Recent content by purduephotog

Well I've taken apart many a battery. All multi packs sold by reliable vendors (laptop and tool, not counting HF because I haven't gutted one of their lithiums yet) have BMS circuits. The lowes battery does too although I couldn't immediately locate the chip that is central to it. I'll finish...

Too awesome. I don't get out much but today I hit Lowe's and saw said battery. I had just been designing a 24v lighting and was going to run 18v via buck boost... But really not liking the idea of having to deal individual cells. So this battery... And price... Got me excited. After spending...

Thanks. It's life. I might hate it and I might really really stare at the world trying to make sense... But I can neither fix it nor repair it. So I mentor and hope someday someone I touch will make a difference.

We've been preparing the house for a pair of additions when they were suddenly lost. This has resulted in severe depression for all... And my coping mechanism is to redo the garage and clean. Three panos should show the mess. I'm building up roller stands for the big tools. Radial arm saw, jet...

True. Its fairly standard 12x16, with 2x4 walls, engineered siding, and a asphalt shingle roof. I didn't want to pour a pad due to the permanence and cost - concrete here delivered, when last priced, is outrageous. I would like to go bigger still but the 8 ft setback from the property line...

The forum insisted I haven't posted, so heres a live one for ya'll. In my desire to build a shed to house all of the gasoline powered equipment and brewing material I haven't found a base floor yet that would hold the weight. I would like to lay down crushed stone inside of a 14x18 perimeter...