Your Questions About Flexible Track Lighting
Charles asks…
two-circuit flexible track lighting?
it should be dimable. lin.e voltage or low voltage
Sonny answers:
Nora Lighting, Elco Lighting, Bruck and on and on and on.
Sandra asks…
What would cause the transformer burn?
I have a 12′ low voltage flexible ceiling track lighting that maximum of 100 watt total (five 20w halogen was on the track) I installed it about four years ago, and last week the light doesn’t come on, so I opened the transformer box and I saw the indication of the black burn mark. I just ordered similar kind and ready to install again. But before I do that I would like to confirm if there is anything I should know about. Any thoughts?
Sonny answers:
First read the specs on the xformer to make sure it is rated to handle 100watts.Remove the bulbs before installing the new xformer to check the low voltage lines for short circuit with your multi-meter or tester. Visually check the track for signs of arcing which could indicate an intermitent short in one or more of the bulb sockets.
Sharon asks…
how to remove bulb?
i have a flexible tracking light in my living room and one of the bulbs went off,my problem is,it is so hard to reach inside the body that holds the bulb,cant have a good grip of the bulb i can only touch the flat surface of the bulb and there is no way for me to get it off…..any suggestions?
Sonny answers:
I have installed several light fixtures with MR 16 low voltage halogen lamps and they came with an installation tool.
It is like a suction cup. You attach the cup to the flat surface of the lamp, making it easy to install/remove the lamp.
Check Home Depot or Lowes.
Donald asks…
Do you think solar panel roadways linked across the country could reverse the effects of global climate change
My Idea for solving Hydrocarbon Problems
My idea consists of creating an electrical system placed upon our nations highways in the form of an interconnected highly durable plastic solar panel system. Imagine if all of our roads were covered with such a system! Once manufactured, in the form of large and long plastic rolls, the system would make up the top layer of the roadway.
Plastics are being developed now which can store charges (batteries), conduct electricity, produce light (flexible television screens), and I would not doubt- also provide magnetic properties. By adding silicon in different property levels of ionic charge distributions, according to the movement of electrons flowing from lower energy voids to higher, solar activation of propulsions would be easily achieved, stored, and be made available to all in need of energy supplies.
Charge current could be supplied to moving vehicles as they travel and vehicles would never need to leave the road to charge. This could be achieved by proximity of tires to the road through conductive wires located within the tires or even by methods not easily explained other than in laymen’s terms. There are methods of charging by magnetic proximity which would be enhanced due to movement. Advances in understanding the magnetic properties associated to moving aluminum allow the use of aluminum in products not to mention the use of plastics for lightweight materials of vehicles. Carbon fiber materials are perspective as well.
All surfaces of vehicles, buildings, and walkways are possible locations for the development of solar power generating surfaces.
The importance of developing systems which cover roadways are unlimited. The system should be developed with the perspective of controlling vehicles; propelling vehicles by magnetic pulse, future levitation of vehicles by mirror action magnetic repulsion now seen in superconductive materials, traffic control, and accident prevention. Tracking of all users as well as communication and information and data transfer should be implemented into the construction process. Management of surface durability and ice prevention are also benefits.
The future of vehicle self-drive systems would be highly manageable due to the construction of these roadways as well as national security. As the use of liquid fuel engines would become obsolete in the near future, everyone on the roadways could be easily accounted for at all times.
Sonny answers:
The idea certainly makes me think…I love questions that make me ponder “now why didn’t I think of that? It makes sense!” I’d like to answer a few questions and concerns which other answerers have brought to light.
Semi-trucks can’t stop hauling because America lives through the goods the truckers haul. And up here in MN, the river barges bring up alot of goods, but they can only run when the river isn’t frozen…we’d be in big trouble without the truckers running in the winter months.
The current road workers would simply switch materials, instead of laying asphalt and concrete, they’d lay solar panels and electrical wiring. And as for the oil industry employees, they can help maintain the new roadways. With a project like this, there’ll be plenty to do and there’ll be people who need that work.
If we can go from home-spun and wooden farm implements to tv and cell phones in 200 years, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be able to go from asphalt and oil to solar panels and magnetic cars in another 200. The colonists would never have dreamed of the things we have now, the inventions we’ve come up with. So it’s understandable that we now can’t fathom using solar panels for roadways.
