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  1. 155mm

    MEP 805B 806B screen dim/bright tool build

    Ahahhaha, it vurks. it will adjust to full white and full black. 40-50 button pushes from full dark to full light. I dont know if my backlight switch works or not, the sun is too bright, will check that this evening when it gets dark. Now off to town to see if I can fix the other machine...
  2. 155mm

    MEP 805B 806B screen dim/bright tool build

    Thanks. I am surprised that noone else has done this. The army way of building a tool was a good way to smoke a CIM because you have a chance of getting the wrong wires out of the 100 wire loom. My build is fairly fool proof even for a dummy like me. I only have 2 available locally, mine which...
  3. 155mm

    MEP 805B 806B screen dim/bright tool build

    I think i wired it correctly
  4. 155mm

    MEP 805B 806B screen dim/bright tool build

    Talked with our local radio shack owner, he suggested a job box instead of waffer board and to use separate push buttons instead of a double throw. I thought it was good ideas, here is what i have so far. Thinking i will get the test runs done tomorrow, then pouring potting epoxy so...
  5. 155mm

    MEP 805B 806B screen dim/bright tool build

    Going to start on the build for a tool to lighten and darken the screens on the 5/6B's. Finally got the cable from China I am probably going to use a waffer board to backup, the terminals are open on the back of the breakout board. The pour potting material over the whole thing to dummy (155mm)...
  6. 155mm

    mep 806b shuts down!

    that sounds to me as if the actuator isnt installed correctly. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?145444-MEP-805b-806b-electric-fuel-cutoff-tm-troubleshooting-install-manual the other thing to verify is that the WOT bolt is open far enough to let the actuator do its job.
  7. 155mm

    Its cold outside lets talk Heaters, H81, H82, H83, etc.

    I dont see where I replied about these K8 relays, my little research book notes are as follows Type 668..... 956 type flame detector used type 668().... 60 hz only type 668(h).... 50/60 hz type 668-(401-499)....safety shutoff time 15 seconds (501-599)...
  8. 155mm

    Its cold outside lets talk Heaters, H81, H82, H83, etc.

    Its past time to start talking about heaters, if you attempt to start your heater, it fires and runs for 20-45 seconds and shuts down with the redlight of death, check the adjustment of the flame sensor. Its not a very skookum setup, looks like heat shrink with a zip tie holding the sensor so it...
  9. 155mm

    Mid-roadtrip NEED LMTV tires, I-90 anywhere between SD, WY, MY, ID or WA

    We will be east bound from Missoula tomorrow noon to i-25 to i-70, if you need help pm me
  10. 155mm

    Lexus vs M931 bobtailed, got rear ended

    Insurance bought it, they wanted 1/5th of the check if i wanted to buy it back. I told them to come get it, it wasnt worth 1:5th of the payment
  11. 155mm

    Lexus vs M931 bobtailed, got rear ended

    Guess I should have inked a lexus symbol on the door before she left
  12. 155mm

    Lexus vs M931 bobtailed, got rear ended

    And then there were none. I did send her off with her ribbons on, I figured she deserved that.
  13. 155mm

    MEP 016B being abused to 9KW

    I have been very happy with these little genny's, they just get knocked down and get right back up. The TM for the H82 heater says it cant be used on a 3K, I will have it tried out when it gets to MT. He isnt so good with video, but I will try to get him to get one.
  14. 155mm

    MEP 016B being abused to 9KW

    Today was a cool but nice day to be outside so I thought I would take the opportunity to load test a 3kw, mep 016b, before it gets shipped to Montana. I have it set up running 3ph, 120/208 for the load testing load surge to 6kw https://youtu.be/LgCIdX0-9ew load surge to 9Kw...
  15. 155mm

    GL make an off event

    ah i see, its all under event details.
  16. 155mm

    GL make an off event

    So FEDLOG prices then? Who do you contact? the originating site? or GL in AZ?
  17. 155mm

    GL make an off event

    Just killing some time this morning and thought I would check out GL make an offer event. There is some stuff there that we all would look at bidding on, there is a small catch, bidding doesnt open for 232 days. Yeah I am pretty sure I will have forgotten about it by then. Does anyone have a...
  18. 155mm

    Grounding Question: Beating a dead horse

    My reasoning behind having the genny on a seperate ground rod, these are older military units that we dont know how easy or rough its life was, when these girls fail, they seem to fail catastrophically. I want all of those angry pixies to take their dirt nap as soon as possible without being...
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    Grounding Question: Beating a dead horse

    in my uneducated, non NEC opinion,. 1. on the genny side, i would unbond the genny, and gnd to ground rod that is not connected to service line, lo-n, l1-l1, l2-l2. That is how I run my house, which is set up almost exactly like yours, 2 hots and a not. 2. I have a 1940's Sears and Robuck...
  20. 155mm

    3 piece grounding rods

    Shipping on 4 was $14, now I dont have to steal the grounding rod from the tanker when the Jenny's go somewhere else. Thanks for posting the good deal.
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