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newwheel · 8 years ago

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Stromer ST1X Customer Ride Report by Paul Yonemura

About Paul

Age: 66 Occupation: Retired Music Teacher/Independent Jazz Recording Artist Home Town: Berkeley, CA Bike Usage: Errands/Pleasure Rides Average Weekly Mileage: 20 miles/Errands Pleasure Riding Mileage: 10-30 miles per trip

Bike: Stromer ST1X 17″ in Orange w/ Stromer Front Suspension & BodyFloat Seatpost

How I Wound Up On An Electric Bike Like a lot of people, I rode a great deal when I was a child. I’d ride all over Berkeley on everything from a balloon-tired cruiser to a ten-speed. Then the driver’s license came at age sixteen and that ended my biking for a long time. I got back on a bike at age 38, riding an early mountain bike, which was great for Berkeley’s not-so-perfect streets, but I wasn’t consistent with it. Being a band director meant having to haul instruments in for repair in a car, so the bike got very sporadic use.

I was very out of shape, going into retirement, so I signed up at a local gym and also signed up for a personal trainer. My trainer is about my age, super-fit, and sets a good example. She rode to the gym every day on everything from an urban “beater” bike to her fancy carbon-fiber road bike.

One day, I arrived at the gym and saw an electric bike parked where she normally parked. Like a lot of people, I thought electric bikes were for people who didn’t want to exercise. I felt sure that someone had taken her parking spot. I had to admit, looking at her bike (which was a Specialized Turbo) made me realize that electric bikes had come a long way. Yes, it was her bike. She said it was a present from her partner and when I asked how she liked it, she said, “I love it! You should try one!”

I did try one, liked it, but was unable to get a duplicate of her bike (Specialized had discontinued production). A recommendation to try The New Wheel Electric Bike Shop came my way. I had also done some research on bikes and the one that came up in comparisons with the Specialized was the Stromer line. I went to The New Wheel in Larkspur, took a ride on a Stromer ST1 Platinum and a week later I had one of my own. Over the next six months, even with the heavy winter rains, I put over 1200 miles on the bike, all very enjoyable.

Why The Switch To The ST1 X? One day, while my bike was being serviced at The New Wheel, I saw a Stromer on display that was a very eye-catching orange metallic. Brett Thurber told me this was the new ST1 X, which would be coming out the next year (this was in 2016 when I saw the display model).

While I was happy with my ST1 Platinum, I had to admit there were some range anxiety issues on longer rides. I never ran out of battery, but it was something to think about when I was riding in unfamiliar territory. The ST1 X with the biggest battery pack (910 KWH) effectively solved that, at least on paper. I wasn’t sure about the Omni system, whether I really needed all the tech features, but I had to admit it cleaned up the handle bar area by putting the bike’s brain in the top tube. The look of the bike is what really caught my eye though. The frame looks the same as the ST1 Elite or Platinum, until you take a closer look. It’s a more refined, precision piece of work and the wiring is, for the most part, tucked away out of sight, which makes the bike look cleaner. I finally put in an order in early April 2017 and took delivery in mid-April. Mine is in orange metallic, which is very eye-catching.

The ST1 X Riding Experience I had a floating seat post and a Stromer shock fork on my old bike to help deal with the much-less-than-perfect streets around my Berkeley neighborhood. I learned early on that the Stromer goes fast enough to magnify even small bumps. I upgraded the ST1 X with both of these features, along with an aftermarket seat that was more to my liking. I’m also running the biggest battery option available, with is the 910 KWH battery. With conservative settings on the torque sensors, I could potentially get over 100 miles on a charge, depending on riding conditions. My Platinum did about 35 miles with 20% battery left, so that was quite a bump in range!

Berkeley, like most Bay Area cities, is not totally flat. There are grades and hills of varying steepness. This is what greeted the ST1 X when I got it home. A test ride is one thing, but riding the way I was accustomed to riding my ST1 Platinum brought initial disappointment. The Platinum has four different power settings and even the City mode on that bike felt more powerful than the #2 mode on the ST1 X. It seemed like the new bike was more of a chore to ride, very sluggish. The settings on the phone app torque sensors were right in the middle of the screen “sliders” and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep the bike.

Brett Thurber assured me that there were things I could do to cure the lack of go on the bike. The ST1 X rides very much like an ST2, so it meant that I had to play around with the torque sensors. There’s one on the on-board computer, and three sensors on the app, one for agility, one for torque, and one for speed, all used to tune the #2 mode on the controls on the handlebar. (The controls, for modes 1, 2, and 3, plus lights are right at the fingertip, very easy to use, an improvement over the old bolt-on control panel on my old bike.)

I definitely am not tuning this bike for maximum battery range. The bike torque sensor, plus the app agility and torque sensors are all set for maximum power. I left the speed adjustment a little higher than the factory middle setting. It’s taken a few weeks to “dial it in,” but my somewhat troublesome knees are now telling me that I’m getting it right. My knees haven’t felt this good in a year. More important, I’m now getting that power boost that I’m accustomed to. Here is the breakdown on how the ST1 X does in my riding around Berkeley.

Power This bike isn’t any faster than my Platinum was, since both bikes are rated with 28 m.p.h. top speeds, but I have to say that the ST1 X surprises me by being easier to exploit that top speed. I think the torque curve of the motor is different and puts out a good amount at higher speeds. On San Pablo Avenue, I actually pushed the bike past 28 mph, hit 29 mph. the other day. If I had a little more street between signals, I may very well have touched 30 mph.

Great, you say, but how does it do on hills? On my gym commutes, I hit grades and moderate hills that would slow my speed down to between 5-7 mph on a conventional bike. I did a little test on the ST1 X with no assist on and this was the result. On the same hill, putting it on the #3 mode, I pulled as high as 17 mph, dropping to 15 mph at the crest of the hill, all still seated. If I came out of the seat, 17 mph would have been the speed at the crest.

There are four bad hills in this area, which are the top part of Marin Avenue in Berkeley, Moeser Lane in El Cerrito, Potrero Avenue in El Cerrito, and Cutting Blvd. in Richmond. Using upper Marin Avenue as an extreme hill test, I lasted for one block in maximum assist and the lowest gear on the rear cluster. It was work, but I made it to the next intersection. If your commute or riding includes hills like these, I’d recommend something else, maybe a mid-drive with double the torque.

Since I don’t use these hills for anything, the ST1 X is perfect. It flattens everything else even resembling a hill that I normally encounter. The power delivery is smooth and quiet too. I’ve already mentioned the speed, but it’s worth bringing up that it’s easy to exploit what power this bike has in every situation. It’s also easy to just putter along at a moderate pace.

Shifting The ST1 X has plenty of gears for how I ride. The shifts are very clean and crisp. I think this is due to an upgraded shifter over my old bike, plus no multiple chain-rings up front, which makes tuning the rear deraillier easier.

Range Even with my power-mad tuning of the motor, I’ve charged the bike twice in six weeks. The first charge still had 28% battery life showing at 77 miles. The second charge had 20% battery life left at about 85 miles. If I wasn’t conservative about holding something in reserve, I could probably break 100 miles. I find that once I hit my ideal spin speed in a given situation, the assist drops off to almost nothing, so I think that has more to do with saving the battery. It seems to be a “have your cake and eat it too” sort of situation. At any rate, having the monster battery on board was a good investment.

Braking On my test ride, I noticed that the ST1 X has a much more pronounced regenerative braking action. It’s also adjustable. I boosted mine up to double what it was in the factory settings. I’ve talked about climbing hills and what goes up has to come down. This feature makes maintaining control on a long downhill stretch easy and it helps with keeping me off the brake pads until I need to come to a complete stop. On flat ground, if I time my application of the regen feature properly, I can almost come to a complete stop without getting into the brake pads, saving them until the last several feet.

So far, there is none of the ST1 brake squeal that I had on my old bike. This bike only has 205 miles on it so far, but the brakes are impressively quiet and smooth in action. The only thing I’d like to see on this bike is the addition of a regen mode in the Omni controller for those long downhill runs. That being said, it’s easy to partially pull on the brake handles to kick the regen mode on. Nice job, Stromer!

Other Features Remember how I thought I wouldn’t use the other tech features? Well, I’ve started using the remote locking hub feature on the Stromer phone app when I park the bike (I also have a good lock). I mentioned the control buttons, but I have to say that’s the first thing I really liked over my old bike. The GPS tracking feature is a nice thing to have too. The only nit here is that it sometimes takes a few minutes for the bike and the app to sync up. I’m sure there will be improvements from Stromer as more of these bikes hit the road.

The standard headlight puts out plenty of light at night and I like the big tail-light as well.

Stromer supplies a rack with this bike, along with fenders (same as my old bike, the “City Kit”). I’ve seen some reviewers bash the rack as useless, but I just hang my saddle-bags on the rack and do grocery runs with it. I don’t think Stromer recommends putting a child seat on the rack, but for running errands and hauling moderate loads, I think the rack makes this bike very useful. I don’t have the need for a cargo bike yet, so the ST1 X makes for a fun around-town errand runner.

