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Hello all,

The dishwasher is busted. The other day it wouldn't start a cycle. I opened the door and closed again, and then it would start. That happened a couple times. This morning I couldn't get it to light up or do anything.

Breaker/fuse is fine. Outlet has power.

I took off the control panel, and I'm able to complete a circuit (or something like that) by pretending to latch the door. It will then perform a drain cycle, but no lights come on. The only thing it will do, when I push the latch down, as if I'm closing the door, is drain. It only does that, and it apparently doesn't shut itself off (I don;t want to run it too long without any water in there. I'll try right now putting a bunch of water in, letting it drain that, and seeing if it then turns off).

I vaguely remember this dishwasher thinking it needed to drain in the past when you latched the door, but you could just hit cancel.

I have no voltmeter (willing to go get one). I'm really just wondering if someone can confirm that this is a circuitry problem. Not a fuse, not the latch, but circuits not working right.
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make model of Dw and wiring diagram? what do you mean "light up"
It could be a bad door switch.
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>>1025095
I had a problem like this too.

Turned out it was the outflow sensor acting up
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What's with all the breaking dishwashers?
Mine's busted too, seems it doesn't get water delivered through the hose. Which is weird since the faucet certainly is open. Still runs fine tough by using a water bucket.

Hi /diy

I have pic related inverter mig/arc welder. It said on the website it can tig, but i'm having trouble finding a torch with what looks like the right connection. Anyone know any more about welding gun/torch standards?
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>>1024988
Looks like the sockets are covered up in this picture so I can't really tell but I case you don't know, for using TIG/stick the torch and ground leads generally plug into the + and - sockets at the bottom (torch to - ground to + for TIG and polarity varies depending on electrode for stick). The socket at the top is a MIG gun socket so I don't think you'll find any TIG tirches for that ahaha. Also looks like it doesn't have a proper setting for "lift arc TIG" so you'll be doing "scratch start" which is a bit crude. Look up videos on youtube for scratch start TIG. The most common type of connector I've seen is called a "dinse" connectors and they come in some different sizes then there are others but I don't really know about them.

weld.com also did a video recently on connectors which should be useful for you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLLTFQxLHow
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>>1025032

Had a look at the video, thanks very much.

Looking at scratch start stuff, i found this video: https://youtu.be/PPKstOZSZug?t=245

He has a "power lug" connected, is this looking like the best way to run the torch? I found one on amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/Weldflame-Power-Adapter-105Z57-Welding/dp/B018VJ8YDG
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>>1025038
Yep that'll work. You might also be able to get a torch that just directly plugs into your machine with a gas hose that comes off separately which could be more convenient and cheaper. Those lugs are best if you have a machine with permanently wired in electrode holder (stinger) or you have the stinger that came with it and you can't find a torch with a connector that fits. Chucke also did some more videos on scratch start very recently too that might not show up on searches just yet if you wanna check them out.

Make sure you get an argon regulator and if you the get lug a hose too.

Ryobi Cordless 40v Hedge Trimmer.

Raving reviews, but I don't trust home deepballs.

Anyone have any experience with cordless chainsaws/trimmers? Are they good? Do you get decent life from one charge?
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>>1024353
Generally they are inferior to their corded or gas powered cousins. Corded is the best power to weight ratio IMO but gas powered ones are easier to move around.
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>>1024384
I see....I wonder though...cordless has no smog/gas, can turn on and off at a whim, and charges in 40mins.

Having two packs--is it possible to start one charging and using the other longer than 40mins so that when it's time to charge again, you are ready to go?

That's the real question.
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>>1024353
My cordless hedge trimmer is great. Goes for a really long time before it dies.

It's petrol.

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My new job is testing LED lights for a company and I need to get some equipment to run a proper lab. The current power measuring equipment I have is two multi meters, one is a nice amprobe unit and the other is some no name junk. To meet the IES test standards I need units capable of measuring DC V and DC A with 0.1% accuracy with a 95% confidence interval.

So far nothing I've seen is able to meet this level of accuracy, I'm not really an expert in the world of high end test equipment. What do?
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>>1024206
Also I should add that I need the capability to see the voltage and current reading remotely from a computer about 8 meters away.
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>>1024206
Get a pair of Fluke 8088As, a couple of long RS232 cables (they go up to 15 meters), use Flukeview and you're set.
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>>1024214
>mfw it costs $1400 with a calibration certificate and the calibration is only good for 90 days, 1 year max

Can one unit be used for measuring both current and voltage? I can leave the test leads in and use the software to switch between readings?

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Trucks. Just made this push bumper and mudflaps out of scrap.
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>>1023894

if you have scrap and a welder, it's not that difficult. good job?
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>>1023897
OK. You got 4 hours. Show me yours. Faggot

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Does anyone know of any youtube tutorials of how to make a wooden pipe without using a ton of different tools? I mean like just whittling a wooden pipe with a pocket knife.
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You need a drill, no idea why that's considered a ton of different tools.
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>>1023832
How'd they make pipes prior to having an electronic drill?

Usually tutorials on youtube use sanders, clamps, custom bending rigs, etc.
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>>1023835
Then you would use a manual drill? Are you retarded anon?

