This is a new question, about capacitors more generally. One someday project I've been considering, making a capacitive discharge battery tab welder. Assuming...
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David
dalbamonte
Mar 2, 2012 5:46 pm
You are the second to mention isolation transformers, but in context of my example it is unclear if you are suggesting isloation of the input / output of the...
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David
dalbamonte
Mar 2, 2012 5:34 pm
Oh, I like it. Thats what I need simple tests for simple folk. (In addition to the good explanations previously received regarding ground.) I do think you...
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jong kung
jongkung01
Mar 2, 2012 4:40 pm
Randy (and all prospective future Hawaii locals), ... The hardest part is to really decide to move. For me this was a no brainer because I always wanted to...
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Terrance
evil666demonic
Mar 2, 2012 4:23 pm
I've seen this exact problem multiple times on Honda heater-fan relays (~15 years old). Went through almost the same troubleshooting hell you did the first...
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jong kung
jongkung01
Mar 2, 2012 4:00 pm
... It is the same planet, even the same country.... but it is a completely different world. Jong...
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wharpt@...
wharpt1
Mar 2, 2012 3:35 pm
NOBODY gets deported to Hawaii !!! :( Wharpt ... From: Ross McKenzie <valusoft@...> To: Electronics_101 <Electronics_101@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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sstandfast
Mar 2, 2012 3:00 pm
... Hmmm....Then the shop diagram you posted is wrong (the one from the service manual that you posted second) because it shows that both the Lo and Hi switch...
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Willie Pierce
pierce_wt
Mar 2, 2012 1:24 pm
Hawaii is still US so deportation wouldn't work. Maybe marry a weathly Widow in need of tv repair and tech support. ... Willie Pierce Direct TV...
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Reese
reeza
Mar 2, 2012 12:36 pm
... http://www.all-battery.com/browseproducts/Capacitor--56-000uf.html 56000 uF @ 50 volts. Only $24.95, am I missing something? .... Oh, it's sold out but...
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Ross McKenzie
ross_valusoft
Mar 2, 2012 12:31 pm
Deportation perhaps? ;-)...
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Randy
kz4rv
Mar 2, 2012 12:01 pm
How did you accomplish that, Jong? Congrats. More importantly, how can *I* accomplish the same thing? Please advise. Randy ... [Non-text portions of this...
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Stefan Trethan
stefan_trethan
Mar 2, 2012 6:18 am
Derek, Was the ring _around_ the solder joint, in the copper, or in the solder itself close to the pin? If the second, this fault is very common and has...
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jong kung
jongkung01
Mar 2, 2012 4:02 am
Bill and friends of Electronics_101, ... My first official announcement... I am no longer in NYC. Now I live in Hawaii !!! Yeah !!!! ===== Shhhhh, don't tell...
thus the use of isolation transformers Nemo dat quod non habet ________________________________ From: David <dalbamonte@...> To:...
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Randy
kz4rv
Mar 2, 2012 1:23 am
From a lightning-protection standpoint, all ground rods need to be connected together with a heavy conductor, and all lines entering a structure would use an...
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Howard Hansen
hrh1818
Mar 2, 2012 1:12 am
... I can't add anything to what has been previously said about "What is ground?". However, you can make some easy checks with a volt meter's ohm scale to see...
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Derek
redderek
Mar 1, 2012 11:43 pm
Shawn, The low speed does not bypass this circuit, only the high. As for the motor operation, it worked, through I swapped out due to the current being around...
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sstandfast
Mar 1, 2012 7:13 pm
What about the Washer? If you tried to run it, would the wipers work? I think I have figured out at least how the circuit is supposed to function. The key...
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Donald H Locker
dhlocker
Mar 1, 2012 6:31 pm
Besides checking voltage between two pieces of equipment, also check the current. It is possible for two pieces of unconnected and floating (with respect to...
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David
dalbamonte
Mar 1, 2012 6:23 pm
... [snip] ... The keyboard in my example is another. That is one of the reasons I am not worried about it. ... That is one of the things I am concened about....
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David
dalbamonte
Mar 1, 2012 5:43 pm
... [snip] Thanks for the explanation. just because I sniped it doesnt mean i did not comprehend. ... Are you talking isolation transformers on the input or...
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David
dalbamonte
Mar 1, 2012 5:31 pm
That is what has me worried....
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David
dalbamonte
Mar 1, 2012 5:30 pm
... I'm not sure the Hammond came with a polarized plug and I am sure it has been replaced at least once prior to when I got it. I will check with the Hammond...
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Scrolling8
don_halverson
Mar 1, 2012 4:11 pm
Unfortunately on many pieces of older equipment unless you have a detailed schematic you will never know what the original designer intended for that specific...
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Ron Wright, N9EE
lt_wright_flg
Mar 1, 2012 2:08 pm
Ground is a central point hopefully common to all gear in a system. It could be say 4000 V difference between what is ground 3 blocks away. However, some...
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kabowers@...
kabowers336
Mar 1, 2012 1:55 pm
... or simply take it to a motor shop and have them do the job for you. Probably cheaper and more dependable in the long run. Keith Bowers WB4LSJ- Thomasville,...
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Shawn Upton
kb1ckt
Mar 1, 2012 12:38 pm
A "floating"; chassis can pick up voltage, due to capacitive coupling effects. Think of a hot wire (120Vac), brought near to the chassis. Stray capacitive...
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Donald H Locker
dhlocker
Mar 1, 2012 11:57 am
Ground is ground. Common usage is imprecise and dangerous. The power return wires are not ground, neither is the reference voltage network unless it is...