Final Thoughts My initial disappointment with the performance of the ST1 X went away when I was able to find the settings that I liked. That’s one of the beauties of this new bike. If you have a flat commute and want to extend your battery range, you can either run it in mode #1, or set the sensors in the middle for mode #2 (which is where the factory puts them). It’s very adjustable for the individual rider’s tastes. This bike is a blast to ride and makes dealing with Berkeley’s traffic congestion and most of the hills I encounter a breeze! It’s also very useful as an errand runner and has already taken me to Point Richmond and back, along with a Bay Bridge ride. The miles are adding up quickly. Most important, the ST1 X is now part of my fitness routine, while taking care of my around-town commuting needs. My car now stays in the garage, unless I have to hit the freeway, or haul out my drums to a gig. The savings in fuel and parking costs, as well as wear and tear on the nerves, is worth it. For those of you who think that I can’t ride a normal bike anymore, I still can. I’ve also found out my pedal cadence is much steadier than before, so I am getting a workout on an E-bike, which I didn’t think was possible. It really is an around-town replacement for my car and I feel a lot better after a ride, no matter how short or long.

Would I recommend this bike for anyone else? Yes. While it’s not a cheap ride, it has a lot of the features of the ST2 for two thousand dollars less. That’s a pretty nice deal. It’s a bike for a person who likes a sportier, faster ride. I’m enthused enough to recommend the ST1 X to my son, who does a round-trip 12 mile daily commute to Oakland. It would cut his commute time in half, and time is a precious commodity these days.

If you like high performance in what you ride, give the Stromer ST1 X a test ride. As for me, I’ve got some new roads to conquer. If you see an orange ST1 X out on the road in the East Bay, it’s probably me…

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itsworn · 6 years ago

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Evaluating the Miller Electric Multimatic 220

Multi-process welding machines have been around for a while, and it’s easy to understand their appeal. Instead of having separate machines to do MIG, TIG, and stick welding, why not get one machine that can do it all? This has many benefits, with quick switching between processes and saving space being the most obvious.

As simple as the idea sounds, it’s a bit complicated to build a welding machinethat provides the current required for these different processes. Without getting overly technical, MIG welding requires a constant voltage power supply, while TIG and stick welding require constant current.

Miller Electric Manufacturing Company has been making multi-process machines for years, but for those who build cars there have been some limitations. The earlier Multimatic machines could not TIG weld aluminum, which requires alternating current. Further, they required touching the electrode to the base metal to start an arc in the TIG DC mode, and they did not have the capability of pulsing.

Miller introduced their revolutionary Multimatic 220 AC/DC at the SEMA show in October 2018. It now incorporates AC TIG with adjustable frequency and balance plus high-frequency starts and pulse settings on the DC side, all housed in a compact case weighing only 56 pounds. I got one of the first machines released, and I was eager to put it through its paces to see how well it matches the needs of car builders.

As with any machine, a small amount of assembly is required after the components are unpacked from the shipping box. Fortunately, everything is easy to figure out (even for those who may not read instructions) and I was up and running in a few minutes. I really appreciated the separate receptacles for the MIG gun and TIG torch so you don’t have to swap out any components to go from one process to another. The machine also has two ports for the shielding gases, so you can have two bottles connected at the same time, one for TIG welding and one for MIG. It even comes with two flowmeters and hoses.

I did my first tests in the MIG mode. I loaded the machine with a spool of 0.030-inch ER70-S-2 wire and set up to make a butt weld on 20-gauge steel. The machine has a very simple, easy-to-use face panel, with four sets of push buttons used to scroll through the options, plus two rotary dials for fine-tuning the selections. There is a color LCD panel that shows your settings and makes changes easy.

The easiest way to get started is to use the Auto-Set Elite feature, where you simply enter the wire diameter and the material thickness. The machine automatically adjusts the voltage and wire feed speed to the recommended settings. If you prefer, you can use the chart inside the cover to find the proper settings and enter them manually. Many expert welders like to “tweak” the settings to suit their preferences and this is easy with the adjustment knobs. The Auto-Set Elite feature worked well for me, providing quick and clean weld starts, with just the right amount of heat to make a sound weld. Also, the display indicates when you are in the recommended range for each parameter.

After tack welding my panels together, I checked everything for alignment and then made the finish weld. I was very pleased with the speed of the operation and with the appearance and penetration of the weld bead.

Next, I used the Auto-Set Elite feature and selected 1/8-inch steel, which is typical for chassis work on many cars. I fit a joint on some bends, made from 1-1/2×3-inch rectangular tubing, and welded them together. Again, the settings worked very well for this application, and I got a clean, strong weld.

I wanted to test the machine at its maximum rating, so I got a piece of 1-1/4-inch square tubing with a 1/4-inch wall, and welded a curved piece of 1/4×2-inch stock to it. Again, I used the Auto-Set feature, which gave me a good balance of voltage and wire feed speed, making a smooth weld with very fast deposition of the filler wire and very little spatter.

These tests proved the Multimatic 220 AC/DC to be a very versatile MIG welder, but I was eager to explore its capabilities on the TIG side. This machine incorporates the QuickTech feature, which automatically switches the circuitry when you pull the trigger on the MIG gun, or touch the foot control (for TIG). It selects the proper gas, switches to the correct polarity, and defaults to the settings used the last time the machine was in that mode. Details like this make the machine very user-friendly, with no time lost going from one setup to another.

I set up a lap joint with sheets of 18-gauge steel, and I decided to use the manual settings. Lap joints can be tricky, especially on thin metal, since the top edge tends to melt back. For this reason, I used the pulse feature, which helps keep the heat down in the weld area. I selected 30 pulses per second for this test.

I tack welded the joint together, checked my fit-up, and then finish-welded the seam using 0.045-inch diameter ER 70-S2 filler wire. The weld was easy to start and control and made a very beautiful bead with the proper amount of fusion for a lap weld; everything you could hope for.

I was so thrilled with the control this machine offers that I decided to weld some razor knife blades together. These blades are only 0.020-inch thick and taper to a point at the cutting edge. I overlapped the cutting edges of two blades a tiny amount, set the machine to 20 amps, and tacked them together. After a couple of trials to refine my technique, I found I got the best fusion by making a series of tack welds, spaced so closely that they touched. With a little practice, I learned how to make a tiny, consistent joint on these delicate parts.

Now, I felt ready to put the machine through its paces TIG welding aluminum … a much more challenging material to weld.

I’ve been working on a small gas tank, and set up the machine to weld one end. I scrolled to the TIG aluminum position on the process menu and dialed in 105 amps. I also bumped the frequency up from 60 to 150 Hz, which will increase penetration in most instances.

The arc was smooth and easy to manipulate. I was able to get very clean welds with full penetration and without excess buildup of the weld bead.

For my final test, I welded some 1/4-inch aluminum plate together on a corner joint. This required the maximum AC output of the machine, 210 amps, but again, the bead was easy to control, and I was delighted with the results.

I must say, I am very impressed with the features of this machine. The engineers at Miller have put a lot of functionality into a small package, and this machine is going to get a lot of use in my shop. SRM

This is the new Miller Electric Manufacturing Company Multimatic 220 AC/DC: A fully featured machine that can do MIG, AC and DC TIG, and stick welding.

No tools are needed to attach the MIG gun. Inside the machine, the gun cable is inserted into the wire drive assembly and the electrical cable plugs into the receptacle.

The TIG torch plugs in to a Dinse twist-lock receptacle on the face of the machine. The gas runs through the cable, with no need for a separate connector.

There are two ports on the back of the machine, one for the MIG gas and one for TIG. This means you don’t have to change cylinders when you switch processes.

The face panel is simple and well organized. There are four push-button pads and two dials along with a large color LCD display. It’s easy to monitor and change the welding parameters.

The Miller Auto-Set Elite feature makes it super easy to set the parameters, but for those who prefer to make their settings manually, there is a comprehensive chart inside the hinged cover of the machine.

My first test was MIG welding two pieces of 20-gauge steel with a butt joint. Here are the panels being tack-welded together.

This is the finished weld. The bead width and height are very consistent and the edges of the weld flow in nicely to the base metal. There is almost no spatter.

To simulate chassis fabrication, I welded some 1/8-inch wall thickness tubing. Here I’m tacking two bends together.

It was easy to weld the 1/8-inch-thick tubes, and the arc was steady and easy to control.

To test the maximum capacity of the machine, I tried it on 1/4-inch thickness steel. Here I’m tacking a 1/4×2-inch plate to a piece of heavy-wall tubing.

Here’s the finished weld. This was done in one pass with a small amount of torch oscillation.

I switched to the TIG process and set up two pieces of 18-gauge steel with a lap joint. I’m tack welding with 0.045-inch ER 70 S-2 filler wire.

I used the pulsing feature for this joint, which helped keep the heat down, and made it easier to prevent erosion on the top of the lap joint.

On a whim, I tried welding two razor knife blades together. I overlapped the cutting edges a small amount and tacked them.

With some practice, I was able to make a series of connected tacks, which completely fused the super-thin blades together.

