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Understanding Lenses: Part I, and is the first in a series of lessons about camera lenses.
Lenses are one of the most important pieces of camera equipment you can own. A good lens, well looked after, should last you decades, much longer than any digital camera body. That's why professional photographers spend thousands on glass, and why so much has been written about which lens (or lenses) you should buy.
If you are like most photographers, your buy your first 'serious' camera (ie one with interchangeable lenses) with the manufacturer's kit lens (the EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS II lens pictured above is a Canon kit lens).
Most kit lenses are, by their nature, inexpensive (a polite way of saying cheap). That's understandable – all the manufacturers are in competition with each other and they keep the prices of their camera kits down by creating inexpensive kit lenses. A kit lens will get you started, and you can buy other, better quality lenses when you outgrow it.
If your only lens is a kit lens, does that mean you should go out and buy a better one straight away? No it doesn't – no matter what anyone says, or how much you lust after expensive glass, your kit lens is a great lens to get started with. If you're in a position where you can't afford to buy another lens, or you simply just don't know which one to buy, don't sweat it. You'll be surprised at just what you can do with your kit lens once you know how to get the best out of it.
Don't believe me? Then check out this blog post by Jingna Zhang – a professional fashion and editorial photographer. She's good, and she got her start with an EOS 350D and the 18-55mm kit lens it came with. The quality of images she created with that camera and kit lens, manufactured in 2006 and an outdated combination by today's standards, is very high. Take a look and you will see what I mean.
Her article resonated with me because I got started with the same camera and lens combination. I didn't know what lenses to buy for the camera, so I decided to stick with the kit lens to start with and took it with me on a trip to South America. I soon realised that the lens wasn't a great one (thankfully it has been discontinued and Canon sells a much better kit lens with its entry level cameras).
However, despite the relatively poor image quality some of the photos I took with that lens were good enough for publication. I illustrated my first published article, a piece in Practical Photography, with photos taken on that journey with the kit lens (illustrated above). Several more of the photos were published in other photography magazines. It wasn't the world's best lens, but it was good enough to get me started – the Practical Photography article was a turning point for me because it gave me the belief that I could make it as a writer.
So, how do you get the best out of a kit lens? My approach is to think of the lens as two lenses in one. If you have a kit lens of typical focal length, 18-55mm, then treat it as an 18mm and 55mm lens in one. The 18mm is a moderate wide-angle that is great for landscapes, architecture and environmental portraiture. The 55mm end is a short telephoto lens ideal for compressing perspective and taking portraits or closing in on details.
That doesn't mean you can't use the in-between focal lengths, and there are times when you can't avoid it, but by sticking with the shortest and longest focal lengths you will learn how those focal lengths behave. Lenses are the 'eye' of your camera system and your photos will improve as you learn the characteristics of each focal length.
Some kit lenses also have another useful feature – an Image Stabiliser (Canon's term, Nikon uses Vibration Reduction and some lucky camera owners have it built into their camera bodies). An Image Stabiliser lets you take photos at slower shutter speeds than would otherwise be possible. So, theoretically, you could hand-hold the camera, set the focal length of the lens to 18mm, and take a photo without camera shake at 1/4 or even 1/2 second. That's awesome in low light and lets you explore the creative potential of taking photos in the evening or at night.
The above photos were taken at the 18mm end of my kit lens. You can see how I got in close to the subject, sometimes tilting the lens backwards to take advantage of the converging verticals effect.
These photos were all taken at the 55mm end of my kit lens. The photos have a completely different quality, thanks to the compressed perspective and limited depth-of-field.
Your kit lens is probably a better lens than you think it is, but it's still not a great lens and has several shortcomings. At some point you will bump up against the limitations. This is not a bad thing, it simply indicates that you're at the stage where a different lens will help you take better photos.
These are the main limitations of kit lenses:
Focal length: You may find that even the 18mm end of your kit lens is not wide enough – you need a shorter focal length so that you can crate more dramatic images or fit more in. In that case it's time to start thinking about buying a new wide-angle lens.
On the other hand, if you find the 55mm end doesn't get you as close as you would like to your subject, then you need a telephoto lens. This could happen if you are photographing wildlife or sport, for example.
Autofocus: The autofocus on kit lenses tends to be slower and noisier than that on more expensive lenses. If the autofocus performance of your kit lens is holding you back, it may be time to upgrade.
Aperture: Kit lenses are 'slow' lenses. This means they don't have a very wide maximum aperture. The reason is simple – the wider the maximum aperture the larger the lens body and lens elements required, which pushes manufacturing costs up. Kit lenses are made with relatively small maximum apertures to keep the price down.
The maximum aperture at the 55mm end of most kit lenses is around f5.6. If this isn't wide enough, you could buy a zoom that covers the same focal length with a maximum aperture of f4 or f2.8, or a prime 50mm lens with a maximum aperture of f1.8 or wider. The wider apertures on these lenses help you take photos in low light or to use narrow depth-of-field creatively.
Build quality: If you tend to knock your camera around a bit, or shoot in bad weather, then you may need a lens that is built better than your kit lens. The top lenses in each manufacturer's range have metal bodies, metal mounts and weatherproofing.
If you liked this article then take a look at my latest eBook, Understanding Lenses: Part I – A guide to Canon wide-angle and kit lenses. In the next lesson I'm going to take a look at wide-angle lenses, how to get the best out of them and some of the points you should consider before buying one.
Most of my prize winning photographs are shot on a 18-55 Nikkor kit lens. The images shot with this lens have given tough fight and won hands down even in international competitions. So, why should I abandon it and spend more of my hard earned money on buying expensive lenses? Finally, it is the man behind the camera which matters. If you can produce good images with a kit lens, you are a master.
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I disagree with some who said kit lenses are poor quality. They may be poor quality in built mostly plastic but the glasses are good for the price. I shot mainly with 18-55 until I upraded to 16-85. I need the extra to go wider and closer.
I'm just gonna say what I think here, Since everyone else doesn't seem to care what they say.
I have a Nikon d7000 with a kit 18-105mm. I also have a 50mm f1.8G. The sharpness from my kit lens is excellent when the lens is used properly. (proper settings) My 50mm is sharp as well (again when used with the proper settings) people on here that have a beef with this post are the people who either spent a lot of money on lenses or they got frustrated with their kit lenses, without doing research and blew a ton of $$ on expensive "pro" lenses. And of course got better over time and said there new lenses were way better than the kit ones. And they could say the heave pro glass.
