- 241. Re: [Shop-talk] Dishwasher dilemma (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:17:57 -0800
- Possibly, but if it's just those screws, it seems unlikely to me. I'd be more worried about the screens that are apparently missing. Not sure why you are asking us; have it apart and see what's maki
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00040.html (6,757 bytes)
- 242. Re: [Shop-talk] Hot/Cold drain (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:44:34 -0800
- I'm guessing it has nothing to do with how warm the water going into the drain is; but rather that hot+cold flows in faster than cold alone and is also more turbulent/traps more air. My bathroom sin
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00043.html (7,423 bytes)
- 243. Re: [Shop-talk] Hot/Cold drain (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 10:19:43 -0800
- Aye, there's the rub. I have a similar problem with slow washing machine drain, and it's my opinion that the line has the wrong pitch (possibly even backwards pitch) allowing sediment and lint to co
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00053.html (8,517 bytes)
- 244. Re: [Shop-talk] dry cut metal saw (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:46:13 -0800
- It takes a steady hand, but I have cut things like that using an ordinary Skil saw and carbide-tipped fine tooth plywood blade. Didn't seem to harm the blade at all (tho it was cheap enough that I w
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00060.html (7,668 bytes)
- 245. Re: [Shop-talk] Rivet Steel to Aluminum (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:48:51 -0800
- I could be wrong, but I don't believe the gun & nozzle (some systems use disposable nozzles as well) are absolutely necessary. If you work quickly, you can hand-mix small batches and apply it like e
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00070.html (7,805 bytes)
- 246. Re: [Shop-talk] Trickle Chargers (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:36:19 -0800
- Any comment on whether it actually takes the battery to full voltage and then lets it float down ? The ad copy sounds good, but the lack of technical specifications makes me suspicious. Randall ____
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00087.html (7,460 bytes)
- 247. Re: [Shop-talk] Trickle Chargers (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:11:20 -0800
- As I see it, they didn't have a "float" circuit at all. Just a constant (regulated) voltage. So did mine. But likely that was because I didn't fully charge the battery first. They apparently have no
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00088.html (9,238 bytes)
- 248. Re: [Shop-talk] Trickle Chargers (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:00:09 -0800
- I have no experience, but the BatteryMINDer website specifically mentions the Optima. http://www.vdcelectronics.com/batteryminder_12117.htm But oddly enough, they also offer an Optima-specific model
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00099.html (8,180 bytes)
- 249. Re: [Shop-talk] Trickle Chargers (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:13:15 -0800
- So, does that mean the standard Battery MINDer meets the Optima specifications or not ? If it does, why offer a different unit ? If it doesn't, why advertise that it does ? I'm guessing it would be
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00105.html (8,235 bytes)
- 250. Re: [Shop-talk] Trickle Chargers - operating Costs (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:08:34 -0800
- So neither the box nor the battery feel the least bit warm ? Don't have a watt-meter, but my cable box also sucks power all the time (as shown by the box staying quite warm even when not in use). I
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00109.html (8,045 bytes)
- 251. Re: [Shop-talk] Trickle Chargers (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:12:48 -0800
- As I read the info at http://tinyurl.com/339e3j I believe the answer is "probably not". Optima is very specific about using only a "regulated" charger, which is not what I would call a "regular" cha
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00143.html (8,972 bytes)
- 252. Re: [Shop-talk] Trickle Chargers (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:52:49 -0800
- Which of course is exactly as Optima says it should. No argument from me, I just wouldn't call the result a "regular" charger. Perhaps I misunderstood the question, I thought it was "can I use a reg
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00155.html (10,689 bytes)
- 253. Re: [Shop-talk] Wireless router - signal boost (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:56:11 -0800
- And I think that's an important point : both can be true ! You may find that it doesn't work for you in the den; but the kid parked out on the road with his laptop can find just the right spot and u
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00193.html (8,508 bytes)
- 254. Re: [Shop-talk] Air Compressors (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:30:13 -0800
- IMO it's a mistake to regard "Craftsman" as a compressor maker at all. Sears resells compressors made by several people, including IR and the same folks that make Campbell-Hausfeld. IOW the quality
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00204.html (8,974 bytes)
- 255. Re: [Shop-talk] Wireless router - signal boost (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:52:25 -0800
- That's a bit harsh, IMO ... but only because anyone with a lockpick can go through the typical front door lock about as quickly as I can get my keys out and find the right one. Randall _____________
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00221.html (9,149 bytes)
- 256. Re: [Shop-talk] lathe motor (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:27:43 -0800
- Since we've mentioned compressor-type electric motors; what is the effect of the "compressor" rating on continuous power output? I assume they are designed to handle a high peak-to-average power rat
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00232.html (8,301 bytes)
- 257. Re: [Shop-talk] Digital Calibers (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:34:07 -0800
- And with any luck they will last 1/20 as long as the $2 ones. After going through most of a pack of 10 in less than a year, I threw the rest away. Randall ___________________________________________
- /html/shop-talk/2008-01/msg00252.html (7,512 bytes)
- 258. Re: [Shop-talk] GFCI Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 08:27:47 -0800
- I agree entirely. But if you wanted to find out, it would be easy enough to rig a dummy plug with a leak to safety ground in it. Start with a replacement 3-prong plug from HD and add a 10-15K 1 watt
- /html/shop-talk/2008-02/msg00012.html (7,797 bytes)
- 259. Re: [Shop-talk] GFCI Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 16:25:26 -0800
- Sure it will, if you do the current balance test to an external ground (or even between a protected neutral and an unprotected hot). Checking the ground/neutral short detection function should work
- /html/shop-talk/2008-02/msg00016.html (8,438 bytes)
- 260. Re: [Shop-talk] GFCI Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 17:09:55 -0800
- Yet another advantage of rollin yer own. Randall _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman
- /html/shop-talk/2008-02/msg00018.html (7,969 bytes)
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