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    I agree with aspeck although I got 752.64 oz.
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    So, what did you do today?

    Nice work there Jakedaawg.
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    So, what did you do today?

    I'm definitely not skilled at much of anything. I mostly learn by doing and seeking information from any sources I can find. I'm learning TIG welding on aluminum. I make all kinds of things I think I need. That said, I'll check into Ron Covillis's you tube information. The aluminum skins I...
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    So, what did you do today?

    Worked on my new canopy for my pickup. 3 requirements. 1. must be able to sleep across the front of the canopy. 2. must fit in my garage with an 8' high door. 3. must be able to still haul sheets of plywood without removing things. That would require me to either have a custom canopy built or...
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    That's more information than I ever knew. In addition : accuracy is specified in two methods. 1. percentage of reading 2. percentage of full scale The latter is not as accurate at lower readings in percentage. Precision is not accuracy but does give you more information that may or may not be...
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    I had the same problem a few years ago while on a trip in Yuma AZ. My tire gauge registered much lower than the TPM system so I was questioning the TPM system on my Chevy pickup. I picked up a nail so I went to a tire shop for repairs. I told them that I thought the TPM system was way off...
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    That reminds me of a jacob's ladder. High voltage arcing between the wires. Must have been a failure where the high voltage side of a transformer jumped to the secondary lines. That's something that 4kv would do. Higher voltages should relay out at the sub station or blow a fuse at a...
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    Of course. Alternators produce AC until it comes through the diodes. Any time voltage is changed it's easier to use AC somewhere in the process.
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    When I was young we lived off grid in a small house. Our town's Chevy dealer foisted off an old Cocker Spaniel on my dad. That dog liked to lie behind the cook stove in the living room and pass some of the stinkyest gas. That was usually in the dead of winter when the stove was needed for...
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    Only thing missing is the print ... for something to read.
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    Happy New Year.
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    So, what did you do today?

    I I've been there for years. Just keep plowing forward. Things have a habit of showing up when you least expect them, then you promptly forget where you saw them. Over the years I've bought lots of stuff that I already have.
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    So, what did you do today?

    gm, I can relate to your chain saw frustrations. I seem to have solved that problem when I bought my husky 445 a few years ago. I've only used non ethanol gas in it along with Husky or Stihl oils and no longer use stabilizer. I use it every year but it always starts right up and runs great...
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    Solar Panels for Trolling Motor

    Thanks for the reply. I've put the project on hold due to the drop in temperature. I now have the solar panels, controller and meters along with some extra heavy wires etc. This winter when I use the boat I'm planning to put my honda generator out front in the boat. When I shut the door the...
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    Solar Panels for Trolling Motor

    around 30 years ago I hiked through the Beartooth Plateau in south central Montana with a solar panel on top of my backpack. It kept my Camcorder batteries charged for the trip. It was a week long hike at an average elevation of 10,000 feet above sea level. I had no regulation on the panel so...
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