How will erasing our dependancy on oil and building electro-magnetic interstate highways revert us into a 3rd world country? We’d still be thriving and expanding, we’d be moving forward. Some 3rd world countries still have public plumbing in the streets and walk further everyday for dry wood to heat their homes and hearths.
What WOULD the durability of these panels be? Would we have to reduce speed limits (which increases travel time, thus making a moot issue of conservancy and prevention) so there’d potentially be fewer accidents?
As for Star Trek, you should have watched the show titled something like “How William Shatner Changed the World”. The guy who invented cell phones got the idea from Kirk’s communicator that he was constantly flipping out of his pocket.
I’d be willing to take part in such a venture as this, but I need more research done and stats provided because I can’t answer anything about another person’s concerns about CO2 or heat or friction. Plus, I have a question of my own. In the regions that get snow, plus those that flood, how will we prevent the electricity from shorting out? If I’m reading the original proposition correctly, electricity keeps traffic moving. Traffic standing still is generally something seen in big cities (or construction on the I-90 bridge here, LOL) So would little burbs of 50K people have traffic jams like LA notoriously does if the electricity shorts out?
Richard asks…
Would you go out with me?
5 ft tall
92 pounds
does cheer leading
flexible
runs track
I have naturally blond hair and im light complected i also have light blue eyes
I not really a talker and have a good personality
sorry i will post one later with a picture:)
yes i know my avatar does not look like me!
Also I have very good grades and plan on going to college and i skipped a grade so im am in 10th grade but should be in 9th
Sonny answers:
Well..im a girl, buh ima tomboy and hang out with dudes. So if i were a dude. According to the first set of info saying what you look like, i WOULD NOT date you. Short, skinny, CHEERLEADING, and track? : blond? Blue eyes? It’s getting boring. Blond and blue eyes. : u should’ve given info on ur personality, habbies, etc. I like the part about school. =] u sound determined. More info about ur personalityy! Ehh I don’t like duh non talker part, but good luck!
Thomas asks…
Guys: If you knew me would you go out with me?
I have light blonde hair. I am skinny with strong arms and upper body strength. I have very flexible legs. I have bright blue eyes. I am 5 foot 6 inches. I am not that smart but I am really funny. I am athletic and involved in track, tennis, and volley ball. Would you go out with me? Describe yourself!
Sonny answers:
Lol.
Yeah, sounds like you’d be that person who would always be occupied with a relationship. I’d try my luck, and see if that got me anywhere.
Light blonde hair, skinny (for a guy), decently strong arms, but much more powerful lower-body strength. I think I’ve got dark green eyes, and I’m six foot, three inches to back it all up. Living a pretty balanced life at this point. I’ve got a ton of school left ahead of me, along with some college tennis and volleyball for highschool. I can’t really exclude my love for cats or video games, so I’ll just throw that in there.
Would you date me if I brought my kitty? :3
Daniel asks…
94 grand Cherokee has some “slop” in front end, any ideas?
I have a 94 Grand Cherokee Laredeo, Staight 6, command track, newly rebuilt tranny, 165K. The problem is the jeep has a little slop in the front end pretty much through all driving speeds. The rims and tires are great and balanced. I recently replaced the front flexible brake lines because the abs light is on most of the time and the pads, rotors, and callipers look to be very good. While braking it sounds like the rear brakes need to be replaced too. I did notice that the front shocks seem to have a little play from side to side, so thay should be replaced, but could that be the problem? Everything else except the front drivers side upper ball joint looks to be original. What should I look into first, and what are the most common causes of steering problems in these grand cherokees? Best one will get the 10 points. Thanks for looking.
Yeah, I reported that jiffy lube Dusche to Yahoo. You are exactly right, If he knew anything about jeeps, he would know that it is a straight rear axle with the only “cv” joints or correction-universal joints located at the front axle and the front and rear drive shafts. And by the way, chrysler vehicles (after about 100K especially the Neon) are known for the flexible brake lines collapsing together when the brake pedal is depressed and let off causing the brakes to hang and thus making the abs light activate, because of the difference in wheel speed. This dumb a** is just a waste of space and needs to be taken off of Yahoo Answers! What a stupid sh!t.
