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Minnesota Mixup posted:Fun fact: NASA has huge rooms where equipment can be mounted and put through the same vibrational frequencies of the rockets that will launch them to test for wiring/mechanical issues before hand. My company runs one of these tables. Well can simulate up to 15000g in the higher frequencies. We test NASA articles as well as ULA, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and the Air Force. This table can rip apart 3/8 grade 12 bolts with vibration alone. The power drawn to operate the oscillator requires its own substation and dedicated climate control. Being in the room with one operating presents an immediate danger for hearing loss. The tables can operate in 3 axes independently or together in specific frequency profiles for hours at a time. The tables are used to simulate transport, launch shock, staging shock, flight profiles and more. Our equipments website. https://www.udco.com/m/ um excuse me fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Jul 25, 2021 |
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I think we got all the dick waving (Though "I engineer poo poo for nasa" is a truly impressive flex, kudos there) out of the way, so I think we can safely put this round of crimps vs solder in automotive wiring to bed. Someone post some terrible car stuff. Shaking mars rovers until bits fly off or whatever direction this seems to be going is also highly acceptable.
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Elmnt80 posted:Someone post some terrible car stuff. I saw this and now you have to 
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um excuse me posted:My company runs one of these tables. Well can simulate up to 15000g in the higher frequencies. We test NASA articles as well as ULA, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and the Air Force. This table can rip apart 3/8 grade 12 bolts with vibration alone. The power drawn to operate the oscillator requires its own substation and dedicated climate control. Being in the room with one operating presents an immediate danger for hearing loss. The tables can operate in 3 axes independently or together in specific frequency profiles for hours at a time. The tables are used to simulate transport, launch shock, staging shock, flight profiles and more. That is insanely awesome. And terrifying. It's incredible that we can engineer giant explosions to be soft enough for our squishy meat bodies to survive in to space.
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Jul 25, 2021 05:02
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Memento posted:I saw this and now you have to Thanks, I hate it.
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Jul 25, 2021 08:28
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found the guy what took all the FDs 
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Jul 25, 2021 08:55
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Powershift posted:found the guy what took all the FDs Cyprus license plates? You could probably find this on Google Street View without much trouble. Then go over there and smack him around for a bit on general principles.
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Powershift posted:found the guy what took all the FDs Thats me with OG XBoxes. They fucken breed I tell ya.
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Jul 25, 2021 09:12
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Terrible car wiring  Just realised there's a CAPACITOR just chilling in there. loving P.O.'s
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um excuse me posted:My company runs one of these tables. Well can simulate up to 15000g in the higher frequencies. We test NASA articles as well as ULA, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and the Air Force. This table can rip apart 3/8 grade 12 bolts with vibration alone. The power drawn to operate the oscillator requires its own substation and dedicated climate control. Being in the room with one operating presents an immediate danger for hearing loss. The tables can operate in 3 axes independently or together in specific frequency profiles for hours at a time. The tables are used to simulate transport, launch shock, staging shock, flight profiles and more. Start a youtube channel like the hydraulic press guy and the water jet guys. People love to watch poo poo get destroyed
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Terrible car wiring CAR FOR SALE, NEEDS MINOR WIRING WORK, EASY FIX
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Memento posted:I saw this and now you have to will.i.am strikes again!
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Jul 25, 2021 13:58
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Here is some more terrible car stuff working on my 86 deville: The air ride system on these cars has an air compressor in the engine compartment and rear air struts and the supply line is integrated with the wiring harness that supplies the passenger compartment. The passthrough is in the belly pan by the rear passenger seat and you can see here the dinky little white air line poking out of the wiring harness. God help you if you have a leak and you have to replace that air line.  That air line feeds this T-fitting by the fuel tank that splits off to each individual air strut...  Except the air line going from the T-fitting to the driver side air strut is broken. Also peep the captive nut clip that I had to chop up to get the fuel tank out.  Check out the pristine flexible fuel hoses on this gem!  I knew that I'd have to drop the fuel tank so it was no surprise that I didn't hear the pump kick on when I hooked up a battery. I have a new pump and strainer but I'll have to get a new gasket for the retaining ring when I pull the sending unit.  Have some warm comforting opera lights surrounded by an ocean of cream on cream on cream on cream.....  Check out this 80s as gently caress 'digital' instrument cluster.  Here's some fun automotive detritus from nana's garage, which is a terrible thread all on its own that I won't go into here. 
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Jul 25, 2021 14:53
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Hey, old school vented gas cans are as good as gold as far as I’m concerned. The pour spouts on the new vapor-tight ones are universally poo poo.
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Jul 25, 2021 15:02
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MrYenko posted:The pour spouts on the new vapor-tight ones are universally poo poo. The never ending law of unintended consequences.
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I'm definitely not complaining right now because I can use these containers to store the old fuel I drained from the caddy for proper disposal.
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coupedeville posted:
Hell yeah  The error and information lights like for the air ride and such light up under the "wood" strip above the main cluster. The air struts and lines on mine are in good shape thankfully. There is a mystery connector under the hood that when plugged in makes the passenger side fender make noise but I haven't figured out what it is yet. I had a check engine light come on the other day and had to look up how to use the climate controls to get it to spit out the error code. It turned out to be something to do with the a/c pressure being too low and went away at the next start.