All that matters here is that you know how to properly use your lens with your DSLR. And get shots that make you smile! :) I was caught up in this as well until I started using my Photoshop to bring out sharpness and details with the kit lens. Now I'm good! I'm not saying that I'm not going to buy better glass, I will. But not everyone has $1,000s of dollars lying around to throw into expensive glass. And if your lens works for you then that is what counts, not necessarily what "the pros" think.
Just my 2 cents
Thanks for sharing. It's encouraging cause I get so tired of just having my kit lenses. Thanks
I've been photographing for just over four years. I abandoned my kit lens only a few months into my photographic journey but in the last six months or so I've rediscovered how versatile it is along with another taboo item - my on-camera flash. Using the on-camera flash (dialed back: normally to -1EV) compensates for the small max aperture of the lens and the focal length suits me really well for family photos.
Kit lens are generally work very well in most situation, even if low light, kit lens lead us to learn to improve the light. If no flash allowed, buy a good prime. Very lens have its pros and cons, learn the limitation, everything can be better!
I have to disagree with the author. Today's kit lenses are NOT built like yesterday's kit lenses. Unless I'm missing something, the author failed to mention one of the biggest disadvantages of a kit lens - and that's glass quality and sharpness. Yes, a kit can help a person starting out, but as anyone's eye becomes more disciplined, optical quality, constant aperture, etc., are going to be a big deal. I agree with @bryan about purchasing a quality prime lens. For example, A fixed 50mm is a fast, inexpensive, simple quality lens for someone learning photography. A fixed focal length - if fully explored - also teaches one about the qualities of that perspective, and what their lens is best used for. Today's kits are made for versatility with focal length and convenience, not quality, and this is important for anyone learning the craft.
thanks! Will help me use my 18-55 lens better
The Nikon 18-55 kit lens may be cheap and slow but it is SHARP as razorblade. It is a great lens. Tell me: what percentage of your photos you shoot below f/5.6 ? For most people is few unless you are bokeh'ing a lot of your pictures. What is the sweetest spot for most lenses, even primes? The answer is f/8. Yes it is OK to have great fast primes, including wide angles and telephotos but you are an ID10T if you think your kit lens is crap or, conversely, if you think all the expensive stuff is gonna turn you into a better photographer
I've been using a Canon 18-200 kit lens with my 50D for a while now and it's the lens found on my camera most of the time. I do have some other nice glass: a 10-20 EF-S lens for wide angle and a 70-200 2.8L IS. Both of these get used, but the 70-200 is too heavy for when I'm wandering around on vacation, unless I specifically plan to photograph some low light subject.
I couldn't agree more to this.
I do Car Photography for http://CustomPinoyRides.com
Almost all the photos you'll see on that website from 2009 to 2011 have been shot with a kit lens. Everything from static, action, rolling shots, and strobist shots. It has the most useful focal length and sharpness for automotive photography.
With the help of that lens, the website has grown to one of the biggest automotive websites in my side of the world. Amazing!
Proves that great photos are a result of the photographer and not his/her equipment.
When I first started photography, my kit lens offered a great starting point.
The list of good pictures that have been taken, now like in the past, with a "cheap" lens is infinite..
Good timing, good light and passion of being in the right place will give any photograph the mood that boring sharp pictures can't give. Or better said, they will be even more boring, it will be even more clear since they are so sharp.
Gabriele Lopez
I painted a red stripe on mine and wa-la! Instant L.
Great blog post!
I am one of the many that stood with my kit lens, and almost everyday I use it at lest once because of the DOF and the wide angle range I get from this lens after so many years of practicing with it.
I greatly applaud you encouragement on keeping the kit lens... because it can typically be an awesome lens!
Even if you buy more expensive lenses a kit lens will make a great macro lens with a reversing ring. You will be less worried about exposing the rear element and (at least the Canon) has a recessed rear element.
I have come to love using my kit lens. I have used it more than my Tamron 24-75 2.8 here for my landscapes, and plan on using it for car shows because of the wider focal length. Here are two I did for a church with my kit lens. One taken in full day light and one taken with an overcast and rain.
Hello Amanda...
Sorry, your photos can be better. Wide better. Can't be taken in consideration to define "good results" from a kit lens.
This is my fb, just to be open wide to and very welcome to any critics. But need to ask for friendship first. Kind of "wat to know who can see my works".
I use a prime lens 35mm on D frame camera. Of course Nikon (hehe)
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I am new to the world of DSLR and I have taken a few decent photos with my kit lens but I am an still learning the ropes of the camera and such. I did not know if the lens was of good enough quality to do what I wanted with it or if I needed a better lens. I bought my camera used and got both the kit lens as well as a nice prime lens and I tend to use the prime more often due to the type of photos I take but I will definitely give this kit lens some more attentions as I attempt to hone in my skills.
One thing that really caught my attention about this article is the point that your one lens turns in to two treat it as 18mm and 55mm. Says a lot.
I started with a kit lens and I got so I could do marco with it or as close as you can get. I got some real great shots with the kit 18 to 55 lens and nikon d60. I it is a great way to start because if you are like me older and trying to learn all this tech stuff it takes a while. I still have the lens and do not plan on parting with it, it is good to refresh the brain. LOL
Great article, too many photographers get caught up in gear envy and buy far more than they need when starting out.
Major pet peeve however, your statement that using the telephoto end of the lens has a different quality because of the "limited depth-of-field" is patently false. Actually the telephoto end of kit lenses is usually limited to F5.6 as opposed to F3.5 or so on the wide end and will not give you shallower of depth of field. Depth of field is determined only by aperture and image magnification, it has nothing directly to do with focal length.
Olympus have some very good kit lens.I have some pics on my blog with kit lenses:
I always used a telephoto lens with my camera and just recently found the 18-55 mm could give me more of a wide angle affect so I'm still learning what I can do with it. But it's certainly better than a telephoto for some scenery photos.
@mukesh and everyone else-I'd say that about 90% of the images on my home page were taken with my kit lens. My #2 lens of choice is a Nikon 70-200 f2.8, which is used mainly in dim churches and temples, when I can't use a flash.
Ponder this!
"A kit lens is valuable tool, it can do almost everything except do your laundry" -Jay Javier
The author of this article helped me to see my 18mm-55mm lens in a totally different perspective. I'm still basically an amature still learning how to understand noise in my photos, so every article I read of this magnitude takes me one step closer to understanding the depth of my lenses. I'm a Canon owner...love my camera, and always looking for information on how to get the best use out of my camera and the lenses I have. I would like to upgrade to a newer model, but before I can learn to walk, I must learn to crawl...thus learning the ins and out of using my camera and the lenses to their fullest potential. Great article, in my opinion. Now if someone can write an article on how to best use a 500mm lens, especially when shooting the moon and other night shots with it, I'd be more than grateful.
