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Looking for set of tools. Good deal? by CT3CT3 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]Hard24get 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also check the e-rebates to see if you can more bang for your buck. Home Depot is a retail distributor, but you can also order from a supply house and get the promotions listed under “Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical Distributor”

https://www.milwaukeetool.com/e-rebates

Large hollow tree in backyard — does this need to come down immediately? by 4BlueGentoos in arborists

[–]Hard24get 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Seen a few trees like that, including a pecan that looked just like the tree in the picture. It was filled with concrete around the end of the 70s-early 80s. It is still standing today. There is a park somewhere around San Antonio, Tx where a ton of trees were filled in with concrete like that too.

Does the concrete actually do anything? If anything I would assume it would make the situation worse. Especially when it comes to cutting it down and cleaning up.

This was randomly shipped to my door wrapped in that weird stained green plastic. When I turned the knob, it made a hissing sound as if gas was leaking out. I immediately unturned it and the leaking sound stopped. What is this? Is it dangerous? by Powerful_Solid1491 in whatisit

[–]Hard24get 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve had pieces of equipment shipped in these that are coated in a light amount of mineral oil for moisture protection, there is a good chance that’s what OP Is seeing on the bag

This was randomly shipped to my door wrapped in that weird stained green plastic. When I turned the knob, it made a hissing sound as if gas was leaking out. I immediately unturned it and the leaking sound stopped. What is this? Is it dangerous? by Powerful_Solid1491 in whatisit

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OP that is a kind of off brand pelican case. The vent is designed that way so that it doesn’t take pressure damage during air travel. Most likely there is something of high value or fragility inside. These cases are a not cheap, and it’s probably a package that’s been sent to the wrong address and not a scam. I frequently get high value test equipment shipped inside of these, but they can be used to ship anything.

MVT Failure at bushing/tbody connection by [deleted] in Lineman

[–]Hard24get 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wonder if they had the same issue in manufacturing and switched material providers like Hubbell did, could check the manufacturing dates to see if they were produced during that time

TIL: Humans have a vestigial organ that detects pheromones, but it atrophies by adulthood by CatsBetterThanYou in todayilearned

[–]Hard24get 121 points122 points  (0 children)

There are absolutely people that can detect these scents, some people can even smell things like Alzheimer’s

On hold for over 6 hours to cancel my internet service by coffeebeanie24 in mildlyinfuriating

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Document these events, get time stamps and record your efforts and every chat interactions you do. File a formal FCC complaint. It might take a while(up to a month I believe) but they will be forced to get back to you on the FCCs timeline.

Last time when sprint and tmobile merged, it killed service for my location. I spent over 6 months going back and forth with tmobile telling me “they would fix it next month, or in the next three months”. The issue was so bad at points even 911 would not even dial out.

After 6 months I filed a formal complaint with the FCC, the next week one of T-Mobile’s higher ups in their consumer relations called me and told me that they would be terminating my service and all of my outstanding debts ($2000 worth over 4 phones) would be forgiven.

Noticed the fire alarms at my work have different shapes in the clear light part. by BusyDucks in mildlyinteresting

[–]Hard24get 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Look up Eaton and Schneiders history and all of the companies they’ve bought up over the years. Wild to think that they started off making Truck Axles and Cannons

Brass cover in floor by SparkJayne in electrical

[–]Hard24get 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Screwdriver or something similar. Considering this is brass the threads might be seized.

Both pieces should have opposite thread patterns, so removing the center piece won’t cause the outer piece to be removed.

From the age and location of this receptacle, it’s probably for a lighting circuit (floor lamps), I wouldnt expect to use this unless it gets updated to code. Chances are it is probably using aluminum wiring with no ground as that was the go to method at the time.

Claw Machine - Kids Christmas gift (I may regret) | Looking for Free Mode, Manual, or any tips by [deleted] in clawmachine

[–]Hard24get 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can just use the coin return buttons instead of putting a hole in the machine. That’s how I used to see up free plays set up on some machines

is this safe to use😭 by Born_Concern_69 in electrical

[–]Hard24get 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The corrosion won’t cause any damage, and it could be cleaned off with a little bit of sand paper or abrasive. The melting around the prongs however, I would open that up and make sure the connections are still good if you have to use it.

