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From: Michael A. Terrell on 3 Jun 2010 17:00 vaughn wrote: > > "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:KeGdnfvRI-_6lprRnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > > > > They charger is two piece, and has an indicator that the > > battery is fully charged. > > Mine is 2-piece, but only has a charging indicator. The manual clearly states > that the charger is not automatic and is capable of overcharging the battery. > > > If you can't remeber to unplug the charger, buy a timer. > > No! If the design of the battery is such that the batery discharges through > the charger when it loses power...what do you think will happen after the timer > turns off the charger? > > What I actually do is lay my car keys next to the charger. I installed tiny toggle switches in the chargers on my first battery power soldering irons. Turn them on when I opened the shop, and off at the end of the day. The next shop had ceiling mounted outlets for the lights, so I just dropped a cord to the workbench for battery powered tools. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 3 Jun 2010 17:28 Joel Koltner wrote: > > <krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message > news:gt8e06dtocjmpotfb99cv07v1ob6r4netn(a)4ax.com... > > BTW, I have an order with them now for a portable dust collector ($70) and a > > wide-crown pneumatic stapler ($20). They didn't have them on sale in the > > store in Dothan Saturday. > > I have the stapler there, and I've been quite happy with it -- no problems yet > with jamming. > > I probably *should* get a dust collector one of these days -- as-is sometimes > a lot of the garage gets covered in sawdust... :-) My table saws all have wheels to roll them out of the garage. The big radial arm saw is under a metal roof behind the garage. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: krw on 3 Jun 2010 20:00 On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:48:44 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >"krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote: >> >> On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:47:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" >> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> > >> >Joel Koltner wrote: >> >> >> >> "Michael" <mrdarrett(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:73ea42e6-fd75-41b7-89c4-593b613accc1(a)a20g2000vbc.googlegroups.com... >> >> On Jun 2, 2:19 pm, "m...(a)sushi.com" <m...(a)sushi.com> wrote: >> >> > I bought a rechargeable drill from them awhile back, and the NiCd >> >> > battery charger doesn't even have a sensor telling when charging is >> >> > done. You have to guess when it's done charging. >> >> >> >> It's probably just a transformer->rectifier->resistor->battery, set to charge >> >> at a C/10 rate or thereabouts. >> >> >> >> So you just wait ~12 hours or so and you're guaranteed it's fully charged -- >> >> no guessing necessary. :-) >> >> >> >> There was a time, not that long ago, when most battery chargers were this, um, >> >> "featureless!" >> >> >> >> > Dad wanted to buy same drill (on sale for $15); I talked him out of >> >> > it. >> >> >> >> Sounds like it might be worth $15, actually... >> >> >> >> I think Harbor Freight is a good example of (1) you tend to get what you pay >> >> for and (2) advertising leads many people to believe they need a lot more than >> >> they really do. Their "value for the dollar" is actually pretty good -- >> >> unlike a well-known brand name where the "image" can sometimes be much >> >> flashier than what you're really getting (counting on many people never >> >> recognizing as much -- see #2), with Harbor Freight it's pretty clear exactly >> >> how rugged (or not) the item you're purchasing is. >> >> >> >> If you really want to impress your dad, get him one of these: >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-1676-6-2-Inch-Joist-Drill/dp/B00005OP5S >> > >> > >> > I see a lot of people buying tools for their business at Harbor >> >Freight, and at Northern Tools. They don't complain about the quality, >> >they complain that people steal their tools. >> >> Right. No one would steal a HF tool. <rdh> > > > Not according to some people. Their 'Pittsburgh' brand of hand tools >are stolen fairly often. > > >> BTW, I have an order with them now for a portable dust collector ($70) and a >> wide-crown pneumatic stapler ($20). They didn't have them on sale in the >> store in Dothan Saturday. > > > Dothan? EWWWWWWWW!!! I had to drive there from Ft Rucker too many >times to pick up parts from a small wholesale electronics place. We hadn't been in that part of the state yet. Dothan isn't *that* bad. SWMBO liked the antique stores (I needed some cheap brownie points ;). Eufaula is rather nice driving through. The mansions along the main drag are something. I thought I might like a house on the lake (big lake), but then found out it's full of 'gators. Maybe not. > If I had taken that civil service job that I was offered in '73, I >would probably still be in the area. It's about 85mi South of here.
