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>>1192049

bumperino

If you haven't already check out jameco electronics. They offer lots of projects

Had a buddy in high school who made a guitar pedal for his circuits final and now works with a local pedal company because he fell in love with it. For sure a cool project to tackle.

>>1189971
Wing it and go very slowly.

>>1189971
first of all you find some ground.
then you dig a hole.
anywhere that doesn't get narrower as you go deeper by a slope of like 40 degrees or something you have to support from collapse. that shit ain't fun trust me. anything deeper than 4ft can and will kill you if you give it an opening.

Will it have enough cooling for summer use?

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>>1189094
Don't see why it wouldn't. Half of the housing is heatsinking and it has a fuckhuge axial fan the size of the housing that blows air across the fins. Couple other people that use other Sachs models on karts too

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>>1188949
Engine's air-cooled, so as long as you don't block airflow it should be fine running summer or winter. Liquid-cooled sleds need the heat exchanger on the tunnel replaced with a radiator/fan setup to run in the summer.

Owners manual ... might look around at the vintage racing circuit forums, those guys would know what's going on with it.

The clutches will need a good going-through. They're not too complicated, but tuning them is an art. That clutch looks stock, putting a Comet or similar newer-vintage-sled primary on there will help get the power to the track (or whatever else you put under it) more efficiently.

The rest of the sled (skis, tunnel) i'd take to a scrap metal recycler. Probably get $15-20 out of it. If the track's in somewhat decent condition, that might get some money.

If you're in/around MN in september, go check out Haydays. You'll find anything/everything there...

Following this thread... I could help you out a lot more with more modern machines...
t. pro rider

>>1194402
Build you own table. Plenty of guides online.

>>1194402
Only $179? That's cheap for any kind of table that isn't particleboard.

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Because only retarded cunts like you can't build them, and retards are notorious for overpaying for stuff.

>>1194342
I'm interested. Elaborate some more pls.
Where did you get marshmallows that large? what's the orange stripe connecting them?

>>1194347
its a single hershey piece from a larger bar stuffed in two marshmallows, the strip is melted mallow that keeps them together and makes the chocolate meltable.

>>1194342
hmm, my approach was always to remove the skewer and place the hershey piece in the small cavity. The residual heat is always enough to completely melt the chocolate.

i then complete it with gram-crackers in the usual fashion.

my criticism with yours, is that there is far too much marshmallow.

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Fencer here, what want know?

>>1194324
how much do you hate your life?

>>1194324
Never mind am retard who can't read, for that area probably easier putting up a mesh fence, to stop small things you'd need a 9 wire electric with a solar unit. Tricky fence to build for someone new to fencing and pretty costly too.

>>1194099
This has to happen a fair amount. Does the manufacturers website or forums have a guide to correcting the problem?

>>1194099
Have you tried leveraging between the ratchet side of the swivel and the socket itself? Basically putting a screwdriver, or whatever, on top of the cylindrical part and pulling up against the socket.

>>1194099
stick it in a vice, pound a flathead in there and pry. Sounds like a POS though. Consider grinding it down or getting a new one.

>>1193995
sage dumbshit
there is no place for lazy fugs like you

>>1193995
Buy a cheap drill use it then stick your dildos on it for that gay ass play you like fag

>>1193995
>its expensive

Interesting, I didnt realize that walking into walmart and spending $17 on a drill and a few bucks on some drillbits was prohibitively expensive.

>>1193984
no, not really

>>1193984
>Prays for slow acting chemical reaction

>Moisturising hands
It's like you want to ruin years of turning your hands into perfect leathery tools.

>>1193979
Some wool socks, and working on a hat/key holder.

>>1193979
a greetings card with best "fuck your self" wishes
fucking asshole, hope i never see him again

>>1193979
My dad is dead. I'm the Dad now.

>>1193806
>1. Is 160w panel enough for one person, probably running at most a 1.2amp fridge, laptop, tv, charging phone, typical cooking appliances (toaster, kettle)
Math is hard, huh? Crunch the numbers yourself. You being too lazy to do it is definitely not an excuse to have someone else do it for you. Also, ignore the amps of the devices. You want to work with watts.

>2. With the same things in mind, do you think 2 6v golf cart batteries in parallel will run everything overnight (ie: once sun has faded)
Fuck no. Not even close.

>3. I'm thinking because of the fridge alone (it's an old fridge from the 70s) I should likely get at least a 2000w inverter?
Depends. How many watts does it draw? Less than 2k? It is fine. More than 2k? Then, no, it is not fine.