Hi Norm, are you saying that all the pictures on your website were taken using the kit lens you've mentioned?
The author uses a Canon kit lens as apparently most of the commentators. Let me add a few words from a Nikon user. I bought a D90 a few years ago, which came with an 18-105mm f.4/5.6 zoom. Now that's a very wide and as I've learned, useful range of focal lengths. On the D90, the relatively weak sensor didn't allow me much latitude in low light situations. When I upgraded to the D7000 with its much faster sensor, suddenly my kit lens went from OK to super. Really. I've used it at dozens of weddings and bar/bat mitzvahs where very often the lighting is less than desirable. Now the lens mechanics are starting to slip, meaning the focal length slides when I point the camera up or down. That's correctable. As far as sharpness, I can make 12x18 prints with amazing detail. Eventually, I'll get one of the Nikon wide-small tele zooms. Until then, I've made excellent images with my kit in a wide range of situations. You can see examples here:
For my D300 I use my 18-200. I can see its limitations but none the less I find inadequate in most situations. I am looking for a very fast fixed wide angle or perhaps a 10-24. Not certain the better route.
I use Olympus kit lenses (14-42 & 40-150) with my E series 4/3 bodies and I think that they are great lenses. I don't see enough benefits in buying upscale lenses. Those Oly fit lenses are a cut above the typical kit lenses which others manufacturers supply. I also dug out my '68 Pentax 50mm f1.4 which, while it seriously lacks todays quality in some respects, provides me with quite different looking photos without going into Photoshop to PP. Not every photo has to be tack sharp.
Well, i see no wedding photos from both of you using kit lens.. I can't believe that you could use kit lens for every wedding shot.
I am still using just my kit lens :) I do really want a new lens but, I think the photos are coming out great. Take a look at some examples on my facebook page. www.facebook.com/hobbsphotographymonroeville
ive just purchased my first SLR with 2 kit lenses. the 55-250 has limited useability but the 18-55 is a real work horse and takes great pics and has also been a great lens to learn basic techniques on. Last week i purchased my first after market lens, a $30 plasic Holga boy does it take great shots
I agree on so many levels with the author!
I shot my first wedding with a kit lens - 90% of the images were done with it, even inside the church!
I was really worried but it came out great! The only thing is I have fallen in love so much with primes I am looking to switch to them completely lol :D
An 18-55 is actually a 28-88 fwiw on a Canon crop
Today's kit lenses are really quite good. When they started coming with image stabilization that was a major game changer. The only reason to change it is for different focal lengths or for larger apertures. Until you are ready for that, modern kit lenses are great.
Kerry Garrison
I disagree, for a few reasons. Kit lenses are certainly not useless, and limitations are sometimes helpful to grow, but:
1) the cost of a kit w/lens is usually more than a body with either a new 50mm fast prime or a used better lens. If nothing else, buy the body solo and get one of the hundreds of kit lenses listed weekly on ebay for peanuts that don't even sell.
2) Kit lenses are always EF-S (or whatever the Nikon equiv is), I just think EF-S lenses are a waste of money, because they're useless if you ever upgrade to a full-frame camera.
3) (and maybe the most important) People buy DSLRs expecting a huge jump in image quality and to have the ability to exploit depth of field and shoot in lower light. Especially on a medium-sensor camera, which is already compromising your low light/DOF flexibility, an f4-5.6 zoom takes away a couple crucial stops that really make the difference between point-and-shoot and DSLR.
I have several friends who ran out and bought kits against my advice, and their cameras sit on their shelves because they realized it didn't give them much more versatility than their current P&S, and it was a drag to carry around. Once I lend them a cheap $100 f1.8 50mm, they realize what their camera is capable of and what they were missing, but too many people never make that leap.
I'd argue a bottom-of-the-line DSLR with kit lens is not really any more versatile than a good P&S like the G12. Sure, image quality is somewhat better, but as far as useability and creative control, you can practically get the same photos out of both. The middle-quality DSLRs are much better, with more manual controls and better quality, but the 5D shows just how much difference a full-frame sensor and EF lenses make. I'm not trying to be snobby, and not everyone can afford a 5D but I really think an 85mm or 50mm f1.8 is a better way to take advantage of the versatility of a DSLR and learn how to control DoF and action than a kit lens. Restricting oneself to a single focal length is way builds character and creativity, restricting oneself to a slow lens that can't shoot in low light and can't blur backgrounds satisfactorily is just frustrating.
A really enjoyable read. It resonated with me as I only bought my 2nd hand 350d last October with the 18-50 and 55-200 kit lenses.
You've taken some lovely photos with this kit.
Having an interest in wedding/event photography I've just invested in the efs 17-55 f2.8 though and will never go back!
This article landed on my Google search results page in the nick of time. I've been debating the purchase of a better lens for my 500D for a while now; reading this article made me realize that I probably haven't explored the limits of my kit lens. Thanks!
What I have found is that in most situations the kit lens is sufficient to get the job done. Only in extreme lighting conditions has mine ever let me down. What really happens is that if I don't take a prime or a telephoto and the kit lens is in the bag that's what I end up using. I rather like the challenge of dealing with the limitations of the kit lens - it makes me a better photographer.
Hey too true! We earned a living for 3 years off 'kit lenses' when we started out. Actually, I have only really started to splash out on big money lenses over the past couple of years - and becoming a bit of a prime lover check out my zoom vs prime death match: http://bit.ly/MyJ0qf.
Fancy Dancy lenses are usually worth the dough, but not always that much better than a kit lens. The main thing with cheap optics is to learn their strengths & weaknesses.
Great write -up!
Cheers - Todd
I'm so spoiled by my light, fast, SHARP fixed lenses that I just find myself annoyed at the quality of photos I take with my kit 17-85mm lens... they always seem so soft. =/ But, I do like having that 17mm wide angle at times. I guess i need to get better at figuring out how to fix that in postprocessing.
Funny timing, as I was lamenting the poor quality of my kit lens over the weekend while on a commercial shoot. I prefer my 50mm, but it doesn't work in every situation. As I research a new lens, I look forward to more posts on the topic.
I use my 18mm 55mm kit lens when I shoot portraits, and macro. Nikon put out a pretty nice kit lens. Now many lens later it still serves its purpose's .
