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Nice! I'd like to get me one of those things!
Nice! I'd like to get me one of those things!
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Yes. What I do is have a bunch of extra relays with the covers off that I can just energize by moving the inside and can hold it open easy with a tech driver or pick etc. or like the case of a starter to check compression, valve train movement etc I can just hold it with my fingers for the duration I need
On relays that have the 87,87A,30,85,and 86 pins, 87 or 87A is your fused power to the load side of the relay. So you will jump one of those to pin 30 to activate whatever the load is. 85 and 86 are the control side pins and one will be power and the other ground and they can be interchangeable depending on the vehicle.
Some vehicles have relays with pins that are numbered 1,2, 3, and 5 and typically 3 and 5 are the load pins that you jump.
Brother P-Touch D610BT for labeling stuff. It can also do cool labels with PC-USB and smartphone Bluetooth connectivity by inserting graphics or different formats.
BITOG oil change reminder label lol. It can't do non-english letters and characters.
BITOG oil change reminder label lol. It can't do non-english letters and characters.
Could make one to go around the wrist ( hospital ) as a reminder for O.C.s or other projects .
A long time ago I bought a set of mini screwdrivers from Snap-On, 2 phillips and 2 flat heads, each one is about 5 inches long. They sure came in handy back when I was in the car audio business. Now both flat heads are chipped and the #0 phillips tip is worn down pretty bad, so I got this set at HF on Saturday. They are very good quality, a little longer than the Snap-On and have a bigger handle which makes them a lot easier to use. I could maybe try to get a Snap-On warranty on the old ones but just never got around to it and have not even seen a Snap-On truck around here in some many years now anyway.
The Icon set cost me about $11.00 with a 25% coupon and I also bought a set of really small tip Pittsburgh precision screwdrivers for $5.00, mostly which will be used to tighten the arm screws on my wife's and my own eyeglasses. My old metal precision screwdrivers have all seen better days. The #0 Icon phillips worked really well yesterday when removing the small screws in my laptop case to get it apart and replace my old hard drive with a new 1TB solid state drive. Both of these screwdriver sets were made in Taiwan. I think they will do just fine for how I will use them.
Old Snap-On compared to new Icon flathead:
Both sets had nice storage trays and the Icon set's handles match my old Crasftsman set
The Icon set cost me about $11.00 with a 25% coupon and I also bought a set of really small tip Pittsburgh precision screwdrivers for $5.00, mostly which will be used to tighten the arm screws on my wife's and my own eyeglasses. My old metal precision screwdrivers have all seen better days. The #0 Icon phillips worked really well yesterday when removing the small screws in my laptop case to get it apart and replace my old hard drive with a new 1TB solid state drive. Both of these screwdriver sets were made in Taiwan. I think they will do just fine for how I will use them.
Old Snap-On compared to new Icon flathead:
Both sets had nice storage trays and the Icon set's handles match my old Crasftsman set
TopDon thermal imager. Ran about $260 after a "coupon" on Amazon. Seems well reviewed with high resolution as these go.
I went round and round from a used SnapOn to FLIR and finally settled here. Will I regret it? Maybe, but not sure how much I'll really use it.
Don't ask for a review-- even if I had used it much already (I haven't), I wouldn't really know what I'm looking for or how it compares to anything else.
I will say the menus are relatively intuitive and easy to use so far.
I went round and round from a used SnapOn to FLIR and finally settled here. Will I regret it? Maybe, but not sure how much I'll really use it.
Don't ask for a review-- even if I had used it much already (I haven't), I wouldn't really know what I'm looking for or how it compares to anything else.
I will say the menus are relatively intuitive and easy to use so far.
I like those old Craftsman screwdrivers
I like those too, but to me, those are newer craftsman screwdrivers!
I bought them as a complete set back in 2005. They have held up pretty well.I like those too, but to me, those are newer craftsman screwdrivers!
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Couldn't resist the clearance and I need to transition to rigid tool bags from the unsupported ones. This was the prefect chance as well to add a few extra items to the tool drawer.
16" Tool Tote: 2x $15
9.5" Lineman's Plier $6
8" Lineman's Plier $6
9" Locking Plier $9
Demo Screwdriver Set: $7
4 Pack Tinted Safety Glasses: $6
Medium Socket Tray: $8
Small Socket Tray $5
Amazon:
Knipex 78 06 125 VDE 125 mm Electronic Super Knips $29
The Knipex flush cutter removes the extra zip tie end perfectly flush.
16" Tool Tote: 2x $15
9.5" Lineman's Plier $6
8" Lineman's Plier $6
9" Locking Plier $9
Demo Screwdriver Set: $7
4 Pack Tinted Safety Glasses: $6
Medium Socket Tray: $8
Small Socket Tray $5
Amazon:
Knipex 78 06 125 VDE 125 mm Electronic Super Knips $29
The Knipex flush cutter removes the extra zip tie end perfectly flush.
Only used two of the gear locking tools and one tool that a ratchet to turn the gear and the nylon to protect the crank gear serrated face. But no way to do the timing chain without it
