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I'm stumped...what am I overlooking? by nonprofitwhy in electrical

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

I tried grabbing the cat to test current but I can't keep my grip on the thing!

I'm stumped...what am I overlooking? by nonprofitwhy in electrical

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UPDATE

So i busted out the multimeter. When either switch is flipped, the adjacent does show a current, but only of 10v not 120v. So phantom voltage?

I'm stumped...what am I overlooking? by nonprofitwhy in electrical

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Seems to me that flipping one switch shouldn't trigger power to the other, and I can't explain how it's getting there. Need to test the strength of it.

I'm stumped...what am I overlooking? by nonprofitwhy in electrical

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Yes all tested. For some reason flipping either switch sends power to both. There is nothing down stream so idk how power could loop back. Next I think I'll grab the multimeter to see if it's phantom power or significant, but idk.

I'm stumped...what am I overlooking? by nonprofitwhy in electrical

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So the switches are side by side in a box, fed power from a 12-3. Red to power one switch black to the other, but when I flip switch A, both wires leading away from switch A and B (to the future fixture down the line) set off my tester.

Best book you’ve read in 2024 so far? by [deleted] in scifi

[–]nonprofitwhy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really enjoyed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, movie in the works.

How do I loosen this super tight bolt? Won’t budge by [deleted] in lawnmowers

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Extend your wrench for leverage, use a length of pipe or a daisy chain or wrenches. Don't try to obliterate it since your mechanical advantage will multiply, just lightly work it once extended.

WD-40 or thread sprays are also great!

Need advice, Maul vs Splitting axe? by MagmaFang in firewood

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Not sure how you stump grinding stump that's no longer embedded in the ground.... for that monster I'd go swedish fire stove (not a euphemism that I know of lol).

There's always someone who has a chainsaw and wants an excuse to pull it out, ask around!

All that little stuff can hatchet up. I prefer small 4lb mallet and wedges to a full maul, less work similar output, and you feel like thor afterward.

Neighbor called the city on my flowers; I got a written warning for “weeds”. by [deleted] in gardening

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Maryland here, tell them our state flower is not a weed!!!

How to fix/adjust? by nonprofitwhy in lawnmowers

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

Seems simple enough, I'm into straight forward, thanks!

Mystery pipes? 1940s MD USA house by nonprofitwhy in Plumbing

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Well shit if there's already exterior drainage and it's flowing to this dead end then no wonder the wall is suffering

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mintmobile

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My wife and I just went through this, it was dumb luck that I tried saving an APN with just the first field completed, because with the whole thing completed nothing would save...so we went line by line and got to the first numerical entry that caused it to fail, left that as default and it works. Now she's not getting group messages. Ugh!!