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| Ford Is Building Thousands of Respirators |
| 2020-03-25 |
| Road & Track via Instapundit. And, as was anticipated here at 'burg (h/t Frankie G), it's based entirely on F-150 parts. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 You know, in a pinch... We're just making a positive air pressure device. Put some filters over the air intake, set on low, and figure a diameter hose to attach at the outflow - doesn't need to cover the whole end, even have multiple tubes. Bet it would need a crap load of batteries always on the charger though. Unless a person could figure how to override the design and operate at the necessary reduced power consuming airflow. Now if it could run 4+ that would justify battery juggling. If doing breathing reps instead of continuous pressure trigger-dude(tte) going to want a metronome and some good ear buds. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-03-25 14:46 |
| #4 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-03-25 14:11 |
| #3 That's some Apollo 13 shit right there. Off the shelf parts. Power tool battery pack. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-03-25 13:21 |
| #2 I've got 240,000 miles on mine. As a respirator, not so much |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-03-25 10:24 |
| #1 That heater / AC blower fan should inflate lungs impressively on the Hi setting. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-03-25 09:13 |