Recent content by bd8134

I thought I would take it in stages. I wired up a pair of switches. One so I could run the motor / pump independently from the control levers and the other so the tire machine would go back to controlling the motor / pump and the valves. I first checked the motor was rotating the correct...

I will check the motor direction with the cable tie trick. I did not want to run the motor / pump too long as the pump started to get noisy and I saw online about cavitation destroying pumps. The lines at the cylinders are not the easiest to get access to. I did disconnect the line to the wheel...

This is the service manual I found.

I believe that is what it is. I have attached some pictures. In image 5158.jpeg, the top solenoids are air which operate the wheel lifter and other arms, they work well. The grey and black wiring connectors go to the hydraulic solenoids / cylinders. The motor is connected correctly, there is an...

I have a Snap-on / John Beam tire changer which uses hydraulic cylinders for the bead breaking arms and center wheel clamp. The hydraulic motor failed to start / turn and I sent the motor and pump away for testing / repair. They repaired the motor and replaced the capacitor. I filled the oil...

It is just the 2 of us most of the time in a ~2,200sqft house and this is our first year monitoring air quality, we never open windows. Overnight our CO2 levels are ~460 overnight when the ERV is off. If it is more than 650 it would stay on until it is 550. At the moment I have not set up any...

Wow, is that 75 pCi/L or 7.5 pCi/L either level is way high. The EPA recommend below 4 and the WHO say 2.7, no safe levels really. 1 is equivalent to smoking 2.5 cigarettes a day. I would just like to keep it as low possible. I would like to go out happy.. CO2 is supposed to cause headaches and...

Good news about your blower test. We had issues with our replacement windows installation also. Air leaks, visible air gaps, loose trim, insects inside the window frame which got in the house, etc. Just a bay window left to remove the inside trim on, spray foam around and correctly fit the trim...

You are fighting really high levels but at least you now have an understanding of what is causing them and are taking steps reduce them, though it might take time and quite a bit of work. For me, our neighborhood has multiple houses with a radon mitigation system and I have tested our house at...

I have 2 iRobot Dirt Dog robots. Pretty old, no vacuum just brushes, pretty high maintenance with gears wearing out but works very well on epoxy floor. Amazing how much dirt and debris they pick up and that washer that rolled away.

You should get your cousin to put a motorhome or "shed" on their property and rent it out via Airbnb. We initially booked a "tiny house" on Airbnb within a fair walking distance of the track. Tiny building in what looked like someone's back yard with a chemical toilet, not too disappointed they...

I have been to Montreal F1 twice, off to COA in Austin this year, looking forward to that, looks like a fun city. I think I would have cut off those larger flaps of paint rather than try and stick them down.

Today was practice for the Formula 1 race in Canada. In practice 1 as the Hass car of Romain Grosjean left his pit, a large piece of the floor coating stuck to his front tire. The pit has only just completed a complete renovation maybe the floor not properly prepped. His tires had just come out...

Interesting.. I had been planning on how I was going to spray my project. I had been looking at these booth's for a while, seen the videos and looked at the Carcoon and other expensive booth's, too rich for me. I want to spray indoors to control temp and humidity and decided on the largest one...

My CTEK 7002 charger stopped charging, mode selection worked, maybe 1.9v output on leads. Took it apart and measuring across the relay contact soldered on the board, it was not passing voltage when operating. I tried taking the cover off the relay but it seemed to moulded together. I removed the...