Switching to the AC mode, I made a butt weld on the endcap of an aluminum gas tank. The material is 0.062-inch thickness.

For my last test, I tried the machine at its maximum capability on aluminum—making a corner weld on 1/4-inch plate. As you can see, I got a clean, strong weld with good penetration.

The complete machine weighs only 56 pounds, and it’s great to have MIG, TIG, and stick welding capabilities in one compact unit. This machine will get a lot of use in my shop.

The machine ships with two hoses and flowmeters, a MIG gun, a TIG torch and foot pedal, plus connectors for both 120- and 240V receptacles, a spool of wire, a kit of TIG cups, electrodes and collets, and a handy metal thickness gauge.

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datawiresolutions · 8 years ago

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Best Toilets for Your Smart Home

By Mitchell Parker, Houzz

Everyone poops. Let’s just get that out there in the open. Because it’s difficult to discuss toilets without first acknowledging what they’re used for. Toilets get rid of our waste so we can live in relatively sanitary societies. Adequate sewage systems and water treatment facilities that remove waste from our homes, process it and return clean water back to us are a hallmark of a developed society.

Innovation is constantly improving and expanding toilet design and functionality to use less water, be more comfortable and, yes, even pamper us. “It’s starting to change — it really is,” builder and designer Karl Champley says.

Many toilet companies employ well-trained scientists in various fields that you’ve probably never heard of — tribology coefficient of friction, anyone? For example, toilet manufacturer Toto employs 1,500 engineers across a range of sciences to study human behavior and create new products and technologies. So forget the image of a plunger; have a seat and check out what could be coming to a potty near you.

The Numi from Kohler. Original photo on Houzz

Pamper Me

Just where does all that scientific time and energy (not to mention money) go? The way James Walsh, vice president of chinaware and commercial products at toilet maker American Standard, sees it, toilets can be broken down into two categories: practical and pamper me.

The latter category is one that raises eyebrows. Imagine this: It’s the middle of the night and you have to go to the bathroom. As you approach the toilet, which is lighted by night light panels, music that you preselected begins playing, the lid rises, a light shines on the floor next to the bowl.

You tap that illuminated area of floor with your foot, and the ring rises. After you use the toilet and walk away, a sensor detects that you’ve left and flushes and closes the ring and lid. The toilet can even tell if you were sitting or standing, and adjust to flush with the least amount of water needed. If you had sat down for longer than a minute, the toilet would have used a longer flush. For around $6,000, this experience, and more, can be yours.

Designer Champley has this experience rather often. He’s got the Kohler Numi in his home, a gift from the company, Champley says. (Toilet companies will often give high-end toilets to designers and sellers in hopes that they will become converts and help spread the word of the benefits of the product.)

The Numi features a night light, a heated seat, an integrated bidet with temperature-controlled water, an air dryer, a deodorizer (a fan pulls air from inside the bowl, runs it through a charcoal filter and releases exhaust out the back of the unit), music (Champley has his set to classical) and feet warmers (yes, warm air blows from under the toilet bowl onto your feet). And it even washes itself. All this is controlled from a touchpad screen.

“It does everything except make espresso,” he says. “It’s not for your average Joe — that’s why it’s so darn expensive. But I’ve found that once you go that way, you’re not going back.”

Toto’s Washlet S350e seat includes a night light, built-in air deodorizing system, warm-air dryer and more. Original photo on Houzz

Other units, such as the Toto Washlet, shown here, which you can add on to almost any standard toilet, come with a remote control so you can adjust the spray angle to hit you just right. You can also adjust the temperature of the water and make the sprayer pulsate and oscillate. “When you get off that seat, you’re refreshed,” says Bill Strang, president of operations and e-commerce at Toto.

Shane Allis, director of sanitary product marketing at Kohler, says the integrated bidet function is something the company had in its Numi model six or seven years ago and is now becoming common in newer, less-expensive lines, a trend he expects to continue in the next few years. Allis says lighting and integrated bidet functions are the fastest-growing features.

When smart toilets with these features originally came out, plumber Dave Guy and his co-workers thought they were the “silliest things in the world,” he says. Then a toilet company gave him one for free and encouraged him to try it out in his own home, which he did. Now he has three. “They’re definitely a benefit in more ways than one,” he says. “Music and heat, they’re a little overkill, though.”

Water Conservation

What Guy likes best, being a plumber, is the bidet feature, which conserves water and cuts down on the amount of toilet paper that gets flushed down the pipes. He says while toilets continue to use less water, people aren’t producing less waste or using less toilet paper. And that has wreaked havoc on sewer lines. He sees a ray of hope with bidet systems. When people use them, they use less toilet paper, which allows flushing with less water and puts less strain on plumbing.

“They’re fantastic,” Guy says of the new smart toilets. “We are not using as much water. Bidet seats are reducing the amount of paper use after you’ve gone number two. Low-flush toilets have caused nothing but issues with clogged sewer lines.”

Toto’s Strang agrees. “The next step of toilet evolution is getting down to the lowest possible water consumption,” he says. Most Toto toilets now flush with only 1 gallon vs. the national standard of 1.6 gallons per flush. “We’re phasing out all higher-flush toilets and moving down to the 1-gallon solution,” he says.

But water conservation isn’t the only hurdle toilet manufacturers face.

Major Hurdles

For manufacturers of smart toilets, the biggest hurdle seems to be getting people to try the product. Not an easy feat. “Think about how most of us grew up,” Kohler’s Allis says. “When we are going through our toileting routine we use toilet paper. Smart toilets with bidets are something very different for the vast majority of the U.S. market. Once you use a product like this, you don’t want to go back. But how do people get that exposure?”

The other roadblock is outlets. Smart toilets need electricity, and most bathrooms don’t come with an outlet near the toilet. “The single biggest angst that consumers have about smart toilets is, ‘How am I going to plug this in?’” Strang says.

Related: Remodeling Your Bathroom? Check Out These Ideas First

Toto encourages builders and homeowners to put outlets near toilets when building a home or remodeling a home, even if you’re not installing a smart toilet now. You, or a future homebuyer, might want to have a smart toilet someday. And the cost is relatively inexpensive if you’re already renovating.

Guy says the amperage needed for a smart toilet is very low, and having an electrician run an outlet near the toilet is pretty straightforward and easy. In the worst case scenario, you can install a wire along the wall with a casing over it.

He does warn that the all-inclusive smart toilet models require power to flush the toilet. So if the power goes out, your toilet won’t work.

Original photo on Houzz

Toilets 3: Original photo on Houzz

Costs Expected to Come Down

Of course, the cost of smart toilets is a major hurdle for consumers. But most experts say the costs are going down fast. American Standard’s ActiClean unit, shown here and in the previous image, is under $500, which is in range of any other major appliance found in the home. “People spend a lot of money on a whirlpool tub,” Allis says. “How often are they using that in comparison to using the toilet every day, multiple times a day?”

Original photo on Houzz

Toilets 4: Original photo on Houzz

Add-on units are even more affordable. Tushy’s bidet attachment, shown here, which affixes to any standard American toilet in less than 10 minutes, costs $69. No plumbing or electrical are required. For a little more money, you can get a Tushy that allows you to attach a hose to the hot water beneath your sink and have a warm-water bidet. It’s great for rental units in which you’re not allowed to make upgrades. There’s no air dryer, so you still need to use a little toilet paper.

Toilets 5: Original photo on Houzz

Kohler’s PureTide, shown here, is a manual bidet seat without the need for electricity. It operates just on water pressure alone. So if your power goes out, you’re still good. The water isn’t heated, so “people need to get a little accustomed to that,” Allis says. But it installs quickly and simply. The cost is a little over $100 and can work on pretty much any current toilet.

And that brings up another one of the biggest hurdles that manufacturers face in getting integrated smart toilets into consumers’ homes: education on wet vs. dry cleaning

Wet vs. Dry Cleaning

Wet vs. dry cleaning in the U.S. poses a significant challenge for toilet designers. What’s best for our bodies and lifestyles? The answer is a bit complicated. Toilet paper is common in the United States and the United Kingdom, while in parts of Europe, China, India and parts of Africa, bidets are more prominent.

Historically, this two-sided development has a lot to do with the amount of fiber people consume (less in the U.S. and the U.K.), weather, culture, religion and more. And there are pros and cons to each side. One common argument is that bidets waste more water than toilet paper. But many experts say that the amount of water it takes to make toilet paper exceeds that used by bidets.

On the other hand, some say that the frequent use of bidets, especially warm-water bidets, can disturb the normal microflora in the region below and even facilitate infection by fecal bacteria, according to a research paper by Pankaj Garg and Pratiksha Singh published for the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

In the end, though, Garg and Singh conclude that “both methods were perhaps developed and have survived for centuries of usage because of the dietary fiber habits of these populations. Therefore, both methods are scientifically correct and suit the populations where they are being used.”

Nevertheless, the top toilet manufacturers recognize the divide and note that places such as China and Japan are adopting smart toilets much more quickly than in the U.S. Walsh, from American Standard, says the rate of adoption is going up in America, though it’s far from where it is in Japan.

