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[JoaoPRSousa]

 

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[PandaCopyRight]

8 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

When we got half a cm of snow i totally didnt intentionally fishtail the s10 a bit. 

 

Not on busy roads of course. On the empty back roads. Going slow enough to where if you did go off it wouldn't wreck anything

sooo.. 5mph?  

[terrytek]

5 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

I'm almost to 177777. Will hit that today

Almost gonna hit 123456 in the corolla. Need to drive about 40 or so more miles

[arnavvr]

3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

we did too!


I had to drive over some on my way to work! sooooo sketchy. Glad I had a rental car this week, I wouldn't of risked the miata lol

 

Just went over it in a straight line, kind of just coasted over it. Still could feel the car squirm. Nuts

 

The wind chill also got down to 2F lol. Temp itself was like 16F. coldest weather I've been in ever

It snowed in Florida... What the hell is happening lol

[Canada EH]

Question does solid core conductor transmit more amps then stranded?

I know solid core conductor aint good for portablility as it will kink the conductor and break the conductor soon or later.

 

10awg doubled up is 7awg

12awg doubled up is 9awg

 

 

 

10/1 bulk single conductor wire is $0.90/m = $0.27/ft x 3 conductors is $0.81/ft = 10/3 but $1.62/ft with doubled up 10awg = 7awg

10/3 is $1.48/ft in bulk compared to $0.81/ft as stated above.

33' extension cord 8/3 is $70 or $2.12/ft but double up 10awg, the price is $1.62/ft

 

240V Welding cable is expensive but it has a very thick insulator jacket that is very Heavy duty. Just like extension cords.

25' $105 or $4/ft then 50' $150 or $3/ft

What I need is from the panel to work area, which is in front of front door deck would be 20-25' for the cabin, and about the same for the house. Not to mention cost of breaker.

 

Based on this stranded conductor ext cord chart, 10awg at 20-25' should be good for 25-30A I am guessing. Welding extension cords are usually 8awg, and that should take 50A. Unless I am mixing up my input amps to the welder on Lincoln 225-S.

Mount a NEMA Type 6-50R receptacle in a suitable

location. Be sure it can be reached by the plug on the input cable

attached to the welder.

Using the following instructions, have a qualified electrician connect

this receptacle (NEMA 6-50R Type) to the power lines at the fuse

box. Three #10 or larger copper wires are required if conduit is

used. For long cable runs over 100'(31m), #8 or larger wire in

conduit will be needed to prevent excessive voltage drops. Fuse the

two hot lines with 50 ampere super lag type fuses as shown in the

following diagram. The center contact in the receptacle is for the

grounding connection. A green wire in the input cable connects this

contact to the frame of the welder. This insures proper grounding of

the welder frame when the welder plug is inserted into the

receptacle. If a separate disconnect switch is used, it should have

two poles for the two hot lines and both should be fused for 50

amperes

 

 

Extension cord length	Amperage Required
	0-2 amps	2-5 amps	5-7 amps	7-10 amps	10-12 amps	12-15 amps	16-20 amps
25 feet	16 gauge	16 gauge	16 gauge	16 gauge	14 gauge	14 gauge	12 gauge
50 feet	16 gauge	16 gauge	16 gauge	14 gauge	14 gauge	12 gauge	12 gauge
100 feet	16 gauge	16 gauge	14 gauge	12 gauge	12 gauge	10 gauge	8 gauge
150 feet	16 gauge	14 gauge	12 gauge	12 gauge	10 gauge	8 gauge	–
200 feet	14 gauge	14 gauge	12 gauge	10 gauge	8 gauge	–	–
300 feet	14 gauge	10 gauge	8 gauge	–	–	–	–
400 feet	12 gauge	8 gauge	–	–	–	–	–
500 feet	12 gauge	8 gauge	–	–	–	–	–

[bcredeur97]

2 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

When we got half a cm of snow i totally didnt intentionally fishtail the s10 a bit. 

