Now if you can find me a citation showing that the higher heat of the torch is damaging to the thermocouple, you can convince me why it is a bad habit. — The Evil Greebo1 hour ago
@TheEvilGreebo Common flame temperatures Says that your Propane torch burns between 1,200 and 1,700 C.
Thermocouple Types Says your K type thermocouple's normal operating temp is between -220 and 1250 C.
So you could indeed be damaging the thermocouple, depending on how hot your flame is.
If you're using a MAPP gas torch, you're in trouble.
Not that I care either way. If you want to blast your thermocouple with a torch, go for it.
But hitting the thermocouple that's currently at about 10C with a flame that may be 1,700C isn't going to instantly cause the thermocouple to jump outside of its safe operating temp anymore than putting an icecube on the counter causes it to melt instantly
I agree, a long term blast with such a hot flame could be a problem, but I'm doing it for 3-5 seconds
Just moving into a new US location. The location has both Verizon and Comcast available. I am trying to use Comcast. The Verizon installer appears to have cut the Comcast cable that went to an interior wall cable plate, and then ran the other end into the FIOS ONT box's coaxial connection. The C...
@Aaron I've been scratching my head at that one. He appears to be providing good advice, but I was worried that he could only be doing so to get access to protected questions for spamming. The main reason for my concern is his user name.
@Tester101 Yes, every one of them has been more than happy to express their disgust, but then they also claim that the last installer also used crappy connectors and that theirs are now superior
And it pisses me off when they put a hole in an odd location on aluminum siding, you can't patch aluminum easily.
@Tester101 That's what the last guy said, about his connectors, which the new guy said was BS because his connectors are now superior. I think they are paid by the crimp.
I follow those guys around, and watch them like a hawk. If they start to put a drill where I don't want it, I yell "Hey, What the hell are you doing!?".
My chainsaw stopped working and I've got a tree that fell and needs cut up. What's a checklist to do to troubleshoot / get it started? Start with simple / easy stuff to check and maintenance that needs to be done -> more invasive stuff. I've done a bit of stuff on cars so I'm willing to try to...
@Tester101 That's your call... I just figured since it is a landscaping/outdoors tool that it was a better fit there
but I can understand that it would be ontopic here too. A lot of people take their small engine tools to get repaired, so fixing it yourself can be a DIY thing
"The user must only carry out the maintenance and service work described in this manual. More extensive work must be carried out by an authorised service workshop."
@waxeagle @Aaron I usually let the oil sit, but will put fuel treatment and run it for a minute to winterize it. That and scrape the bottom and the blade of grass to prevent the underside from rusting out. Generally thats all you have to do
When I am first ready to use it I will change the oil then and the air filter if its dirty
I might drain the oil if I am putting it in storage for over 6 months though
On that note.... a remote user is VPN'ing into our network, and he is getting errors associated with an old version of a JS file that I had updated last night. He swears up and down and that he has cleared his browser cache, but he continues to keep getting this error that is indicidative of the older script... any ideas?
The resistor causes the current flow of the grounded conductor to no longer match the current flow of the ungrounded conductor... this tests the trip mechanism and the magnetic sensor... the magnetic sensor is instantaneous even though the trip is mechanical
@Tester101 I don't really understand it, but if you look in the installation instructions of your typical GFCI outlet, it states not to install a GFCI outlet on a GFI protected circuit
"DO NOT install the GFCI receptacle in an electrical box containing (a) more than four (4) wires (not including the grounding wires) or (b) cables with more than two (2) wires (not including the grounding wire). Contact a qualified electrician if either (a) or (b) are true"
Oh, wait. I see. They are covering their own ass. They say contact an Electrician, which means "we can't figure out what is going on in your box (since we're just a piece of paper), so you'd better call somebody who knows what the heck is going on."
From a mike holt forum:... theres nothing wrong with putting gfci outlets down stream from a gfci already protecting the circuit.... when one trips by fault or a good thunder clap.its going to cost the owner a service call to repair, the down stream outlets are dead do to any of up stream gfci tripping, and they wont reset.
Are you choking it properly? I had a problem once where my chainsaw wouldn't start because the choke switch wouldn't stay in the choke position. I opened up the chainsaw and saw that a hook had fallen off so the switch wasn't actually engaging anything.
If you are looking over your chainsaw, y...
there's a joke in there about "Choking your chainsaw" that I am so tempted to make
@Tester101 no, that's just because you can't have stupid homeowner figure out which are the line and which are load to a good enough degree to avoid lawsuits
My chainsaw stopped working and I've got a tree that fell and needs cut up. What's a checklist to do to troubleshoot / get it started? Start with simple / easy stuff to check and maintenance that needs to be done -> more invasive stuff. I've done a bit of stuff on cars so I'm willing to try to...
Are you choking it properly? I had a problem once where my chainsaw wouldn't start because the choke switch wouldn't stay in the choke position. I opened up the chainsaw and saw that a hook had fallen off so the switch wasn't actually engaging anything.
If you are looking over your chainsaw, y...
