ryan_j

No Vlad. I am an EE and I've actually designed these systems. What are your qualifications against apart from being an Internet know it all?

Well yeah that sounds like a typical range session to me.

I am a gold star member of starbucks. But important to note they are NEUTRAL on carry. They obey local laws.

"Modified sine wave" (actually modified square wave) inverters definitely don't work as well as true sine wave inverters. If you're using something like a microwave oven you will have less power output at the magnetron. Wall warts tend to run hotter as well, but most power supplies like laptops are designed to take the punishment due to the fact that they are designed to accept different AC power input for different countries. Motor loads tend to be noisier and some tend to have trouble starting. Fluorescent lamps may flicker a bit more. Purely resistive loads like heaters are just fine of course. I did have once noticeable difference with a MSW vs TSW where a CRT TV would be missing one of its scan lines on the MSW but not the TSW. Some audio equipment may not like it and you can hear the sharp "buzz." Many RVers have gone to TSW because they are cheap now. You can get a 1kw inverter for about 200 bucks.

The problem is the wiring between your alternator and your battery (not the amp wiring). Wiring of too small a gauge causes too big of a voltage drop. It won't "mess up your alternator" because the battery is there to pick up the slack where the alternator cannot supply. Additionally though, some modern cars have different output for low and high RPM to save fuel to meet CAFE standards. Honda in particular does this. The average passenger car's alternator delivers about 80-110 amps, but that is over 2000 RPM. At idle speeds or normal cruising speed your alternator isn't putting out everything. The battery is supposed to pick up the slack in that case. A vehicle with high electrical demand such as a police car or ambulance doesn't use these capacitors. They simply have thicker wiring and high output alternators. A car with a "police package" will have this from the factory. The reason there is a "buffer" is because the alternator can't keep up with instantaneous demand due to being undersized or having insufficiently thick wiring.

No, the capacitor is supposed to act as a buffer and supply instantaneous current for peak demand. They work somewhat but are a gimmick though. You'd be much better off upgrading the wiring to your amp, alternator and battery because that is the real problem.

I have a 1000 watt xantrex SW1000 sine wave inverter in the van. The van came with a built in inverter but it is only 120w and barely adequate. With this one I can run my kid's nebulizer or even a microwave oven if we decide to bring our own food on a road trip.

Good to know. Thanks. I am just curious because I am interested to see how many roadblocks NJ puts up. I practice regularly and I am sure I could do the qualification easily but some might fail it and they could use that to weed out people, just in case they do get a "justifiable need." With that, I have no idea why they claim that CCW will cause accidents when their qualification procedure is a higher standard than other states who do not have that standard. I can only hope that one day I can actually go through the qual to get my permit... right after I get my unicorn hunting license, lol.

OK but it's the same for private individuals? My understanding is that their qualification is tailored to LEOSA.

I have to re-read the laws but I think you can actually use any place for target practice if you're a member of a rifle or pistol club that sends names to the state police every year.

Evan Nappen's opinion I believe is that even letting your spouse touch one of your firearms in your home is an illegal transfer. But at a target range, or hunting, no problem. The bigger problem is that none of the exemptions for NJ firearm possession apply to lawful self defense. It's not an exempted use. So it would basically be up to the mercy of the court. But in our case I am hoping that the judge seeing that my wife defending 3 small kids would at least play in her favor, IF we ever have to deal with a HD/SD situation (I hope we NEVER have to).

Joe Biden's advice would apply here - "get a shotgun" My wife has her FID card.

Yeah yeah, I know that. I am not talking about justifiable need. I know mere mortals like myself will never meet that standard. I am just curious as to what the range qualification was, compared to say, Texas where if you can hit the broad side of a barn you're good.

What is it like in NJ for non-LEO? Let's say the second coming happened and I became eligible for a civilian NJ CCW permit. Yes, I know, I will likely hit the lotto first, but please just entertain my curiousity. I was told it's 50 shots at 7, 15 and 25 yards? What about scores, how much?

We have wire mesh on our gutters. They don't really get filled up.

Handgunlaw.us has the correct info. I always verify with the state I am visiting which permit is valid or not, and states I frequently visit I plan to have carry permits from there if possible.

SHHHHHHH!!!! NJ will look to tax it instead!

For the love of God, why? I know people have been pointing them at aircraft but limiting them to 1mw wouldn't fix that. http://nj1015.com/laser-pointer-ban-on-christies-desk/

I think I will make a complaint. Let's cause some pain to ceasefire and others.

Frank says NJ2AS is not a 501c3. I have no idea what it actually is.

It was in the 90s and I believe it was a Federal building. They didn't have any armed security or metal detectors back then.

Yep. Like the box cutters that brought down the WTC and part of the pentagon.

So from what it seems the MD case has stronger support for Cert than did Kachalsky, and is a more clear cut case. This should be a good case to go before SCOTUS.

Maryland case gets some additional Amicus briefs: Gun owners of America (via Gun Owners Foundation): http://www.gunowners.com/Woollard.v.Gallagher.AmicusBrief.pdf American Civil Rights Union: http://theacru.org/No.13-42_Amicus_Woolard_v_Gallagher_081213.pdf The NRA and a couple others have filed Amicus briefs as well. The GOA brief is interesting because GOA has teamed up with a number of other organizations including Citizens United.

Even if it passes, it's harmless. If you don't want to end up in the little NJSP black book buy your ammo in PA. I agree about more to come though. But we need to give Sweeney the boot in November, and as many others as we possibly can. There are some strategies to do so, and sending the right message to the hunters is a must.