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Minnesota Mixup posted:Probably something like selection bias. Taking a non-representative sample, i.e. only cases where something has failed, and considering only those or placing a much higher weight on those. Tends to feed in to confirmation bias. You're already expecting that to be the result, and only see cases where it was the cause, so they work together to lead you to an inaccurate interpretation of the data. quote:Articles
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MrYenko posted:Hey, old school vented gas cans are as good as gold as far as I’m concerned. The pour spouts on the new vapor-tight ones are universally poo poo. I've never spilled more gas than I have with the crop of "spill proof" metal OSHA cans they forced contractors to use in the early 2000s-ish. For the new crop of plastic cans there are vents you can buy (drill a hole, pop it in) or you still can buy one of the best gas cans ever:  The only spill proof can I've ever used is made by Husqvarna and technically not legal to import/use in the US. It's also super expensive. But it's worth it. Motronic fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Jul 25, 2021 |
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They brought back vented cans here in CANada (hurrr!!) a few years back and even made a big deal of advertising "the vent is back"!!!! with big tags on fuel cans.
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Mister Kingdom posted:will.i.am strikes again! More like Will.u.stop, amirite?
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Thumposaurus posted:There is a mystery connector under the hood that when plugged in makes the passenger side fender make noise but I haven't figured out what it is yet. Automatic antenna? That's where it is on the deville I'm working on. I know for a fact my high school coupe had a short in the electric antenna and it would drain the battery while I was on shift at Pizza Hut. At the time I just pulled the fuse and left it up as a static antenna because I didn't have the money or expertise to repair it myself. It is so cool seeing the antenna rise when you turn on the radio 
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Speaking of gas cans, is it possible to carry 10-15 gallons in my minivan without it being a disaster? I would consider carrying it in the passenger compartment if it was 100% smell-proof, but I don't know how likely that is. The extra range would be really nice on some trips.
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Jul 25, 2021 18:47
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You can just mount a proper fuel cell (common size is 15 gallons) and set up a transfer pump on a toggle switch to feed into your gas tank. It's more expensive but significantly safer. You also don't have to worry about fumes.
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Jul 25, 2021 18:56
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It's not worth installing a fuel cell for the couple trips it might be useful to me. Just means I have to stay closer to the highway / drive back to a city more often.
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coupedeville posted:Automatic antenna? That's where it is on the deville I'm working on. I know for a fact my high school coupe had a short in the electric antenna and it would drain the battery while I was on shift at Pizza Hut. At the time I just pulled the fuse and left it up as a static antenna because I didn't have the money or expertise to repair it myself. That's probably it. It has some touchscreen head unit installed but it's not wired up correctly and turns itself on and off at random. I need to pull it out and rewire it at least make sure all the wires are going where they are supposed to.
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Jul 25, 2021 19:16
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the other option is a trailer hitch platform and some well secured jerrycans.
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MRC48B posted:the other option is a trailer hitch platform and some well secured jerrycans. It's a minivan, strap'em to the roof.
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Minnesota Mixup posted:It's a minivan, strap'em to the roof. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxNL9-YlUk0&t=122s But yeah, the roof is probably the best place for them. Hitch platform has the issue of the Sienna's notoriously weak/soft rear springs (seriously, it's bad).
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Re: gas cans. I've been happy with these 5gal unvented cans from Lowes. I do press the release button and slowly remove the spout cap if they've been sitting a while, otherwise you get a nice mist of fuel from the spout if they're full. But they're significantly less terrible than the ones my dad has where you have to push the spout against whatever you're filling to release the gas.
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Thumposaurus posted:It has some touchscreen head unit installed but it's not wired up correctly and turns itself on and off at random. I think I'm just gonna order one of those bluetooth casette adapters instead of messing around with an aftermarket head unit. I'd rather keep it stock just out of laziness and not wanting to source parts and spend the time modifying it.
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these fancy modern military cans look pretty nice, though i personally dont have any experience with them. id prob buy one of these if i was buying another gas can. looks like they seal up pretty good. much better than the vietnam era one i have, with the screw-on spout https://www.ebay.com/itm/293239310424 
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You can get those in stainless too at around $500
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Invalido posted:You can get those in stainless too Those are worth it for like, one application only, and that's hauling potable water.
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I use this one:  Built like a tank and the valve is nice when filling stuff up. It was pricey though, even before Covid hosed up all the supply lines. In terribly car stuff I've started noticing these rotopax fuel carriers showing up all over the drat place now, on vehicles that very much aren't using them (unlike in the photo). Maybe gotta plan for if every gas station between home and the outlet mall is empty? 
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I reckon it's the same reason these guys put $400 scopes on their $2000 AR to shoot at the 25m target
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I was supposed to start my drive from Chicago -> Alaska today, but work decided they'd rather me stay at my desk 3 extra days, fly me out, and pay $3,300 on a Turo rental and $3,500 on AirBNB. I'm pissed. I'd gotten all the paperwork the Canadians would need to see to let me pass, and had the back of my truck set up to camp along the way. Before the AirBNB rental was found, and I swear it's a miracle it came up last-minute, the only other accommodations were a 3-hour drive from the site. All of the major rental chains are tapped for vehicles, and taking my own was gonna be my way of getting in some vacation time on the back end of the project, on the cheap. Anyway, I picked up these jerry cans and a hitch basket to keep the fuel tanks out of the living quarters. I wanted to have some fuel available in case the stations out in the bush closed early and I wanted to push on. I don't really have a use for them now, any Chicago area goons interested PM me 
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Shifty Pony posted:In terribly car stuff I've started noticing these rotopax fuel carriers showing up all over the drat place now, on vehicles that very much aren't using them (unlike in the photo). Maybe gotta plan for if every gas station between home and the outlet mall is empty? Here's their pricing, for laughs: $72 1.75 gal $88 2 gal $110 4 gal They also have a line of nearly identical blow molded cans with half the warranty for $10 less. I don't know why.
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