Making things right.

That is all very well to publish on a blog a list of inventors.

This happened yesterday and during the post-siesta beach walk there was reflection about this inspiring initiative.

And it was realised that all the inventors presented to the fervent and loyal blog readers were male...

This, of course, is unforgivable.
Have there not been female inventors?
Well?

Hedy Lamarr (November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian-born actress and communications technology innovator.

Though known primarily for her great beauty and her successful film career, she also co-invented the first form of spread spectrum, a key to modern wireless communication.

Mária Telkes (1900 - 1995) was a Hungarian scientist and inventor who worked on solar energy technologies.


Telkes is known for creating the first thermoelectric power generator in 1947 and the first thermoelectric refrigerator in 1953 using the principles of semiconductor thermoelectricity.

Maria Skodowska-Curie (born Maria Skodowska; November 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934) was a physicist and chemist of Polish upbringing and, subsequently, French citizenship.


She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity, the first twice-honoured Nobel laureate (and still the only one in two different sciences) and the first female professor at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France.

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To learn more about female inventors, click on

http://inventors.about.com/od/womeninventors/Women_Inventors.htm

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The saga about the Shurflo Extreme Series Smart Sensor 5.7 water pump and the SeeLevel II Tank Monitor has come in what looks like the final stages.

The conclusion of Don Shapansky of Garnet Technologies Inc., the manufacturer of the SeeLevel II Tank Monitor, is that something has caused excessive draw that exceeded the capacity of the circuit inside the Monitor.
Don suspects the excessive draw was because of the way the water pump was grounded.
This is the first time, Don says, this particular problem has occurred.
They have made over 10.000 of these switches in 5 years and never there was this problem.

The solution is in three steps.

• Step one is to ground the water pump in the proper way.
• Step two is to disconnect the water pump from the SeeLevel II Tank Monitor as its circuit board is burned out and connect the two wires twisting them together.
• Step three is to buy, once out of the current boondocks and back into town, a 12 volt 15 amp + switch and have that installed.

Step one and two have been performed.
Step three in about 10 days.

The last issue to resolve is that the SeeLevel II Tank Monitor has to be replaced.
The front is burned and black and melted and the numbers showing when checking the level of the tanks cannot be seen anymore.
Who is responsible and is going to take care of getting a new SeeLevel II Tank Monitor into the Fuso Szulc?

Besides all the annoyances, aggravation, puzzlement and the fear experienced when the Fuso Szulc almost went up in flames, the positive side is the involvement of several persons solving this problem.
Most importantly Don Shapansky of Garnet Technologies Inc., the manufacturer of the SeeLevel II Tank Monitor.
Thanks, Don: great service!!!

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To learn more about the Seelevel II Tank Monitor, click on:
http://www.rvgauge.com/








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