I just love my 18-55 kit lens. Almost all my landscape pictures are from it. I have a 55mm fixed and a 75-300 too but my kit lens is by far my most used lens.
its a great writ up and even i have cursed alot my 18-55 mm lens and buyed 50mm (portrait) and 55-250mm (for travel zoom shoot) but one day when i was in tour (Ladakh) i forgot my wide angle, i just have 55-20mm lens and that lens is not at all good for landscape and that time the only lens help me is my 18-55 mm lens and you wont belive it the quality he gave me that time was amazing now my kit lens always use to be in my camera kit no matter what people will think about it :)


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does anyone know or know of somebody that can help me hook an old spoolmatic1 spoolgun witha WCI controller to ESAB MIGMASTER 260? IVE been running this gun off of a trailblazer 302, but the trailblazer is not mine, ive got the 14 pin connector coming off of the controller. anyhelp would be great.
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I don't have any information on the ESAB Migmaster 260 but the WC-1 has a set of contacts in relay CR1 that close when the SM-1 trigger is pulled to activate the power source welding contactor. The WC-1 requires 115vac to operate and if the ESAB has a remote plug that has 115vac output (hot and neutral) as well as chassis ground and an auxiliary 115vdc contactor activation relay, the WC-1 14-pin terminal assignment is:
G - 115vac neutral
I - 115vac hot
J - 115vac hot out, weld contactor activation
K - chassis ground
Get the 14-pin hooked up as needed, connect WC-1 weld power cable to the ESAB contactor output (EP) and that's about it. If the there is no 115vac available at a remote plug, a seperate standard 115vac plug will do. Main issue is if the ESAB has a 115vac auxiliary weld contactor activation relay.
A schematic of the Migmaster 260 would help but I couldn't find one on the ESAB website.MM200 w/spot controller and Spoolmatic 1
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PETEROD, Are you referring to a a Migmaster or Multimaster 260?MM200 w/spot controller and Spoolmatic 1
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OK, here it goes, and no your WC1 will NOT work off that ESAB spoolgun controller.
Your going to need a 115Vac extention cord and nip the receptacle part off, Cut that part back a little revealing the Black/White & Green wires
Also require a small 120Vac relay SPST 10 amp
A trigger connector for the easab or tie into the euro connector if that what it uses
Open up your WC1 control box
Remove the 14 pin setup as a whole
Connect wire #5 to the new white
Connect wire #6 (off the WC-1 fuse) to the new black
Connect new green to the chassis of the WC-1 box
Now as near as I can tell, the simplest way to make the connection with the ESAB is to use the existing ESAB trigger terminals via the new relay.
So attach wire #2 to one of the coil wires on the new relay with the other side tapped into wire#5
With the new trigger connector, attach one of these to the bottom of the new relay points with the other going to the second terminal of the new coil relay points.
Naturally you'll have to attach your positive arc lead to the positive on the ESAB
Should work fine, though you'll have to open up your ESAB drive rollers.
PETEROD, if you're thinking of and willing to purchase the spoolgun module, let me know and I'll walk you thru a very simple way to make your WC-1 / SM-1 work just fine with it and your Multimaster 260 will be ready for an MT-250SG or ST-23A spool gun if you choose to use either in the future. You'll need to purchase the mating plug to the module's outlet and a standard 115vac plug too.
Or, you can simply do it with the current module space block-off plate, a 3 pole, single throw switch, the same 115vac plug and hard wire it to your 260.
In both cases a jumper gets removed inside the WC-1 and the appropriate length 3-conductor and 2-conductor cables to replace the existing WC-1 control cable will be needed to keep it intact so you can restore the WC-1 to its original condition if you so choose down the road.MM200 w/spot controller and Spoolmatic 1
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Thanks for all the info , i havent had time to try anything yet, which one of these ideas is going to be the simpliest? When i get ready to work on this ill be asking a lot more im sure , i really do thank everybody, you guys sure are smart, people like you are hard to find. Peterod
Hey duaneb55,
It's been a few years since I was on here but your idea about hookin that miller gun to my esab sounds great
I might need help so let me know if ur still interested in giving info
This forum is great
With alot of intelligent folks thankz


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Because "diseases and pathogens respect no national borders," the wiser course, she said at the Food Safety Summit at Washington "is to work cooperatively with other countries on food safety."
Every link in the food chain "needs to work together toward common solutions," Veneman said.
"U.S. agriculture operates in a global, high tech, consumer-driven environment…and changing consumer demands are challenging existing marketing institutions and traditional ways of doing business."
Food safety goals must begin, she said, with "an understanding that the food chain has fundamentally changed over the past few decades," and that today the various sectors of the food economy, from producers to processors to retailers, "grow more interconnected every day.
"U.S. agriculture operates in a global, high tech, consumer-driven environment…and changing consumer demands are challenging existing marketing institutions and traditional ways of doing business."
Veneman said also that the USDA will seek to:
Insure that all food safety policies are based on sound scientific principles. It's important, she said, "for those of us who oversee research and make policy based on its findings to accept only scientific studies that live up to the highest standards of methodological integrity."
Continue to educate the public about all aspects of food safety, from the testing done at the USDA to safe handling practices for consumers.
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An example, she said, is the confusion resulting from the extensive publicity about foot and mouth disease in the United Kingdom and Europe. "Many people worry needlessly that foot and mouth disease poses a risk to humans — which, of course, it does not, and the USDA is working hard to get that message out."
Insure that the USDA's food safety policymaking process continues to be transparent and that the public has the opportunity to provide input and be fully involved through public meetings and other methods.
Encourage public-private partnerships to address food safety problems.
Strengthen the cooperative working relationships between the USDA and other government agencies involved in food safety.
"We were very pleased when Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Whitman announced that her agency will re-establish a liaison to USDA. This will help to insure that our respective agencies work together toward our common goals, rather than at cross purposes."
Consumer confidence in the U.S. food supply "is high," Veneman said, noting that those who travel oversees "have seen firsthand what can happen when the public loses confidence in the government's ability to protect the food they buy."
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Bar Setup: full size bottles of alcohol available for in room consumption. Some cruise lines sell these.
Beam: the maximum width of a ship, distance from side to side.
Berth: a bed on the floor, a term used to determine a ship's "official" capacity, usually two per stateroom.
Bow: the front, leading edge of the ship, aka the "pointy end."
Bridge: the room where the navigational staff (captain) steers the ship.
Bulbous Bow: a forward extension of the keel which creates a frontal wave to reduce resistance.
Capacity: the number of passengers carried usually including pull-down and rollaway beds. A ship can usually carry more passengers than the number of berths so cruise lines often report quarterly capacity at well over 100%.
Captain's party: a cocktail party for all cruisers usually held before dinner the first formal night.
Cruise-tour: a land trip, usually of 3-5 days, added onto either end of a cruise.
Direct booking: booking with the cruise line yourself rather than using a travel agent.
Disembark: usually refers to a passenger leaving a ship, can also refer to a ship leaving port.
