Serial host and producer Serial is an investigative journalism hosted by, narrating a nonfiction story over. The series was co-created and is co-produced by Koenig and Julie Snyder and developed. Episodes vary in length. New episodes were originally available weekly, but partway through the second season the schedule was revised to every other week.
Serial ranked number one on even before its debut and remained there for several weeks. Serial won a in April 2015 for its innovative telling of a long-form nonfiction story. The last episode of season two of Serial was released March 31, 2016. The producers of Serial launched the podcast on March 28, 2017. Season three's release date is planned to be sometime in early 2018. The series is being adapted for television.
Contents. Series overview Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 12 October 3, 2014 ( 2014-10-03) December 18, 2014 ( 2014-12-18) 11 December 10, 2015 ( 2015-12-10) March 31, 2016 Koenig has said that Serial is 'about the basics: love and death and justice and truth.
All these big, big things.' She also has noted, 'this is not an original idea. Maybe in podcast form it is, and trying to do it as a documentary story is really, really hard.
But trying to do it as a serial, this is as old as.' Reported that, directors of and the film, would be producing a television program about the podcast that will take a 'behind-the-scenes approach that details how Koenig went from virtual anonymity to creating one of 2014's biggest cultural phenomenons'. Season 1 (2014) Season 1 investigated the 1999 (: 이해민), an 18-year-old student at in, U.S. She was last seen at about 3 p.m. On January 13, 1999.
Her corpse was discovered on February 9 in and identified two days later. The case was immediately treated as a homicide. Lee's ex-boyfriend, Adnan Masud Syed, was arrested on February 28 at 6 a.m. And charged with first-degree murder, which led to 'some closure and some peace' for Lee's family. A memorial service for Lee was held on March 11 at Woodlawn High School. Syed's first trial ended in a mistrial, but after a six-week second trial, Syed was found guilty of Lee's murder on February 25, 2000, and given a life sentence, despite pleading his innocence.
Syed did not speak in front of the jury. In February 2015, three weeks after the end of Season 1, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals filed a decision allowing Syed to appeal his conviction on grounds his attorney, had provided ineffective counsel for failing to seek a plea bargain during his trial.
The Court also announced that another three-judge panel would address the question of whether new evidence from Asia McClain, providing an alibi for Syed, would be admitted. On June 30, 2016, Judge Martin P. Welch granted Syed's motion for post-conviction relief, setting aside the original conviction and calling for a new trial, agreeing that it demonstrated ineffective assistance of counsel that Syed's lawyers did not question the interpretation of cellphone tower evidence during the original trial. On February 9, 2015, of CBS News reported Serial's season one episodes had been downloaded more than 68 million times. By February 2016, the episodes had been downloaded over 80 million times. This section needs expansion. You can help.
(August 2016) The much-anticipated second season of Serial was released in December 2015. The subject of Season 2 was met with widespread skepticism. Vastly different from the popular murder-mystery story that Season 1 investigated, Season 2's focus on the story behind the U.S. Soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who disappeared from his post in Afghanistan in 2009 before being captured by the Taliban and subsequently released in 2014, was contentious due in part to the controversial views of the soldier's departure from his post and also because of the high-profile court martial proceeding for his alleged desertion. The Guardian summarized the season by saying Koenig and her team managed to add to the conversation: 'Not only did they let Bergdahl speak for himself, via a series of interviews with the film-maker Mark Boal, but they also asked and answered a question that no one – including the military or the US government – had seemingly bothered to investigate.'
Season 2 of Serial was less about solving a mystery and more about long-term investigative reporting and storytelling. Zach Baron of GQ Magazine reported that he liked the season overall and thought it gave an invaluable document of what it is like to serve in modern wars, but said it was also 'something of a cultural disappointment, at least compared to last season.' Similar to Season 1's critical response, some felt that the lack of answers was 'infuriating.' Switching to a bi-weekly schedule mid-season caused some to believe the series was losing momentum. Though in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Sarah Koenig and executive producer Julie Snyder said the download numbers for Season 2 were 50 million, higher than the numbers were by the time Season 1 ended.
