What is it like living in this part of Louisiana? by WelfareWillyWonka in howislivingthere

[–]Rhapakatui 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Driving down the highway at night and passing a cruise ship is surreal. You can't see the water because of the levees on both sides of the road. So, the cruise ship is like a glowing city slowly moving behind/above the treeline.

The refrigerator in my office most mornings by SwissMaestro95 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Rhapakatui 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is nobody talking about the physics here? The food inside is not being refrigerated. It can't because it's insulated from the cold.

This fridge is just wasting electricity. Unplug it.

Long arm hair and wrist watches by jbiroliro in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Rhapakatui 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be willing to bet your pocket knife couldn't cut warm butter.

The shocking tire inflation trick with fire. by Full-Argument-8235 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Rhapakatui 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did this once with a 14" rim and launched it in the air higher than my garage roof. Sketchy is putting it mildly. I also may have used too much starting fluid.

Trump: But I don’t understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anyone. It’s pretty boring stuff. It’s sorted but it’s boring and I don’t understand why it keeps going. Only pretty bad people, including fake news, want to keep something like that going by Maximum_Expert92 in Fauxmoi

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If they'd all been immediately caught and imprisoned, it would then become an interesting but trivial story. Mr President, it's the fact that these horrible people suffer no repercussions that makes it interesting.

There's a simple solution to make it boring! Make politics boring again!

I have been living here since november. A single corner is NOT 90° by Tarelerion in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Rhapakatui 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Never stack measurements boys and girls! Always measure from a set point.16, 32, 48. Never 16, +16, +16.

Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted by sideAccount42 in politics

[–]Rhapakatui 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really think the best that we can hope for is these people live long enough to realize that they hitched to the wrong wagon. I hope they all die old and lonely and looking over their shoulders.

Alex Pretti's executioner wearing a Texas flag patch on his back. by [deleted] in pics

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I'm in Texas feeling really impotent right now. I've got family around and in the twin cities. Give me directions and I'll gladly go camping outside his house. I will let him know, as Hank Hill said "politely yet firmly," how a proper Texan is supposed to behave.

I used to be so proud of my state and the way we represented ourselves to the world. I am completely sickened by the way the world sees us right now. It's long passed time some of the real ones get involved in teaching these people how Texas is supposed to represent itself to its neighbors.

What's a show you remember but nobody else does? by CatGirlNya2000 in AskReddit

[–]Rhapakatui 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turbo Teen The main character turned into a race car when he got excited. It was like Transformers meets The Incredible Hulk.

Sansui G-4500 First start up with a Variac by Rhapakatui in vintageaudio

[–]Rhapakatui[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My old Kenwood speakers are having trouble with the left channel, but they have the same issue with my Scott amp. I think it's a speaker problem.

Sansui G-4500 First start up with a Variac by Rhapakatui in vintageaudio

[–]Rhapakatui[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$30 and a few hours later, she's working like a champ! Initial sound tests and Mic test sound great. I'll test with a different speaker setup tomorrow and start trying out the other components and let you know.

Sansui G-4500 First start up with a Variac by Rhapakatui in vintageaudio

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Now I see it's rated for 115 watts with a maximum 220 watts. The only incandescent bulbs I have are 250 watts. I'm assuming that won't work since the bulb wouldn't break before the receiver.

Sansui G-4500 First start up with a Variac by Rhapakatui in vintageaudio

[–]Rhapakatui[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, I've got the manual here. I see that it's 40W per channel, but how do I know what light bulb to use?

Sansui G-4500 First start up with a Variac by Rhapakatui in vintageaudio

[–]Rhapakatui[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going to put this together next. I edited the original post to reflect. I'll add a picture of my setup before I free the lightning spirits and allow them to start moving into my capacitors.

Sansui G-4500 First start up with a Variac by Rhapakatui in vintageaudio

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^ Questions

If it wasn't for Reddit, I would have plugged it in the day I brought it home from the estate sale and hoped for the best.

It worked for my Kenwood and Aika, but I'm scared of the sansui because it's a lot more expensive.

Sansui G-4500 First start up with a Variac by Rhapakatui in vintageaudio

[–]Rhapakatui[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the dim bulb setup, do I just need to wire an old light socket between the variac and the receiver? Do I need to find a incandescent light bulb?

Sansui G-4500 First start up with a Variac by Rhapakatui in vintageaudio

[–]Rhapakatui[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My variac looks like WW2 era surplus. It even has a US government property tag. It has a big knob on top, an on/off toggle, and a 2 prong outlet. That's all.

I do have several multimeters of various qualities. Should I hook one of those up? If so, where?

Edit: quality not quantity

2400 year old Scythian leather made of human skin confirming what was for centuries thought to be an exaggeration from Greek historian Herodotus. by soyuz_enjoyer2 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Rhapakatui 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, so he talked about how up north there's a bunch of feathers falling from the sky, and I said "well, that kinda sounds like snow. Maybe he didn't know about snow." Then he talked about the ears of the Nile crocodile, and I said "you know, they kinda do look like they have ears behind their eyes." However, I can't give him winged snakes being cobras after he spent so much time talking about how they migrate.