Document Dance: the intuitive response to seeing your cruise tickets arrive in the mail.
Double digit midgit: a cruiser scheduled to sail in 99 days or less - politically incorrect message board term abbreviated DDM
Draft: how deeply a ship floats in the water; the distance from the waterline to the deepest portion of the ship.
e-docs: the computer paperwork printed after completing your cruise reservation over the Internet
Embarkation: the process of loading passengers aboard a cruise ship
Forward: in the direction of the front (bow) of the ship.
Free-style Cruising®: a term invented by NCL that generally means no assigned dining times or tables in restaurants. The idea is that one can dine when, where and with whom they want.
Friends of Bill W.: onboard meetings following the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Friends of Dorothy: onboard gatherings of gay cruisers. Dorothy is from the Wizard of Oz.
Galley: the "kitchen" area where the food is stored and prepared.
Gangway: a stairway or ramp passengers and crew use to access the ship.
Gross Tonnage: a standard term to convey the size of a ship by measuring its total internal volume.
Homeport: the regional port where passengers join a ship's cruises a majority of the time.
Keel: the heavy steel shaft along the bottom of the ship that keeps it upright.
Key card: the magnetic strip plastic card used as your room key and to make onboard purchases. Also called "Sign and Sail card."
Knot: (nautical mile): a measure of a ship's speed, a common expression is one knot equals 1.1506779 statute (land) miles. Technically, it is a measure of distance or location where one knot equals one minute of latitude along any meridian.
Midship (amidships): the area of the ship generally halfway between bow and stern along the length of the ship.
Minibar: usually just a small refrigerator containing alcoholic beverages and a cabinet with glasses, ice bucket, etc.
Muster Drill: a safety drill run at the beginning of every cruise. Passengers are shown where to find their life vests, and where to assemble to prepare to enter their assigned lifeboats (muster station).
Muster Station: the place crewmembers and passengers are instructed to assemble if an emergency bell sounds. From the muster station passengers would be guided to lifeboats in an emergency.
Norwalk Virus: a common gastro-intestinal virus causing vomitting and diarrhea that can break out on cruise ships. To avoid it wash your hands often.
Onboard account: a running bill for purchases made on the ship, usually delivered to your room the last night and paid just before leaving the ship.
Onboard credit (OBC): credit applied towards your onboard purchases. Often an incentive or reward, or compensation.
Past passenger program: cruise line programs to reward repeat passengers. Benefits increase with frequency, perks include free laundry, get-togethers, ship credit, etc. Aka loyalty programs.
Pilot: a local navigation specialist who comes aboard to assist the captain in navigating certain ports.
Pilot boat: the small boat which brings the pilot to or retrieves the pilot from the ship.
Pitch: up and down motion of ship usually as it sails perpendicular to the ocean swells. Most obvious at the bow of the ship.
Pod: a self-contained ship's engine and propellar mounted onto the hull at the back of the ship. Pods can rotate to steer the ship, replacing traditional propellar and rudder systems.
Port: a facility for a ship to interface with land; (2) the left side of the ship when facing forward.
Purser: officer in charge of financial accounting on a ship, works at the passenger service's desk, or "front desk." Watches your onboard spending and tallies your final bill.
Repeater's party: a cocktail party hosted for passengers who have sailed the cruise line before (past passenger party).
Repositioning Cruise: Fall and Spring journeys from one seasonal cruising region to another; known for many days at sea while you cross the world's major oceans. Generally good value cruises on a per diem basis.
Room Steward: the person who cleans your stateroom, delivers towels, etc.
Rocking: side to side motion of the ship, usually as a ship sails parallel to the ocean swells.
Sail & Sign Card: a magnetic stripe plastic card that works as your room key, boarding pass, identification card and onboard charge card during the cruise.
Shore Excursion: a tour sold onboard a cruise ship, (shorex) the staff who offers and manages land tours.
Starboard: the right-hand side of the ship when facing forward.
Stern: the rounded, back end of the ship.
Swell: the rising and rolling motion of the surface of the sea away from shore, a non-breaking ocean wave.
Tender: a small boat used to get passengers ashore when a ship is at anchor instead of alongside a dock. Tenders are used regularly in islands with no dock facilities. Tenders often look like lifeboats.
Theme cruise: a cruise geared toward people with a common interest, i.e. sports, culinary, music, etc.
Thruster: small perpendicularly mounted propellers in the keel that move the ship sideways, usually located both forward and aft.
Traditional dining: the system where passengers eat at the same time and table each evening with the same tablemates and waitstaff each night. This is largely being replaced by open-seating, anytime dining.
Transatlantic: a cruise that crosses the Atlantic ocean in either direction
Transcanal: a cruise that sails through a canal, most often used in reference to the Panama Canal
Travel insurance: insurance to cover various aspects of loss before or during your vacation.
Underway: the time when the ship is sailing from one port to the next
Windward: exposed to the wind, as on one side of an island prone to prevailing winds
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Live Nation's stock has dropped roughly 80 percent over the past year, from close to $15 a share to nearly $3 a share now. But that didn't deter the concert promoter from giving CEO Michael Rapino nearly a $550,000 raise as part of his new employment agreement.
In addition to raising his base pay to $1.5 million from $950,700, Rapino's new deal extends his tenure as CEO until 2013. His salary will also increase by at least $50,000 each year from 2010-2013.
The other terms of his original agreement, inked in 2007, remain the same except Rapino got two million stock options, which will vest over the next five years.
The terms of his golden parachute were also sweetened. Now instead of just receiving three times his most recent salary and bonus if he's terminated, he gets a payout equal to his most recent salary and bonus multiplied by either the number of years left on his contract or three, whichever number is greater. So, if he were to be fired this year (say after the Department of Justice thwarts the company's attempted merger with Ticketmaster), he would get a nice chunk of change.


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It's going to be a great 2014 for Trek with these guys riding the competition into the ground. Jens Voigt, Andy Schleck & Fabian Cancallara.
Trek put up a list of reasons why it's better to own a team than just be a sponsor; one of them was that you had control over who was on the team so you could hire only "good guys." Wonder who that was pointed at?
2013 has been a really bad year for the bike biz nationwide, but thankfully both for ourselves and Trek, not so bad. We're actually up for the year (more $$$ in sales than last), and Trek is down a lot less than their competitors. From what I've seen today, next year is going to be very, very good. Unless the weather is very, very bad!


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The chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Arizona, Patrick Cunningham (left), was issued a subpoena last week by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He was supposed to offer insight into his role in the Obama administration program that sent thousands of high-powered weapons — many of which have been used in murders, including several implicated in the slayings of federal agents — to violent drug cartels in Mexico.