 

Not on busy roads of course. On the empty back roads. Going slow enough to where if you did go off it wouldn't wreck anything

Snow Isnt bad. Ice is crazy

 

quickly goes from low grip to no grip

[terrytek]

6 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Snow Isnt bad. Ice is crazy

 

quickly goes from low grip to no grip

Thank god I deal with neither in winter. I just have rain and fog to worry about. At least I still somewhat have grip in those conditions. But I really hate how people drive like ass when it rains, as if rain suddenly makes people brain-blind when it comes to driving.

[Canada EH]

 

Shaved fenders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AlwaysFSX]

26 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

20-25. Small ditches, large ground clearance, might've knocked the alignment off or heaven forbid put a little bit of a dent in the bumper. 

Good excuse to replace it with steel plating.

[Canada EH]

NE1 weld with cheap $22usd solar mask/helmet?

https://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/search.do?act=search&sus=&searchkey=welding+helmet&catalog=#Homesearch201403

 

Theres a guy local sells some no name who knows what for $45cdn, so $22usd straight from China is like $30cdn.

 

Auckland Grainger has a $3500 welding mask/helmet for $150 min order 2.

Princess Auto had a solar mask for $20 or so, reg $70. But out of stock.

 

There is a new style where the glass tilt up with the movement of your jaw. Suppose to be glass filter, for fine work, but thats $120usd. If one can figure out the mechanism, its easily copied. I'd buy it from China and put in my own #11 filter from Lincoln and a 2.0 cheater lense.

[Canada EH]

3 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

dent

dents give character

[chaozbandit]

14 hours ago, terrytek said:

Thank god I deal with neither in winter. I just have rain and fog to worry about. At least I still somewhat have grip in those conditions. But I really hate how people drive like ass when it rains, as if rain suddenly makes people brain-blind when it comes to driving.

 

You're missing out

 

 

[bcredeur97]

I heard today that this year, every single one of the 50 states got snow somewhere within the state lines.

 

I also learned it’s common to get snow at the higher altitudes in Hawaii lol

[terrytek]

ouch. 

[GlassBomb]

 

[Canada EH]

7 hours ago, terrytek said:

u

its totalled

worth $800

[CJPowell27]

On 1/15/2018 at 5:30 AM, EstonianTech said:

-snip-

As my first post in this thread, what could be nicer than this gorgeous e30 M3

A gorgeous e46 m3  

[CJPowell27]

Y'all added about 140 pages while I was away damn. Anyway quick update on my e46. I painted all the trim instead of paying the obscene BMW price for shadowline. I've grown to love this color and honestly I'm not sure if I want to paint it white anymore, I might just opt for doing a new clear coat. I'm buying spacers and possibly an M-Tech bumper so I can get rid of the tattered bumper I have now as, buying some BMW matched leather dye to save the front seats. Also, anyone good with e46's or bmws in general recommend any help with P0174 P0171 codes that keep coming. I've replaced the MAF, DISA, intake boot, air filter, and I've had the system smoked to check for leaks to no avail.

[GlassBomb]

 

[EstonianTech]

9 hours ago, CJPowell27 said:

A gorgeous e46 m3  

Damn, thats clean.

[DanielMDA]

On 21/12/2014 at 11:36 AM, techswede said:

This is a thread about cars. If you are not into that then the door is on the right. 'tis also in off topic.

 

It's finally here. The long awaited and often discussed car thread.

Welcome to the Garage. Pull up a chair and have a cold beverage as we discuss cars

 

It's time to get this thing going! It's been talked about many times in various threads and it's time to git'r done

 

Rules:

Anyone that's interested in cars can join. 

All you need to do is click the follow button. 

 

Fanboying is looked down upon.

Car guys respect other car guys. If you are into Americana,Japanese cars or european cars or anything in between you are welcome

And respect other peoples opinion. I do not like the 2JZ. You might. And there is nothing wrong with that

Blatantly bashing any cars from a certain market. Be it american cars,Japanese cars or european cars. without basis is dumb. And should not be done in this thread.
This is mostly because it's tiresome to read through and can start an argument. Debate is fine. Arguments are just a waste of time.