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hey /diy/! do you guys have any home made instruments? if so, what are they and how did you make them. i'll start. i made this drum kit with a suitcase, a tin, a sock, and a homemade bass pedal (will provide crude schematic if asked.)
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>>1023798
I made a banjo for a physics project. Used a cake pan hot glued upside down to a wok to create the resonating chamber. Created the neck with a metal bar from ikea furniture that slotted in nicely. The strings were made with dental floss (round) which I wound together using an impact driver.
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I made a cigar box guitar
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i've made a bag pipe from some hobo's scrotum

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What sites does /diy/ defer to when theyre tired of "if i bought a container ship how long could i live on it" , "what cordless drill should i buy" or "how can i make all these old calculators into a faggot detector" threads?
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>>1023590
Basically just stop using the internet until I get desperate enough to come back here. Also, it's summer; everywhere's cancer.
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>>1023731
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>>1023590
I go binge on YouTube video's or watch a download, I'm on the 5th season of "The Wire" right now.

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Currently broke down on the side of the highway.... coolant forced its way out of the cap od the antifreeze resevoir. Who knows when the last time it was flushed. We have a shitty mechanic at work....

What would happen if it was never flushed out? Buildup or something? Anyone know?
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Herro?
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>>1023537
pic inside needed
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>>1023537
in order of things to check:

radiator cap (very common and cheap to fix)
evap tank cap
thermostat seizure
head gasket hole (ur fug'd)

so basically i want to turn these seat that i got from a renault megane gt line into use inside the house
the driver seat is gona be my desk chair and gona use a clio 3 rs ( clio 192) as a base for it
and the others i have no idea how im gona make a badse for them
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basically what im asking here is some help with the bases for the rest of the megane salon
from people who have knowledge or have an idea for it
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these are the seats
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Norway's prison is literally a basement dweller heaven if it wasn't for one big problem: No internet.
Let's play a game, can come up with any DIY tricks to solve this problem? How would you smuggle internet inside a prison cell?
I know that a Norway prisoner once managed to hack their TV to get internet access in jail before he got busted, so there's definitely some tricks.
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Maybe a flash drive and an SDR? Connect to satellite internet with the radio and have the drive have software to connect and manage the connection.
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what you need is a small portable communications device, maybe around hand-size, with a built-in screen few inches wide and the ability to send and transmit data via remote tower, or access point. Sound, video and the ability to play Pokemon GO all a bonus.

>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-35411297

your question (should) be more, how to best to hide it - smuggling cant be much more difficult, when not easier, in Norway. Surprised none of your more famous prisoners haven't forced the court of Human Rights into installing Unlimited Innanet Access in their Playstation and Romperroom cell.
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Something like a remote with a keyboard that you can like Bluetooth to the TV or maybe chrome cast if they allowed you. Maybe use an old sidekick phone as a casing for the tiny hd and such.

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I have an old broken iPod. What should I do with it?
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What ipod? How it is broken?
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>>1023040
1 - Rig to vibrate
2 - Insert in pooper
3 - ????
4 - Profit!
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>>1023047
A very old one, without a touchscreen.
Water was spilled on it. The screen and the HD are intact, but the circuitry is apparently all fucked.

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Hey /diy/. I want to lead a full on diy life. I want to make a living off my music, games, and art, and eventually buy some land in the middle of nowhere and build my own house. I need my stuff to be more financially successful so I was wondering if anyone had some diy promotion, business, and advertising help, as well as diy business advice. Any useful resources and suggestions very much appreciated, thanks!
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kill someone
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>>1022716


you never will. get a job at biglots you fucking loser
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>>1022716
*tips fedora*

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I have a spare length of box section and I am making a barbell stand like pic related. The stuff I have is 40x40x3mm and I'm wondering if anyone has a rough idea of the max weight it will be able to hold. Pic related is 50x50mm and states it will hold 136kg/300lb if that helps.
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Depends. Do you plan to weld it together, glue it together, tape it together or string it together with bailing wire? Do you have competency in any of the above? Geez, can you read the sticky you dummy.
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>>1022719
>I am making a barbell stand like pic related.

You can clearly see where it's welded and where it's been bolted together.
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I'd say it's not the metal that will come into question although most barbell stands use 60/40x5mm. It's down to how well your welds will hold.

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Hey /diy/,who all has injured themselves on projects recently?

I was drilling some holes for rebar for my house today and set my drill down. I turned and out of the corner of my eye I saw it tipping and reached out for it, only to end up grabbing the bit like 15 seconds after I finished drilling.

Dat sizzle and burnt skin smell
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>>1021365
welp tough it out or throw on some triple a antibiotic cream for a quic heal.
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>>1021375
It doesn't hurt that bad now, tomorrow will be a bitch I'm sure.
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>>1021365
>Dropped soldering iron on crotch
>whilst only in underware
>burned my dongle.

>Lexan glass fragment through fingertip and nail
>yanked it out
>ishouldnthavedonethat.svg

>unloading wire fencing off truck
>stray wire
>tore my palm open

>stripping coax
>Stanley slipped
>blood everywhere

I'm a retard

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