Recent content by Spikes

These sort of threads always seem to devolve into a pi$$ing match after a few replies. Once you've got the broken bits of wire out of the holes and tinned the wires, it'll solder up like a dream. I love seeing Radio Shack stuff, nostalgic, I guess. I have a collection of Radio Shack thru-hole...

I have a lot of HF tools. I'm just a homeowner who works on his own stuff though, not a pro. At the house I use DeWalt because that's the platform I started with but I needed some tools to keep in the Jeep so I wouldn't have to keep swapping back and forth so I got Bauer. I was able to get...

I was just quoted almost $700 to replace the batteries in my Jeep, I bought an automatic 20A charger that has an AGM setting and put it on, it took 26 hours to fully charge them! I'm hoping they will last a bit, the Jeep only gets driven once a month or so.

I could spend all day in a place like that.

M1 Garand cleaning tool according to the Googs.

Sometimes the price isn't the true cost. I'm guessing having weight on the front only matters for independant suspension vehicles - I don't see where a solid axle would care.

I'm a SuperLube silicone grease fan like 1Bad55Chevy. It's very useful stuff and my go-to lube for slidy and spinny things.

This is what I came to see... :LOL:

Electron movement does translate well to other mediums, plumbing for example.

They are both great.

I'm curious how many electronics repair buffs are among us. I got into this hobby about 5 years ago whilst trying to decide what would be a good distraction from a destructive habit I gave up. I took electrical and mechanical engineering in school, but that was back before the large dinosaurs...

Anyone can buy something. I have great respect for a man who will build what he needs and make it work for multiple things.

I use the HF cart outside.

A drop ceiling or a layer of acoustic foam tiles.

It's direct spark. The spark seems strong and sounds normal.