Re: Mixmaster work schedules
"George M. Peters" <gmp402001-/[email protected]> Fri, 3 Aug 2007 08:30:26 -0700 (PDT)
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--===============0623743110== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-33257077-1186155026=:11325" --0-33257077-1186155026=:11325 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Zac,=0A=0AYou waer right on Tue PM 7/31 when you said there is a valve and = male outlet above the pump on wash tank one. I used it several times 8/1 &= 2.=0A=0AThe water heater is not working current is flowing at one terminal = of the element but not on the other so the element may be cooked.=0A=0AFolk= s who can fix it......please respond.......fuel washing is stopped for now= =0A=0AGeorge=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Zac Imboden <zimboden= @invisibility.com>=0ATo: GoBiodiesel Mixmasters <[email protected]= .com>=0ASent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 2:26:30 PM=0ASubject: Re: [mixmasters]= Mixmaster work schedules=0A=0AThanks Pete.=0A=0ATesting is very simple (fo= r now).=0A=0A=0ABEFORE PUMPING FUEL INTO WASH TOTE: We test a sample of fue= l before pumping it into the wash. Use the 3/27 test.=0A=0A=0AAFTER DRYING = FUEL: We test another sample of fuel when it has dried. Use the 3/27 test A= ND do a heat test.=0A=0A=0AHere are the test procedures:=0A=0A=0A3/27 test= =0A-------------------------=0AMix 3 ml of oil with 27 ml of methanol. Use = the yellow bulbed eye dropper to measure oil. Use the 100ml graduated cylin= der to measure methanol. There is a glass jar labelled methanol with the ot= her chemical supplies. Mix the two in a closed CLEAN jar. Swirl it for abou= t a minute. As you swirl, if there are any droplets of FFAs, they will coal= esce together into a liquid-like bead of pale yellow. If you see any sized = bead, the fuel hasn't fully reacted. If you are in doubt, do a second test.= =0A=0A=0A=0A=0AHeat test=0A---------------------------=0Ause one of the met= al cups to measure 20ml of fuel.=0AWeigh the cup with fuel on the scale and= write down the weight.=0AHeat the cup on the hot plate until the temp is 2= 12 degrees Fahrenheit (the boiling point of water). When it reaches 212 tur= n off the hot plate and remove the cup.=0AWeigh the cup with fuel again and= record the weight.=0A=0A=0AIf there is a gram or more difference between t= he preheated and the postheated weights, the fuel probably contains water.= =0A=0A=0AIf you have questions, call me. 971-563-2477.=0A=0A=0AHave fun. Be= safe. Feed Bio the cat 1 cup of food (in the conex).=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AOn J= ul 22, 2007, at 8:34 AM, Pete Kramer wrote:=0A=0Aguess that zac@ email is n= o good now, huh?..=0A=0A----- Forwarded Message ----=0AFrom: Pete Kramer <p= ete_kramer2-/[email protected]>=0ATo: Tamar More <[email protected]>=0ACc: Zac Imboden <za= [email protected]>=0ASent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 3:06:08 PM=0ASubject: Re= : [mixmasters] Mixmaster work schedules=0A=0AThanks much for getting that i= nfo out there! I don't know how you feel, but this is a fantastic start to= wards getting us up and going again as a coop! Just a heads-up that I don'= t see on my pc any bold lettering for the expierenced mixmasters as it ment= ions out there. =0A =0AI will be out there on Mon!=0A =0APete=0A=0Ap.s. mes= sage to Zac, I saw in the log book that Bill and Tom on Wed moved the remai= ning fuel out of dist tote into black barrel and moved finished fuel in dry= er into ditr tote and said it passed 3/27. I was at the site yesterday jus= t to get some Bluesky fuel and had a little bit of extra time so thought I = would practice some 3/27 tests. Bluesky fuel passed, saw NO bubbles. Test= ed fuel in dist tote (actually what was left in the dist tote distribution = hose) and I don't think it was even close to passing. It should definitely= be checked again. And this may raise a bigger issue of testing training a= nd working on cosistency since we will be having 5,8,10,++ different member= s doing our quality control tests. I guess this was a long p.s... oh well.= =0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: "More, Tamar" <[email protected]>=0ATo:= [email protected]=0ASent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 2:42:02 PM= =0ASubject: [mixmasters] Mixmaster work schedules=0A=0AI updated the mixmas= ter calendar on the coop web site:=0Ahttp://www.gobiodiesel.org/index.php?t= itle=3DMixmaster_calendar=0A=0AIt is a work in progress, but for now there = is a list of scheduled work sessions through the first week in August. I al= so added an area for listing additional availability which has not been sch= eduled, either for lack of a partner (we don't want people working at the s= ite alone). I am posting these so if someone can team up with someone else = ont he list, they can join forces without having to go throuh me. Of course= , I will also be actively trying to clear that area as well. Note that ther= e are several people in the process of being trrained, so they need to part= ner up for now with the more experienced mixmasters.=0A=0Atamar=0A=0A=0A=0A= =0A=0AShape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today= !=0A=0A=0A=0A=0ATake the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your= pocket: mail, news, photos & more.=0A=0A ---------------------------------= -----------------------------=0AZac [email protected]=0A6= 355 North Burrage Ave=0APortland, OR=0A97217=0A971-563-2477=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A= =0A =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A =0A__________________________________= __________________________________________________=0ASick sense of humor? V= isit Yahoo! TV's =0AComedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. =0Ahttp://t= v.yahoo.com/collections/222 --0-33257077-1186155026=:11325 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><style type=3D"text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></he= ad><body><div style=3D"font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;= font-size:12pt"><div style=3D"font-family: times new roman,new york,times,s= erif; font-size: 12pt;">Zac,<br><br>You waer right on Tue PM 7/31 when you = said there is a valve and male outlet above the pump on wash tank one. = ; I used it several times 8/1 &2.<br><br>The water heater is not workin= g current is flowing at one terminal of the element but not on the other so= the element may be cooked.