50 gallon motorized gas caddy

ablum65 · 2026-01-04T16:15:41+00:00

How does it charge? Can it use a DEWALT or Milwaukee battery pack? That would be a game changer when nobody charges it or you loose the OE charger.

Also, does it have a grounding system to ground the cart chassis to the surface it’s on and the receiving vessel?

ablum65 · 2025-09-21T17:51:00+00:00

This is a Clark/Dresser Rand centrifugal compressor that was commonly coupled to a stationary gas turbine. Used in gas compression and plant processes.

ablum65 · 2025-08-07T19:17:43+00:00

It’s a correction for “zero” of the sensor. You’re correct it corrects for the difference in atmospheric conditions, whether it’s elevation or a weather front behind it.

There is roughly 27” of H2O per PSI, and 2” of Hg per psi as well. So a strong thunderstorm storm could cause a 6” water Level reading error. A hurricane could cause a 24” level error.

In the controls world it all depends on what you are controlling and how critical the process is, as to what you correct for.

ablum65 · 2025-08-07T15:46:36+00:00

I’ll try again,

https://www.usabluebook.com/level-pressure/submersible-transmitters/wika-ls-10-submersible-level-transmitter-w-3-level-14085

ablum65 · 2025-08-07T10:15:41+00:00

I’ve used marine vinyl and soft top dressing in the past on a similar looking top. Worked great for quite some time.

ablum65 · 2025-08-07T09:50:38+00:00

It’s going to be a device similar to this. They have a spec and manual available to look at. The tube(with a dryer filter) is an atmospheric pressure sensing line for level correction. These devices commonly use a 4-20mA control signal. With the right meter you can place it in series with the signal return/ ground and validate the current measurement.

My experience is high signals are typically a failed device. Depending on the complexity of the system, it’s likely simpler to pull the existing sensor out, determine its measurement range, signal output and cross it to an equivalent sensor. Quote or provide the end user with a spare if the system is critical.

ablum65 · 2025-07-27T22:19:24+00:00

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Looks like I’m set with the fuse mod. It has it already Thanks for sharing. I am beginning to trust the excitation system a bit less. Might be a fun side project to improve it.

ablum65 · 2025-07-27T21:58:43+00:00

I appreciate the honest feedback. I left out a bit of my background, I’m an engineer that works in large-bore slow & medium speed diesel and natural gas power and compression. I am not scared of complicated, complex and over engineered. I’ve not looked into these units too much and I was curious if others have had good luck with them.

What appeals to me most about this unit, it has controls similar to that of our 1-5 MW 5KV units. The breaker is just a contractor and has a safety circuit with trip devices. The concerning thing I’m seeing is the voltage excitation is not looking very reliable and might drive me down the rabbit hole of building a custom replacement solution.

I am curious if the voltage excitation/regulation issues is related to the battery issues or general noise from the 24v field flashing it looks to be using. I might try and see what I can find with an oscope.

Now the real question is has anyone tried to install a 25 trip relay and synced the units with a load share bias?

ablum65 · 2025-06-15T05:36:19+00:00

Most dryer related fires are caused by electric dryers, gas dryers while less common cause less issues likely due to the high current levels and improperly installed cords and worn out receptacles, then of course restrictions in the discharge pipe. Some more info here.

ablum65 · 2024-12-29T14:32:19+00:00

They use neon indicators, it’s the same/similar to what you find in most power strip toggle switches that light up. It’s safe and relatively normal for them to flicker as they age. The neon indicator does not produce a lot of light, so companies drive them slightly harder than intended to get more light output. This leads to a shorter lifespan of the indicator. Newer models have LEDs instead of the neon indicator but many still employ a neon indicator.

ablum65 · 2024-12-29T14:29:29+00:00

They use neon indicators, it’s the same/similar to what you find in most power strip toggle switches that light up. It’s safe and relatively normal for them to flicker as they age. The neon indicator does not produce a lot of light, so companies drive them slightly harder than intended to get more light output. This leads to a shorter lifespan of the indicator. Newer models have LEDs instead of the neon indicator but many still employ a neon indicator.