Related podcasts The popularity of Serial and the intrigue of the case it covered has spawned several companion podcasts, such as Crime Writers on Serial, The Serial Serial, and Undisclosed: The State vs. Adnan Syed, the latter produced by Rabia Chaudry., a 2017 collaboration between the teams of 'This American Life' and 'Serial', has also received widespread acclaim. Parodies of Serial have targeted the show's style, its fans' obsessive tendencies, Koenig's curiosity and uncertainties, the charts and graphics posted on the show's website, and the podcast's sponsor MailChimp (especially the 'MailKimp'). ran a cartoon based on Serial. When Koenig appeared on, Colbert noted that the finale of Serial would be released in competition with Colbert's last episode. spoofed Serial with a sketch investigating, who for years has allegedly been leaving presents in people's homes.
As part of the promotion for the video game, developer is putting out a multi-part, in-universe podcast called Hunt the Truth, investigating the history of the series protagonist, the, John-117. Narrated by comedian as fictional reporter Benjamin Giraud, it is delivered in the style of the Serial podcast, including the narration delivery style of Sarah Koenig and audio style of her in-person and over-the-phone interviews. released a short video starring as a frantic Koenig—unsure of how she will end the series—recording the final episode of Serial.
The video mimics Serial's style, including asides to the audience demarcated by the Serial theme music. The 'Mail Kimp' and 'Crab Crib' memes are referenced in the popular video, which had over 880,000 views as of October 2015, placing it in the website's 'Immortal: Best of the Best' video category. In the summer of 2015, developed an show format entitled One Story Told Week by Week which satirized Serial. According to writer, Nina Metz, the host parodied Koenig's 'distinctively intimate and inquisitive vocal delivery,' as well as contained moments that satirized the podcast's 'attempt at amateur sleuthing.' .
Sarah Koenig made a cameo appearance in a Season 2 episode of the animated comedy as a ringtone, parodying her introduction to episodes of the podcast. In November and December 2016 Secrets, Crimes and Audiotape, a radio drama anthology podcast series by, had a five-episode story arc in the form of a musical satire of Serial's Season 1, called Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me.
In this so-called 'first-ever serialized podcast musical', young struggling reporter Sarah Koenig is possibly involved in Hae Min Lee's murder and her covering the story boosts her career and leads to her cooperation with Ira Glass. The story among other things also makes extended use of the MailKimp meme.
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It appears that the turbine is putting out power, but the amp meter used is currently unable to measure the turbine's output. To more accurately measure the AIR turbine's output, we recommend a clamp-on DC amp meter.
A good example of one is the Extech MA120. While most home center and hardware stores carry clamp-on amp meters, those are typically only AC meters. The only common local source for a DC-capable meter is Sears, but not all stores stock the DC version. A clamp-on amp meter is useful for several purposes, such as checking PV or wind system output, measuring device loads, and identifying system problems. It should be part of the tool kit for any dealer, installer, boat or RV owner. For a use like checking the output of the wind turbine, it's invaluable. A multimeter will not work well for measuring output from the AIR turbine.
Most multimeters are only capable of measuring milliamps, and the output of the turbine will typically blow the fuse in the multimeter. The turbine's voltage will be a bit higher than whatever the battery voltage is, so using a voltmeter to check the turbine's output won't be a valid measurement.
That is, unless you wait for a long period of time as battery charge state changes. The issue with the Xantrex Battery Monitor's is a bit more complex. These and similar monitoring systems use a negative shunt and are not tolerant of AC ripple, which means they won't accurately register the AIR turbine's charge.
The AIR has a high frequency ripple of about 18k cycles, which causes problems for the Link system. The alternator in the AIR puts out wild A/C that is then rectified to DC via the internal circuitry. There is some high-frequency ripple as a result. This issue can be solved with the use of a line filter such as a DCB-10 or DCF-10 from Tyco.
Sorry about the noise you've been hearing. Please check the following:. The nose cone is not fully pressed onto the face.
If it is pressed all the way, and you still believe it is the source of the sound, placing silicone on the nose cone rims that snap onto the blade hub usually does the trick (be sure to place even amounts on all sides). Yaw is properly tightened and the yaw is not knocking against the pipe.