As mentioned earlier, infrastructure support helps proliferate the technology. Walsh says most new construction in Japan includes outlets near the toilet location, which makes installing a high-tech toilet easier. Plus, in Japan, many units are small and have only one bathroom. So splurging on a high-end toilet often makes more financial sense than in America, where homes have multiple toilets.

Keeping It Clean

It’s not all about keeping our bums clean. We put a lot of effort into keeping the toilet itself clean too. And it seems like the cleaner it is, the better we feel psychologically. “I think, overall, whenever you think of what consumers would want out of their toilet, clean rises to the top,” Allis says.

There’s a lot of research energy going into surfaces and how the water moves around inside the bowl.

Toto’s Washlet toilet, for example, has a sensor that recognizes when you’re coming and sprays a quick spritz of water to the sides of the bowl to make it wet and improve lubricity. This isn’t guesswork. Toto spent time studying the tribology coefficient of friction, which is a fancy way of saying the science of how surfaces interact, and found that making the porcelain wet reduces stickiness, so the toilet stays cleaner longer.

The flush of water in most toilets comes from 30 to 60 holes beneath the rim of the bowl. Often this area can build up with grunginess from waste and minerals left behind by the trickle of water. In new designs from Toto, the multihole method is replaced with a Tornado flush, which consists of two jets that spin the water at high speed to remove grime.

Toto also has a feature that electrolyzes the water to help sanitize it before it even enters the bowl. Potable water flows over anodized cathodes that electrolyze the water and pull out sodium and chlorine. Then that water gets sprayed into the bowl 45 seconds after you walk away. “It improves the hygienic characteristics, making the bowl cleaner for the next visit,” Strang says. It also reduces the amount of chemicals you use and the number of times you have to clean the toilet, he says.

Strang also touts another one of Toto’s features: A 220-wavelength ultraviolet light is shined into the bowl once a day to help break down and decompose grime.

For some American Standard models, surface technology is fired directly into the chinaware to help resist dirt buildup and make the toilet easier to clean. The company also has cleaning systems built into toilets, such as the ActiClean. A button independent of the flush releases a cleaning solution into the tank. “These are innovations to make a consumer’s life easier,” Walsh says. “Nobody wants to worry about a dirty toilet.”

Jean-Jacques L’Henaff, vice president of design at American Standard, continues to push for simpler surfaces that make the toilet easier to clean. Rather than the exposed trapways on traditional toilets (think of that tube-like protrusion below the bowl), newer models have smooth-surface skirts that leave fewer lines and seams and expressions to clean and also hide some of the working parts of the toilet. “We want you to see as little as possible,” L’Henaff says.

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What’s Next?

In the near future, the biggest change you’ll see is cost. “I do think you will see price points continue to drop,” Allis says. “Similar to any other technology or innovative product that starts to get broader acceptance and appeal. Think about flat-screen TVs and how we’ve seen those drop in price until the next technology comes out.”

Installation will become easier too. Systems such as ReadyLock from Kohler allow toilets to be installed without the need of additional drilling into the floor. “If you <a href=”http://ift.tt/2opOy1P to plumbers</a>, there’s nothing they hate more than drilling into a marble floor,” Allis says. “With our system, there’s no secondary attachment point required.”

While you see a lot more black toilets on the market, you’ll continue to see the classic white color reign supreme, especially since the high-tech toilets feel more at home in modern spaces, where white is the predominant color. Also, the sterile look of white makes sense for something like a toilet, Champley says.

Shown here is Toto’s Universal Design Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Chigasaki, Japan.

At the research center, product designers and engineers monitor user behavior to create better products.

Strang says Toto has also developed technology that uses the flow from a toilet flush to spin a micro turbine that generates and stores electricity for the next flush. “If you’re off the grid, you don’t need external power,” he says.

For American Standard, the future holds load-sensing technology that will sense what’s in the bowl and deliver the proper amount of water to flush. If the toilet is dirty, it will do another flush or activate a cleaning routine. from Data Wire Solutions News Feed http://ift.tt/2o7fozI

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Genre: Fighting, 3D Fighting Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo ESRB Rating: Teen Release Date: December 3, 2001

Hints

Call The Star Fox Team!

Ok, this must be done with Fox of Falco.Go to Corneria. With Fox or Falco, push left and right over and over again on the D-PAD! If you do this really fast, Fox or Falco will get into a humorous conversation with the other three. This can only be done once per match. This must be done correctly or it will not work, if you taunt in the middle of your attempt, it will mess it up and you must start over, try not to hit the taunt button. (D-Pad up)

Get Pichu

Beat Event Match 37: Legendary Pokemon.

Don’t Fight Giga Bowser!

Ther is away to escape Giga Bowser W/O playing on a level below Normal or Use continues! You can do this if you take over 18 minutes to beat adventureon Normal or above. So waste as much time as possible.

Win Easily With Shiek

To win easily with shiek just keep on doing your dash attack when the opponent hits the ground. Keep doing this untill your opponent has a high percentage and the use you (B UP) Smash for an easy kill.

Easy Hours

If you go through a certain number of hours playing versus mode, you will receive a prize for your patience. But if you’re like me, you don’t have any patience, or you just don’t have the time, than this is for you. This is very cheap:Go to the versus mode and set it on TIME MELEE.Set it so that there is no time. Now, pick your players and make sure that you don’t set it to all cpu’s, because if you do, the time won’t be recorded. Then, all you do is leave the game running for as long as you want. It doesn’t matter how many KO’s or falls occurr; you will be forced to reset(No Contest)and they won’t be recorded. (After 20 hours is recorded, you will receive Mewtwo; a competent character, and a powerful foe!)

How To Get The Tall One(Luigi)

Beat the first level in adventure mode.The timer needs to have 2 seconds on it when you run into the finish.In the next level you’ll be fighting peach & luigi.Defeat luigi in less than 50 seconds and then finish beating adventure mode.(you can take as long as you want fighting peach)

Pokemon Floats Stage

Fight over 200 multi-player matches to unlock the Pokemon Floats stage.

Fourside Stage

Fight over 100 multi-player matches to unlock the Fourside stage.

Flatzone Stage

Successfully complete classic mode with Mr. Game & Watch without losing a life to unlock the Flatzone stage.

Dream Land Stage

Successfully complete Break The Targets mode with all fighters to unlock the Dream Land stage.

Master Hand In Multiplayer

While you are choosing your character in multiplayer mode, make sure you have two remotes. Have one remote on the 3rd player slot and then hold A and B at the same time than let go of A for exactly one second then press and hold A again and you will be in the stage choosing place. Choose any place once in the stage master hand will appear in the place but the game will freeze after awhile but the game will never save this.

How To Fight Both Hands On Classic Mode

To fight both the Master Hand & the Crazy Hand (left hand), select Normal or higher difficulty. Then, when you fight the Master Hand, cut his HP in half in 30 SECONDS OR LESS! If you don’t, you won’t fight the Crazy Hand. NOTE: Beating the Crazy Hand earns you 80,000 points!

How To Fight 2 Master Hands

First, you have to be Link in his black tunic. Second you must be on normal with 3 lives or how ever many you want. Last and not least, a tip you have to get his health to 150% but don’t freak out when your screen freezes and shows you (i did) its just how the second hand comes in. And thats it. P. S . He is really hard even though its on normal.

15 Minute Melee Done Easily

I tried many times to complete 15 minute melee but always ended with disaster. Not even DK worked! Until I noticed that the female wire frames tend to stay away and not attack so, don’t attack them. Choose Kirby and right when it starts, hope down to the edge and STAY THERE. If you feel a wire frame is too close to you then hit A and you will hope up and kick it so they can’t hit you first (besides, you do need at least 1 K. O . ) . If you do this, eventually you will run into 4 or 5 females who would rather hope around than attack you. Pay attention to when you fall and try to stay awake and you will beat it! After all, it is worth it because you are awarded with the N64 stage: Kongo Jungle and a few trophies!

Samus’ Extended Grappling Beam

Pick Samus and push the Z button repeatedly. Whilepushing the Z button, move the Control Panel Upand Down over and over. After a few seconds, tryyour Grappling Beam (Z) and it should twice aslong! When using your Grappling Beam, hold L tohome in the nearest opponent and push Z again tograb hold of them. This extended Grappling Beamstops when you die.

Gannondorf

You have to beat Event match 27.

How To Get Young Link

Beat classic mode with 10 different characters.

Jump Up Walls

You might see in some of the mini-movies that the characters jump off walls. Well, in case you didn’t know, it’s possible, and it’s easy! First off, not all walls work with this, and only certain characters are good at it, namely Link, Marth, C. Falcon. In other words, the human cahracters are best. What you do is jump at the wall you want to jump off of. RIGHT WHEN YOU HIT IT, tap hard on the controller in the other direction. You should bounce off. When you are in an area with two walls right next to eachother in a small area, you can bounce back and forth and reach the top. This makes it possible to complete Young Link’s Target Test, and to recover in Fourside for characters who can’t use their third jump in the cracks. Remember, not all walls work.

