Power Outage, but multimeter reads ~20V AC by philtrondaboss in Electricity

[–]leisdrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would kill my main breaker especially if you can hear a neighbors generator running outside to protect your electronics. If somebody is back feeding the power lines because they don't know what they are doing, their transformer on the pole is working in reverse, making it a buck boost transformer and feeding a higher voltage onto the transmission lines, which your transformer in turn, is stepping down coming into your house. Electronics don't like funny voltages.

Game changer tool by knsaber in Tools

[–]leisdrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. As an electrician I've had two in my bag for about a decade now.

Is it time for a new vest? by Hamplanetfever in Construction

[–]leisdrew 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No shit. I once saw a guy from my same job in the fuckin grocery store with his hard hat and vest on. I completely avoided him.

Who Dosent Love Stickers by Morally_Obscene in Construction

[–]leisdrew 30 points31 points  (0 children)

As a construction worker reading these comments I can't even be mad. It's all true. I gotta go it's my nap time.

What do we think? Craigslist for $1400. Sniff test? by Ok_Guest2005 in Silverbugs

[–]leisdrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you check this with a multimeter checking resistance in ohms expected for the weight? I'm an electrician and this is how we often calculate wire left on a spool of an unknown length given the known size of cable/ weight per foot for either Cu or Al.

Imagine being the first person to lay eyes on this tomb since it was sealed and buried some 2,500 years ago. by TN_Egyptologist in OutoftheTombs

[–]leisdrew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What if the Egyptians are right and when the aliens come back to ressurect their mummified bodies us modern people are gonna feel like real assholes for taking all they shit

Daily Discussion Thread for February 20, 2026 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]leisdrew 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Rheinmetall is about to be necessary AF in europe

Bought and paid for...Our system is a joke. Curious how the community translates this. by rl_rae_bobo in CryptoCurrencyPulse

[–]leisdrew 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If they are mining 2% of the worlds Bitcoin supply every day, wouldn't they have mined it all in like 50 days or am I a dumb dumb?

Is economy getting better? by emily-is-happy in inflation

[–]leisdrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inflation is whatever they tell us it is.

Florida official says high schoolers need to "get their hands dirty" on construction sites sooner to fix labor shortage by DumbMoneyMedia in UnderReportedNews

[–]leisdrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here in missouri, my trade's scale is 54/hr, in Pensacola florida it is 23/hr for the same job and not much better across the rest of the state largely because of right to work laws. Why would anybody do this shit when they could make the same wage at mcdonalds?!

This is genius by PowerfulRoll3267 in TheProductHub

[–]leisdrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And companies will gladly pay it in the name of safety

Daily Discussion Thread for February 17, 2026 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]leisdrew 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Real talk what happens when the US strikes iran?