Recent content by Danguitarman

All the "boilermakers fathers" commenting in this are way off. I'm a union boilermaker, and we run EVERY process on a regular basis. If your kids are stuck doing a single process in the boilermakers, they probably aren't skilled enough to have papers in the others. Sorry.

Thank you. I'll check them out.

No. The arc is white. As close to "real color" as a lens can be.

Hoping you guys can help with this. Dropped my lens while changing covers and it shattered. My coworker gave me this one. Been running fixed-shade 2x4’s for over 15 years, and this is the nicest lens I've ever run. I want another as a backup. All it has written on it is T10H, white text, right...

I appreciate the info. I cannot find anything on this compressor, so to know that you've had others with a similar pressure cutoff level is good to know.

I think I'll check out the cutoff and see how the little guy fairs with incrementally higher psi. Thanks for the suggestion.

To be fair, I have not checked the accuracy of the gauge. I did look around the tank itself for some sort of working pressure rating. I know they will sometimes be stamped around the fittings, but I cannot find any. Really, with such a small pump and motor, it would not surprise me if this...

I had considered looking into that.

I think I got a fair deal on this older compressor. 65 bucks on Craigslist. It runs great, super quiet, and it's in good condition, too. Was owned by a guy in his 70’s that was obviously a gearhead and knew how to take care of his equipment. Now, I'm not expecting this thing to set the world on...

Guys, thanks very much for taking the time to respond to my questions with great advice! I will now admit, the problem was me all along... I just recently got into electronics, and although I have had some formal education in electrical wiring and ohm's law and such from when I went to college...

Ok, so I finally figured out the photo thing. Here is the circuit. Blue and green wires go to the pot. Yellow and black go to my meter. The power source provides 5v. I have it hooked up to the mains by way of a 12v /2.5a power brick. How many amps the breadboard supply chip will actually...

And yes, all the components are in series

The numbers ramp up VERY quickly as I am turning up the pot. However, if I let off the potentiometer the numbers immediately start going down. Very quickly at first, then they just sort of "trickle" down to essentially nothing. The led does not drop in brightness, however.

My meter is a Fluke 87V

No. It goes straight through my meter. I tried to upload a damned good photo of the actual circuit, but it was too many pixels for the website, I guess. Sorry