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    20 Amp Circuit Showing 15 Amps on Meter?

    Plain and simple. what you did WORKS, its fairly safe, make sure the breaker is 2 pole, where if either side trips the whole thing trips, now that said what you did is NOT up to code, and an Inspector would shake his head, label it, use it, move on, Ignore the chest thumpers and the crazy garage...
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    120v wiring repair

    I replace alot of panels, and no one ever leaves any slack, its always a just fits, so out comes the **** splice, and heatshrink about an inch each side of the splice, and there ya go, wire now fits.
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    The Finest Car Covers

    depends, on what kind of cover, it it for indoor keep the dust off? or outdoor protect from bird ****, polon, weather. need a little more info
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    Need ideas for a shop in B.C.

    Nice size, but I would try to go taller, esp if you want to put a hoist in, you may find the 12 feet to really limit what you can lift. and I would look at your local home hardware and price out the Roxul insulation, helps to muffle sound, its ok if it gets wet / damp and really works well, its...
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    Battery Tender Cord Reel

    does it have to be self retracting? or do you just want something out of the way and not have to deal with eleastic bands? if you just want Out of the way, the dollar store is your friend, you can buy little cord rollers like 3 for a buck on that stupid cardboard hanger, and roll your own...
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    Storing batteries for the winter

    Always had great success with the Cteck chargers/tenders/minders whatever you want to call them, just hook up, plug in, forget them till spring, use them on the summer car, the quad and Kubota on the farm, and the old old Ford tractor, the battery is always ready to go summer or winter, hit the...
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    Boycott Autozone

    ok, I have to call out a few members here, PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ***'S, no one suggested arming the staff, and corp will not put a gun under the register, the guy went to his car got HIS gun and returned to the store to protect his friends, not the cash, not the items in the store, but his...
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    Garage or truck bed Protection idea

    Hey guys, was talking with a few friends ( city boys ) today about how they could protect there truck bed while hauling there sleds around this winter, and they commented on seeing some thick rubber mats at the truck shop molded for there trucks, for ONLY 179.99. anyway what I suggested was...
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    Purpose of the 'floating' slab

    Why do you have two posts in the same place? only 7 minutes apart?
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    How do you store your tie-downs and ratchets?

    I have a Plano tackle box that fits under the rear seats in the truck, its more like a small plastic tool box, the top shelf section holds 6 tie downs ( seperated ) neatly rolled up, in the lower section, I keep a roll of the blue shop rags, trailer hitch lock pin, the hitch with all 3...
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    electrical plugs

    This should be in the never ending debate section, arguements are, Ground up, if something falls, it will hit the ground and reduce chances of a short, other side, ground down, if you step on the cord or pull it, often with downward pressure you may break or partially break the connection to...
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    #$@&ing Tweakers!

    haye to say it, Shoot them, just make sure there is only one statement the cops can take, if a few of these lowlifes were removed, just maybe some of the other idiots would think twice about going into someones house or garage, so its a win,win, yes some will be put down like the animal they...
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    Using barcodes/RFID and scanner to help organize?

    I always thought one would be handy IF you had the software to go with the barcodes, lets see Insurance will not pay me for my movie collection, you got 3,000 movies, great which ones we need a list. you have what tools? ok need a list. would be super fast to scan the existing bar codes that...
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    hi bay lite question

    should not have to rewire anything, just put your hot lead on the 120, the white on the common,( or com ) and ground to green, make sure the others are capped off, marrette over them is fine, stuff back in box and hit the switch. the ballast that is in them in considered a Universal, they just...
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    Generator Transfer Switch - Critical Circuits

    as said above, bathroom light, fridge, cooking plug for hot plate or microwave. a few to consider, outside light, cause you know the thieves will be out, I mean everyone is in a hotel across town with power, if its going to be a battery start unit, a plug for the charger of the battery so it...
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    Ingersoll Rand Compressor Overload

    as others said, first verify you are getting 220v AT the motor, since you tapped into the dryer plug, its possible someone did a poor wiring job somewhere, second, the thermal keeps popping ok, something is over loading, if you have cleaned the centrifical switch so its not sticking, thats one...
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    My Legacy Industrial Epoxy project

    job looks great, very nicely done, and is it just me or does UPS seem to charge whatever they want for broker fee's and it always seems totally out of line, I could understand a fixed cost, or X per $$, but every dealing with them made it more clear they just stuff a number on it.
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    T5HO Shielding

    how are they wired? you said they are side by side, could a rewire be done so there on two switches? so you can turn just half on, and all when needed? look at shields as well, you can get clear to help with bulb shatter, and colored / frosted as well for different effects, those may dim your...
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    Race Car Simulator.....

    the stuff looks like Logitech equipment, ran thrue a PC with an ATI video card that supports triple monitor, on a simple TRI stand, looks like triple 22 or 24 inch monitors. reason for ATI, they do triple monitor with a single card, Nvidia most cards support 2 monitors, need to run twin cards...
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    Blown Fiberglass or Cellulose?

    do folks just not know about Roxul insulation, or is it just discounted and ignored? I love the stuff, its great, mold resistant, sound absorbing, better R value per inch, flame resistant, or is that retardent. Yes its more expensive then fiberglass, weights more too, but its alot cheaper then...
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