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    If you have a comment/question/concern so feeble as this, please just email Fi instead of making any kind of deal about it on the board. They should make keyboards harder to operate for this very reason.

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    I only watch sports if I know its going to be a good game. I've always found it better to watch on TV :shrug:

    Hockey is a sport that should be watched live. Huge difference, more so than any other sport.

    x2 the speed of the game on TV doesn't do the sport justice. Live, it is a completely different game.

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    Salvaged some 1k$+ LED high intensity lighting from the old distance measuring equipment antenna. Should make some hella bright lighting for the garage.

    What do you guys use for DME antennas? Just collinear verticals?

    Bingo.

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    I'm glad you "hook up battery terminals at work" sounds fullfilling. Maybe oneday I can aspire to do something that rewarding for a living.

    Ever hear the expression "A closed mouth gathers no feet?" :)

    No shit.

    Congratulations, you've soldered circuit boards.... I design them.

    Only time I do battery terminals is in my audio installs, and 200kW+ SUPU power systems, what do I know? This week's work involves installing a DME navigational aid (yep, I am in the avionics industry). I do electronic design, implementation & maintenance for a living dipshit.

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    Soldering is great, so is a good crimp. Both together is almost foolproof....

    That is what we do for our cabling on all of our systems at work. Crimp is mainly there to tighten the lug on the cable prior to soldering. The solder is what makes a good connection. Cover the exposed terminals in dielectric grease to keep corrosion at bay. In a pinch I've used a vise, but I put a screwdriver in the split of the crimp connector to give it a good hold on the wire.

    Also, using a torch isn't most ideal (very hard on the insulation, start to get insulation bleeding into the wire), if you can find a 150W+ soldering iron you are much further ahead.

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    SOLDER IT! Works better.

    Can't hold up to some temps though, and make sure you use resin core..

    I use nothing but rosin core solder and I've never had any issues. You'd literally have to get hotter than a torch to loosen it up.

    I have used solder for many things, including car applications and yes you would have to get prtty high thermally, I have seen it happen many times in many applications. I just don't trust solder itself. Crimped + Solder would work very well :)

    And depending on the solder it would not have to get nearly as hot as a torch... solders have melting points from 200-840 F ... but again this is all based on the type of solder.

    So, you've seen wiring connections hit 500F without the wire burning first? Sure bud.

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    Cash that copper in! Fuck me is solid copper wiring expensive now. $230 for the 50' of 6/3 I need to get a 60A service into my garage. Fuck. Have to see what Al wire is running at. I'll probably need 4/3 if I use it though.

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