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>>1205713

In Florida start capacitors go out quite often. On my outside unit I can test to see if the start cap is bad by spinning the fan when the system inside is running. Don't know how you could do that.

You could let it charge for a bit then hook up a multi meter to see if it's getting you voltage when disconnected. If it's not slowly putting out voltage when disconnected from power then it is probably dead.

>>1205721
This unit was I'm storage for over a year in a hot shed. I've tried letting it charge but nothing gets power and the cap is the first thing after the plug. The cap doesn't look deformed but I can't read any voltage across any leads. My biggest question is do the specifications on the replacement need to match exactly or is there any wiggle room? If it needs to be exact could you suggest where to get that replacement? I'm lost in the technical language.

>>1205736

You can go up in voltage no problem. Stay within 5% of the capacitance.

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>>1205390
Here are some other products

>>1205390
Probably a decal on a spray painted gameboy. You need a $1000 printer that needs special maintenance and ink to make custom decals so I'd say he can charge whatever he wants unless you want to invest in one yourself.

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>>1205390
>>1205391
Mine was simpler than yours - no decal, just a color change. The yellow one was once blue but I had it painted so it would match the color scheme. Gave the blue to my brother and yellow to my sister for Christmas one year, and I played red. Good times!

Anyway, I unscrewed all the screws and organized them on a sheet of paper so I would know where they went once I was ready to re-assemble. The casing comes apart somewhat easily, but you may have some trouble with the wire(s) in the hinge. Then take the casing and spray paint it your desired color - you'll probably need to apply multiple coats to completely cover the old color. As for the decal, I'd just get a high-quality metal or foil sticker and epoxy it to the casing - cheap and effective.

>>1205127
Contact the insurance company too. They should have specific regulations for that sort of thing which will help you design it.

>>1205130

The school's insurance company? I feel like they'll just tell me to fuck off and not build it at all for safety reasons.

>>1205131
The point is to make it safe. If you build it to be safe then they won't have a problem and no one will get hurt around it. The alternative is that you do this half assed, get a kid hurt, and lose your job.

Future AC repairs. They've already paid for themselves. Mine certainly did. Be glad you were smart enough to buy them.

You could make a vacuform table (Google the term) for modelling if want, and there's always the penis pump option.

>>1205134
>and there's always the penis pump option
fpbp

help out friends with r134a systems

>>1205134
I have a vacuum forming table already that uses a shop vac, but yea, maybe.

>>1204961
vice/vise

in reality a set of helping hands is as much use in machining as in soldering.
i.e. none.

>>1204965
>in reality a set of helping hands is as much use in machining as in soldering.
Have you never soldered before or are you just a moron? You can't hold multiple objects at different angles in a single vice, and you can't use multiple vices easily

>>1204971
i have never successfully used a set of helping hands. i find proper pcb holder can be useful but with a little dexterity practice you can hold a board and component while feeding solder with one hand and iron in the other, certainly don't need mr wobbly shite over there.

mechanical is much easier, you clamp whatever you are working on, bolt in one hand nut in the other. couldn't be any simpler?

Also to clarify, I replaced the front wheel bearings because the left one was making a sound when turning. That sound was fixed by replacing the bearings, but I think the new one might have failed prematurely.

>>1204947
>but the board is mostly just shitposting
haahha and /diy isnt?


anyway, could the left caliper (or right for that matter) be messed up?

messed up CV joint?

>>1204951
Well I hope neither caliper is busted. Outside of the bleeding nipples *snickers* being slightly rounded, they both function, and I greased the guide pins when I did the brake pads/rotors.

It's rear wheer drive, no CV joints up front.

>>1204724
My best hack was buying an old table saw and drill press, restoring them, and making my own damn furniture out of actual wood.

>>1204746

Heh

OP I'm not sure what this is about? If you can take Ikea furniture and cut it up and reassemble it, isn't it just one more step to make it yourself? Or is the hack just combining Ikea items in unusual ways? Not trying to be a dick.

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>>1204749

Not op, but Ikea hacks is usually something like combining 6 end tables and two coffee tables and some plywood to make a bed. So you end up spending three times as much for some shit tier product, but all the stay at home moms love to re pin it on pinterest to feel better about them self.

>>1204474
>the best website
If there was a single 'best' webshop, no others would exist.
There's ali, ebay, amazon, mouser, digikey, conrad..
>PCBs.. etc
Raw material for etching pcbs on your own?

>>1204491
Digikey has some interesting components, is it any good?

>>1204504
Dunno? What do you need? You are basically asking us to tell you which shop is best, but you don't seem to have any clue what you're after. Try this, it works for 99% of us..

> design project
> work out bill of materials
> see which website sells the components you need
> ???
> stop making shit threads about things you can work out for yourself.

just use neutral for ground

>>1204136

If it's one of those six foot long rods you drive in with a sledge hammer it would be better to put it just outside the porch in a place where nobody is likely to trip over it and where it won't detract from the visual appeal of your house.

Surely, but why put a trip hazard in a primo rape-dungeon patio location?

>>1203639
Visiting Detroit OP?

>>1203639
Considering that kevlar isn't a solid material like steel, I don't recommend making your armor as if it was a solid piece of metal. Assuming that you're not just making a vest, give the kevlar lots of room to stretch and move, so it'll work as intended.

>>1203642
Camden

>>1203665
>what is "hardened kevlar"?

.....it's CARBON

if you're this stupid, should you really be sticking yourself with needles?

>>1203556
just gtfo again

>>1203555
not sure it is carbon used in carbon paper
but carbon is pretty save, even edible

William Osman? Not sure if he would fit as a vlogger but he makes electronics fun

>>1203541
ElectroBOOM
https://www.youtube.com/user/msadaghd

>>1203548

Guy's a fucking idiot

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My past 4 months:

Art exhibit using overhead projectors.
Art residency in NY where I built a new type of video synthesizer.
Went to Moogfest and 1st place in the circuit bending challenge.
Got evicted and found a new place the same day in a city with zero vacancies.
Maker Faire.
Bike Rave
Was in a documentary.
Was invited to show off my inventions at this pretty big and important science center.
Moved (All with a bike trailer)
Girlfriend moved in with me.

Also I have a 50 hour a week day job where I got a raise and bonus.

>>1203257
Also I got an art grant to build a huge LED wall and take it to a music fest that's happening in 10 days and a couple other art shows.

GUTS

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Did all the soapmakers die?

>>1203587
Yes. We killed them at Nuremburg.

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Sanded the fuck out of it

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>>1202364
Stained it (messy af backgrounds because im a slob)

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>>1202366
Thought of some concept designs for the griptape, because i wanted it to look nice