Blades are visibly damaged and a replacement is needed. The hub was not placed evenly onto the face and will need adjustment.
Blades are not properly tightened to the hub and thus misaligned, causing an imbalance in shape or weight. The rotor band has become dislodged and is hitting against the stator. Opening the turbine and visually inspecting the rotor will confirm or eliminate this possibility. The rotor shaft is bent and the rotor is now contacting the stator. Again visual inspection will determine if this is the case. Some other possibilities, not as likely in your situation, but thought I would mention just in case:.
Wires down the pipe are knocking around on the inside. The Air Yaw Pad inside the yaw clamp is missing and the wires are knocking against the yaw. The AIR 40 operating temperature is 14º F (-10º C) to 104º F (40º C), start up wind speed is 7 mph, is quieter than the AIR 30, and can produce energy at a wider wind speed range (will spin in up to 50 mph winds before entering over speed protection). The AIR 30 operating temperature is 14º F (-10º C) to 104º F (40º C), start up wind speed is 8 mph, is more durable in harsher wind conditions, and produces energy at a shorter wind speed range (will spun in up to 32 mph winds before entering over speed protection). The grease in the bearings will begin to freeze at temperatures under -10º C but if the turbine begins to spin up, the heat generated will re-liquefy the grease and then it will spin fine. The turbine will generally start up in higher winds to overcome the cold grease but once the machine is warmed up, it will perform normally. Rime ice will collect on the machine and prevent it from operating but once the sun melts the ice or its manually removed, AIR will function normally.
If you are experiencing vibration or wobbling of your AIR unit I recommend checking:. Hub not placed evenly on the face and will need adjustment. Blades are not properly tightening to the hub, causing an imbalance. The yaw clamp is no longer tight to the pole and will need re-tightening. The two face bearings are bad and need changing. They no longer spin smoothly and freely when you spin the rotor shaft by hand.
There is too much “give” between the body casting and yaw. When the body casting is grabbed by hand and lifted vertically upwards, there is play between the casting and yaw.
This may need a yaw bearing replacement or the inner bore of the body casting (where the yaw is located) is ovalized and will need replacement. Face Bearings: First you will have to remove the hub/blade assembly, which is secured by the rotor jam nut.
It can be done with a 5/16' hex key wrench. Remove the face assembly, secured by 3 bolts, using a 5/32' hex key wrench. Pry off the face using a small flat-head screwdriver. Be careful not to damage the paint on marine units. You may discard the old o-ring and later replace it with a new one. Ideally you would wear an anti-static wrist strap while doing the next step, but at least be careful to not discharge static electricity to the circuit board.
Now use a 7/64' Allen key to remove the three small screws connecting the stator wires to the circuit. Try to feel the factory torque setting (10 in-lbs) on these bolts when you remove them, so as to avoid stripping the threads when you reattach the stator wires.
Carefully note the routing of the wires connecting the stator windings to the circuit board. Note the parallel orientation of the three stator ring-terminals and how they are isolated from one another. Firmly press the rotor shaft with your thumb to separate it from the stator. Moderate force will be necessary to overcome the magnetic field that holds the rotor inside the stator.
Use a flat-head screwdriver to pry the stator from the body. This is done by inserting the blade of the screwdriver into one of the three recessed areas where the stator meets the body of the unit, and carefully prying the stator out a little bit. Work your way around the stator prying little by little at all three of the recessed points until the stator is removed. Now you are down to just the face plate and bearings. There is a snap-ring holding the bearings in place.
Use snap-ring pliers to remove and insert the snap ring. Note that the sealed bearing faces out and the shielded bearing is closer to the inside of the body. To remove the old bearings, align a pipe, dowel rod, or socket with the outer race of the bearing, and use a hammer to tap out the old bearings.
Note that the two wavy washers go between the bearings so that the slots in the washers are pointed in opposite directions. In some cases you can simply push the new bearings into the face by hand. In other cases, you will have to carefully use the hammer and socket/pipe/dowel/etc. To gently tap on the outer race of the bearings and tap them in. After you have the non-shielded bearing in, put the two wavy washers in so the slots do not align, and the two spacers. Then install the shielded bearing so the shield faces out.