Easy Way To Win A Battle

What You want to do is to jump and evade attacks. After you evade wait to attack and you’ll have the advantage. Don’t let the advantage slip or you’ll be back where you started. Trust me I’ve done this to the greatest of players, and I’m one of the best.

How To Do More Than 30 Hits In Training

To do more than 30 hits in training you have to select a character that can hit rapidly like link( when you press “a” rapidly). Then, you have to put your oponent closed to a wall and start hiting him, if you do this rapidly you�ll make a combo of more than 30 hits. [ Skedar ].

How To Beat Event 51 (Tough)

First, go to events. You know how they always say be this person and that one also.Well just try who you like and do strong and fast moves.I was reading codes that other people gave me to beat event 51 I DIED BADLY. So I chose falco. Because of his great ability to jump high. YOu jump over Giga Bowser(You want to defeat him first)and doup & B and aim at his head diagonnaly so after you hit him your not in his attacking range.Keep doing that untill he dies.Items will help you greatly expecially poke’balls. Then when your left with Mew2 and gannondwarf roll to the other side of them then smash ’em. or use the illusion and smash or do the same strategy as to giga bowser. Don’t get frustrated if you died on the 1,2,or 3 try. It took me 5 tries to win.

How To Beat Event 51 And Get It Over With (trust Me On This One!)

Well you probably seen all the hints on saying be jiggly or kirby right? well i tried that and i DIED! Anyway i started doing it my way and started fighting with my favorite character fox.and guess what i WON! What you want to do is jump in the air (above giga bowser) and do fire fox(up+b) and aim straight for giga bowser. he should get good enough damage keep doing this- *almost forgot run away from bowser after the attack or you will get hit. Try avoiding the 3fighters is the best thing to do untill giga bowser is dead.Now going on with the other 2. Make them go to a edge then go to the opposite edge use your blaster(b)they should use their sheild to try to block the shots, hit them rapidly untill their sheild breaks. keep firing untill their damage is very high then BOOM! a smash attack should send them fling off the battle stage. *notice try to have at least 2 stocks while fighting mewtwo and ganondorf so you can assure you will win.(in other words try not to get slapped around with giga bowser and kill them all!)

Fox Phone

Chose Fox or Falco as your character and play one of his stages(Corneria or Venom). Rapidly press left right left right on the d-pad. He will crouch down and suddenly stand up. When he does, video links will apear and the other members of the Star Fox Team will say somthing. This can only be done once in a battle.

Vs Giga Bowser

Beat adventure mode in the difficulty normal or higher in less than five minutes. After that Bowser’s trophy will fall back in the feild and a bolt of lightning will shock it. Then it will transform to giga bowser. When the round begins try to use far away attacks. When giga bowser is 500% of damage use a smash attack to blow him away. WARNING:If you get game over while versing giga bowser you have to do this all over again to face him again.

Get Mewtwo

Leave game on in two player vs. mode(not paused)for 20 or more hours(after dude says GO!!)or play 700 vs. mode matches or more.

Get Dr. Mario

Beat Adventure Mode with Mario.

Get Ganondorf

Beat Event Match 27: Triforce Gathering.

Get Roy

Beat Classic Mode with Marth.

Batter Up!

This is a very neat trick. First you will need three players one as peach, one as DK and one as either link,young link, Marth, or Roy. Then choose a course with very flat land I like pokemon stadium or Final Destination. Then put DK ducking down by the edge then put your swordsman just in front of him. Then put peach a little bit away and pick a vegitable out of the ground then have her throw it. If you have good timing and you are the swordsman you can make contact and WAMO that vegi’s gone! It is hard to do but I eventually got it right.

Kirby’s Rock Attack

It makes you turn into a rock a 100lb weight or a spike. You fly and hit down b on the controller. (do not do on a hill or a slant facing the ground)

Event 50 (Easily)

If your having trouble with Event 50 try choossing Yoshi from the char select screen. When the fight starts dash towards Crazy hand (the one on the left) and continue to use the “jump & down+A Move” if you do this correctly you will cause over 50 damage with every attack. after crazy hand is defeated attack Master Hand with the same stratagy but watch out for his slap attack, you can tell when he is going to preform an attack when he moves back slightly.If you cant beat them with Yoshi, Bowser and DK also works well for this. use the same stratagy as with Yoshi but use “Up+B” instead. in my opinion it doesnt work as well because they only knock off about 33 damage with every attack and it takes time to recover after preforming it.

Jigglypuff Is Really Stronger Than You Think

Many people think Jigglypuff is just a punching bag but so far i’ve only beaten my master(ahem cousin) with Jigglypuff. First you charge up with the b attack. Hit your opponant many times with this. Finally when your opponent is about let’s say 40% for lighties(Kirby,Jigglypuff,Pichu.)50% for middies(Pikachu Yoshi Mr.G&Wsecond favorite.) and 70%[these are averages] for heavies(Bowser d.k. [etc.?]).

100 Man Melee With Kirby

Another way to beat 100 man melee is by getting Kirby on the very edge of the stage. Then constantly use Kirby’s Final Cutter (Up+B). If you do this correctly Kirby should not land on the platform above him. Plus the enemies cannot get close enough to hit you.

Super Small And Super Giant Melee Hints

First, pick which one you want to do, small or giant. Go to do a special melee, and pick the one that you want to do. you will go to the melee screen. click at the top where it says “2 minute melee” and go down to the item switch. if you want to do super giant melee, turn off everything but the super mushroom, and if you want super tiny turn off everything but the poison mushroom.go to the top of this screen and switch the number of items to “very high”. hit start and then start the melee. the only items will be the mushrooms and they will make you either bigger or smaller.

Jigglypuff Death

Hold Jigglypuff’s shield until it breaks. Once it breaks, Jigglypuff will fly up in the air and die.

Ness’s Electric Trick

If your favorite charactor is Ness listen to this. Send out Ness’s blue electric attack. Direct the bolt back to you.If you hit Ness in the right spot, Ness will yell “AHHHHH!” and fall down to the ground.

Score Display

To unlock the “Score Display” option in Additional Melee Rules, accumulate more than 5,000 KOs in melee matches. This enables you to show or hide the score during melee matches.

Get 5,000 KOs Easily!

Got to Melee. Set stock to 99, damage ratio to 2.0, turn on handicap, if you have Randon Stage Select set it to only Flat Zone(if you don’t have it use Ness’s level. Coose 4 CPU characters. One level 9 the rest at level 1. Set the level 9 CPU’s handicap to 9 andn the others to to 1. You should choose the level 6 as link or someone else with a sword. The battle should last about 11 minutes. You will get about 290 KO’s each battle. Repeat the battle until you have reached 5,000 KOs. Onces you have reached it, play a simple 1 stock battle. And you should ynlock Score Display under additional rules.

Start With Shiek

When going into a multiplayer melee, you can automatically start out in a level with Shiek. Just choose Zelda for your character, and when you choose an arena, press and hold the “A” button. Zelda should automatically transform into shiek as the match begins.

How To Beat Event Match Lv. 50

To beat Crazy hand and Master hand you need to select bowser from the character screen. You need to kill crazy hand first, then master hand by jumping up and pressing Up, B. Trust me, it worked for me.

Catch An Item

There is a way to catch items that are thrown at you. If you tap A just at the right time before an item hits you, you can catch it and throw it right back at your opponent. You can also catch items an opponent throws away when he no longer needs the item, just go to the item and tap A before it hits the ground and you can stop it from disappearing.

Vs. Giga Bowser

First you go to Adventure mode and set it to NORMAL. Then get through the whole game without a continuation. Then when you get to the regular Bowser beat him in 30 sec. or less. Then after the Bowser trophey falls it will come back up and it will turn into Giga Bowser. GOOD LUCK!!!!

How To Unlock Marth

To unlock Marth defeat classic with all default characters.

Different Combos For Marth And Roy

Doing a combo on Roy and Marth is simply done by tapping foward and B. Then you keep tapping B 3 more times to do a full combo. However, there are different combos you can do. The first swing is always the same, but on the next 3 swings, tap up OR down while pushing B. You will do different swings. It’s really cool (Especially the last one by tapping down+B).

Sheriff Trophy

You have to combined total of 750 seconds in break the targets.

Mew Trophy

To get the mew trophy ou must beat All Star mode on hard or very hard.

Unknown Trophy

To get the Unown trophy you have to get a combined total of 16,503 feet in the home run contest.

Male Wire Frame Trophy

You have to beat the 100 man melee in 4 minutes or less.

Master Hand Trophy

To get the Master Hand trophy you have to beat classic on hard or very hard without continuing.

How To Get Tom Nook Trophy

The way to get the Tom Nook trophy is simple.you just have to get a total of 1,001 coins not all at once, just total!

Crazy Hand Trophy

To get the crazy hand trophy you must beat adventure mode on Hard or Very Hard without continuing.

Bunny Hood Trophy

To get the Bunny Hood trophy you must get a total of 126 combos in training mode.

