RE: Turkish Tabloid -- Spiegel -- Sober -- a brief explanation

2005-05-19 Thread Chris Maxwell
The last time I had a spam attack it was the middle of the night. It was quickly solved with a frying pan, butter, two slices of bread and some mustard :-) From: owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org] On Behalf Of Rich Nute Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 12:29

Turkish Tabloid -- Spiegel -- Sober -- a brief explanation

2005-05-19 Thread Rich Nute
Since May 16, worldwide spam messages have been sent containing links to the Spiegel web site. One of those messages found its way to emc-pstc. The spam uses a variant of the mass-mailing worm Sober. This worm taps into inboxes and then sends out infected mail to everyone listed. If emc

RE: battery free flashlight for pilots...

2005-05-19 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Josh, That's exactly what I was remembering, but couldn't come up with. Thanks. Ghery From: Josh Wiseman [mailto:wisemanps...@mchsi.com] Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 8:54 AM To: Pettit, Ghery Cc: George Stults; emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Re: battery free flashlight for pilots... Gherry, Yo

Re: battery free flashlight for pilots...

2005-05-19 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Gherry, You are referring to the DOT regulations on magnetic materials. I have actually performed tests for this requirement in the past. It primarily focuses on the transport of magnetic goods and goods that contain magnetic material. If the magnetic field is above a specific amount, I don'

RE: battery free flashlight for pilots...

2005-05-19 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
These flashlights use "supercapacitors" (small, multi-farad capacitors). These capacitors can lose polarization if left discharged for long periods of time. They are fully restored after a few charge/discharge cycles. I was looking into these for a product that operates off of burst of charge that

RE: battery free flashlight for pilots...

2005-05-19 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
I can't put my finger (or mouse) on it right this second, but I recall that there is a regulation on carrying magnetic materials on board aircraft that limits the size of the magnet and requires that it be kept a certain minimum distance from the magnetic compass on the aircraft. Given where I keep

RE: battery free flashlight for pilots...

2005-05-19 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Sounds like if you don't use it for a while it become just another flashlight as defined in the aviation world - Flashlight. A metal or plastic tube used for storing dead batteries. ;-) Ghery Pettit From: owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org] On Behalf Of

Northeast Product Safety Society Member Dinner Meeting Next Wednesday, May 25, 2005

2005-05-19 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Hello, You are invited to the Northeast Product Safety Society’s 17th annual membership dinner featuring keynote speaker Casey Conry of Intertek, ETL SEMKO, discussing the FDA Accredited Persons Program. The dinner will be held next Wednesday, May 25th, at the Holiday Inn in Marlborough, MA. If

Re: battery free flashlight for pilots...

2005-05-19 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Hi Ken and the group, I have a flashlight like this. It seems like you have to "charge" it every now and then by shaking it. If you let go for a year or so without shaking, it does not work, just brief pulses of light as the magnet passes through the coil..the storage capacitor/battery goes