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Technology / Re: Any power engineers around to help me with a pole slip query?

« on: 27/11/2023 11:15:51 »

From my experience, the massive damper in alternators like the one you described does indeed act like a squirrel cage rotor in asynchronous operation. This is especially true in cases of excitation failure. The damper's primary role is to suppress rotor oscillations and help maintain synchronicity, but in the event of a loss of excitation, it can provide a kind of "fallback" mode of operation. It's not ideal, and efficiency takes a hit, but it's definitely better than a complete system failure or damage to the alternator.

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Technology / Re: Geeks shall inherit the earth

« on: 27/11/2023 11:14:52 »

Think about how kids today can already whip up websites or code basic apps ? that's gonna be the norm, but even more advanced. With AI tools becoming user-friendlier, crafting algorithms or tinkering with quantum computing could be as common as making a TikTok video now.

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Technology / Re: Why is my sattellite receiver behaving oddly?

« on: 27/11/2023 11:12:46 »

I've faced similar issues in the past with channel scanning. It sounds like the 'blind scan' option did the trick for you. This mode often scans for all available frequencies and transponders, which is probably why it managed to pick up the channels that the standard 'all channels' or 'FTA' scans couldn't. It's a more thorough scan, so it takes a bit longer but can be really effective, especially if there have been changes in channel frequencies or new channels added.