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Don't want to be a stick in the mud, BUT.... The screw and silicone method wont work well in this application. Why? Most silicone glue/sealants do not not play well with oil, especially hot oil. I know they are used as gasket material in engine applications but this is different. The surface...

Tip the unit so pinhole is up and horizontal. Use sandpaper to remove paint and clean down to bare metal. Using a 300 watt soldering iron (soldering-copper, torch heated) a dab of flux and non-lead plumbing solder works perfectly.

Depends on what type of heat you need. Both will heat the air the same. The advantage of the glowing heater is the instant warmth when standing in front of it. Disadvantage is don't park anything within 10 feet of it for any length of time. On your old heater, remove the burner assembly and...

If you are worried about RF noise, be carefull choosing electronic ballasts. Most produce a hissing or rushing noise in all AM radios and upward to 7 MHZ in the Ham bands.

Yeah, I know. I have them at the shop,(commercial building).

Follow the two wires from the brushes. They usually go to a rectifier. Replace the diode or bridge assembly. How it works....As the rotor spins, the tiny amount of magnetism generates a current that is fed to the slip rings. From there this AC current is rectified to DC. This feed back...

A 277 volt ballast, electronic or magnetic, will run on 240. I have several. Lamp starting is sluggish below 20 degrees, but they will eventually light after a minute or so.

Boil it outside on a Coleman stove untill it is one third to one quarter the volume. Add Simple Green or Purple Power one to one. Use it for grease cutting hand soap. Works great!

RED BRICKS Level the ground. Place bricks. Sweep sand over the brick to lock in place.

With 110 volts you are limited to 1500 watts which will give you 5200 btu. Your best application will be the 250 watt infrared "spot lamp" or a 500 watt halogen (CHEAP) work light. The IR heat from these lamps when placed close to the drywall patch will dry very quickly. If you are looking to...

Typically a small 24 volt 20 watt transformer. The circuit is..... wire from transformer to furnace gas valve, from gas valve to thermostat, from thermostat back to transformer. The secondary is not grounded. Primary is usually rated at 115 volts input, but some neighborhoods run 127 give or...

1000 watts = 3400 btu I would agree, 40-60 watts in a fridge will keep things toasty.

Any equipment using vacuum tubes is safe from EMPS with no special precautions. Everything else will be fried unless protected. The easiest and cheapest protection is to wrap the device in aluminum foil. Just put the device in a plastic or paper bag, and wrap until completely covered. Put into...

Electrostatic filters have no restriction to air flow even when dirty. Any particles in the air are electrically charged by a very high voltage and collected on a stainless steel grid. If really dirty they will "flash over" and a loud spark can be heard. Then it's really time to clean the grid...

If you have a "Ratshack" or any electronics house available, or mail order like Jameco, (shipping will cost more the the parts), a 50 volt bridge with a rating over 3 amps will do fine. You could salvage the rectifier from the old board also. In this application a filter capacitor is not needed...