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    rickf replied to the thread Inexpensive load bank.
    Good idea, you also have a heater if needed in an emergency.
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    rickf replied to the thread Ground Rod driver.
    Still not match for a big rock unless they are made of drill steel.
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    rickf reacted to Coug's post in the thread Ground Rod driver with Like Like.
    Most rods are steel with a thin coating of copper these days.
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    rickf replied to the thread Ground Rod driver.
    I was wondering about that, A copper rod is no match for huge rocks. You think you are going deeper when in fact the rod is just folding...
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    rickf reacted to Coug's post in the thread Ground Rod driver with Like Like.
    Only problem with using power tools to drive the rod is you sometimes try to just pound the rod after you should have stopped. I...
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    rickf reacted to Scoobyshep's post in the thread Ground Rod driver with Like Like.
    I had an instructor many years ago that when the city inspector would pull up he would urinate on the rod to "let it conduct better"
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    rickf reacted to Scoobyshep's post in the thread Ground Rod driver with Like Like.
    Cell towers. They have a required ground resistance rating that must be met, so it's drive 10 feet hook and test then if it's not low...
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    rickf replied to the thread Ground Rod driver.
    Why would you need to drive a ground rod 180 feet?
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    rickf replied to the thread Engine compartment cleaning.
    Now THAT is clean!!!!
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    rickf replied to the thread Engine compartment cleaning.
    Think about this, every time it rains and you are driving the fan is pulling in and spraying water all over the engine compartment. You...
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    Big pipe coming out of the ground next to a large mound of dirt and a generator. There would not happen to be a door in that mound would...
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    rickf replied to the thread Reverse pivot bolt.
    I almost never come to the 151 section here on SS. But the reverse idle shaft will drop to the bottom of the transmission 90% of the...
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    rickf reacted to Tinstar's post in the thread Diesel Generator Underloading with Like Like.
    This might help.
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    rickf reacted to Guyfang's post in the thread Diesel Generator Underloading with Like Like.
    If it makes you feel better, turn off your new control system, load the set to 80-90% and let it run a few hours. Get a lawn chair out...
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