But while Cunningham maintains his innocence, he will not be cooperating with the congressional investigation, his lawyer said in a letter to Congress. "As a professional courtesy, and to avoid needless preparation by the Committee and its staff for a deposition next week, I am writing to advise you that my client is going to assert his constitutional privilege not to be compelled to be a witness against himself," wrote Cunningham's attorney in the response.
Cunningham's lawyers said their client was simply caught in the middle of a battle between the executive and legislative branches. The highest U.S. criminal prosecutor in Arizona also claimed through his attorney that he was unfairly being made into a scapegoat by the Obama administration. But the full extent of Cunningham's involvement remains unclear.
Cunningham was originally scheduled to testify before the House Committee voluntarily last week. After he refused, however, Congress issued a subpoena forcing him to attend. Congressmen appeared fed up with the administration's efforts to stifle the investigation.
"Senior Justice Department officials have recently told the Committee that you relayed inaccurate and misleading information to the Department in preparation for its initial response to Congress," Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) wrote in a letter to Cunningham informing him of the order. The document also accused the U.S. Attorney for Arizona of playing an "outsized role" in the deadly gun-running program.
Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama both admitted after the scandal exploded that the gun-running tactics were highly inappropriate. But Cunningham apparently refused to distance himself from the operation. And Issa was not happy about it.
"These officials told us that even after Congress began investigating Fast and Furious, you continued to insist that no unacceptable tactics were used," Issa added in his letter ordering Cunningham to testify. The embattled prosecutor has also been accused of involvement in supplying inaccurate information to Congress.
But instead of taking the opportunity to clear his name, Cunningham's lawyers sent the controversial response stating that their client would plead the Fifth — refusing to offer anything other than his name and title in testimony. Congress and analysts were reportedly stunned. Rep. Issa even said the only valid reason Cunningham would have to resort to the Fifth Amendment was to protect himself from future criminal prosecution.
"The assertion of the fifth amendment by a senior Justice official is a significant indictment of the Department's integrity in Operation Fast and Furious," Issa said in a statement after receiving the refusal from Cunningham's lawyers. "This is the first time anyone has asserted their fifth amendment right in this investigation and [it] heightens concerns that the Justice Department's motivation for refusing to hand over subpoenaed materials is a desire to shield responsible officials from criminal charges and other embarrassment."
Rep. Issa, who has been leading the investigation in the House, also said the reaction was consistent with what he had already learned. The former head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (still known as ATF), Rep. Issa noted, told his committee that the Obama administration was handling its response to the scandal in a way designed to protect its political appointees.
"Coming a year after revelations about reckless conduct in Operation Fast and Furious were first brought to light, the assertion of the fifth amendment also raises questions about whether President Obama and Attorney General Holder have made a serious and adequate response to allegations raised by whistleblowers," Rep. Issa noted in the statement. "Did Attorney General Holder really not know a senior Justice Department official fears criminal prosecution or is this just another example of him hiding important facts? The committee will continue to demand answers."
Lawyers quoted in the media cautioned that someone's pleading the Fifth to avoid self-incrimination does not necessarily mean that person committed a crime. And with the increasingly charged atmosphere surrounding the Fast and Furious scandal — Congressmen have accused Holder of perjury and being an "accessory to murder" — it may be that Cunningham fears being falsely accused and prosecuted.
At least one Arizona attorney cited by the Tucson Citizen newspaper suggested offering the embattled prosecutor immunity in exchange for his testimony. But experts said Congress might not be willing to do that because it could affect future efforts to criminally prosecute officials responsible for the blood-soaked gun-trafficking scandal.
The Obama administration claimed that the various weapons-running schemes operated by the federal government were intended to track the guns and eventually arrest criminals. However, after the scandal broke, documents emerged showing what many prominent experts suspected all along: the federal government was actually engaged in a plot to undermine the Second Amendment protection of Americans' right to keep and bear arms.
Several reports and statements have emerged over the last year indicating that there may have been even more to the story than that. According to some analysts and individuals close to the operations, the CIA was actually involved in arming and protecting certain drug cartels in an effort to meddle in the internal affairs of Mexico.
Meanwhile, top officials — including President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder — have been caught lying about the scheme on key points from the beginning. The lies, some made under oath, have led to growing calls by members of Congress and the public for Holder to resign or be fired. So far, however, he has refused to step down, lashing out at the media instead.
Even as the Fast and Furious scandal continues to grow, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is now under congressional scrutiny for laundering hundreds of millions of narco-dollars belonging to Mexican cartels. The New York Times first exposed that scheme in a front-page story late last year entitled "U.S. Agents Launder Mexican Profits of Drug Cartels." And Congress was quick to hop on it.
As the congressional investigation into Fast and Furious continues, lawmakers in Arizona announced that the state would also be probing the scheme to determine whether the federal gun-trafficking programs violated any state laws. The special committee, which will have subpoena powers, is also charged with investigating the impact of Fast and Furious on Arizona. A report will be submitted by March 30.
Around 50,000 people have died in Mexico's drug war in recent years, yet massive amounts of narcotics continue flowing across the border unimpeded despite billions spent by the U.S. government. Critics say it may be time to develop a new strategy — especially if the current one involves sending guns to the cartels and then laundering their profits.
Activists and lawmakers still seem determined to find out what was really going on under the auspices of Fast and Furious, and now, the DEA money-laundering scandal. How important Cunningham's role might be in that investigation, however, remains unclear.
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NOAA researchers reported today that non-native lionfish populations will continue to grow and cannot be eliminated practically using conventional methods. Lionfish have taken hold along the southeast United States coast, placing divers and fishermen at significant risks from their painful, venomous sting, as well as leaving native fish populations potentially susceptible to new and unstudied hazards from their interactions with this species.
The scientists explained that the cost and effort to dispatch trained divers—the only effective elimination method currently known—would be impractical, partly due to the expansive deepwater reef habitats of the Southeast coast of the United States and Bahamas, an area encompassing more than 62,000 square miles.
How lionfish will affect native fish populations has yet to be determined or assessed, including the potential impacts to the commercial fishing industry. However, non-indigenous species can have serious negative economic effects and cause major disruption of native ecosystems.
The information was provided by scientists from the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science to coastal resource managers as part of information on lionfish biology and control measures and also was presented at a meeting of the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council in July 2006.
Lionfish, a native of the Indian and Pacific oceans, are now considered established in the Atlantic Ocean. First discovered off the coast of North Carolina in 2000 by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, they are believed to have been present off the east coast of Florida since the mid 1990s. Lionfish, popular in the aquarium trade, were likely introduced through releases by amateur aquarists no longer wishing to keep the fish.
