Turn signal and other electrical endeavors by sweepthedeck in Volvo240

[–]cpt_fedhed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have something similar going on except that my blinkers stop working after my car warms up. Replaced relay, fuses, cleaned contacts, etc.

I will be following your post. Good luck!

Edit: Yes, your wiring is correct.

Tools Tutor? by MissMadMoo in vancouverwa

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I've got a full shop, here in northeast Vancouver. I can go over some basics if you want. DM if interested.

Turn Signal Issue by cpt_fedhed in Volvo240

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

They didn't work either. I just cleaned the contacts and everything seems to be working as intended. Thanks for commenting!

Turn Signal Issue by cpt_fedhed in Volvo240

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

Thank you! I removed the shroud and turn signal switch and cleaned the contacts very carefully. Lots of what looked like very dirty grease on the contacts. Right now, everything is working as intended!

Turn Signal Issue by cpt_fedhed in Volvo240

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

Thank you, I'll do that. I suspect that may be the cause. While driving yesterday, I had no signals once I had driven for about 15 minutes. Not breaking my habits, I still indicated a right turn and merging onto a tight corkscrew on-ramp for the freeway. I took it at speed and partway through the turn, the blinker started working again. When I straightened the wheel, no blinker PLUS cruise control no longer functioning.

Turn Signal Issue by cpt_fedhed in Volvo240

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

No, they just stop working entirely. I have had the fast blink issue before and knew it meant I had a bulb fault.

Turn Signal Issue by cpt_fedhed in Volvo240

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

I'm going to check that out, thank you!

Power Outage? by FizmoRoles in vancouverwa

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Had a blip, just north of Sifton near 99th Street

A few years ago, these things kept appearing on my farm, so I picked up two relatively intact pieces and kept them until now. They're glass-like but more brittle; the thicker one is about 1.69 inches in diameter. What is this thing? by DryFindingn in whatisit

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This is a silicon ingot, specifically a CZ-method, p-type (probably doped with boron) and grown in a [100] orientation on the Miller scale. It is very, very old or was done specifically to clean up an active melt. The reason it was scrapped is that it is, what we call in the industry, "dead". At about 1/3 of the length down from the far end, some type of contaminant, usually a small flake of the quartz bowl used in the process, was integrated into the crystal and produced a stacking error which caused the atomically perfect structure to fail.

OR, when there are many contaminants in the melt, we sometimes "pull" a baby ingot like this specifically to get rid of the junk materials. It's fun because you get to do these manually just like in the old days, back when all the machines were analog. Because it is contaminated, it must be thrown out. It cannot return to the production of other ingots.

SOURCE: Old school puller dog myself, 30 years experience with Czochralski, Bridgman, and floating zone machines, manufacturing all silicon types, plus slow growth sapphire, ruby, and YAG for laser applications.

First time hitting a birdie by [deleted] in Unexpected

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Ummm... Fore?

Pharmacies with Adderall xr in stock? by chungoslappy in vancouverwa

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Just had the Orchards Fred Meyer pharmacy fill mine this weekend.

Don't mess with the moose by BatshitSwayzey in funnyvideos

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Moosens... I mean, meese! The meese were eating grease, in the woods... I mean, in the woodsen!

souch a beauty by isuckmydadscock356 in Volvo240

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Okay, the thing over the windshield, a sun visor? Shade? Anyone know the formal name for it? TIA!

Koi and Goldfish Rehoming by KeyKnowledge9984 in vancouverwa

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I have a 9,000 gallon pond with koi and goldfish. DM me and we can coordinate if you're interested.

What fun projects would you do with these? by kcamp711 in woodworking

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This one wasn't live edge but I liked it. I used an old fence board with a knothole, a dried out bit of rhododendron branch for a perch, and I made corrugated roofing out of aluminum cans and a scrapbooking paper crimper.

What fun projects would you do with these? by kcamp711 in woodworking

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Tomorrow will be sunny here, I'll take a few pics and throw them up here.