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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 5319330" data-attributes="member: 63706"><p>If you don't know what yak shaving is, watch this video.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]8fnfeuoh4s8[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>That's basically how my projects always go, which is why I don't like starting any, ever. Never enough time to do all the other things you have to do before doing the thing you set out to do.</p><p></p><p>I am working on cleaning up an area next to my house to do some painting and other maintenance stuff. I have heavy things to move that require a hand truck. I use a hand truck rated for 750 pounds to move things that weigh 300-500lbs regularly. Apparently the welds on the wheels aren't rated for that much and they keep breaking. In the process of replacing a wheel and repairing the broken one I was going to have to air up the tires. I pulled out my harbor freight special pancake compressor, set up fittings on a new hose and plug everything in. I go to switch on the compressor... nothing.</p><p></p><p>Since it's a 3 day weekend and I have no timeline for my other project, I decided to figure out what was wrong with this compressor rather than pull out my heavy compressor. </p><p></p><p>I pull the cover off, check all the electrical connections, wires, etc. Nothing out of the ordinary. I developed a trick to quickly narrow down problems with electrical systems. I use a current detector and follow the current through the wires until I find where It's not going through wires when it should be. In this case I quickly determined it was the switch. I pulled it out and tested it for continuity, and sure enough, the switch is btoken. Not having spare compressor switches sitting around, I figure I'd pull the switch apart and see if I could fix it. Of course the spring goes flying the second I pop it open. I find it, but have no clue how the thing went together. </p><p></p><p>I do happen to have some other spare equipment sitting around that may have a rocker switch I can cannibalize. After rummaging a few minutes, I find one, pull it out, compare the ratings and size. It's a little skinnier, but I shimmed it up to make it a snug fit. I put everything back together, plug it in, switch it on, presto! Working like a charm again, or at least as well as it ever did.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]390751[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]390752[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]390754[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 5319330, member: 63706"] If you don't know what yak shaving is, watch this video. [MEDIA=youtube]8fnfeuoh4s8[/MEDIA] That's basically how my projects always go, which is why I don't like starting any, ever. Never enough time to do all the other things you have to do before doing the thing you set out to do. I am working on cleaning up an area next to my house to do some painting and other maintenance stuff. I have heavy things to move that require a hand truck. I use a hand truck rated for 750 pounds to move things that weigh 300-500lbs regularly. Apparently the welds on the wheels aren't rated for that much and they keep breaking. In the process of replacing a wheel and repairing the broken one I was going to have to air up the tires. I pulled out my harbor freight special pancake compressor, set up fittings on a new hose and plug everything in. I go to switch on the compressor... nothing. Since it's a 3 day weekend and I have no timeline for my other project, I decided to figure out what was wrong with this compressor rather than pull out my heavy compressor. I pull the cover off, check all the electrical connections, wires, etc. Nothing out of the ordinary. I developed a trick to quickly narrow down problems with electrical systems. I use a current detector and follow the current through the wires until I find where It's not going through wires when it should be. In this case I quickly determined it was the switch. I pulled it out and tested it for continuity, and sure enough, the switch is btoken. Not having spare compressor switches sitting around, I figure I'd pull the switch apart and see if I could fix it. Of course the spring goes flying the second I pop it open. I find it, but have no clue how the thing went together. I do happen to have some other spare equipment sitting around that may have a rocker switch I can cannibalize. After rummaging a few minutes, I find one, pull it out, compare the ratings and size. It's a little skinnier, but I shimmed it up to make it a snug fit. I put everything back together, plug it in, switch it on, presto! Working like a charm again, or at least as well as it ever did. [ATTACH type="full"]390751[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]390752[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]390754[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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