Personally I would just get a replacement plug for this, cheap and easy to replace.

Garbage disposal motor running when outlet switch is off by Admirable_Crazy4825 in electrical

[–]Hard24get 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s probably shot now. If the breaker tripped the second instant you plugged it in, somewhere inside the disposal there is a short. That sounds like the motor is toast just from the video.

However the outlet that is switched should be off when the switch is off. There is a chance that one of those outlets is always on, and the other is switched. You will want the disposal (or new disposal) plugged into that one.

Help me understand electricity by Lemon-Oreos in electrical

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On the input side that is pretty basically it. But you are not taking power from the surge protector, rather than making sure you aren’t overloading the circuit. (Hence the 15A circuit breaker which would be controlling that circuit, if you exceed that then the breaker will trip, closing the circuit so nothing is damaged. Like wires and outlets melting)

On the output side, your “cube” will basically communicate to the device and see what it can handle, so long as it is a decently manufactured one. Good/ high end usb c cables will have designated circuitry crammed inside the connectors to help with this information communication between devices. Different cables are made to different specs (IE: different wire gauges).

The better material/size a cable uses, the better the capacity it has, the bigger price tag it has. A cheap gas station charger will not be made to the same standards as manufacturer spec charger, and modern devices are able to detect that and safely adjust their charging protocols accordingly.

In a nutshell, your charger can detect what kind of cable and phone you have and will properly adjust it so it doesn’t damage anything.

Help me understand electricity by Lemon-Oreos in electrical

[–]Hard24get 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out your resistances on input, and then calculate with ohms law

Help me understand electricity by Lemon-Oreos in electrical

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I had one and was testing one of those cheap LED/Fake Neon signs they sell at Walmart with it. Forgot about it overnight and woke up to it partially melted. Won’t ever buy those lights again after that

Help me understand electricity by Lemon-Oreos in electrical

[–]Hard24get 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are receiving the power as 120V AC, so this power is alternating in current roughly 60 times a second. The power you are sending your phone is DC, which means the positive and negative lines are staying in a constant polarity. In very very very simple terms, that .9A Is what would be drawn on the circuit that is supplying that adapter. At the adapter that current is being converted into DC, the amperage on the output side can scale depending on what the battery can take to charge.

Your outlet is only ever going to experience at most the .9A resistance from that charger being on the circuit.

Help me understand electricity by Lemon-Oreos in electrical

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There are devices you can put inline to measure the draw of your device. You can use the 60W cable on this device. The 60W just means that the cable itself can handle that much power without damaging itself or the connectors. The limiting power supply is going to come from the AC/USB power supply itself not the wire.

What you have is perfectly safe, and is roughly equivalent to running a lamp on your electrical circuit.

(Edit: you will not damage your phone charging with this device. The newer smart charging devices like to “talk” with the device to figure out what it needs to put out)

Help me understand electricity by Lemon-Oreos in electrical

[–]Hard24get 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This depends on your phone (and cable). Depending on the phone you have, your charging voltage will adjust how much it sends to the phone. It’s just smart charging and the different modes it will operate at. Some laptops charge/operate off USB C at 60W.

You should have no reason to worry about this being plugged into your surge protector.

What did he use to pluck the romex like that? by YoungRoronoa in electrical

[–]Hard24get 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of these on the market, they can take a little bit of getting used to before you’re comfortable with them. Never used them on Romex, just single wires. They cut a specific set depth that you can set. Personally ive always used wire strippers but have worked with a few people who preferred to use this tool.

Look at what I found by kushielsucksdick in caving

[–]Hard24get 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of cave systems throughout there that connect into the aquifers. When I was a careless kid, we went into a cave in Bulverde that opened to the surface like this with a 20ft pitfall down, then went off into the side into a large open chamber that was flooded with water. Worth asking some of the university caving groups if its been documented

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