NOAA researchers have determined that lionfish reach sexual maturity within two years and spawn multiple times during the spawning season. Each spawn can produce up to 30,000 eggs. Lionfish are believed to spend the winter from North Carolina to the Bahamas, with juveniles found as far north as Rhode Island during summer months where the potential for successful survival during the winter months is not possible due to cold water temperatures.
Prevention of future invasive species will require continued outreach efforts to discourage the release of exotic marine species into the wild. Early detection methods through regular monitoring programs can focus on detecting non-native species before they become established and aid in determining best practices for dealing with possible impacts of lionfish on fisheries.
Lionfish impacts to reef fish communities can potentially be reduced by local control in smaller regions. For example, lionfish have not been found in the NOAA Gray's Reef or Florida Keys national marine sanctuaries. "We are currently considering early detection and rapid response efforts to keep lionfish out of the sanctuaries," said ecologist James Morris, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. "It is unclear at this time if these attempts will be successful."
Coastal managers are included in a cooperative of federal, state and local agencies and the private sector administered by the Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council. The group seeks to prevent the spread of exotic or nonnative species through intentional or inadvertent transport.
In 2007 NOAA, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department, celebrates 200 years of science and service to the nation. Starting with the establishment of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1807 by Thomas Jefferson much of America's scientific heritage is rooted in NOAA. The agency is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and information service delivery for transportation, and by providing environmental stewardship of the nation's coastal and marine resources. Through the emerging Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), NOAA is working with its federal partners, more than 60 countries and the European Commission to develop a global monitoring network that is as integrated as the planet it observes, predicts and protects.


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Making jewelry keeps skydiver grounded
Bambi Knight has a bad habit of falling out of perfectly good airplanes. She doesn't see it that way, of course. The veteran skydiver and longtime Park City resident claims she took up jumping because she had a nagging fear of heights. But her logic is suspect.
"I took flying lessons in my early 20s but was a little nervous about being up there," says Knight. "I've always tried to confront and overcome my fears. I thought, 'I need to figure out how to get out of the plane and back on the ground in a hurry if something goes wrong.' So that's why I took up the sport."
Over 30 years and more than 5,000 jumps later, Knight holds six world skydiving records and still jumps regularly as a member of the Misty Blues, a world-renowned all-woman skydiving team.
Knight, a California native, has also made a name for herself in Park City as a gifted and innovative jewelry designer. She specializes in designing and creating common-sense, durable jewelry that can be worn every day. "That doesn't mean it can't be beautiful," she's quick to add. Based on this simple, heartfelt philosophy, she's gained and nurtures a loyal local clientele.
Knight's lifestyle embraces both extreme sport and elegant art, on the surface a baffling combination. Dig a little deeper and it somehow makes sense.
Knight moved to Florida in the early 1980s to work in the banking industry and pursue her newfound passion for skydiving. "Florida was Mecca for skydivers back then," she explains. "I started jumping (with) the new steerable square chutes that are now commonly used and got pretty good at it." She did the third tandem jump ever attempted with legendary skydiver Bill Booth, who invented the tandem harness.
Soon, she was invited to join the Misty Blues. "They were looking for talented young women with good personalities who loved to travel. I definitely fit that last requirement. I've always wanted to see the world." She's traveled with the team to jump and attempt world records in such diverse countries as France, Spain, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal and Japan.
Knight occupied her Daytona evenings taking continuing education classes. "I knew I wanted to do some kind of art. I chose jewelry-making because my mom said if I picked any other class I'd be a starving artist," Knight chuckles. It was a perfect match and her career path crystallized. She'd found her second real passion.
Within months she had quit her job to apprentice under a veteran Florida jeweler. "Apprenticeships were definitely old school even then, but I'm glad I did it. I really learned a lot," says Knight."
An avid skier, she visited Park City in the mid-1980s on a ski trip. "I saw this great little town and I thought there was a lot of potential here. I realized I couldn't make much money in jewelry in Daytona Beach, so I moved out here."
Knight partnered with veteran Park City jeweler Dick Doty. Over the years, working with Doty and other jewelers, she has created her own unique style of jewelry. She opened her own business, Designs by Knight, in the mid-1990s.
"I design my jewelry for active people so they can wear it all the time, Knight says. "My style is classic, not trendy, so it doesn't go out of style. I think I build a nice product. It has a little bit of weight to it, some substance. I use only nice gems,18-karat gold and platinum."
Knight was in the process of moving into a bright, spacious new studio in Prospector Square when interviewed last week. "Just look at this view," she grins, gazing through expansive arched windows at the snow-dusted slopes of the Park City Mountain Resort.
She points out the open foyer, complete with a wet bar. "I want to use this space as a showcase for other local artists, painters and sculptors. There's plenty of room." She envisions a different display every couple of months. She's planning an open house for late November.
Knight's longest lasting love affair has been with the town itself. "Park City is still a great place to live. I like the people here a lot; they have a great mindset. They're intelligent, well-traveled and they stay in shape. It's easy to strike up a conversation with people and talk about the world or current events. I love the fact that you can go outside and play all the time, winter and summer. There's so much to do."
Pausing a moment during her move, Knight reflected on her admittedly unusual lifestyle: "I guess skydiving and gemology sort of give my life balance. I love to make jewelry. It's a happy business. You're always making really fun, special things for people. As for skydiving, it gives me the ultimate adrenaline rush and has taken me all over the world. I've got a pretty simple take on life now. We live in a time when so much is changing, we've got to find joy in the moment. That's what I'm trying to do."
Two weeks ago, Knight took a day off to go skydiving in nearby Tooele. "I had a great time, learned some new tricks and met some nice people. I also realized I'm still a little afraid of heights. Weird, huh?"
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Arlene Loble served as the Park City manager in the 1980s, a pivotal period that prepared the community for the boom years that would follow in the 1990s. Loble, who recently died, is credited with introducing a level of professionalism to the municipal government that was needed amid the growth challenges.


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Visualizing and Understanding the Science of Climate ChangeIdea by Peter Mahaffy | added on Nov 30, 2009 06:49PM Discussion
A recent IUPAC project is developing a set of interactive, web-based materials to help students visualize and understand the underlying science of climate change.
Barraged by contradictory messages from media, many don't have the right tools to know what to think about the connection between human activity and our changing climate. This project brings together chemists and educators from the IUPAC Committee on Chemistry Education, The King's Centre for Visualization in Science (KCVS, Canada), The Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), American Chemical Society (USA), UNESCO, and the Federation of African Societies of Chemistry to develop a set of critically reviewed, interactive, web-based materials for global dissemination to help students visualize and understand the underlying science of climate change.
