User talk:Pege.founder

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[edit] Welcome

Hello, Pege.founder, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Euchiasmus 19:37, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] From cow shit to manure

Great! I just added today an article about Biomass gasification and was a little bit concerned about my English.

Now 8 hours later, I found my article translated to real English.

--Pege.founder 18:02, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wheel chair with Mecanum wheels

Just thought to add a new sensation to the wheel chair section and was surprised by Your photo dated 1980.

Do You know more about the history of this wheel chair?

Any possible reason, why something first time shown 1980 is a fair sensation in 2006?

Mecanum wheel chair shown on the EVER Monaco 2006

I remember the wheelchair I photographed at an exhibition/conference in the early eighties caused quite a stir - lots of people wanting to try it, because its totally free movement was quite unlike anything else - like floating, but with complete control. You could move the joystick in any direction and the chair moved in that direction; you could also twist the joystick and you would turn round. The two movements could, of course, be combined if you wish.
I think it must have been a prototype, but I can't really remember (25 years ago is a long time!) and I was subsequently quite disappointed not to see them around. So I was delighted to follow your link and see that, at last, the idea is being taken forward, especially since I know someone who would probably like one.
So why has it taken so long? I wondered at the time if the cost was prohibitive, but now I'm wondering if the sale of the mecanum wheel patent to the US Navy had anything to do with it. Their particular use for it was in vehicles to get around tight spaces on ships, and probably didn't involve building wheelchairs. I'm only guessing.
I think patents give exclusive rights to a technology for something like 20 years, so once that period is up, other companies can use the idea.
Any idea how much they cost? Euchiasmus 19:37, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spam

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[edit] Excellent!

Thank you for the important information you have added on Talk:Plug-in hybrid. I have replied to your comments there. ←BenB4 10:56, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

I just realized -- you took those photos on your site, didn't you? Would you please consider releasing them under the GFDL or a Creative Commons license (such as CC-BY-SA)? Then we could use your pictures in Wikipedia. When people click on them, they will see a link to your site and a link to the source of the photo. ←BenB4 11:05, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

So awesome! The one I was thinking of was this Kangoo (and any other angles of it if you have them.) Thank you so much for making these available. ←BenB4 12:07, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

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corrected my failure to forget selecting the license type --Pege.founder 19:21, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

I want to thank you so much again. The red Kangoo we have -- to be perfectly honest I am not sure whether it is an Elect'Road. ←BenB4 01:17, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Renault Kangoo

Is Renault's plug-in hybrid back in production or is it just a concept at this point? CME94 12:25, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Far better and stronger with a complete new drive system and Lithium iron phospaht batteries. --Pege.founder 19:28, 31 October 2007 (UTC)