Adding a note to a note, if there is corrosion, the battery is probably leaky and spilling its blood everywhere.
Corrosion is the byproduct of a chemical reaction. That reaction has probably consumed minor (/s) things like PCB traces and component pins so the need for a thorough inspection shouldn’t be underrated.
After you work through this little delema, take a couple hours and read up on the properties of different metals like steel, aluminum and brass. Metal working really is fascinating and it generally is much easier that’s it looks.
To be fair, some people dedicate their lives to the study of fungi and still don’t fully understand them. Hell, after almost being able to scratch the surface in my own personal studies, I am open to the possibility of mycelium being sentient. Having seen mycelium adapt to food sources the way it does, makes me doubt a ton of what we do know about them.
We probably have to seriously reconsider scientific naming conventions because of them, actually. They can evolve and adapt almost spontaneously and it’s crazy. (They is some spry little things!)
What I am saying is that a “basic lack of understanding” is the understatement of the century.
I have no idea. Using coax-seal is just what I have always used and just have been blindly following what my dad always used since I was a kid.
There are probably better options these days. If it’s rubber-like and sticky, it should work fine.
If you plan on keeping it up for a while, some coax-seal might be ideal on the antenna connector since you are in Seattle. It’s some nasty stuff to work with, but it’ll save you some maintenance.
A local mesh group where I live hosts meet-ups that they occasionally announce on 220/440, so keep your ears open for that in your area.
(I am in Denver, so I am a little out of your range. Or maybe not? High solar activity does strange things… Once, I keyed about 4-5 repeaters on 2M from my house, so anything is possible.)
They can be cheap if you can source scrap metal and can weld. The mechanics aren’t that difficult. The biggest drawback is time and efficiency as these kinds of operations need to happen at large scales to be profitable. (Machines in this class may be more prone to weird failures, I speculate.)
But yeah, even though we humans have a tendency to waste more than we should, we can be remarkably efficient when profits are involved. Converting trash to treasure has probably minted thousands of millionaires, now that I think about it.
Yeah, I get it. Sometimes the juice ain’t worth the squeeze and it’s much easier to outsource some things.
Still though, just a preliminary search of the youtubes yielded a ton of sketchy pellet rigs just using some scrap metal and a repurposed electric motor. It would be an interesting side project, but a bit risky when it comes to time and profitablity.
(For others watching this conversation at home, pellet stoves can be extremely efficient. They burn hot and tend not to smoke as most of the soot is burned off. They average between 70-83% efficiency, which is excellent.)
It’s all good. We just know not to talk about m****c vs I*****al measurement systems now, s’all.
(Just jokes!)
C.A. and I have been in some… eh… deep conversations before. Don’t let his name fool you though, as I genuinely believe he is a reasonable human albeit a little more expressive than some. ;)
I am curious: Have you considered making your own fuel pellets? I have seen a few DIY projects to compress sawdust and am wondering if it would be cost effective for you build/buy a machine for it, s’all.
If you do start a formal business, paying a highschool kid to run the machine and do simple sales tasks might be feasible. (It’s not always financially viable, I get it. It would be interesting to do the math on it though…)
(I have no skin in the related discussion. I just smelled a business opportunity and was curious.)
Edit: If you happen to be in the US and near Colorado, I would be willing to try and put a machine together myself, actually. At least, do a preliminary CAD sketch up and see what the raw, underlying cost would be. Can you be a hair more accurate about the volume of sawdust you generate?
Maybe. Depends on how often engine is overhauled, what it’s operating environment is and why the vehicle was kept operating for so long.
In the kitchen? Food and fun for the whole family, I guess.
An I beam trolley in your kitchen is awesome for those times you need a place for a chain to hoist the engine out of your car and then move that engine into your living room.
Also, when your floor is lava, you possibly have an escape route now.
I was told to put Elmer’s glue on my pizza.