barnstar:empiricism
barnstar:empiricism


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mathew "following up on our discussion about trying to calibrate the pump without the flow meter-- could we calibrate the pump at our office, and then have..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
danbeavers "Oh, I was making assumptions. I had not seen a pump that was set up to have 2 different attach points. So never mind about my comment! " | Read more » about 9 years ago
nshapiro "@danbeavers were you using the whisper pump or another pump? I think the whisper pump can handle one pump and one vacuum if need be " | Read more » about 9 years ago
danbeavers "On reversing the aquarium pump: Be sure and reverse both diaphragms! " | Read more » about 9 years ago
warren "Hi, Nick - I'm working on some sketches of the kit; do you have any photos of the entire thing, just a bit more zoomed out? Thanks! " | Read more » about 9 years ago
sara "Hi Sophie it just occurred to me that the Hydrogen Sulfide may have reacted with the metallic surface of the bag? Did you consider that? What were ..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
mathew "I just bought the air pump components and a graduated cylinder to try and compare @davidmack's cheapo air meter... can't wait. I'm going to try us..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
nshapiro "I think so. Those tubes require one pump on the Draeger Tube proprietary pump. So if one were to rent their proprietary pump for a single day and a..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
sara "Exciting stuff! Do you think this method could work for other pump based tubes like these http://www.buydraegertubes.com/hydrogensulfide02b.aspx " | Read more » over 9 years ago
kensanfran "I just posted a second Research Note on this project which covers basic board information and some initial real-world field data. http://publiclab..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
nshapiro "That sounds like a great idea. The flow meter remains the most expensive component so reducing this cost is clutch. This sounds like something that..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
kensanfran "Hi Neil, Thanks for your nice comments. Yes, I think the general issue of data quality from citizen science sensors is finally starting to get the..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
DavidMack "The commercial air flow meters are easy to use and come with NIST traceable certificates but you can make your own air flow meter for lab use that ..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
nbmasson "Nice work! Looks like a clean and well-designed module. FYI, you can find some more open-source info at http://mobilesensingtechnology.com/ with s..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
neilh20 "Hey fantastic to have a calibrated gas sensor as the starting point. It is essential to the definition of "quality" in any air quality measurement ..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
cfastie "I don't know whether you could see a clear projected image of the spectrum. I think you could, but it would rather small and dim. I also don't know..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
wizard "Wow... excellent information... thanks. I am a newbie, and my questions will be indicative of that.... I see now that I may assemble two spectrome..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
kmsmith "Nice work Jeff! Hope to catch up next time you are in the Boston area. -Kevin " | Read more » almost 10 years ago
warren "Thank you so much for posting this!!!!! Very helpful even just on the basis of showing how to change image capture mode. I haven't tried these test..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
WhiteRabbit "Be mindful how temperature may affect your saline conductivity measurements, as I tried to point out in the comments here: http://publiclab.org/not..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
patcoyle "Terrific writeup and results, +1 to above comments. Excellent. " | Read more » almost 10 years ago
sophie "Thanks for all the positive feedback! I'm not sure where the bags originally came from, but they cost about $35 for five here: http://beprepared.co..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
megan "Nice! I love the water bag tests, it is really brilliant. What is the cost of the bags? If doing a large scale deployment, it seems like it would b..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago
warren "Wow, this looks great; I really appreciate the emphasis on ease of construction and your careful water bag tests! @megan, @deepwinter, and others w..." | Read more » almost 10 years ago