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Title: New guy aboard, from Norway
Post by: Kjetil on April 30, 2012, 10:47:03 PM

Hi everyone. I'm an electrical engineer from Norway :zap: working with circuit design, PCB layout and microcontroller programming mostly. I'm kind of a mad modder of nature and always have some mildly insane projects in the works, so I think we'll get along nicely. I found your forum because it was suggested to me through another forum. Now that I'm here I can't realize what took me so long!

Enough for now, cheers!  :beer:

Kjetil

Title: Re: New guy aboard, from Norway
Post by: spuddevans on May 01, 2012, 01:30:57 AM

Hi there Kjetil,  :wave: welcome to Madmodder. We'd love to see details of your mildly insane projects (they're the kind of projects we love to see  :zap: :mmr:  :zap:  :D )


Tim

Title: Re: New guy aboard, from Norway
Post by: Stilldrillin on May 01, 2012, 03:39:36 AM

Hi Kjetil.

Welcome to the Collective.  :borg:

(Almost) anything goes here....... But, we must see what you're up to. With pics........ Don't forget the pics.  :poke:

Above all..... Join in, have fun. We do!  :thumbup:

David D

Title: Re: New guy aboard, from Norway
Post by: Kjetil on May 01, 2012, 05:29:53 AM

Quote from: spuddevans on May 01, 2012, 01:30:57 AM

Hi there Kjetil,  :wave: welcome to Madmodder. We'd love to see details of your mildly insane projects (they're the kind of projects we love to see  :zap: :mmr:  :zap:  :D )

Thanks Tim! My latest insanity is a long term project with shorter term milestones; A wood fired steam-electric canoe. I've been steaming around looking for the right engine and just recently found it, a 3-cylinder radial engine with rotary valve. I'm scaling it up to ~1.5HP and changing some minor details, and will hook it up to a 3-phase permanent magnet alternator charging the canoe battery pack (will be used for electric outboard engine, music, flashlights, and various electronics. Steam-electric doesn't set any efficiency world records, but with abundant supply of firewood honestly who cares. So my insanity will mostly be focused on the steam engine in the months to come.

Quote from: Stilldrillin on May 01, 2012, 03:39:36 AM

Welcome to the Collective.  :borg:

(Almost) anything goes here....... But, we must see what you're up to. With pics........ Don't forget the pics.  :poke:

Above all..... Join in, have fun. We do!  :thumbup:

Thanks for the warm welcome Daniel. I did noice the smiley selection here when posting the introduction  :worthless: The best I can do right now is CAD screenshots (attached), unless you want pics of my PCB bin  :smart:

Title: Re: New guy aboard, from Norway
Post by: DaveH on May 01, 2012, 08:04:17 AM

Kjetil  :wave:

Hello and welcome to MadModder  :clap: :clap: :clap:

"A wood fired steam-electric canoe". Well this looks like fun  :thumbup: :clap:

 :beer:
DaveH

Title: Re: New guy aboard, from Norway
Post by: Rob.Wilson on May 01, 2012, 12:26:36 PM

Hi and welcome to Madmodder Kjetil  :wave:

This sounds like its going to be an interesting project  :thumbup:

Good choice of engine  :med:

Rob

Title: Re: New guy aboard, from Norway
Post by: krv3000 on May 01, 2012, 05:21:55 PM

hi jump in and have fun

Title: Re: New guy aboard, from Norway
Post by: doubleboost on May 01, 2012, 05:29:35 PM

Hi
Kjetil
Welcome to Madmodder
I am sure you will like it hear :D :D :D :D :D
Dint forget we like pictures
John

Title: Re: New guy aboard, from Norway
Post by: AussieJimG on May 02, 2012, 07:49:34 AM

Welcome Kjetil, I will be interested to see what you do
Jim

Title: Re: New guy aboard, from Norway
Post by: Brass_Machine on May 02, 2012, 12:41:02 PM

Hiya Kjetil  :wave:

Welcome to the collective :borg:

Eric

Title: Re: New guy aboard, from Norway
Post by: Kjetil on May 05, 2012, 09:27:03 PM

Quote from: Rob.Wilson on May 01, 2012, 12:26:36 PM

Good choice of engine  :med:

Thank you Sir.

I met her on Youtube and it was love at first sight  :zap:

Title: Re: New guy aboard, from Norway
Post by: Fredbare on May 06, 2012, 04:15:58 PM

Welcome Kjetil, and best of luck with the project.

John