4. Will an electrician be able to hook my inverter directly into my existing AC circuit in the RV?
Yes. 2 options come to my mind but there may be more. Either you have a manual switch, which would cause "bad things" to happen if you had both it and mains power applied at the same time or you have an automatic switch that disabled the batteries when mains AC is detected. The former is cheap but not idiot proof and let's be real here, you are a fucking tard. The latter is idiot proof, until nature births a better idiot (on a related not, please don't have children), but more expensive.

>>1193813

>Math is hard, huh? Crunch the numbers yourself. You being too lazy to do it is definitely not an excuse to have someone else do it for you. Also, ignore the amps of the devices. You want to work with watts.
No, working with watts is not correct. Storage batteries have an amp hour rating. Devices (especially RV devices) are rated for their amperage. Mind you, some devices, like the fridge, require large wattage to power on. But once it is running (my fridge is 1.2 amps) it will run for 12hrs on a 15 amp hour battery.

>Fuck no. Not even close.
I asked about golf cart batteries because they are inexpensive, and I often see them in other people's setups. Although I've never asked about them because at those times I wasn't thinking about hooking up my own solar.

>Depends. How many watts does it draw? Less than 2k? It is fine. More than 2k? Then, no, it is not fine.
I don't know exactly about RV refrigerators. Mine lists it's wattage, but I've read that rule of thumb is multiple that by 10 to see how much it will use to power on. Theoretically, I could power it on on AC and switch my system to solar once it's running.

"Yes. 2 options come to my mind but there may be more. Either you have a manual switch, which would cause "bad things" to happen if you had both it and mains power applied at the same time or you have an automatic switch that disabled the batteries when mains AC is detected. The former is cheap but not idiot proof and let's be real here, you are a fucking tard. The latter is idiot proof, until nature births a better idiot (on a related not, please don't have children), but more expensive.
Valid points. I'd be the only one operating it. I already have a manual switch for my lights, from a battery vs AC. Should be doable.

Should lead acid batteries only be drawn down to 50% or can you go lower?

>>1193707
If you're going to have 4 high-end PCs then 4x 50cfm fans isn't enough... Especially since the cabinet will be full of PCs. You want something that has high pressure and high airflow to make sure the air flows through the highly obstructed cabinet properly. Of course that means using louder and larger fans. Also keep in mind that there will be dead zones or at least reduced airflow in areas like in the corners unless you specifically have fans there.

It should ideally look exactly like a PC case's airflow does unless you're having one PC exhaust hot air into the intake of another, in which case a cabinet is just a bad idea for you. In take from the front and bottom, exhaust out the top and back.

Intake fans are only good for cooling the components immediately in front of them or redirecting flow.

For optimal cooling efficiency, negative pressure systems usually win in comparison tests. Strategic placement of passive intakes in front of the hottest components also helps.

>>1193729
>4x 50cfm fans isn't enough
I read that it should be about 160 cfm per 1kw. What would you recommend?

If 43 is the lowest setting on your mini fridge I imagine it would hover around 50 on the highest. Do you know if it is frost free? The only theoretical way would be to build a new thermostat that keeps it around 60. However this would most likely be a waste of time and money, would look ugly, and most likely get in the way of your meats.

>>1193704
Basically, find a controller that runs the compressor only when temps reach 65, and shuts off at 60. It's not hard to make one.

Find a digital controller that will do this, and provide 12-24V when temp is too high. Then, that 24V will power a relay that activates the compressor.

The compressor doesn't care what temp it cools to, Ann that matters is that it runs when it should and stops when it should. You just need the middleman controller. A DIY option is easy. I'm sure you can also buy a temp controller.

>>1193708
You would have to bypass the thermostat though, or keep the fridge unplugged and let the controller be the main source of power. You'd also have to find a way to monitor inside temps the the controller knows when to tell the compressor to kick on and off.

>>1193649

Do what is in you image.

>>1193649
OP and all others. I work at a rock quarry. Just go get some old conveyor belting. Twice as thick and resilient as any expensive shit liner.

Cut with razor knife. Follow your line and bend rubber to cut. obviously don't cut yourself.

This should be free or beyond cheap as fuck.

Rock screens for zombie escape wagon or smokers or trailer floors can be had for scrap metal price. They even have on site scales.

Good luck faggots

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>>1193649
you can use that strip to patch up the seams

Lawn chair > bench

>>1193624
It's an indoor bench. It'll live most of its life in in pieces in the closet, but when company comes over and I need to turn the coffee table into a dining table it'll allow more seating (I live in a two-room apartment).

>>1193628
>apartment
Fix your fucking life man.