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This is now up and out there at www.explainingclimatechange.ca
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Not sure how well the above linked adapter would really work since it only sends 120vac to your NEMA 14-50 plug. Those 30 amp plugs are only 120v.
I am also looking for a solution for connecting to a NEMA TT-30 outlet.
NEMA TT-30 would work for 240v but I have never found one at an RV park. I did discover that the 30 amp and 20 amp circuits are fed from two separate hots so it would be possible to combine them to get 240v.
The car doesn't care what you feed it. You could put a NEMA 14-50 outlet on a 10A breaker on a 120V circuit if you want (I'm sure this is against code), and as long as you dialed the current down on the car you could charge fine, albeit slowly.
Yes, people have made adapters to NEMA 14-50 receptacles so they could plug into a 20A@120V circuit, and the mobile charger handles that just fine. So, you should be able to use that adapter and charge at 24A@120V.
I have TT-30, 10-30 and 14-30plugs connected to NEMA 14-50 sockets, and a 14-50p to 14-50r 30' extension lead. Tested it in my 10-30 dryer outlet tonight at 24A (30A breaker) at 240V and worked fine (albeit the 10-30 plug spades were a little warm when the car finished charging). The original idea was just to have a 14-30 to 14-50 for use at my mother-in-laws house, but I got carried away and thought I might as well have the other two, too. ;-)
Remember that the off the shelf item I linked to is only for a TT-30 outlet found in RV parks. If you want something for a 10-30 or 14-30 dryer outlet you'll need to make one yourself or choose one of the 'custom cable' options that quite a few online electrical retailers offer. The latter won't be cheap.
Yurts tend to have marginal wiring. So you have to hang around for a couple of days. >;)
Making 220 volts by using the hots from the two different outlets would probably not work. Yes the voltmeter would measure 220 volts, but the GFCI would likely trip instantly on the 20 amp circuit. There would be little to no current returning from the hot to the neutral wire.
@nathan.dudley, You are correct. Products like the Quick220 specifically do mention that you can't use it on GFCI outlets because of that detection and tripping that you mentioned. But there are plenty of 15A and 20A outlets around that are not GFCI.
Using two different outlets will only work if they are on the opposite legs of the transformer.
Ah, yes, another good point. You might need a long extension cord to get to another room that is on the other pole of your house's electric feed so it will work. The Quick220 seems pretty nice with having indicator lights to let you know when you have found those two circuits that will work.
Interesting stuff, but we're kind of off the RV topic now.
Still, even at 20 amps, 220v will take 16 hours to charge a model S from empty to full. Still better than the 87 hours it takes for standard 120 15 amps.
I'm not as brave as you guys. I won't drive my S anyplace that isn't near a supercharger. If the SC route takes me too far out of the way... then I opt to drive my hybrid vehicle. I don't hate gas stations that much!
Planning to take weekend trip from south central PA to Niagara on the Lakes area in summer. SC route is approximately 740 miles versus hybrid route of 308 miles! Not a knock on my S85, but that's a lot of miles to drive out of the way just to avoid using gas. Plus that's 7.5 hours of having to put up with my spouse telling me ..."you should have drove the other car".
When the Buffalo supercharger is completed in (roughly) June,
that will make a big difference in planning your trip. Do not
take the suggestions of the Route Planner in the car as gospel,
since it tends to be rather over-conservative in managing the
remaining energy in your car. Probably one SC stop going and
one stop returning (with charging near Buffalo) would do the trip
for a slightly gentle driver.
These adapt the NEMA TT-30R to a NEMA 14-50R which you can then plug the mobile connector into. You need to dial down the current to 30A, and should get ~8 mi/hr charge rate.
PS: many campgrounds have mostly "30 amp hookups" (usually meaning NEMA TT-30R), but a smattering of "50 amp service", usually meaning NEMA 14-50R. Always worth checking if there are 50A hookups anywhere in the campground. Also, I've been told at a couple of campgrounds that I would need to dial down the current to ~40A to avoid damaging their equipment.
I find it sad that you buy a $80K car and have to figure out a way to charge it at RV camps to get your destination.
Hopefully Tesla's S/C network expands soon. And considering all the M3's they hope to sell with a 200 mile range (BTW is that 200 miles in the winter) S/Cers will need to start popping up all over the place.
@garygid ...The future Buffalo SC will not do. Buffalo is 286 miles from my place in south central PA (Mechanicsburg) and about 35 miles away from the Niagara on the Lake area. And there are no SC's with 100 miles of I-390 (the main road I will be using).
I do not blame the existing SC network, as I knew what was in place prior to my purchase. Since, there is no convenient way to get to my destination... I just have to make do and burn some fossil fuel for this trip. When and if the SC network expands in PA, then it will be a different story.
On the plus side, the new SC in Grove City now allows me to visit family in Columbus. Prior to that travel to Columbus was possible but the return trip would present problems.
As stated earlier, I'm just not as daring or as patient as the OP to charge at a RV park.
@LostInPA, Quote: "I'm not as brave as you guys. I won't drive my S anyplace that isn't near a supercharger. If the SC route takes me too far out of the way... then I opt to drive my hybrid vehicle."
Ha! This actually did cause me to laugh out loud. You are coming at this from the wrong assumption. I am not driving TO someplace that doesn't have a Supercharger. I can't get out of where I live without using some other form of charging because there aren't any Superchargers near me. I've had my Model S for just over a year, and they should be building the Superchargers near my city in the next few months.
@TomServo, Quote: "I find it sad that you buy a $80K car and have to figure out a way to charge it at RV camps to get your destination."
What? Why is it sad? Should Tesla have built all of the Superchargers around the world before they sold a single car? No, that would be stupid. So we are at the mercy of not being able to time travel. Some people wanted to go ahead and buy the car even though the Superchargers aren't built out to them yet. Some people were glad to be able to experience the awesomeness of driving the Model S where they live and charge at home, and make do with something else (rental or other car) on the occasional longer trips until the Supercharger system gets more extensive. So things are not quite as wonderful during the first year or so of owning it as the next 14 years or so will be. Is that so awful? Anyway, I hate that kind of attitude where people quote the price they paid for the car, so it should rub their feet or cook them breakfast or something. It's a car, and people hopefully make a purchase decision knowing what it is capable of and what the use and ownership of it will entail, so that's on them of whether the pros and cons were worth it. It's not like the car knows how much was paid for it and should try to do better.
Besides, it's not like you have to be camping out in the woods. Many cities have the RV parks in town, and there is plenty of stuff within a few blocks.