Labs could have used a common gas heater for the crystal ovens, with a bit of rewiring.
No fire hazard there - you've got a chimney. Also, flame safety is well developed for gas heaters. Would have required throttling gas flow control. Bill Hawkins Another possibility is circulating hot water. -----Original Message----- From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Bob kb8tq Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 6:25 AM Ultimately it all came to no good. The energy conservation rules simply took over. Shutting down everything during off hours became the way a lot of outfits did things. Don't turn off all your bench gear and you get a nasty note. I am not aware of full power being dropped during off hours. That tends to take out things you really do not want to shut down (fire sensors .). _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
