#garfield Logs

Jul 14 2020

02:45 AM Tom_L: he wasn't that old
06:05 AM polprog: Grant Imahara passed away at 49, reported COD brain aneurysm
09:44 AM polprog: cap tester built, uses an LM358 as the square source
09:44 AM polprog: i also found a way to reduce part count with the opamp square source
05:49 PM zhanx_ is now known as zhanx
05:49 PM rue_mohr: yea I'd not tried to do a reduced part count when I did it
05:53 PM Tom_L: mill fixtures...
05:53 PM Tom_L: any ideas?
05:53 PM rue_mohr: all mine is flat, I have a sacraficial plywood layer I screw things down to
05:53 PM Tom_L: yeah i have a plate
07:24 PM jymmmm: zhanx The fan motor stunk up the house 10 minutes ago
07:24 PM zhanx: Good thing the new one is on the way
07:24 PM jymmmm: I just got back from picking it up.
07:25 PM Tom_L: it knew it was time to go
07:25 PM jymmmm: I didn't know there was universal replacement motors, could have saved $100
07:25 PM Tom_L: locally?
07:25 PM zhanx: And I didn't know you didn't know that
07:26 PM Tom_L: :)
07:26 PM jymmmm: Yeah, on the shelf
07:26 PM Tom_L: last one i replaced was universal
07:26 PM Tom_L: but it was the squirrel cage motor
07:27 PM jymmmm: zhanxI replaced the contactor last year, but I think it's humming and a lot of heat. Is that typical when off?
07:28 PM zhanx: No
07:28 PM jymmmm: I'll have to narrow down where the hum is coming from, but I can hear it from 10ft away
07:29 PM zhanx: It should be silent
07:29 PM zhanx: Get a straw
07:29 PM jymmmm: The 24V xfmr is crunchy looking, Not sure if it's that or not. oh at it's 60VA fwiw
07:30 PM zhanx: You will find it
07:30 PM jymmmm: Yeah, when did they start putting circuit breakers on the 24V xmfrs?
07:30 PM zhanx: 2000?
07:31 PM zhanx: Maybe before that
07:31 PM jymmmm: OH ok, I wasn't sure if the universal one would physically fit in the space or not
07:31 PM zhanx: Key way of the fan and shaft is more important than drilling holes
07:32 PM jymmmm: It's a D-shaft, no key
07:32 PM zhanx: K
07:32 PM jymmmm: And I hit it with wd40 a couple of days ago
07:32 PM zhanx: And no I didn't look up the model of the model I was lazy
07:33 PM zhanx: And busy with fencing
07:33 PM zhanx: Now I am making keto pizza
07:33 PM jymmmm: Eh, I appreciate the help all the same
07:33 PM jymmmm: WTF is keto anyway?
07:34 PM zhanx: No carbs or super low carb diet
07:34 PM jymmmm: as long as you aren't vegan, I dont care
07:34 PM zhanx: 45 g protein per slice
07:34 PM Tom_L: it works
07:34 PM zhanx: Lots of meat on it
07:34 PM jymmmm: Ah, I just limit/watch my starches. Cause carbs could be brocolli
07:35 PM Tom_L: you need suppliments with it though
07:35 PM jymmmm: pills? fuck that.
07:35 PM zhanx: Not really i cook everything fresh
07:35 PM jymmmm: If pills were the solution, then "JSUT ADD WATER" to grnadpa's ashes, mkay
07:36 PM zhanx: Lol
07:36 PM zhanx: Jymmmm I don't buy canned goods or boxed food
07:36 PM jymmmm: My perspective is that when things are "processed", it changes what it really is.
07:37 PM zhanx: Yep
07:37 PM jymmmm: zhanx Yeah, I still get things like canned soups, chilli, instant spuds, spam
07:38 PM jymmmm: But a lot of that is either lazy, or being prepared
07:38 PM zhanx: Spam is a good evil
07:38 PM jymmmm: I do get the lower sodium spam though fwiw
07:39 PM jymmmm: I tell ya, having canned soup in the car really helped, got me through a national guard check point =)
07:42 PM jymmmm: And when helping lost CHP to theri destination 18 miles across dirt roads, helps a whole lot too :D
07:42 PM zhanx: Why are you doing a national guard check point
07:43 PM jymmmm: zhanx 2018 wildfires, 150,000 acres burnt. HAd to sneak home to get medication because the hospitals (specifically DEA) refused to replace the meds
07:43 PM zhanx: K
07:46 PM jymmmm: started around 4am, I hiked in about 6 miles, made a wrong turn on the backtrails, said fuck it and started waking on the highway instead, got busted by the sheriffs, they drove me the last 2 miles to my home, got the meds, had a car there and drove out. Then had to do it the next day for a freind with the same thing (can't get their meds).
07:51 PM zhanx: Cali and misman of forests for the win
07:52 PM jymmmm: zhanx: How are they mismanaged? Not liek ppl are going to rake things up?