Diskun Trophy

This is very challenging to get the Diskun trophy you must get points in every bonus category.

Landmaster Tank Trophy

You need to get a total of 1,001 coins.

Get Mewtwo REALLY Easy

We all know that you need either 700 vs. matches or twenty hours of gameplay to get Mewtwo, right? Well, I tried getting 700 matches so that I could get other trophies and things (such as one for playing 100 matches). I got to around 480 and finally gave up. I then found a REALLY easy way to get Mewtwo. You need twenty hours, right? Well if you play with more than one human, each human gets a certain amount of time. So, what I did is play with 2 humans in vs. mode (no cpu’s) and left it on all night. Since there were two humans, it only took ten hours instead of twenty. If you have three humans, than it’s only 6 hours and 40 minutes–great for turning on and then going to school! And if you use four humans, only FIVE hours!! Remember to unplug your controllers before going to bed. Put them on a stage (I prefer the pokemon stadium in the middle on the pokeball) that won’t change or anything and cause everyone to fall off the edge. Bullet Bill’s the reason that Princess Peach’s castle is a bad choice. Once you finally get Mewtwo, you’ll realize that he’s a great fighter (if you learn how to use him) and that now you can go for an even bigger trophy–Mr. Game & Watch, as well as event matches past number 39.

Help Fox With The Starfox Team

To this trick, play as Fox or Falco and select the stage either Corneria or Venom (you can ONLY do this trick as Fox or Falco and in either Corneria or Venom). Then when your playing press left and right on the control pad rapidly. Then the Star Fox team will either help you by giving you useless advice or tell you to watchout for an enemy attack. Go to a place where the enemy will not attaxk you for a long time.

Get Trophies Every Time You Fight For Them!

When you go to Event Match and try to beat Trophy Tussle 2 it is rough to win the Entei Trophy. It is easier to use Dr.Mario and use his Coin Rob[up+B]and his Spinning Spinner Grab[grab hold of someone+backward]will work but it is still a little hard but easier. So give them a taste of their own medicine!

Pause Credit Game

To pause the credit game hit the B button while the credits are flying by.

Event Match 51 With Yoshi

Event match 51 is very tough. I used Yoshi with his down B move. Try to jump up and use it on giga bowser until he’s knocked out and his 3 lives are gone. If your lucky you can take out mewtwo and gannondorf while your hitting giga bower. After you get knocked off you are invicible for about 3 seconds. Use that time to smash hit giga bowser or the other fighters. But stay off the ground to avoid getting hit.

Get Poke Floats And Pichu(alternate Way)

Play 200 VS. matches and Pichu will challenge the winner of the 200th match after defeating him you will get him AND Poke Floats.

How To Beat Event 49 Easily

There is a very easy way to beat event 49. You got to select Kirby as your character. When you start the Battle you go to any edge of the stage, inhale the enemy and the fall off the stage. You are not going to die and your enemy will!!! But, it doesn’t work with Ganondorf, Roy or Pichu. To kill them, inhale them, fall, exhale them and when they try to come back, smash them!!!

Bowsers New Name!

Now to get bowser a new name you do the same as what to get purin only this time bowsers new name is Koopa. It’s odd but still pretty cool!

Get A Surprise In The Great Bay

First go to 1 player mode and go to traning. Pick any person to use and got to Termina’s Great Bay. If you go there, you will see a few familiar things, only if you’ve played The Legend of Zelda:Majora’s Mask. There will be Tingle the map seller, the turtle who helps you get to the Water Temple and in the backround, the Moon wil be far. you play will observing the moon, he will get closer. Eventualy, like the end, the four giants will come out and push the moon. This is really cool!!!

Classic Donkey Kong Stage

To get the classic Donkey Kong stage, Kongo Jungle, from the N64 version, you must complete 15 minuite Spar Mode. The best way to complete this is to use Donkey Kong. ironic, isn’t it? Stand in the middle of the course and keep doing his Hand Slap attack. down+B Once you start the attack just keep pressing B.

Classic Yoshi’s Island Stage

To get the classic Yoshi’s Island stage from the N64 version of Super Smash Brothers, you must get over 1300 Ft in Home-run Derby with Yoshi. The way to get this high distance is to grab the bat, jump VERY lightly next to sandbag, and do Yoshi’s bicycle kick. down+AKeep doing this until the last second and let ‘er rip with the bat.

Block Shieks B Attack With Link

To block Shieks (B) attack with Link without pressing anything you just stand there and her attack will hit your shield and no damage will be made.

Luigi The Real Way!

Beat the first Adventure Mode match with a2 at the end of your time. (Example 3:42.)Then Luigi will appear in the next match, instead of Mario.Beat Luigi in less than a minute then you will face him again at the end of Adventure Mode, if you have not continued. If you beat him, you unlock him.

Luigi

Finish the 1st level of adventure mode at the time of 4:32. Then beat the rest of the game.

Pichu

Beat event number 37.

Getting Prince Marth

To get Marth, play with all 14 of the original characters (that means not any of the secret ones) and successfully complete classic mode without continuing.

Getting Luigi

To get Luigi, Complete the first level of Adventure mode. But.. the last number of your time HAS TO BE the number 2. If its not, then you want be able to get him. Then you will have to battle him.

Getting Jigglypuff

To get Jigglypuff, complete Adventure mode on amy difficulty and beat it or you can play 50 vs. matches.

Getting Ganondorf

To get Ganondorf, successfully complete event mode #29 ( called The Tri-Force Gathering) or you can lay 600 vs. matches.

Getting Falco Lombardi

To get Falco ( Starfox’s compansion in Starfox 64) Successfully complete the 100 man melee, A fast way to do this, is play it as DK and stand in the middle of the level and use his Ground Pound ( Down + B) or just play 300 vs. matches.

Getting Dr. Mario

To play as Dr. Mario, successfully complete classic mode with Mario without losing a life or play 100 vs. matches and then you will vs. him. Defeat him and you got ’em.

Getting Mewtwo

To get Mewtwo, you must beat 700 vs. matches or play the game for 20 hours.

Getting Mr. Game And Watch

To get Mr. Game and Watch, you need to get all 24 characters (including the other secret characters) and beat Adventure mode with all of them.

How To Make Peach Float For A While

Some people think peach is a character with no strength, but I know something that makes her better. When you jump in the air, hold the button that you jumped with and peach will float for a while.

Screen Moving

When on main Menus’s move the C stick.

Hear Chinese Cheers.

This hint will not work if you don’t have the “Sound Test” option. First change the language to Chinese and go to the sound test and the languge will be in Chinese.(It may be a bit hard to find your way to the sound test, so memorize what the menu looks like in English.)Then go down the list and you should hear Chinese cheers. Also go to the character select screen and bowser’s nametag will say Koopa, Jigglypuff as Purin, and DK’s as D.Kong.

The Others

To see the Japanese Nintendo systems, go to options and select language. Click on the Japanese flag and go to where the trophies are. Go to collection to see the other Nintendo systems.

All-Star Mode Stages

Every single character in All-Star mode has a specific stage you fight them in, even if it’s not their stage. Eventually, you will fight two opponents at a time, and ten three opponents at a time. Use the following trick to find out in which stage you are going to fight in. On the little path with the three hearts and the teleporter to the next fight, there are small TV screens that appear behind the teleporter. These screens show you what opponent(s) you are fighting next. When it shows two opponents, you will be in the stage of the one on the left. When it shows three opponents, you will be in the stage of the opponent in the middle.

Mario: Rainbow cruisePeach: Princess Peach's CastleDonkey Kong: Kongo JungleYoshi: Yoshi's StosyLink: Great BayZelda: TempleCaptain Falcon: Mute CityBowser: Yoshi's IslandFox: CorneriaSamus: BrinstarPikachu: Pok�mon StadiumIce Climbers: Icicle MountainKirby: Green GreensNess: OnettDr. Mario: Mushroom Kingdom II (Subcon)Falco: VenomPichu: Fourside CityLuigi: Mushroom KingdomJigglypuff: Pok� FloatsMewtwo: BattlefieldMr. Game & Watch: FlatzoneMarth: Fountain of DreamsRoy: Final DestinationYoung Link: Jungle JapesGanondorf: Brinstar Depths

Captain Olimar Trophy

To get the Captain Olimar trophy save a game of Pikmin on the same memory card as Super Smash Brothers Melee when you start the game it will say you got the Captain Olimar trophy!

Rare Trophies

If you want to get rare trophies, go to “Race To The Finish” and try to get as far as you can before the timer runs out. There is a trophy waiting for you if you get far enough.

Easy Coins

The best person to be for this is Mewtwo. Go to Classic mode and put it on very easy. Pick Mewtwo and play Classic mode untill you get to Race to the finish. In race to the finish race untill you get to the place where it splits off into three different paths, take the bottom path. Be careful when jumping to platform to platform. If you make it all the way across you should find yourself in a room thats red. Go all the way across the room untill you get to the door. Be careful of the spiked thing in the middle of the room. If you reach the door in the red room you get on automatic five coins.Once you get done and you have started the metal person battle just pause it and press, right, left, A, and start at the same time to quit. Then do classic mode again and get as many coins as you want.

