- 41. Re: [Shop-talk] Is this really true ?? (score: 1)
- Author: Brian C Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:10:54 -0500
- Well, you learn new physics every day! It's certainly true that there is a "skin effect" at high frequencies, but battery current is not high frequency. Brian K ______________________________________
- /html/shop-talk/2009-12/msg00064.html (9,598 bytes)
- 42. Re: [Shop-talk] Successfully using the HF Tire Changer (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:46:10 -0800
- I'm trying to remember what my dad did. I think he nailed a 2x4 to the barn wall about a 6" from the floor, had a 6' pry bar and a short 2x4 or something. I sort of remember laying the tire on the fl
- /html/shop-talk/2009-12/msg00145.html (9,853 bytes)
- 43. Re: [Shop-talk] 12 volt benchtop power supply? (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:27:07 -0800
- Jim, if you have a charger that has a start position, you might look at that as a source. Looks like you'll need about 10 amps or so. Starting current is 100 A or so for a short time, so it might tak
- /html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00084.html (9,937 bytes)
- 44. Re: [Shop-talk] Odd-shaped door? (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:03:38 -0800
- Doug, if you don't need the 4'x7', it shouldn't be too hard to take a few 2x4s and frame it down to a standard door. Add a little insulation and paneling (or dry wall if you want more work) and you'r
- /html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00106.html (8,646 bytes)
- 45. Re: [Shop-talk] Odd-shaped door? (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:34:58 -0800
- If you're willing to give up on the insulation properties, something as simple as a patio door or even an accordian door could work. I'm guessing that since you already have one door stopping most of
- /html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00116.html (11,036 bytes)
- 46. Re: [Shop-talk] u-verse (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:31:59 -0800
- Out of curiosity, why aren't you doing all this with Comcast? We have TV/Broadband/phone. My wife just worked it over and got the total bill down to $175/mo. We don't watch a lot of television. We ha
- /html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00158.html (11,330 bytes)
- 47. Re: [Shop-talk] outdoor low light "security" cameras (score: 1)
- Author: Brian C Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:24:55 -0500
- Dunno if it'll help, but when I was looking for a computer camera to go with the Skype application so I could talk to and see my grandkids, there were some surveillance type cameras, as I recall. I c
- /html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00189.html (11,304 bytes)
- 48. Re: [Shop-talk] Toyota Pedal Brouhaha (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:47:23 -0800
- Why didn't she turn the ignition off? I heard the advice for the Toyota problem was to stomp on the brakes, shift to neutral and turn the ignition off. It seems to me I could grab the key more quickl
- /html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00029.html (12,086 bytes)
- 49. [Shop-talk] Winding clocks with pull chains (score: 1)
- Author: Brian C Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:33:55 -0500
- Some time ago, someone suggested lifting the weight when you pull the chain. Our clock repairman was by today and he said don9t do it. The clocks are designed to handle the load and he9s seen many ca
- /html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00199.html (7,315 bytes)
- 50. Re: [Shop-talk] [Fwd: [Mgs] Article You MIght Find Interesting] (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:27:49 -0800
- I've never driven a Miata, but I have a friend who juiced his up to 300hp with all the suspension tweaks and took me for a ride on LA freeways. Scary. Another friend has a supercharged Mini that I di
- /html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00211.html (9,919 bytes)
- 51. Re: [Shop-talk] tolerancing a interference or friction fit ???`` (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:36:23 -0700
- Years ago, I recall dunking things in liquid Nitrogen, 77K, to do what you're trying to do. That's about 230K below room temperature. If my arithmetic is right, a 1" diameter will shrink a couple of
- /html/shop-talk/2010-04/msg00065.html (8,750 bytes)
- 52. Re: [Shop-talk] Electrical question (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:10:50 -0700
- It's all about temperature. 2X the voltage 4X the power. There are other variables as well and it would be a science project to find out how much overvoltage and for how long before you damage the mo
- /html/shop-talk/2010-07/msg00118.html (9,303 bytes)
- 53. Re: [Shop-talk] Electrical question (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:18:19 -0700
- Well, there you go. Put two 12V motors in series, but you'll have to catch fast fish. Brian K. Brian C Kennedy Cell 734 649 8548 2711 N. Maple Road Fax 734 661 5108 Ann Arbor, MI 48103 kennedybc@comc
- /html/shop-talk/2010-07/msg00119.html (11,054 bytes)
- 54. Re: [Shop-talk] Electrical question (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:01:01 -0700
- I suppose he could throw the motor in the lake when it catches on fire. Is it an aluminum canoe? That would help. Brian K _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Dona
- /html/shop-talk/2010-07/msg00127.html (8,745 bytes)
- 55. Re: [Shop-talk] Importing car from Canada? (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:47:26 -0700
- Years ago I swapped an engine in a '68 Ford Fairlane Wagon, then sold the car. A few years later, the guy told me he had to junk the car after considerable effort because he couldn't renew the licens
- /html/shop-talk/2010-08/msg00077.html (7,849 bytes)
- 56. [Shop-talk] Formica counter top (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:51:06 -0800
- We have a cottage with an old formica counter top we'd like to replace. We'd like to replace it, but we can't find any brackets. It looks like it's the top has been glued to the cabinet tops? Any ide
- /html/shop-talk/2010-11/msg00058.html (7,122 bytes)
- 57. Re: [Shop-talk] xmas lights, shunts, and magic (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:43:17 -0800
- A long story, but I bought LED outdoor lights to replace my aging strings. Shoulda looked at the colors. Is purple now a Xmas color? They use crinkley bulbs, I'm guessing to make up for less brightne
- /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00038.html (9,253 bytes)
- 58. Re: [Shop-talk] Need some thoughts an a snow blower that will not (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:45:29 -0800
- I had good success once dunking the entire carburetor from my lawn mower in a can of GUNK overnight. I didn't think to remove the O ring and it swelled up pretty big. Took a day or two to dry out. Mo
- /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00096.html (9,283 bytes)
- 59. [Shop-talk] Lubricating garage door cables (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 17:23:27 -0800
- I just has a pulley wear through on my garage door opener. When I bought a replacement and a couple of spare cables, I see they recommend lubricating the cables. I've never done that. Does anyone hav
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00005.html (7,349 bytes)
- 60. Re: [Shop-talk] Best dishwasher? (and milk) (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:01:23 -0800
- We had the problem of etched glasses with soft water. Somewhere I read use less detergent, so we only fill the soap dispensers half way and the problem went away. Brian K sweat and see if that dissua
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00199.html (9,277 bytes)
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