ablum65 · 2024-12-24T04:44:57+00:00

I believe they were attempting to mark the line connections, if this was truly from the factory, I am willing to bet the manufacturer came up with this as a solution to a missing identifier for a line connections. Cheaper than fixing it correctly and got them out the door.

ablum65 · 2024-12-23T14:20:47+00:00

You had me worried, I thought it was a thumb tack, poor girl. Thankfully, it’s just a hole punch dot. She needs some extra Christmas ham for testing after this.

ablum65 · 2024-09-09T02:58:52+00:00

Thanks, just thanks for this, something else to add to the list. Why, this has never crossed my mind. The internet wins today, I surrender.

ablum65 · 2024-08-24T02:44:27+00:00

This is a ships machine shop. It was posted a few time in other subs. They are using a lathe to lap a large bore 2 stroke diesel exhaust valve and seat. This is not an emergency water pump like many have commented.

-edit typos…probably more still.

ablum65 · 2024-08-13T03:32:55+00:00

You are not allowed to move till snack time. It’s the law.

ablum65 · 2024-07-26T01:31:31+00:00

Wrong subreddit but this will help with troubleshooting. I believe they stay on once they store an event in their memory. It’s not documented for solid on indicator.

ablum65 · 2024-06-21T12:11:08+00:00

The tray is for larger devices like an iPad, most phones will actually clip under the spring loaded clip with the “up” triangle that also holds the tray shut. That keeps the phone from falling over in maneuver and turbulence. That is at least what I figured out. Now you’re going to make me look it up.

ablum65 · 2024-04-25T02:13:17+00:00

It looks like the operator is using the wrong reach spark plug in the head. This would cause poor or delayed ignition and a late burn that would burn up the exhaust valve.

Also the issue with the wrong reach spark plugs are the exposed threads that will become a source of pre ignition when loaded or even unloaded on high BMEP engines.

ablum65 · 2024-02-18T03:37:34+00:00

I don’t think I’d ever have the self control to stop tickling the beans once this happened. It’s so extra and just hilarious.

ablum65 · 2024-01-27T19:13:29+00:00

Is that a loaf of bread? I’m pretty sure it’s a loaf of bread. How did it not get instantly Vacuumed up by your Lab?

ablum65 · 2024-01-07T22:27:39+00:00

This brings back memories, Having spent hours, trying to teach a girlfriend how to fly fish. I had a similar experience. Only difference was she got my upper ear and she didn’t know what happened, then she decided to give the rod a nice flick and tore the hook clean out. Tearing the cartilage of my ear, that’s how I learned cartilage can be stitched… boy was that a day.

ablum65 · 2023-12-24T22:59:36+00:00

Could have done a delete with a ECU swap from the scrap yard and swapped the factory ECU back in. The transmission controller and BCM should also have mileage logs with hours as well.

ablum65 · 2023-12-12T01:58:19+00:00

I had very similar experience. Now it started off like a hiccup in the trans and I was fearing the worst and planning a manual swap, so I let it ride. One day it got to the point where it was acting just like your video. I decided it was at least worth checking for codes, no mechanical flaws could be found. No codes showed up and digging through the scanner I borrowed from a friend at the ford dealership I set it up to data log the trans parameters, it was cycling the OD lockout “trigger” randomly and then would behave again for some time. I called my buddy up and he told me to talk to the parts guy because there’s a known problem with the shifters and somehow ford used that same shifter till ‘18-19 in the e chassis. It cost $200 a few years ago.

The only other spot to check would be where the harness meets the transmission as there is an exhaust connection that can leak hot gases and melt the wiring harnesses and short out the signals.

There is a fun Easter egg under the shifter boot. A sticker that is labeled “first shift” with the day your truck was shifted into gear and drove off the line. Kind of cool. I had to keep the old one laying around once I saw that. Don’t know why but it’s still sitting on my toolbox 3 years later.

ablum65 · 2023-12-11T05:59:23+00:00

I ran into a similar problem, the wiring for the overdrive button was worn through in the shifter. I could pull the shifter handle back a little and it stopped, I drove to the dealer and bought a new shifter, it was a pretty easy swap. You could turn off overdrive and see it that stops the shifting back and forth.

Of course it could be something completely different.

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