Beat Puffballs Unite (Event 37) Easily!

Beating this event is very difficult because the Kirbys surround you, and it’s hard to hit them. But an easy way to beat it is to get Donkey Kong, and keep Smashing the ground with his fists (Down + B).The Kirbys will go flying whenever they come in range of you.

How To Get The Food Trophy

To recieve the Food Trophy, play 1000 vs. mode matches.

Multi-man Melee Tips

Every one knows that DK is good at this. But, Bowser’s up B is just as good and you can move while doing it. Plus the screw attack item is a must have.

Fight Giant Kirby In Adventure Mode

If you are trying to score big points in adventure mode, than another easy fight is all that you need. When you are in adventure mode, get half minute man on both the regular kirby and the kirby team, and you will fight giant kirby. He is very easy and a good way to rack up on points.

Get All 3 Fighters To Jump Off On Event 51

First get kirby or jiggilypuff. Then when the match begans fly to a corner. Then when they are all at the corner jump off and fly under the stage. Then Giga Bowser will do his ground smash and fall to his death and sometimes the other 2 will jump off with him. Keep repeating this until they have all died or until they have lost enough lives so that you feel that you can beat them on your own.

Hint: Adventure Mode: Avoid Fighting Link

During Adventure mode, there is a level in which you must find the triforce to end the level. If you encounter Link’s Sword though, you must fight link to proceed. If timed correcltly, you can jump over the sword and not have to fight Link. You must jump very high and far if you do not want to fight him. This can save alot of time.

Hint: Wario Trophy

Successfully complete All-star single playermode without using any continues.

Easier Way To Get Four Maps And Mewtwo

There is a really simple method to get Big Blue, Brinstar Depths, Poke Floats, Fourside, and Mewtwo. Set the Stock to 1, play the Special Melee Mode in Super Sudden Death against a computer level 1 character (someone light-weight, like Jigglypuff or Pichu). As soon as the battle begins, immediately forward smash attack the player to get a K.O. If you’re fast, you can actually get a K.O. in 00:00! The best map to use is Mushroom Kingdom 2 or Kongo Jungles for the K.O.’s. You need to play 200 matches to get the maps, and 700 to get Mewtwo (getting Mewtwo this way should take about 2 hours of gameplay).

How To Get The Last Target With Young Link

Having trouble getting the last target with young link. On the floating platform with the moving target, jump up and use your boomerang and it should come back and hit the last target that other wise is unreachable

Target Trophey

Complete break the targets with every character to get the target trophey.

Kill Giga Bowser In Event 51!

Here’s some info on how you can finish Event 51 (You gotta use Jigglypuff):

1.) Giga Bowser: Usually, he tries to attack you the most. You've gotta hurt him until he's at least at 30%. Then, defeat him with the sleep attack (Down+B). He'll surely be defeated.2.) Gannondorf: He's the one who usually stays out of the way and tries to attack you. You're best bet on this evil character is luck.3.) Mewtwo: He's the one who gets a lot of the items that appear. When you puff back and forth from edge to edge, make sure Mewtwo is on the edge. He will perform a charge attack, but before he fires, Giga Bowser will push him off the edge, causing him to die.

By the way, the best thing to defeat Event 51 is to hurt the characters with items, then sing them to sleep, then kill them with the sleep attack. This took me a few tries, but I finally finished it! This proves that Jigglypuff IS the Ultimate SSBMelee character. (Funny, I know!)

Dr. Mario

Beat classic mode with Mario. Then he will challenge you. Bet him and he’s earned.

Nana Or Popo

To change from being Nana to Popo (the Ice Climbers) simply change the color of the uniform. The hair style on the two will switch and you are Popo and have the same things Nana had.

Shiek Wins

Use Zelda in Vs. mode. Then press down and B to transform to Shiek but don’t transform back. Win the match and then the announcer will say Shiek Wins!

Easy Way To Beat Puffballs Unite

An easy way to beat the event match Puffballs Unite is to unlock Dr. Mario. Then, go to Puffballs Unite and select Dr. Mario as your character. Use his B up attack on all of the Kirbys. It will kill them easily.

How To Get Birdo Trophy

Play the first level of adventure mode over and over. Then finish adventure mode. It took me a few tries.

Defeating 5 In Cruel Melee

To defeat enemies in creul melee my personal favorite is Roy. Use his up and B move near one of the wire frames. Try to hit them all at once, because if you don’t you will be clobbered on the way down(you know cruel melee, you will probably be killed at 1%, it has happenned to be a couple of times). After defeating 5 of the powerful wire frames, you will recieve the Mr. Rosetti trophy. Try using Roy’s Up and B move near the edge of the battlefield when the wire frames are all clustered up trying to attack you. Some of the male wire frames will take 2 of the move to defeat since they are slightly heavier than the females. Do not give up when hit off, if hit off the perfect distance away from the Battlefield you can double jump and then perform Roy’s Up and B move from below to catch them by suprise, however, this strategy is only for extremely skilled experts. The Mr. Rosetti trophy is quite rare.

Encountering Mew And Celebi In Matches

To encounter Mew and Celebi in a vs. mode match, it is extemely hard, long, and will require a lot of patience. To make this a bit easier try fighting a level 1 computer in vs. mode on either the Mute City or Final Destination stages. Make the match a stock match and set your stock at around 50 or above. Then go to additional rules and go to the item switch option. Turn off all items except poke balls and put the amount of appearring items on very high. Now go to battle. At battle, try not to kill your opponnet yourself, but let the pokemon stampede do it for you. Worry more about getting poke balls than destroying your opponnet. During the match you probably will run into superpowers like Lugia and Ho-oh which will annihalate your opponnet. If you are EXTREMELY lucky you will release either Celebi or Mew out of their poke balls. They do not attack at all. Make sure you are the one who releases either of them, because if the computer controlled player does you will not recieve credit for releasing them. If you release them both at anytime in ay vs. match, you will recieve the Celebi trophy, the rarest trophy of them all!! I had played vs. mode for 42 hours and collected 279 trophies before I achieved the feat of recieving the Celebi trophy so get to battle!!

Mushroom Kingdom 2

To get this stage you will need plenty of coins. Go to the lottery. Put in coins until you get a trophy of Birdo. Now exit the lottery. You will have the Mushroom Kingdom 2. [Note:If you run out of coins, go into classic mode and defeat all opponents. This should give you 10 coins.]

Easy Way To Beat 15 Minute Melee

This is an easy way to beat 15 Minute Melee. Many people say Peach is a character that has no power, but she is good for this. Jump to the top platform (or as high platform as you can at the time), and hold the jump button/hold the stick upwards. Peach will float in the air for a few seconds, making her out of reach of the Wire Frames. In order for it to count, you have to kill at least one Wire Frame (easy enough). When you start the 15 Minute Melee, you start with 4 Wire Frames, but if you kill too many, a 5th wll appear, making it harder to avoid them. I hope this strategy works for you, and Good Luck!

Majora’s Mask Trophy

To get the Majora’s Mask Trophy you must successfuly complete event match #47. The best character to complete this with is Kirby. Just hop into the middle of the stage and press the jump button 3-5 times the pesss down+b at the same time. Repeat these steps until you win. It took me a few times to do this, but now that I have told you the steps it should’nt be to hard.

Earn Secret Stages In A Snap!

You know how getting Flatzone, Big Blue and the Poke Float Stages need 100, 150, and 200 vs. match points to earn, well I have a good way to get them all really easily. First of all you need to have a lot of patience. Then go to the “Custom Rules” icon in the Vs. Mode Catagorie. Change “Time” to “stock” and put it on 1 stock. Then go to the Vs. Mode fighter seclection and vs. the cpu. Pick the fighter of your choice and the cpu’s. Finally start the match. The final step is to jump off the arena when the match first starts. You will die, but, it will record the match on the data chart. Nobody said you had to win the match! Then do this as many times as you need to do to get the new stage. Hey, I told you you needed patience.

Not As Hard As Any One Thinks It Is

To get all the Secret Characters is not a hard feat. I have owned the game for 2 weeks and i have all chars. and all the levels and beaten all event matches. To get Mewtwo is decieving. You dont have to play 20 consecutive hours of Multi player. You have to play a total of 20 hours. THis is simple, it just takes time. To get Mr. Game and watch is simple just beat break the targets with everyone else. When you get mewtwo beat the targets with him and you have mr game and watch. The other levels are easy to get you just need to practice.

Get Doctor Mario

Finish Classic mode on any difficulty as Mario without losing any lives.

BIG Help On 100-Man Melee And Puffball Challenge

Having trouble getting rid of the groups of the less stupid characters (not the ones where you touch them and they go flying)? Well, get Donkey Kong and stay in the middle of the playing field. Then simply use his ground smacking move (down + b rapidly) the entire battle. Hey, I know it hurts. I too tried the Puffball challenge for 45 minutes before trying DK.

