Recent content by grantw

This was early 2000s. I did have a set of 600mW 5.8G with 28dBi gain dishes, but they were not that great to place in the apartments. I should also mention, that the coax from the mpoe to each unit was shady as... Comcast wanted $200 each unit to run exterior cable, which the super didn't...

The ethernet lines from the business modem to the building punch down were tagged. Not that the pac-bell tech would respect it. Sharing 150Mb/s 3 ways at 100Mb/s each was a cheap and fair way we all agreed on not hogging it all at once. Also, wireless speeds at the time were 54Mb/s range for...

Hi, without reading too much replies, I can tell you about my experience using old telco for ethernet in my old apartment complex. 3 tenants including myself went in 1/3's on a business internet connection in our building. Our apartment super let us put the cable modem in the building telco...

update: It's been done before apparently.

I did this a few weeks ago when power was out for the better part of 6 hours. I had a 2000W inverter with a 5-15R, so I made a 5-15P to a L14-30R to plug in to my 14-30P inlet. But, I did kill all of the 240V appliances, like the AC compressor, oven, and dryer. Not sure if those would cause...

Silly idea. - 3000RPM 120/240VAC motor with V belt pulley - 120A "one wire" alternator - also V belt pulley - Deep Cycle Battery - mounting plate / v belt - ?

+1 on the anderson power pole connections... I found the "30A" connectors tend to be a more common size. But, you need to be sure the crimp is a good mechanical connection. I have crimped a "30A" connector on a 16awg zip cord and had the connector pull off. I had to double over the stripped...

Don't forget about the HAM radio operators... Those guys trip AFCI circuits without even trying.

To get 40A of charging, you need a 50A breaker and 50A rated wiring. For my 14-50 outlet, I used #6 copper wire on a 50A breaker. Mainly because my outlet was ~18" off of the main panel via some EMT conduit. The 40A continuous load is going to be 80% of the 50A breaker. 40A at 250VAC is a...

My last data install required a 20db attenuation at the cable modem. Otherwise the data signal from the system was too hot. think of a plateaued sine wave form rather than a nice round sine. When it came to DATA + TV, I have always used a 2 way to attach the cable, then as little ways as...

Anyone else for a third opinion?

I could, you are correct. I'd like to have the option of installing a large compressor at some point so it's not taking space in the garage. Probably won't happen, as plumbing air lines would be a major PITA....

I am planning on installing some power in a detached shed very soon. This will be for lights, and a few outlets to run some tools, and maybe some landscape related things later. Point is, I have a 8'x15' shed on a slab (no ufer, sorry), and the shed is anchor bolted down. I have 3/4" EMT...

I just had 5 detectors installed at the new house. The hall lights and plugs are shared with the smokes / CO on 12/3. The hall lights are the giveaway for the smokes of the house. The electrician said he always puts the smokes on a circuit that would be noticed if it wasn't working. He does...

It may have been stated earlier in the thread, but it's the 1/2 wave rectification that gets me on LEDs. I see the 60Hz flicker of crappy LED strips and xmas lights. Very distracting when driving, and starts to hurt my eyes in a room with LED flicker. I have been very lucky in my new build...