Sonny answers:
Tie rod ends and the rest of the ball joints . I also think they had problems with where the steering box bolted to the frame, they tended to crack. Also are your tire pressures correct if it is lower than 35psi when cold you can get a sloppy feel to your front end as well as worn shocks could give that feel too.
You are partially correct in replacing the hoses to the brake lines, the could have been collapsing due to the age and milage. If the previouse replier read he would have noticed you said front end slop not general shimmy… Then again what do you expect from a jiffy lube flunkie. You also dont have rear cv joints the rear stabilizer would cause issues on the rear not front and the rest has nothing to do with the front end shimmy either
the track bar or steering stabilizer will cause a violent shake known as a death wobble when hitting a pothole or bump to hard . Not during general driving. You also don’t check ball joints on a jeep like that by wiggleig the tire like described. You need a large pair of channel locks and have one jaw on the top and one on the bottom and squeeze. Mine never moved in the way the other guy described but when i replaced them the joint part fell out of the socket part on a couple of them.. Im telling you these things i know from experiance not just he told me or whatever i did attend a automotive tech center plus had futher training by the shop supervisor which not ony taught me how to check things but why we check them that way.. Meaning like i said with the ball joints you will never get movement the way the other guy said to check them.
Linda asks…
Question about becoming a choreographer?
I’m fifteen, and I’ve been dancing since I was three. I’m incredibly passionate about dance – I did ballet from when I was three until I was twelve. I stopped for a couple of years, and am starting it again this school year. I started doing contemporary and jazz when I was thirteen. However, looking at my body and how it’s changed, I don’t know (okay, I know) that I don’t have the body to become the dancer that I want to be.. My measurements are 38 – 30 – 39, which is massive. I’m 5’5″, and very muscular (it comes from track and field for four years). I weigh about 155 pounds. I’m not light. I am, however, decently flexible.
It’s so discouraging to look at skinnier dancers doing the same moves as I do – because even if I do it with the same effort as they do, they always, always look better. It makes me so sad. Because of this, I’ve considered looking into a career in choreography – but I don’t know how to get there. I’m looking at colleges (as it’ll be my turn to apply in a matter of years) but I don’t know where to start. How do I start working my way towards becoming a contemporary/jazz choreographer?
Sonny answers:
You are NOT massive. I wanted to be a choreographer when I was younger but didn’t start taking dance classes until I entered my 30s so I am way too late into the game. But since you have already been dancing for several years you should have a much better chance at it them I ever would. Talk to your dance teachers and ask if they have any information that can help you out, talk to your high school guidance councilor, that is what they are paid for..helping students find the right college and career path. Good luck.
Jenny asks…
Is this laptop a good deal? Toshiba $379?
This would be purchased for a 16 yo. high school student.
Product Features
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Records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media. Also supports DVD-RAM.
15.4″ WXGA high-definition widescreen TFT-LCD display
With TruBrite technology and 1280 x 800 resolution showcases your movies and games in stunning clarity. Native support for 720p content.
160GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
For fast read/write times.
ATI RADEON X1250 graphics
Features up to 128MB-831MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory.
CD control buttons
Include play/pause, stop, previous track and next track.
Built-in webcam with microphone
Makes it easy to chat with and send video mail to family and friends.
5-in-1 bridge media adapter
Supports Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and MultiMediaCard.
3 high-speed USB 2.0 ports
For fast digital video, audio and data transfer.
Built-in Atheros wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
Wirelessly connect to the Internet.
Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector
And 56 Kbps high-speed data/fax modem for flexible wired Web connectivity options.
Weighs only 5.7 lbs. and measures just 1.5″ thin
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Good battery life
Of up to 2 hours, 45 minutes.
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Software package included with Adobe Acrobat Reader. 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office Professional 2007 also included.
Yes this is a sale at Best Buy. Several stores have them here in Dallas. THANKS for your help!
Sonny answers:
Yes, that is a pretty sweet deal.
It’s especially great if you want them to do their homework because the video card won’t run high end games well.
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