Recent content by Silvic

As to cheater lenses for welding, it really makes an amazing difference in being able to see the puddle. I used cheaters for welding long before I used them for reading. I use a different diopter lens for stick work than I do for TIG work as my distance for where my head/eyes is significantly...

I can not speak to the unit that Mark suggested but I can speak about the quality of the machines. I have an Everlast Powerarc 300 stick unit, an Everlast TIG 325 Ext and an Everlast PowerPlasma 80. I am very satisfied with the brand. I would suspect that the i-Mig 200 is also very good as I...

I have been with Direct TV for nearly two decades but was forced to do an upgrade to HD last June due to the deactivation of Direct TV's standard equipment and they could not repair my system. Since then I have had nothing but issues. Technically and administratively/billing. As a result I am...

My multi-meter is not one of the"cheap" ones and yes it comes on very handy so many times. I thought back in June that it was the starter and had it tested. It tested fine. To a degree I still suspected it but it tests fine. What I don't know is if the test will detect a single bad spot...

No I have not. As the problem with starting has evaporated once again, no point now. Next time it happens i will do that. Thanks Of course I will have to figure out how to get to the back of the switch. Deere has a pretty tight enclosure in the area to try to get into but that will be my...

What I mean by terminal ends: Both battery post terminals. Also: the ground terminals (5 in total) that join at the frame ground post. The positive terminals that join at the starter post (5 in total as well). I cleaned the contacts at the fuse boxes the fuse terminals and the relay...

All three places performed a load test. Battery efficiency by their load tester showed from a low of 95% up to as high as 97%. All three places verified that there was nothing wrong with the battery. The JD dealer even had one of the old style carbon pile testers that noone else has anymore...

I have had an intermittent electrical issue for several months. It manifests itself as a battery problem when the machine will not turn over. The battery was checked by three places in June and all said that it was working at 95% or above. After fighting with it for a week the problem...

I would say more than one as I am a bit older than you and I was a bit older than Carl as well. He is truly missed and he really improved my welding skills. I just wished I had gotten over to have him help me on my Aluminum Tig welding that he offered. He got me started on scratch start...

It is on an electric clutch on a portable sawmill. Thank you all for your ID help. I will definitely look into the Packard 56 connector. Hopefully with a name now I can find it on Amazon or elsewhere.

Attached is a picture of a plug that I am trying to find. I used to see them used rather frequently but I can find nothing that even looks like it anymore in any store or on line. Does anyone know the name or style for this plug as I am looking for the other side and am finding nothing...

Well thank you to whoever moved my post to the correct location/sub-forum. I put it where I did as I could not find a good place for it. I could not even find this sub forum when I went looking to make the original post. Having now found the location and the setup I see that it is not my...

I have not been on for about a week. I searched and have found nothing on the topic but I am not good at searching on TBN either. My question involves the following: TBN screen/desktop whatever you want to call it is REALLY differnet and hard to deal with. Is this a change that has been made...

I thought this would be a good place to post this. There is such a large community of knowledgeable folks that maybe someone can help. A bit long winded but here goes: I have a piece of equipment (CTL) that has a Perkins engine in it. There is a gauge (LCD style) that displays the inlet air...

I tried the search function and struck out. Several years ago maybe more like 7-8 years ago there was a thread on no-drill wire and cable attachment fasteners. The kind that hold wire or split-loom as it is strung along on the frame of a trailer or truck. Most of the time you put a small...