Recent content by guy48065

I recently brought home another project: a Honda 160- powered pressure washer with a bad pump. This one is (was) rated 2700psi & 2.3gpm and has the pump hung under the vertical-shaft engine. Looking at Amazon & eBay there are dozens of nearly identical pumps with claimed output of (pick any...

I recognize the handle as an Eclatorq.

Rude picture taking...in Japan...seriously?? :bounce:

BS. Adding a 3" extension doesn't mean you multiply the reading by 66. Not on this planet.

My bad. Bad memory, that is. Pack was 25.2V (7 cells lithium). It was actually very hard to Google a picture of this vac I sent in for repair 8 months ago. Electrolux must pay to keep it OUT of Google searches! Also--in looking for the model I found a Youtube video of someone doing exactly...

Electrolux makes an awesome cordless stick vac but they **** at designing battery packs and/or chargers. The 19V Li-Ion pack died a couple years into the 3-year warranty so they sent me a replacement--which died in less than a year. Just before the warranty ran out I took the vac to an...

A track saw only does one thing well--at a high price. If you need finish-quality cuts in entire sheets of plywood they are fabulous and worth the expense. Otherwise it's really a luxury tool for after you own everything else.

Include the Bad Boy ZT mowers in your search. Near commercial grade for homeowner $$. Seems to get a lot of good reviews on the pro forums. I have a Country Clipper for my 2.5Ac lawn but I don't think they get out your way. The one-hand joystick is awesome and leaves my left hand free for...

You're an analytical man who's avoided the KoolAid table. I've also heard that example of how "unclean" AC power can damage sensitive electronics. ONLY that one example and I'm wondering if it's urban legend to sell new generators (another "format change" every few years--sound familiar?), or...

I'd like to see this ad for $59.99. I recently bought the small Schumacher pack and that worthless POS is going back.

It appears to be a rebranded Eclatorq. "dnschmidt" will be along to extoll the virtues of Eclatorq digitals. I've only had experience with one so I should hold my opinions.

Then you're the right guy to answer this: What NEEDS precise and stable mains frequency? My AC synchronous clock and belt-drive turntable might run at a slightly wrong speed but I can't think of anything else where it matters much. All my electronics have DC power supplies, all my appliances...

I have no dog in this race but the top negative review (and there are many) of the JNC318 on Amazon hated it and was happy with the HF pack.

Add me to the disappointed list of drill press mortisers. It felt like I was going to shear the quill pinion or strip the rack. The table flex had me concerned the mortise was not truly perpendicular. This was on pine and after spending time getting the chisels honed to a mirror finish. I...

Thank you for the detailed response. These inverter gennys are complicated. I don't see how generating AC, rectify to DC, chop into HF square wave, convert to LF sine wave is more reliable and efficient than simply spinning some coils near magnets to generate a "natural" sine wave. I believe...