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101. [Shop-talk] battery tender (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 18:44:15 -0700; Just to echo what others have said, it should be just fine as long as you use a "smart" tender. Even one of the old "trickle chargers" would probably be OK from a safety standpoint, but they will sho; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00239.html (8,408 bytes)
102. [Shop-talk] battery tender--Thanks (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:47:59 -0700; One possibility would be a broken conductor inside the battery case. I've had that happen several times now. Under the load of the starter, the broken joint can throw sparks but still conduct enough; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00252.html (9,192 bytes)
103. [Shop-talk] battery tender--Thanks (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:52:22 -0700; I believe it actually decomposes the water in the electrolyte, producing both hydrogen and oxygen. That's why it explodes so easily; pure hydrogen will just burn. See electrolysis. -- Randall; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00253.html (8,649 bytes)
104. [Shop-talk] Parts solvent (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:48:20 -0700; They have, in some respects & areas. For example, in my area, we aren't allowed to have wooden roofs unless they are treated with fire retardant. But as noted, with reasonable precautions (mostly de; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00282.html (9,688 bytes)
105. [Shop-talk] Drill Doctor (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:13:02 -0700; I've got one, 750 I think. Don't use it very often; and when I do it seems like I always spend an inordinate amount of time re-reading the manual to understand how to use it. But once I dope it out,; /html/shop-talk/2011-07/msg00304.html (8,655 bytes)
106. [Shop-talk] Removing hardening-type Permatex No. 1 (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 21:00:28 -0700; Not exactly simple, but Loctite 'Chisel Gasket Remover' does slowly soften it. -- Randall; /html/shop-talk/2011-08/msg00158.html (8,350 bytes)
107. [Shop-talk] Well water installation (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:08:53 -0500; FWIW, my BIL (who works in a related field) mentioned a new "tankless" system the other day. Apparently it involves a VFD driving a 3-phase pump motor at just the right speed to maintain the desired; /html/shop-talk/2011-08/msg00234.html (8,662 bytes)
108. [Shop-talk] Tunneling drain pipe down a hill? (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:34:55 -0700; FWIW, Home Depot sells the flat blue hose in the garden department next to the swimming pool supplies. Or I could give you some if you want, I've got more than I'll ever use. But I doubt you'd want; /html/shop-talk/2011-08/msg00265.html (8,476 bytes)
109. [Shop-talk] Tunneling drain pipe down a hill? (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 16:30:53 -0700; Exactly the process I was trying to describe, but your description is much better. -- Randall; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00001.html (8,819 bytes)
110. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:48:06 -0700; Which was going to be my suggestion in the first place. Once the pump gets the whole floor down as low as it can, then you can drop the pump into a bucket and empty your shop vac into the bucket. De; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00032.html (8,870 bytes)
111. [Shop-talk] ODBII trouble code P0316 (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:55:39 -0700; According to the manual I found at http://www.scribd.com/doc/14896052/2002-Explorer-DTC-PCode-Engine-Computer-C ontrol-System-Diagnosis P0316 is always thrown in combination with another P03xx code; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00060.html (10,128 bytes)
112. [Shop-talk] ODBII trouble code P0316 (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:25:20 -0700; The original coil on my 56 Triumph did about as well; but the "Lucas" replacement only lasted 2 years. Too many components bought from the lowest bidder, I'd guess. The ignition coil on my 95 Buick; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00066.html (9,644 bytes)
113. [Shop-talk] ODBII trouble code P0316 (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:28:02 -0700; Very possibly. But in my case, every replacement produced a dramatic effect in the car's operation. First time the TR started really hard and ran like crap until I changed just the coil, then it sta; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00069.html (10,205 bytes)
114. [Shop-talk] ODBII trouble code P0316 (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:21:54 -0700; "90% of everything is crap." - Sturgeon's revelation Still, one doesn't have to be very bright to know to tighten the lug nuts after the wheel is put on; which my former mechanic forgot the last tim; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00076.html (9,203 bytes)
115. [Shop-talk] High temp adhesives (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:31:19 -0700; Sounds like a job for "refractory cement". Propane/air can reach almost 2000C, and while I doubt your fireplace is getting that hot, it's probably getting a lot hotter than the 600F that JB Weld is; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00107.html (7,916 bytes)
116. [Shop-talk] Voltage regulators (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:08:18 -0700; Regulators are matched to the generator in several ways. One is whether it grounds the field or connects it to the output (which in turn depends on how the field windings are connected inside the gen; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00119.html (9,244 bytes)
117. [Shop-talk] Voltage regulators (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:08:14 -0700; Ah, I see! In that case, the resistor is less important, as long as it isn't too low a value (which could cause overcharging under light load conditions). But the other two conditions (plus matching; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00122.html (9,714 bytes)
118. [Shop-talk] Voltage regulators (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:18:43 -0700; In general, alternators don't need current regulation and hence the regulator doesn't know or care how much current the alternator can produce. For example, older GM alternators used the same (inter; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00125.html (10,586 bytes)
119. [Shop-talk] Voltage regulators (score: 121): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:40:50 -0700; Aha again! In that case, please ignore everything I said before. I thought we were talking DC generator as found on old cars, where the regulator controls the field. Permanent magnet alternators are; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00126.html (10,048 bytes)
120. [Shop-talk] Cell phones on aircraft (was Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir) (score: 121): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:56:20 -0700; However, those other phones are not inside the same metal skin as the avionics, and are much further away. UHF Radio signals generally follow an inverse cube law, meaning every time you double the d; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00147.html (9,049 bytes)

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