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You'd end up suing your stepmother if he's declared to be noncompos mentis.

Make sure you get a termination letter so you can go and file for unemployment. Personally, I'd have a hard time training a replacement for myself. If I did, it would be as an independent contractor at my set rate.

Half wave rectification makes half the wattage, and that's why full wave is used. That can be taken care of by increasing the voltage rating of the Zener. The battery damps out any voltage spikes.

That's not that critical in this application. All that's necessary is to charge a battery. Pulsating DC works fine, and frequency can be anything as long as you're shoving amps into the battery. A motor vehicle alternator's output is full-wave rectified pulsating DC, the same as our motorcycle...

If you're using full-wave rectification and charging a battery, filtration isn't a problem because the battery acts as a big capacitor to smooth out the pulsating DC. Without a battery, the use of a 5000 mfd electrolytic capacitor across the output will smooth the DC and prevent light flicker.

My wife worked at a major newspaper as an editor for over 40 years, and I got to see how the old hot type was done. All the type was done on linotype machines, and the pics were photoengravings. Headlines were set by hand, and everything was locked in a steel frame. A sheet of damp fiber was...

Only until the voltage is within limits. Older British motorcycles used this setup for years. Typically, the Zener was rated for the output limit of the alternator and in a heat sink exposed to the air. The positive wire from the battery was fused at 30 amps for protection from a dead short.

Most small flywheel magnetos of that type have a separate lighting coil that might put out up to 20 volts AC. All you need is a small full-wave bridge rectifier and a 14 volt Zener diode to control voltage. If the voltage goes above 14, the diode will dump part of the output to the ground side...

That appears to be a photoengraving cut that was probably used to print the picture in a newspaper.

I have this 4 mm hex set https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JQ753W8/?tag=atomicindus08-20

There's a fine line between someone being an acquaintance and suddenly he becomes a customer who you work for, your "employer". After I retired, a good friend who had a mail-order parts business asked if I would help him out with his inventory. It involved identifying NOS items, putting them in...

If you go to AGM (absorbed glass mat) sealed batteries, you'll never have a corrosion problem again. They're more expensive, but they last a lot longer. I get an average of 10 years of service with them. They hold a charge longer and I've never had a sulfation problem.

We had a big cabinet at work, and when I replaced the glass, I cut a piece of clear acetate template stock and put it under the glass. We used the stuff to lay out parts and locate holes in flat stock. It was about .025" thick.

That was in the trackside airplane hangar building. It's gone now along with the old wind tunnel/cold room building. If you ever go to the Henry Ford museum, it's next door to it.

Those with a lack of respect were likely to get EXACTLY what they asked for in our shop. We installed Marman flanges on tailpipes for emissions testing. The usual request was for 6" beyond the bumper. One of the above persons wrote 6' instead of 6". And that's what he got, 6 feet. After the...

What annoys me are claims from all and sundry about the driving range of an EV. They'll say for instance maybe 150 miles but never say AT WHAT SPEED that is. Air resistance varies as the square of the speed. It's a big factor and they're using it to lie about driving range by not specifying it...

It looks like it HAD a brake and it either broke or was removed. Aks Snap-On if they might have one in stock.

I had my first shot two weeks ago. Had minor muscle pain the day after, OK now. Next one in two weeks.

Some had the brake, some had brakes on the casters. Mine has the latter.

Back in the day, Handy Andy was the name of a child's tool kit. It came in a metal toolbox. Maybe they also made the creeper so the boy could watch dad change oil. https://www.pinterest.com/mjdgood/handy-andy-tool-collections/