Tuesday, October 30, 2018

尿袋的充電效能

近來發現尿袋充電有啲慢,起先係懷疑條充電線,但後來發現原來係個尿袋。我一直喜歡用 18650 尿袋,因為可以換電,去露營最方便,第二朝唔夠電可以換,甚至可以用原本俾營燈/頭燈用既 18650 嚟換,可以省去唔少重量。

今日慢既原因,應該係裡面既 18650 開始老化,慢到得返 0.4A 左右!


換電之後,即刻快返!


變成 0.76A,快近差不多一倍!既然係咁,我就順手測埋家裡其它尿袋:


呢個台電 (teclast) 新買返嚟時好堅,容量大,充電快,但原來佢已經拆舊了不少,得返 0.56A... 再跌就可以退役了!

另一個經常攞出去露營既尿袋,裡面既 18650 亦開始老化,得返 0.57A,還可以用多一段時間吧!


以下係我以前用嚟去露營既尿袋,有四粒 18650,應該更加老化,但佢輸出似乎都仲係相當唔錯喎:


有 0.69A,我諗係因為佢有四粒電夾埋!再睇一個可以放七粒電既尿袋,我只係放咗六粒超舊而且低質既 18650,結果真係唔錯喎:


竟然有 1.18A,最廢既電池,但卻係全場總冠軍!簡直係環保之星!以下係直駁 Orico 充電器既輸出:


呢個尿袋化廢物為神奇,仲充得快過插電制!最後係一隻黑馬,放響屋企無咩人願用,皆因佢樣貌普通,但原來卻係幾堅:


有 0.87A,日後我肯定會多啲用佢!

綜上以上既觀察,啲廢電池已經有歸宿,就係七電尿袋!出街雖然太重,但若果去得唔遠,其實都有賺又環保!

Thursday, October 11, 2018

露營風扇

是咁的,我喜歡露營,但我好怕熱。

夏天不能去,秋涼可以開始,但有把好風扇係好重要。

吊扇乃係首選,風力夠,風量又足,但問題係用電不少,而且個營要有返咁上下大,要有個適合既位鈎,又要走線... 你見下面張相,我會帶兩個夾仔,夾住條電線,等佢唔會碰到扇葉。




吊扇本身算係輕,但計埋塊可以用一晚既鋰電,件事就唔同晒!

我發現就算二人營,都未必用得到吊扇,要睇營內的掛鈎位置!如果係正中,咁就無問題,但側埋一邊既多數都用唔到!

近來想玩輕量化,如果用一人營,吊扇肯定就用唔到!我手痕買咗把新版大芭蕉,然後綁條繩,搵啱個平衡點,吊起試過,開盡風力大過吊線,但風力相對集中,唔能夠吹晒成個人,但一人營空間亦細,搵日正式出去試吓!


重量方面,佢內置兩粒 18650,唔開最大兩級可用足成晚!唔入電直插尿袋都可以用!


輕過吊扇既電池!


一人營實測,效果非常好,風力和範圍都足夠,開二度 (2/4) 也夠用。

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

露營煮白飯

城市人慣咗用電飯煲,露營時要明火煮飯有啲難咁,不過其實都不太難。

預水方面,要比電飯煲多少少,或者其實當係一樣亦可!有人怕太軟,又有人鍾意軟,所以難以定論!再者,唔同既米亦有分別,所以總意係跟電飯煲一樣,再稍稍加多少少!

若用 gas 爐加鋁製 cookset 呢,基本上煲滾水一陣,然後打開搞混佢,然後再滾返,跟住離火焗就掂晒!萬試萬靈... 離火期間再煮餸,掂晒!

若用 titanium cookset 呢,就千祈唔好用 gas 爐!要用酒精爐!



有人以為 titanium 傳熱快,所以唔可以太火,其實呢個諗法錯晒!事實上,鈦傳熱係慢!但鈦鍋做得比較薄,所以感覺以為佢傳熱快唧!另一方面,鈦煲傳熱慢,所以熱力集中某些位置,好快就燶,又俾到人錯覺!

所以 titanium 配酒精就好!因為火比較慢!

講返煮飯,titanium 因為做得薄所以快滾,所以用返 gas 爐加鋁 cookset 煮法啲米會唔透心!解決方法有兩個,基本上係異曲同功!方法一:預先浸耐啲先煮佢!方法二:煮完再焗耐啲!



記得屋企做吓實驗先!因為唔同既爐,唔同的 cookset 都有分別,大家必需要對自己既工具有啲認識,先會用得好!屋企試咗,再出郊外試就穩啲,費事去到露營先至無得食喇!

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Camping season again soon

Temperature drops a bit, time let me re-think different sub-systems:

1. Packing: the back pack, food storage, cookset packing, rubbish bag, etc

This is so far the weakest link, need to fine tune or upgrade


The above is the latest addition, it is a 36L 1.02kg backpack.  This one will be reserved for hiking and camping trips.  For camping alone trips, I will go back to my 75L backpack which is more than two times heavier.

2. Sleeping: the tent, sleeping bag, sleep pad, pillow, the pump, etc

Completed, not much room to improve.

3. Cooking/eating: stove, fuel, bowl, pot, cup, etc

Wind shield is not the best for all-in-one stove, otherwise good enough.

Fry pan could be improved too.

4. Water: bottle, filter, water bag, etc

Completed.

5. Lighting: headlamp, LED ribbon, tent light, peg light?...

Completed, and these are the latest additions.



6. Power: battery pack for fan, mobile phone, light...

Completed.

7. Others: fan, fly, hammer ...

Completed.

Friday, July 13, 2018

Nitecore LR10 first impression

Call me crazy, I got another camping light.


It's a bit heavier than the Helio (42g) but its brighter and features a better battery.


It's slightly bigger too.

The Nitecore has no moving part and it feels more solid.  The Helio has a hinge joint which does not feel very strong.  Both of them couldn't be used while charging.  However, the Helio does allow turning on the light with direct supply from the USB port by opening the hinge joint.

The Nitecore has a wider spread of light, wider range.  The Helio is more focused but yet wide enough for most purpose.

I shall write a full review after trying them out more.  I shall also double check the battery issue of the Helio which I mentioned before.  Stay tuned.

Why one more?  I dunno...

Sunday, July 8, 2018

Changing Toilet Seat 換厠所板 (淘寶)

其實之前換過一次,原身個厠所板係舊式,一方手就跌落嚟,又大聲,又容易爛,見淘寶有平貨,仲話係緩降型,即係放手唔會立即路落嚟,仲平過香港買好多,就買返嚟用,結果一用就幾年。

嗰塊確實係緩降版,但升都係緩升,意思係你拍返上去要用少少力,仲要 hold 多一陣,否則佢又會跌返落嚟,好煩。

過咗兩、三年後,佢仲唔緩降,但升卻繼續緩升,所以索性再換。

買廁板要度幾個呎吋,仲要知係方型、 U 型、還是 V 型,但其實好易分既唧,度就度以下既呎吋:




今次我買咗呢塊,都係幾十蚊,佢緩降但不緩升,一推上去放手就停低!咁之係嘛!

另外,後面有個快拆制,一推一拉就可以拆成件野出嚟,更方便徹底清潔!正!


Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Sega Master System

Great old days...  youtube got them all...  just for my own record:

The very first game, built in the system:


Second game, with a card shape cartridge:


My first cartridge, my all time favorite:



Lord of the Sword, I placed a dictionary along to play:


I doubt if this is the last Cartridge:



Probably the very last Cartridge I bought, Altered Beast, my memory about this game was the very serious lag!