Battle The Metal Mario Brothers

In Adventure mode, finish the first stage with a 2, in the ones place, in the timer. You will fight Luigi/Peach instead of Mario/Peach. Defeat Luigi AND Peach. YOU MUST GET ‘HALF-MINUTE-MAN'(defeat opponent in 30 seconds or less)after you have done the above, continue adventure and you’ll fight metal Maio Brothers instead of metal Mario.

How To Beat Teams Easily

When you are in I Player Mode and you pick Adventure (very easy, easy, or normal only) when you get to the Yoshi team you can get close to a Yoshi and just push Z and move the control stick left or right to send them flying!It also works on the purple wire people.

Beat Event #39 Easily

In the event grab the other Jigglypuff using the Z button and press up. You will throw the opponent in the air and they should lose a life. Do this three times to each Jigglypuff and you will win.

How To Get Eagleland Fourside Stage

Play versus mode 100 times to unlock Eagleland Fourside stage.

How To Get A UFO Trophy

Play vesus mode 100 wins to get a UFO trophy.

Marth Beam Sword Trick

Since Marth is a swordsman, you would think the beam sword has an effect, and it does. Challange someone as Marth. If they have a “beam sword” do the smash backflip (A up) on the front of the person. You should kick the sword out of their hands and catch it for yourself. (Tip: comes in handy if both weak).

Nintendo Game Systems

Go to the trophy section to see most of the Nintendo game systems. Go to the “Collection” screen and zoom in on the background to the right of the television.

Alternate Trophy Background

Zoom in on a trophy, then press Start to change the background.

Barrel Cannon Trophy Message

Look at the bottom of the Barrel Cannon trophy. You will see the message “2L84ME” (too late for me).

Wave Race: Blue Storm Trophy

Insert a memory card with a saved game from Wave Race: Blue Storm. Begin the game and a Wave Race: Blue Storm trophy will be available.

Paper Mario Trophy

Hit over 1500 feet in homerun derby mode to get a Paper Mario trophy.

Trophy Arrangements

Hold L and enter the "Collection" screen to arrange your trophies in rows.Hold R and enter the "Collection" screen to arrange trophies in a circle.Hold Y and enter the "Collection" screen to arrange the trophies in a triangle.

How To Change Color

Push Y or X at the charter selcet screen and will change color

The Offical Nintendo Way To Get Luigi

Clear the first stage of Adventure Mode with a two in the timer’s seconds category to make Luigi appear in the next stage. Defeat him quickly, then finish Adventure Mode. Or, you can unlock Luigi by playing Vs. Mode more than 800 times.

Pikmin Trophy

Insert a memory card with a saved game from Pikmin. Begin the game and a Pikmin trophy will be available.

All-Star Mode

Unlock all bonus fighters to unlock the single player All-Star mode. This mode allows you to fight all game characters, but with less health items.

Alternate Music

At the stage selection screen in multi-player mode, hold L or R and select a stage. Keep the button held until the match begins. Note: Only certain stages have new music.

Final Destination Stage

Successfully complete event mode #51 to unlock the Final Destination stage.

Congo Jungle Stage

Successfully complete 15 Minute Spar mode to unlock the Congo Jungle stage.

Brinstar Depths Stage

Fight over 50 multi-player matches to unlock the Brinstar Depths stage.

Big Blue Stage

Fight over 150 multi-player matches to unlock the Big Blue stage.

Battlefield Stage

Successfully complete All-Star mode to unlock the Battlefield stage.

Play As Roy

Successfully complete classic mode with Marth on any difficulty setting without losing a life to unlock Roy.

Play As Jigglypuff (Purin)

Successfully complete adventure mode on any difficulty setting to unlock Jigglypuff (Purin).

Play As Falco

Complete the 100 man spar to unlock Falco.

Play As Gannondorf

Defeat Gannondorf in Event 29 to unlock him as a playable character.

Cheats

Samus’ Extended Grappling Beam

Pick Samus and push the Z button repeatedly. While pushing the Z button, move the Control Panel Up and Down over and over. After a few seconds, try your Grappling Beam (Z) and it should twice as long! When using your Grappling Beam, hold L to home in the nearest opponent and push Z again to grab hold of them. This extended Grappling Beam stops when you die.

Character Happiness

If you want to do cool moves then listen up. On the D-pad, the one next to the C-stick, press up. Your character will wave or move in a special way.

Extra Long Grab With Samus

Hold Z and start pressing up and down on the D-pad. Next, start tapping Z while pressing up and down on the D-pad. This will make your grab longer. It won’t grab automatically so you have to press A to grab. If you hold L while doing the grab, it will make the grab heat seeking.

Peach’s Tiara Attack

When you are facing you’re opponent face to face, jump forward and push the A button. When you’re in the air, push start. Push the Y or X button to see yourself closer. When you see yourself, you’ll see Princess Peach in the air with her crown in her hand getting ready to hit you.

Setting Up The Sandbag

Personal Statement: Each character has a unique attack for wearing sown the sandbag. Up, Down and Right refer to the control stick movements movements while pressing the A or B Button.

Mario: Cape Attack (Right + B)Pikachu: Thunder Jolt (B)Bowser: Powered-up spin attack (Smash Down + A)Peach: High Kicks (Right + B), Then pick up bat.Yoshi:Fast Kicks (Jump, Down + A)D.K. Powered- up clap(Smash up + A)Captain Falcon: Bat (Smash Right + A), then Falcon Punch.Fox: Blaster (B)Ness: Falling Kick (Jump,Down + A)Ice Climbers:Hammer twirl attack(hold up + tap A)Kirby: Spin kicks(Jump, Down + A)Samus:High kicks(hold up + A)Zelda/Sheik:Charged smash(Smash up + A, hold, release)Link:Charged Bow(B, hold, release)JigglyPuff:Upward Smash(Smash Up + A)Mewtwo:Confusion(hold right + B)Luigi:Luigi Cyclone (hold down + B)Marth:Downward Smash(Jump, Smash Down + A)Mr.Game and Watch: Upward Smash(Smash up + A)Dr. Mario: Cape Attack(Right + B)Ganondorf: Upward Smash(Smash up + A)Young Link: Bomb(hold down + B)

Unlockables

How To Unlock The Hands

First, beat everybody in classic and adventure. Next, go to the character select screen. Last, turn the C stick to see the hands as playable characters!

Unlock Ganedorf

Defeat Ganedorf in event 39 and he will challenge you.

Unlock Falco

Go to 1-p mode then, go to Stadium and do the 100-man melee. It’s really hard so do it with a character you’re good with. GOOD LUCK!!!

Unlock Luigi

To unlock Luigi you need to beat adventure mode. Cross the finish line when there’s a 2. And in the next stage you’ll fight Luigi instead of Mario, but you have to defeat Luigi and Peach in under a minute. And after don’t die in the next stages and when you’re done it should say a NEW FOE HAS APPEARED.

Unlock Mr. Game & Watch

Complete Target Test with all 24 characters.

Get Toad As A Playable Charecter

First, complete Classic mode in 1-P Mode and beat the Master/Master Hand and Psycho Hand on any difficulty. Then shoot all the staff and sign credits. Then, do it again. You`ll get Toad as playable character on very hard mode in adventure mode. He`ll be behind Ganondorf. You`ll need Ganondorf to access him.

Unlock Toad

You may not think you can get him but you can! Here’s how. All you have to do is beat Classic mode with any character and any difficulty. Then at the credits hit all the targets. Then beat adventure mode with any character and any difficulty level again. Then hit all the targets again. After that it will say “New Challenger Approaching!” beat him and he’s all yours.

Unlock Shadow The Hedgehog

To unlock Shadow, you must do all 51 event matches. Do event 51 again with Sonic and Tails and Shadow the Hedgehog will appear to challenge you. Defeat him and he’s yours to keep.

Easter eggs

Currently we have no easter eggs for Super Smash Bros. Melee yet. If you have any unlockables please feel free to submit. We will include them in the next post update and help the fellow gamers. Remeber to mention game name while submiting new codes.

Glitches

Black Hole Glitch

To do this glitch you must have 4 controllers and peach, 2 foxs, one in your team and the other with peach. And any character. First put scope shot. Go to zelda sky place. Then with the random character shoot the scope shot or tap A 3 times. In the fourth shot just before it starts shooting hit the person with the scope shot. This will cause unlimited ammo. Then put the 2 foxxes 5 steps away each. Then have the fox that is in your team get shot at first. But do not stop shooting. After you have do this it will cause an endless reflect reaction. While that is happening have peach use her umbrella right under the reflect reaction until it looks like its going extremely fast. Then throw at least 10 to 15 vegetables at it. The game will slow down but continue. Then if done right it should stay floating in the middle. This will cause extreme hit points up 999 in less then 3 or 2 secs and will throw you away and die. Note: This will cause game to freeze. And if done on gamecube it might never turn on again. I recommend doing it on wii if you have it.

Glitch: No Face.

Go to Home run contest and pick any person (fox is the best) pick up the bat and go behind the sandbag and make damage with the B button and before time runs out hit him the wrong way he will bounce off the wall and win he lands his face will be gone.

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