<br><br>Folks who can fix it......please respond= .......fuel washing is stopped for now<br><br>George<br><br><div style=3D"f= ont-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- O= riginal Message ----<br>From: Zac Imboden <[email protected]>= <br>To: GoBiodiesel Mixmasters <[email protected]><br>Se= nt: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 2:26:30 PM<br>Subject: Re: [mixmasters] Mixmaste= r work schedules<br><br>Thanks Pete.<div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholde= r"></div><div>Testing is very simple (for now).</div><div><br class=3D"khtm= l-block-placeholder"></div><div>BEFORE PUMPING FUEL INTO WASH TOTE: We test= a sample of fuel before pumping it into the wash. Use the 3/27 test.</div>= <div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>AFTER DRYING FUEL: We= test another sample of fuel when it has dried. Use the 3/27 test AND do a = heat test.</div><div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>Here = are the test procedures:</div><div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></= div><div>3/27 test</div><div>-------------------------</div><div>Mix 3 ml o= f oil with 27 ml of methanol. Use the yellow bulbed eye dropper to measure = oil. Use the 100ml graduated cylinder to measure methanol. There is a glass= jar labelled methanol with the other chemical supplies. Mix the two in a c= losed CLEAN jar. Swirl it for about a minute. As you swirl, if there are an= y droplets of FFAs, they will coalesce together into a liquid-like bead of p= ale yellow. If you see any sized bead, the fuel hasn't fully reacted. If yo= u are in doubt, do a second test.</div><div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeh= older"></div><div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>Heat tes= t</div><div>---------------------------</div><div>use one of the metal cups= to measure 20ml of fuel.</div><div>Weigh the cup with fuel on the scale an= d write down the weight.</div><div>Heat the cup on the hot plate until the = temp is 212 degrees Fahrenheit (the boiling point of water). When it reache= s 212 turn off the hot plate and remove the cup.</div><div>Weigh the cup wi= th fuel again and record the weight.</div><div><br class=3D"khtml-block-pla= ceholder"></div><div>If there is a gram or more difference between the preh= eated and the postheated weights, the fuel probably contains water.</div><d= iv><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>If you have questions, call me. 971-563-2477.</div><div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></d= iv><div>Have fun. Be safe. Feed Bio the cat 1 cup of food (in the conex).</= div><div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class=3D"khtm= l-block-placeholder"></div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 22, 2007, at 8:34 AM, = Pete Kramer wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote= type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: s= eparate; border-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; = font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: nor= mal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-tr= ansform: none; orphans: ; white-space: normal; widows: ; word-spacing: 0px;= "><div style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><div style= =3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D"Apple-st= yle-span" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;">guess th= at zac@ email is no good now, huh?..</span><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-= size: 16px;"><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><= div style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D= "Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"= >----- Forwarded Message ----</span><br style=3D"font-family: times new rom= an; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family= : times new roman; font-size: 16px;">From: Pete Kramer <<a rel=3D"nofoll= ow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:pete_kramer2-/[email protected]">pete_kramer2@y= ahoo.com</a>></span><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size= : 16px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times new r= oman; font-size: 16px;">To: Tamar More <<a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_b= lank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>></span><br style=3D"fo= nt-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-sp= an" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;">Cc: Zac Imboden <<a rel=3D"nofollow" targe= t=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>>= ;</span><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size= : 16px;">Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 3:06:08 PM</span><br style=3D"font-f= amily: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;">Subject: Re: [mixm= asters] Mixmaster work schedules</span><br style=3D"font-family: times new = roman; font-size: 16px;"><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-si= ze: 16px;"><div style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><d= iv style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D"= Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;">= Thanks much for getting that info out there! I don't know how you fee= l, but this is a fantastic start towards getting us up and going again as a coop! Jus= t a heads-up that I don't see on my pc any bold lettering for the expierenc= ed mixmasters as it mentions out there. </span></div><div style=3D"fon= t-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-spa= n" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"> </span></= div><div style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span cla= ss=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 1= 6px;">I will be out there on Mon!</span></div><div style=3D"font-family: ti= mes new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"= font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"> </span></div><div sty= le=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D"Apple-= style-span" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;">Pete</= span><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"></div><di= v style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D"Ap= ple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;">p.= s. message to Zac, I saw in the log book that Bill and Tom on Wed moved the= remaining fuel out of dist tote into black barrel and moved finished fuel = in dryer into ditr tote and said it passed 3/27. I was at the site ye= sterday just to get some Bluesky fuel and had a little bit of extra time so= thought I would practice some 3/27 tests. Bluesky fuel passed, = saw NO bubbles. Tested fuel in dist tote (actually what was left in t= he dist tote distribution hose) and I don't think it was even close to pass= ing. It should definitely be checked again. And this may raise = a bigger issue of testing training and working on cosistency since we will = be having 5,8,10,++ different members doing our quality control tests. = ; I guess this was a long p.s... oh well.