Recent content by dayradebaugh

Good point.

I have a bare-bones solution to this issue, for very little money at all. I have a good variac, to which I could attach a rectifier, such as...

Thank you for your suggestion. Have you used this extensively? I checked it out on Amazon and it had a number of bad reviews. Ordinarily I would give this a pass because of these bad reviews. Would appreciate hearing more about your experience with this device. After some research, my...

Pretty nice!

That's a nice unit. Can you remember where you got it? Thanks

Thanks. The used one I found out there are about ~$90.

Would I be correct in assuming that the reason for not doing this is that the charger will supply a lot of current, and if the device being tested has a short, you will simply fry it? Thanks

Thanks. I see this provides data via smartphone. Is this the new trend?

My 40 year old Craftsman 12V bench charger just quit, and I'd like to replace it. My hobby is restoring trucks. When I wasn't charging a battery, I could use this charger as a sort of "power supply" to test 12V components, such as heater motors, bulbs and the like. To accomplish this, I...

This is my go-to jack.

Am getting my old Craftsman 3-ton fixed, as well as the barn find I initially wrote about. I'll send a pic as soon as I get it back. I still haven't identified it. My choice going forward will be a Weaver 10-tonner, as soon as I can round up the cash. They're not cheap, but I suspect worth...

Thanks for the advice, guys. Will take some pix. The 3-ton jack is an old Craftsman, built by who knows?, that I rebuilt several years ago, but leaks again. Been a great jack, but don't know whether it's worth messing with. The other is a huge long thing with no name, but if I could identify...

I restore antique trucks, and have worn out all my jacks, that is, no one will fix them anymore. Anyone have a recommendation for a really good quality 6-ton or better long floor jack on wheels, particularly one that I can get a kit for when I have to repair it? Thanks

Here it is. Not a beauty, but seems to work fine.

Will do