 

Do not bash another guys car.

Because it's a dick move. And being a dick is against the CoC (harharhar)

 

Respectfully disagreeing is alright. Intentionally bashing something to bait people is not.
Word your opinions properly and bring up fair points or explain your problems with a certain thing clearly.

 

Can i talk about TRAINS!?

No WinNut. No you cannot. No

 

If you quote someone with a picture in their post. Snip the picture. 

The car might be nice but we don't need to see it twice^^ 

 

Bae means shit. For the love of god.. stop 

 

Get stuck in. Get as technical as you want to get. Ask questions and get answers, Post nice cars (Don't post too many pictures though)

Entertain us with car trivia or tell a funny car related story.

 

Illegal activities are frowned upon.

Endangering other peoples (or your own) lives is not cool in any way. All it does is put you on a list of darwin award nominees.

 

Weekly Discussion Topic : 

Hopefully this thing is here to stay

 

 

The regulars.

TechSwede - Anti-tech (in cars) old school loving mechanic. Likes most cars. Stalwart defender of the american V6         - Drives a fourth gen Camaro V6

RevoltTrain - Bought a Saab for some reason

GlassBomb - BMW owning guy. Generally pretty polite

AlwaysFSX - Wagon hatin', Truck drivin', Mustang ownin' 'merican, Yee haw motherfucker!. Voted most likely to disagree 2014-2016

terrytek - Resident JDM fanboy. Defender of stance culture. opposite of AlwaysFSX. 

carguy86 - TRD lover by day, HEMI fanboy by night.

Maybach123 - hardcore old car collector. loves most cars that were made before the 70s - Resident pagani obsessive

Mister2010 - Euro Wagon lover and secretly a JDM fanboy

FuzzyYellow -Resident Honda bro and Toyota Fanboy

AlexStriz - BRAAAAA Sututututu

Speedyv - likes cars 

Aniallation - Resident hybrid enthusiast 

bcredeur97 - Alligator man in the Louisiana bayou~

Bananasplit_00 - Swedish mopedist

Real_PhillBert - One of those PhillBerts 

Goodman2265 - Its Either a Cadillac, or its nothing

JoaoPRSousa -BMW lover, E34 addict, knows how to drive, but can't drive.

vinyldash303 - S10 owning pimp

MEC-777 - Porsche/Ferrari and F1 fanatic. Turbos > all, therefore your argument is invalid.   

warmmilk - antiSJW suspension and tire snob that drives a hair dresser girly car

chaozbandit - Part time camera man, hoons a VTEC tank

IKnight - If apple ever made a knight..

iDeFecZx - probably RenaultSport and Porsche fan idk

 

May 2017 will henceforth be known as the "Oh cock" month and/or the month of broken cars.

 

We now have a Discord! Ask to join it and you'll get an invite!

Im a Tesla lover, will buy the Model 3 when available (MAxed Out)

[GlassBomb]

1 hour ago, DanielMDA said:

Im a Tesla lover, will buy the Model 3 when available (MAxed Out)

I'm still a bit on the fence about Tesla. They still need to up their quality control a bit before I am happy.

 

But the Model 3 looks like a decent enough car for the price.

[AlwaysFSX]

[bhcool12]

help me choose a car guys. I'm getting my first car with a limit of 4k o craigslist. I could either go for a 3000gt, a golf gti or a lancer. what do you guys think.

[Mr.Dingle]

2 hours ago, bhcool12 said:

help me choose a car guys. I'm getting my first car with a limit of 4k o craigslist. I could either go for a 3000gt, a golf gti or a lancer. what do you guys think.

Honestly your best bet is a RAM 1500 , because how are you going to haul your drywall supplies otherwise ? 

 

On a serious note , get yourself a GTI .