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301. Re: [Shop-talk] 110vac outlet question (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 09:13:49 -0600
Small slot (hot) and ground should be the same as small slot (hot) to large slot (neutral). Neutral to ground may show a couple of volts if there's a load on the line, higher depending on the amperag
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00048.html (8,052 bytes)

302. Re: [Shop-talk] 110vac outlet question (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 11:33:34 -0600
Don't know that this is the actual reason, but think about the danger of little kids sticking things into receptacles. The hot is smaller and thus harder to stick something in and get a shock. Elegan
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00052.html (7,691 bytes)

303. Re: [Shop-talk] 110vac outlet question (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:10:57 -0600
As Randall said, this is not good. Maybe the NEW tester is the faulty item. Did the inspector rely on your new tester or did he use a meter to verify that all is now well ? If you mean 27 and 87 volt
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00066.html (10,953 bytes)

304. [Shop-talk] Networked home wiring (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:35:46 -0600
There's an article in the latest Popular Mechanics about networkable house wiring - switches and receptacles that have network addresses and communicate either through the house wiring or through RF.
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00082.html (7,529 bytes)

305. Re: [Shop-talk] Dremel die grinder (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:06:41 -0600
Calling a Dremel tool a die grinder is a stretch, but if you really want one - Amazon just sent a notice of a sale that seems to have lots of Dremel stuff in it. http://www.amazon.com/gp/r.html?R=2R4
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00092.html (9,751 bytes)

306. Re: [Shop-talk] Networked home wiring (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:45:20 -0600
These devices are wired in - no batteries. You replace a switch and a receptacle, for instance, even on different circuits. Then you program them together, and the switch controls the receptacle. Lot
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00094.html (8,885 bytes)

307. Re: [Shop-talk] Networked home wiring (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:08:33 -0600
Thanks Steve ! Lots more info than the little Popular Mechanics article. Soooo... anyone here have any experience with this stuff ? Is it really reliable or just a toy ?? Karl _______________________
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00100.html (7,341 bytes)

308. Re: [Shop-talk] 110vac outlet question (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:06:04 -0600
<snip lots of stuff I sent directly to Frank> If your ground is a rebar in your concrete foundation, encased in concrete, that's NOT a good ground. You should get a real ground rod - a solid piece of
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00123.html (10,871 bytes)

309. Re: [Shop-talk] 110vac outlet question (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:08:44 -0600
I forgot to finish what I asked about your connection between the house and the barn. I assume you DID NOT carry the ground out to the barn and connect the grounds (house and barn) together. In some
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00124.html (9,756 bytes)

310. Re: [Shop-talk] 110vac outlet question (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:32:49 -0600
Interesting - but it doesn't seem to be working so ufering well in Frank's case. Ufer grounding refers to grounding to a network of rebars that are well tied together - are your rebars, mesh, etc. al
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00128.html (10,328 bytes)

311. Re: [Shop-talk] 110vac outlet question (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:27:23 -0600
Yes, Frank, it IS wrong to tie the neutral and ground together in the barn. That's what I've been referred to as bonding. The article to which I previously sent you a link explains why, more plainly
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00137.html (8,898 bytes)

312. Re: [Shop-talk] 110vac outlet question (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:38:00 -0600
Karl _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shop-talk http://www.team.net/archi
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00138.html (9,246 bytes)

313. [Shop-talk] GPS experiences ? (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:00:24 -0600
Surely there are some experienced GPS users on this list. I've got a Garmin 60C my sister gave me a year ago. They could never get it to load maps, and eventually they had them in their cars. I got i
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00148.html (7,769 bytes)

314. Re: [Shop-talk] GPS experiences ? (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:17:37 -0600
I'd LOVE to have a 496, or whatever the latest model with the XM weather, etc. is. But that's 10X my budget :-( Actually what I like best about the 60C is using it in the air. I've manually input all
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00151.html (9,353 bytes)

315. Re: [Shop-talk] GPS experiences ? (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:22:47 -0600
Garmin gets $80 per year for new US maps, and the maps are in some cases many years behind in adding new roads. Is TomTom more expensive or worse ? The way I can get a discount on a TomTom is through
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00152.html (11,175 bytes)

316. Re: [Shop-talk] GPS experiences ? (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:38:11 -0600
OK - I saw Goldmember. Maybe I don't want a TomTom - it might come with a "shkinn" box =8~0 _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00156.html (8,562 bytes)

317. Re: [Shop-talk] Bare shelves at Harbor Freight (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:06:54 -0600
I saw the same thing at one of the Chicago area stores a couple of days before Christmas - it was very obvious in several areas, although I wouldn't by any means say the store was low on inventory ov
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00229.html (9,203 bytes)

318. [Shop-talk] LIon battery care (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:34:55 -0600
I just got a new (well, new to me...) laptop, and I'd like to keep the battery usable as long as possible. My steam-powered 2001 Dell's batteries lost capacity rather quickly after the end of their r
/html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00230.html (7,757 bytes)

319. Re: [Shop-talk] recommend a biscuit jointer (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:54:32 -0600
DeWalt. I've used mine only occasionally, but it's always simple to adjust and so far has all the power I could want even in oak. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http
/html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00009.html (8,036 bytes)

320. Re: [Shop-talk] Freon Leak detectors (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 18:14:03 -0600
35 years ago I started working on car air conditioning, and installed air in my house the next year. Only had my gauges, vacuum pump (just an old hermetic compressor), and soap solution. Always worke
/html/shop-talk/2009-01/msg00027.html (8,824 bytes)

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