Reader Feedback
Dear Nuts & Volts:
Thanks for the project-related
articles! I especially enjoyed the article
on building the coil-winding machine.
I've been tempted to not renew
my subscription, but due to such
well-documented, hands-on projects
like this, I'll probably renew. Thanks,
Luke Andrew
(just like the Canadian flag is called
the Canadian flag) and in every
instance in the article and on the
magazine cover, the flag image
is displayed in the reverse, both as
a photographic backdrop and
electronically by the rotating project.
Since the LEDs are visible only from
one side, the image is being clocked
backwards.
Dear Nuts & Volts:
I'm a Poptronics convert and
have been very impressed with your
magazine from the very first issue. I
really look forward to your magazine
coming in the mail every month. N&V
is sophisticated for the seasoned
veteran, but entry level enough not to
scare off the newbie. This is a difficult
balance to seek for any skill-based
magazine.
Tom Becker
Gary Town
Dear Nuts & Volts:
Please (“Spoke Signals,” June),
the American flag is, in reality, called
the American flag, not the "USA" flag
Dear Nuts & Volts:
Your cover story of the June issue
shows the blinking light project
mounted on a road racing bike.
While the project looks fun and
mounting it on a cruiser is fine, putting
unbalanced weight on the front wheel
of a skinny tire bike is a very bad idea.
It is good that most of the mass is near
the center of rotation. But the
complete board will significantly affect
the control of a bike at speeds over 20
mph, especially on downhill curves.
The wheel and fork will oscillate
and loss of control will soon follow.
At minimum, a
counterweight
should be added
to the opposite
side of the wheel,
so that when
spun freely, the
valve stem
should just settle
to the bottom.
So, save it for
the parade and
— since this
will encourage
night riding —
wear light
colored clothing
and reflective
material.
Steve
McChrystal
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In the June issue, on page 46 of the
Coil-Winder article, the sources listed
numerically from 4 through 9 were
abducted by aliens and somewhat
scrambled. Here is a restored list of
those sources:
Source 4: www.nutsvolts.com
Source 5: www.logix4u.net/inpout32.
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Source 6: www.allelectronics.com
Source 7: www.jameco.com
Source 8: Your local hardware store
Source 9: Your local hobby shop
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