Random Thought Thread

Nathan the Machinist said:
I have a voltage conversion transformer and a Delta wye transformer between them. Pretty well isolated.

So I dropped 10 grand on a "phaze perfect" voltage regulated three phase inverter phase converter to feed it delicious tasty utility grade pure sine wave.

If this doesn't work, we're looking at maybe needing to move out of the compound and into a shop in town with access to better power options.

A 5,000 square foot workshop in Mooresville runs about 1 mimillion.
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Only a million huh? That must be per month right?
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
My air compressor has a password. Two actually.

The UPS has a password

The machine tools have passwords

I helped a buddy move a forklift and it sensed that it got jostled and went into an emergency stop mode and COULD NOT BE MOVED until I figured out the password.

My air compressor isn't working because it has a bad pressure transducer

The old one just had a pressure switch. You know, like with springs and stuff

The transducer allows it to see the exact pressure and then determine whether or not it wants to turn on or off based on that pressure. Which is great I guess. But it's really not doing anything useful with that information, it's not like it's a fuzzy logic controller and it's spooling up harder and slowing down as it approaches. It's just using it as an on off switch.

This, of course, now requires a circuit board and a PLC also.

This unnecessary component has the compressor stopped. Which has us running on a 5 horsepower Atlas copco which means we can only run half the machines right now.

I had the exact same problem with the oil pressure transducer on the generator.

It's like we are intentionally designing things to not work. In a way that costs more money. It serves no purpose, it really doesn't.

I had an air conditioner stop working because an internal USB drive failed. The drive wasn't even being used for anything, it was just there on a circuit board. It was there in case somebody wanted to make it a smart device that could be managed from your cell phone but we weren't using that functionality.

I had the monitor on one of these machine tools crap out and it cost five grand to replace it. It was serving a purpose that could have been done with a computer monitor or even a CRT but they had to get all fancy with it and there was no alternative but to replace it with a $5,000 unit. It doesn't actually serve any special purpose.

These are features that I do not want, and they're making it increasingly expensive to produce things in America
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HELLO FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!

You know what day it is...............


IT'S FRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!++!¡¡¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(The sound of electricity and righteous dub step while Nathan is building a tesla coil to power the shop lol)

HAPPY FRIDAY TO ALL OF YOU!

I hope all of you had an amazing week, and to some of those who didn't, I hope things get better for you quickly... we got your back!

Keep warm , grab an adult beverage we made it through another week!

Enjoy the little things in life and remember to text a friend and wish them happy Friday!

(And if you are like me you are cussing at your phones auto correct lol)

GEONBAE!!!!!
 
Mendoman said:
Plenty of stuff wrong with California, but plenty of stuff is very right too. It was sunny and 60 degrees at the beach today and I barely saw any other people there. View attachment 3091632View attachment 3091633View attachment 3091634
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Beautiful!

Once upon a time in CA:

(Old film photo)

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