From: krw on 3 Jun 2010 20:09 On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:28:25 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >Joel Koltner wrote: >> >> <krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message >> news:gt8e06dtocjmpotfb99cv07v1ob6r4netn(a)4ax.com... >> > BTW, I have an order with them now for a portable dust collector ($70) and a >> > wide-crown pneumatic stapler ($20). They didn't have them on sale in the >> > store in Dothan Saturday. >> >> I have the stapler there, and I've been quite happy with it -- no problems yet >> with jamming. >> >> I probably *should* get a dust collector one of these days -- as-is sometimes >> a lot of the garage gets covered in sawdust... :-) > > > My table saws all have wheels to roll them out of the garage. The >big radial arm saw is under a metal roof behind the garage. Mine's on wheels too, but it only gets moved to sweep around it. I haven't fired up the radial arm saw since I moved from NY ('93).
From: Michael A. Terrell on 3 Jun 2010 22:02
"krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote: > > On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:48:44 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > >"krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote: > >> > >> On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:47:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > >> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> >Joel Koltner wrote: > >> >> > >> >> "Michael" <mrdarrett(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > >> >> news:73ea42e6-fd75-41b7-89c4-593b613accc1(a)a20g2000vbc.googlegroups.com... > >> >> On Jun 2, 2:19 pm, "m...(a)sushi.com" <m...(a)sushi.com> wrote: > >> >> > I bought a rechargeable drill from them awhile back, and the NiCd > >> >> > battery charger doesn't even have a sensor telling when charging is > >> >> > done. You have to guess when it's done charging. > >> >> > >> >> It's probably just a transformer->rectifier->resistor->battery, set to charge > >> >> at a C/10 rate or thereabouts. > >> >> > >> >> So you just wait ~12 hours or so and you're guaranteed it's fully charged -- > >> >> no guessing necessary. :-) > >> >> > >> >> There was a time, not that long ago, when most battery chargers were this, um, > >> >> "featureless!" > >> >> > >> >> > Dad wanted to buy same drill (on sale for $15); I talked him out of > >> >> > it. > >> >> > >> >> Sounds like it might be worth $15, actually... > >> >> > >> >> I think Harbor Freight is a good example of (1) you tend to get what you pay > >> >> for and (2) advertising leads many people to believe they need a lot more than > >> >> they really do. Their "value for the dollar" is actually pretty good -- > >> >> unlike a well-known brand name where the "image" can sometimes be much > >> >> flashier than what you're really getting (counting on many people never > >> >> recognizing as much -- see #2), with Harbor Freight it's pretty clear exactly > >> >> how rugged (or not) the item you're purchasing is. > >> >> > >> >> If you really want to impress your dad, get him one of these: > >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-1676-6-2-Inch-Joist-Drill/dp/B00005OP5S > >> > > >> > > >> > I see a lot of people buying tools for their business at Harbor > >> >Freight, and at Northern Tools. They don't complain about the quality, > >> >they complain that people steal their tools. > >> > >> Right. No one would steal a HF tool. <rdh> > > > > > > Not according to some people. Their 'Pittsburgh' brand of hand tools > >are stolen fairly often. > > > > > >> BTW, I have an order with them now for a portable dust collector ($70) and a > >> wide-crown pneumatic stapler ($20). They didn't have them on sale in the > >> store in Dothan Saturday. > > > > > > Dothan? EWWWWWWWW!!! I had to drive there from Ft Rucker too many > >times to pick up parts from a small wholesale electronics place. > > We hadn't been in that part of the state yet. Dothan isn't *that* bad. SWMBO > liked the antique stores (I needed some cheap brownie points ;). Eufaula is > rather nice driving through. The mansions along the main drag are something. > I thought I might like a house on the lake (big lake), but then found out it's > full of 'gators. Maybe not. > > > If I had taken that civil service job that I was offered in '73, I > >would probably still be in the area. > > It's about 85mi South of here. Good. You don't want to hang around an Army base. Even if there was a nice highway to Dothan. I remember ch 4? from Dothan while I was building that TV station in Destin. They still started their broadcast day with a farm report, and their weather forcast used '50s props. That was in the early '90s. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge. |