We use a jig and press in the factory, as the other attachment ('air face wop.PDF') shows, but for practicality in the field this is the next best method. The rest goes back together in the opposite order. Yaw Bearing: For the yaw bearing, we apply a tiny streak of lubricant to the yaw bore in the casting before pressing in the bearing. This link (click here) shows the product that we use. The bearing is then aligned and pressed into the body. Then the snap rings are inserted so that they make full contact with the inside machined groove.
There are a few ways blades will fail: UV damage (non-black blades), cracked at the root (warranty issue), and cracked away from the root (due to a strike – not covered by warranty). If the blades broke at the root, i.e. Where they attach to the hub, then the replacement and related damage is covered under warranty. For blades that break away from the root, we do not cover it under warranty, as the only way to explain this is that the blades were struck by a foreign object. The wind does not do this sort of damage.
An AIR turbine spinning slowly or not spinning indicates a short, which could be present in the system or in the turbine. In order to find out where the short is, the turbine should be “bench tested.” Please see page 26 of the owner's manual for a description of the bench tests. These tests require you to take the turbine off of your tower, and use only the red and black leads from the turbine. That way it's isolated from the rest of the system, and if the test results are normal, then you know that the problem lies outside of the turbine, in a connection or wire issue. By following this guide, you will find the source of the 'spin up, shut down' behavior of your AIR. First, I would like to explain that the AIR turbine needs a small (milliamps) amount of electricity to operate its internal circuitry.
The circuit board requires at least 10.5 volts for a 12V turbine, or it will be running open circuit. When in open circuit mode, the turbine will spin until it charges the circuit board, then the LED will illuminate and the turbine will brake suddenly as a protective measure. Once stopped, the circuit card discharges and is unable to maintain braking (since it's not connected to the battery voltage it needs to operate) and the turbine will spin up again. This can be caused by a number of factors. Please begin by checking the following:. Check the battery bank voltage.
It must be at least 10.5 volts (assuming a 12V system) for the circuit to work properly. Check all wire connections for a failed or weak connection. Check the inline fuse or circuit breaker for an open condition.
Make sure the wires are properly sized for the length of run, as described in the manual. Undersized wire will cause the turbine to enter regulation mode whenever it produces high current. If you have a stop/brake switch, remember that if the toggle is in the center position, the turbine will be in open circuit mode. Try running the red and black wires from the turbine directly to your battery bank, bypassing all inline components. If this fixes the problem, the issue may be with one of your inline components or in the wiring.
Make sure you are not attempting to run the turbine through a solar charge controller or any diode containing device. If your wire and connections are good, then the next step is to test the turbine. These tests require you to take the turbine off your tower, and use only the red and black leads from the turbine. That way the turbine is isolated from the rest of the system, and if the test results are normal, then you know that the problem lies outside of the turbine, and is actually a connection or wire issue. Lastly, while the turbine is down, it is a good idea to inspect the inside, particularly the brush-to-slip ring connection.
The brushes are located on/near the circuit board, and can be accessed by removing the face and the yaw assemblies. Please follow the instructions in the circuit replacement kit to remove the face assembly and access the circuit board and the yaw assembly which has the slip rings.
The instructions have references to the owner's manual. Once you have taken off the face assembly, remove the snap ring on the yaw assembly, as shown in the attachment. This will give you access to the slip rings. Use Emory cloth or fine grit sandpaper to clear away carbon debris buildup and smooth out grooves. Next, put the slip rings back in so they are contacting the brushes. Being careful to discharge any static electricity and avoid touching the circuit board, place sandpaper or cloth on the slip ring. Rotate it so that it rubs against the brushes, and move it back and forth to clean the brushes.
While you have the turbine opened, check around the circuit board to make sure the components are fully intact. Make sure no components are burned or have become detached from the board. And again, be careful you don't discharge any static electricity to the circuit board.
A little shock will damage the board. Also check the condition of the brushes the make sure the brush wires are not frayed.