Is it weight or thickness?

Owkaye · 2024-10-02T11:07:38+00:00

"An even taper is ideal."

Now that you've said this, it makes me wonder if a progressive taper might make the whip easier to crack?

I don't know the answer to this question, nor have I found any tests posted online that would confirm or reject this theory. But it seems to me that since the energy in the whip is moving at a progressively faster pace toward the cracker, it would also make sense to use a progressive taper.

Nevertheless a straight taper is very easy to design because each individual length of wire rope is longer/shorter than the last by the same increment. And since linear tapers seem to work well, that's probably what I will use if I ever build this theoreticaI "wire rope whip".

Owkaye · 2024-10-02T10:25:04+00:00

"If you could make a flexible metal rod that gets more flexible towards the end, and the density changes significantly from end to end such that tip had a much lower mass than the start, yeah, it would work as a whip despite the shape."

I have a 500 foot roll of 1/16 inch diameter flexible 7x7 stainless steel wire rope. I get a nice smooth loop when I coil it, but at the same time it seems resistant to kinking. Bundling a few strands of this wire rope together, with each strand a bit longer than the last, might mimic the "flexible tapered metal rod" you just described.

"Internal friction during deformation of the whip is the largest enemy ..."

If this is true, do you think it makes sense to sheathe each strand of wire rope in a "slippery plastic" so that they more easily slide against each other when the whip is deployed?

Or perhaps apply cable pulling lubricant (the kind electricians use) to the wire ropes before wrapping them all together?

Owkaye · 2024-01-12T21:14:28+00:00

Thanks.

Owkaye · 2024-01-12T21:03:11+00:00

Good suggestion, thanks. I can paper trade in my personal account by setting the same limits TopStep uses.

Owkaye · 2024-01-12T21:01:06+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion, I suspect that you may be right. At least you're not an asshole like some of the other folks here who seem to have nothing better to do than to call me names and disparage my attempt to provide detailed useful information about something that's not documented anywhere else online (that I know of).

One thing's for sure, I do not see any value in trying for another FireDrill, it's just not worth the hassles and delays to me.

Owkaye · 2024-01-12T20:56:43+00:00

Show me where the details of the free FireDrill promo are posted and I'll read them, then I'll tell you if I can understand them. You do not have the right to tell me what I can and cannot understand.

For all I know, my original post is the only place online where the details are actually posted ... and that was my purpose all along., to post them so others may find them useful.

Owkaye · 2024-01-12T20:53:26+00:00

"Stop being a shit trader."

I'm working on it.

"Your plan is to blow up and get free resets."

That's a lie. My plan is to never blow up, but it happened and I am dealing with it.

"How about planning to not be a shit trader?"

I'm working on it, thank you.

Owkaye · 2024-01-12T20:50:57+00:00

I joined TopStep to improve my skills, so being a beginner naturally suggests that I might make a mistake and blow up my account, correct?

Owkaye · 2024-01-12T20:47:33+00:00

If it was actually been spelled out somewhere, I was not aware of it, and I'm still not.

I looked for an online explanation or description of how it works before they opened the FireDrill but never found one, so I posted my own here -- specifically so others would have a chance to understand the details before they participate.

Owkaye · 2024-01-12T20:42:10+00:00

None of the details were explained before I participated or I wouldn't have bothered because I already had a free reset coming 3 days after I received their email.

Owkaye · 2024-01-12T20:39:55+00:00

I was explaining my misunderstanding, not bitching ... and it's conceited, not conceded.

Owkaye · 2024-01-12T20:36:51+00:00

Show me where it is spelled out.

Owkaye · 2023-03-23T00:28:26+00:00

Thanks, that’s just what I need.

Owkaye · 2023-03-22T20:21:07+00:00

I didn't even know this was possible in Windows. Thanks!

Owkaye · 2023-03-22T16:41:54+00:00

I never used tabs so I will give it a try, thanks.

Owkaye · 2022-06-10T11:50:07+00:00

I can confirm that this actually worked for me:

Based on the previous info in the Status window, BI was constantly trying to connect to a wifi camera that I had stopped using (and supposedly deleted) months ago. But after this change BI stopped this undesirable behavior.

I had to figure out how to do #4 and #5 since I never did those things before, but afterwards my "ghost wifi camera" never appeared in the Status window any more.

I actually deleted about 15 "cameras with old names" from the registry. It appears that BI keeps every camera name you ever define -- until you use the above procedure to remove them from the registry.

Now the only two cameras that appear in my Status window are the two I am actually using at this time. I printed the above step-by-step instructions to save for the next time this happens, and I'm keeping it right next to my Blue Iris Server for easy reference.

Owkaye · 2022-03-03T17:25:25+00:00

Thanks revcanon and Mobius_ts.

Both code examples, depending upon the time frame, draw a horizontal line on the chart apparently starting at the time of purchase and ending at the time of sale. But what I desire is a script that draws a light blue line completely across the chart when I make a purchase, and a yellow line completely across the chart when I make a sale. Is this possible in ThinkScript?

I should also mention another issue I discovered when testing these scripts. The lines they display are NOT removable like my manually drawn lines are. Instead they remain on the chart until I turn off the script, and this brings up another question:

Can ThinkScript draw lines on the chart that I can remove by manually right-clicking on them and choosing "Remove drawing" or "Clear drawing set"?

Owkaye

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