the surface of the ice completely, creating an ocean that covers nearly half of the planet.
This daytime ocean necessitates that each facility built on the planet includes stilts, driven nearly five hundred meters into the ice, to support the facility when the ice melts. The daily freeze/thaw cycle increases maintenance requirements and complicates logistical planning. Each facility needs its own shuttle pad, snowmobile depot, and boat docks to ensure that the facility can be accessed in all types of weather.
To the surprise of the colony's original planners, the presence of this daytime lake has generated a great deal of tourism. Although there are no fish living in the water, an ever increasing number of people sail the seas of the day side. The more daring tourists use para-gliders to ride the driving winds. The winds are so strong, sometimes sailing ships can't return to their points of origin against the wind. The boaters have to wait for nightfall, and then pry the boat out of the ice and return it via shuttle or snowmobile.
The winds are not only strong, they are steady, enabling local facilities to be powered completely by the wind. This practice has saved many resources that would otherwise have gone into energy production.
Plans to make even greater use of the planet's winds are in progress. A suborbital research station is planned. This station will be positioned just above the planet's troposphere, using the gale force winds to stay aloft and gather atmospheric data. Scientists hope to use this information to gain new understanding about the workings of this unique planet.I am planning to move to Dubai in March and am getting together all the documents I need. I keep seeing the words mentioned ‘No Objection Certificate’ can you please explain what this is?
This is a certificate that is used for when you apply for things like a bank account, liquor license, buying a car, changing a job etc. It is sometimes known as a ‘letter of no objection’ and is written by your sponsor/employer.Attended and completed the Puppets for Film and Animation at Kid Trejtnar Puppets in Prague workshop over August 2009. We got to play with the puppets at Hafan Studio, famous for their stop motion film "One Night One City". Here's the little clip we did as a group of 8 from all over the world.microBOX 12A POWER REDUCER
in which it is possible to reduce power consumption by reducing the voltage. microBOX 12A regulator is the smallest reducer on the market. Thanks to small dimensions and low weight it will fit in almost any lighting cabinet. The device uses the transformer method of lowering voltage and at the same time power, allowing up to 40 percent energy savings. microBOX 12A does not introduce harmonic distortion and does not adversely affect the work of lighting. microBOX 12A is used where it is possible to reduce illumination intensity at certain times e.g.: on the streets, stadiums, railway stations and parks.
Technical specifications
Features of the device
- voltage optimization of street lighting network
- available 1- and 3-phase versions
- adjustable power reduction level of 20% or 40%
- possibility to activate or deactivate reduction at any time
- lack of harmonic distortion
- automatic bypass of the device in case of power failure or damage
- control by any CPA series astronomical programmer or any timer
- possibility to chose voltage on the terminal block
- 3 LEDs on the front panel of the device, indicating the status of work
- possibility to use in cable networks, overhead lines, for external and internal lighting
- environmentally friendly device – by reducing power consumption it reduces CO2 emissions
- innovation, reliability, easy operation
- high economic efficiency – reducing costs up to 40%
Technical specifications
- supply voltage: 230, 238, 240 V, 50Hz
- output voltage: 230 V – 180 V
- size (width / height / depth): 140 x 215 x 125 mm
- capacity range up to 2.5 kVA for a 1-phase and up to 7.5 kVA for 3-phase
- outputs current capacity: 12 A
- 1st reduction level by 20 %
- 2nd reduction level by 40 %
- operating temperature: from -40°C to +40 °C
- protection degree: IP20
- installation in the lighting cabinet and on the board
- weight 4.7 kg (for one phase)
Wiring diagram
Download files
Instruction manual - is avaible for registred users.
Declaration of conformity - is avaible for registred users.Prime location plus high visibility to the Alaska Highway corridor. This 1367 square foot middle unit offers a large display area, 2 pce bath, warehouse with 14' overhead door and radiant heat. The adjoining spaces (units 6 & 8) can offer you either an extra 1367 square feet or 2734 square feet for a total of 4101 square feet. The choice is yours. Quick Possession Available.Malaysia
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When I try another board it communicates fine and shows up in the port using the same cable. This problematic board used to connect without a problem. Could it be broken, and more importantly: can it be fixed?
I've tried to find forum posts from people with similar problems, but can't find it exactly.
briefly connect the reset pin of the micro to ground - when you disconnect reset from ground, is it briefly detected by the operating system?
If yes, the last sketch uploaded was sufficiently broken that it hosed the USB functionality. Unlike, for example, an Uno or Nano, the micro has native USB, meaning the USB is directly connected to the microcontroller - as opposed to an uno or nano, where it connects to a USB-serial adapter, which connects to the non-USB microcontroller via serial. While this lets you do cool things like making the arduino act as a USB input device (like a keyboard or mouse), it also means that if your sketch crashes the microcontroller, it can’t service the USB requests, and thus the computer can’t detect it or tell it to reset into the bootloader