</span><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"></div><div style=3D"font-family: times = new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font= -family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;">----- Original Message ----</sp= an><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class= =3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16p= x;">From: "More, Tamar" <<a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"m= ailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>></span><br style=3D"font-family: time= s new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"fo= nt-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;">To: <a rel=3D"nofollow" targe= t=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">mixmasters@list= s.osourcery.com</a></span><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-s= ize: 16px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times ne= w roman; font-size: 16px;">Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 2:42:02 PM</span><= br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"fon= t-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;">Subject: [mixmasters] Mixmaste= r work schedules</span><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size= : 16px;"><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><p st= yle=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><font size=3D"2"><sp= an class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-s= ize: 10px;">I updated the mixmaster calendar on the coop web site:</span><b= r style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10px;"><a rel=3D"nofoll= ow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.gobiodiesel.org/index.php?title=3D= Mixmaster_calendar"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0,= 0, 238); font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10px;">http://www.gobiod= iesel.org/index.php?title=3DMixmaster_calendar</span></a><br style=3D"font-= family: times new roman; font-size: 10px;"><br style=3D"font-family: times = new roman; font-size: 10px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times new ro= man; font-size: 10px;">It is a work in progress, but for now there is a lis= t of scheduled work sessions through the first week in August. I also added= an area for listing additional availability which has not been scheduled, = either for lack of a partner (we don't want people working at the site alon= e). I am posting these so if someone can team up with someone else ont he l= ist, they can join forces without having to go throuh me. Of course, I will= also be actively trying to clear that area as well. Note that there are se= veral people in the process of being trrained, so they need to partner up f= or now with the more experienced mixmasters.</span><br style=3D"font-family= : times new roman; font-size: 10px;"><br style=3D"font-family: times new ro= man; font-size: 10px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-famil= y: times new roman; font-size: 10px;">tamar</span></font><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-siz= e: 16px;"></span></p></div><div style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font= -size: 16px;"><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;">= </div></div><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><h= r size=3D"1"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times n= ew roman; font-size: 16px;">Shape Yahoo! in your own image. </span><a rel= =3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=3D48517/= *http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=3D7"><span class= =3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: times ne= w roman; font-size: 16px;">Join our Network Research Panel today!</span></a= ><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: times new roman; fo= nt-size: 16px;"></span></div><br style=3D"font-family: times new roman; fon= t-size: 16px;"></div></div><br><hr size=3D"1">Take the Internet to Go: Yaho= o!Go puts the<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D= "_blank" href=3D"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=3D48253/*http://mobile.yahoo.co= m/go?refer=3D1GNXIC"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0= , 0, 238);">Internet in your pocket:</span></a><span class=3D"Apple-convert= ed-space"> </span>mail, news, photos & more.</span></blockquote></= div><br><div> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: se= parate; border-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; f= ont-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: norm= al; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-tra= nsform: none; orphans: ; white-space: normal; widows: ; word-spacing: 0px;"= ><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; borde= r-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12p= x; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-sp= acing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; orphans: ; wh= ite-space: normal; widows: ; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style= -span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(= 0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font= -variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height:= normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; orphans: ; white-space: no= rmal; widows: ; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style= =3D"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); fo= nt-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: no= rmal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; tex= t-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; orphans: ; white-space: normal; widows= : ; word-spacing: 0px;"><div>----------------------------------------------= ----------------</div><div>Zac Imboden</div><div><a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">zimboden@invis= ibility.com</a></div><div>6355 North Burrage Ave</div><div>Portland, OR</di= v><div>97217</div><div>971-563-2477</div><div><br class=3D"khtml-block-plac= eholder"></div><div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span></span> </div><br></div><= /div><br></div></div><br>=0A <hr size=3D1>Building a website is a piec= e of cake. <br>Yahoo! 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