07:53 PM jymmmm: I hear that, but don't understand what they are talking about
07:53 PM zhanx: Jymmmm not like they allowed controlled burns either like normal states paid to do so did
07:53 PM zhanx: But then again they only talked about it forever and like normal did nothing
07:54 PM jymmmm: This is dense forest, and much of it is privately owned
07:54 PM jymmmm: forestry
07:55 PM zhanx: Then again. They also forced the power company to focus on renewables and not infrustruc maintenance
07:55 PM jymmmm: and PG&E caused the fire
07:56 PM zhanx: Blaming someone for "$weeping" is epic lulz f damage control for failed left wing leaders
07:56 PM zhanx: Deflecting of responsibility is a thing these days
07:57 PM jymmmm: I talk to some ppl from CalFire, they figure there will be lots of grass fires this or next year.
07:57 PM zhanx: It's hot this year and dry here
07:58 PM zhanx: If need be I will do a controlled burn
07:59 PM jymmmm: how many acres?
08:00 PM zhanx: Just 6 ish here but it's next to over a 1000
08:01 PM jymmmm: Ah, embers will float even with a controlled burn if that 1000 goes up.
08:02 PM jymmmm: zhanx: flame proof roof/walls?
08:02 PM zhanx: Metal roof and a stand off is better than the zero you had
08:02 PM jymmmm: the embers get trapped under the eves here was a big issue
08:02 PM jymmmm: and in the gutters
08:03 PM zhanx: The fact the embers never cooled was the issue due to the laws of thermo dynamics
08:04 PM jymmmm: I tell ya, buckets of sand are your friend
08:05 PM jymmmm: they smother fires way batter than water ever could
08:07 PM zhanx: Again laws of thermo dynamics
08:08 PM jymmmm: They one thing that kinda bugs me, is why can't they spray the forest with borax solution BEFORE each fire season
08:10 PM jymmmm: much like crop dusting
08:10 PM zhanx: If they managed the forests better they wouldn't have to. The 2018 fires were talked about in 2014 due to lack of controlled burns for air quality and complaints from suburbs
08:15 PM jymmmm: Eh, I really don't know, but borax is cheap and effective flame retardant
08:15 PM jymmmm: and organic :D
08:15 PM jymmmm: and GMO free, vegan friendly
08:19 PM zhanx: Cheaper was tondo the job right the first time and not blame other people for failures that they caused
08:21 PM jymmmm: Eh, nothing left now, so good time to start fresh
08:23 PM jymmmm: https://i.imgur.com/o1z9uaZ.png
08:23 PM jymmmm: https://i.imgur.com/eQ1ZZh0.png
08:23 PM jymmmm: https://i.imgur.com/eHbSDr4.png
08:35 PM jymmmm: whats good to use as a fan puller when you dont have a fan puller?
08:35 PM zhanx: 2x4 and chisels?
08:36 PM zhanx: Or wedges
08:36 PM jymmmm: Yeah, ok, using the chisel now
08:36 PM zhanx: Just make a ramp etc
08:37 PM jymmmm: all I have are wooden door wedges
08:38 PM jymmmm: oh, I have a torch!!!
08:38 PM Tom_L: don't flare the end of the shaft
08:38 PM jymmmm: Tom_L: oh NOW you tell me ;)
08:38 PM jymmmm: Tom_L: ty btw
08:39 PM zhanx: Wait it's a d shaft
08:39 PM jymmmm: yeah
08:39 PM zhanx: Look for the Allen key also
08:39 PM Tom_L: may be a square head on that
08:39 PM jymmmm: already loosen the square bolt
08:39 PM zhanx: True
08:39 PM Tom_L: being outside they typically use square heads
08:59 PM jymmmm: okey added more wd40, if it doens't loosen up in a few mnutes, going to grab the torch
09:03 PM Tom_L: got a brass hammer?
09:04 PM Tom_L: hold it by the fan hub and pop the shaft with a brass hammer
09:18 PM zhanx: Pizza was epic
09:23 PM jymmmm: Tom_L: no brass, but I have a dead blow
09:23 PM jymmmm: zhanx: what was the crust?
09:23 PM zhanx: Coconut flour
09:23 PM zhanx: I made 6
09:23 PM zhanx: 2 each almond , coconut, cashew flour
09:23 PM Tom_L: doubt a dead blow would do it
09:24 PM zhanx: I have people over
09:24 PM Tom_L: needs the shock to break it loose
09:25 PM zhanx: Wedges opposite direction and dead blow to the shaft
09:36 PM jymmmm: YAY thermal dynamics!!!
09:36 PM jymmmm: 4 minutes with the blow torch FINALLY broke it loose, and it STILL didn't want to give it up
10:47 PM rue_mohr: hi
10:53 PM Tom_L: hi
10:54 PM rue_mohr: well made a thing for ma's birthday
10:54 PM rue_mohr: hope she likes it...
10:54 PM Tom_L: cool
11:01 PM jymmmm: rue_mohr: A THING? Creature from the black lagoon? Animated?
11:03 PM rue_mohr: https://twitter.com/RueNahcMohr/status/1283237733851295744/photo/2
11:04 PM rue_mohr: it didn't come out like the sun I was aiming for, I'm not worried about it
11:05 PM jymmmm: aluminum muffins?
11:08 PM rue_mohr: yup
11:16 PM jymmmm: Where's the frosting :D
11:22 PM rue_mohr: :)