Thread: 2017 "Shots From The Hip"

That should work well too Jerry. Power in to disconnect switch-out to snap switch-out to blower (or receptacle)-neutral to L2 on blower or receptacle and you should be good to go.

Don: He used it for transfering to other equipment as well. Originally purchased it during Hurricain Katrina. Needed a way to haul fuel down with him as he was not going to be able to find it down there. He went down to track fugitives directly after the storms. Was actually easy pickins as they were all in the bread lines and at the shelters getting their free hand outs!

I get your point though. Don't want to have to screw around and just be able to switch on the fly. I would say you might be okay with a gravity feed if you are simply going to be transfering fuel from one tank to another without plumbing it in to your fuel lines running to your injection system. Maybe the thing to do would be to put in a petcock valve. Turn it off, and put about 5 gallons of fuel in the aux tank. Then, run down your main tank, turn the petcock valve on and see how long it takes to gravity transfer. I would bet money that the tank transfers faster than your truck will use fuel out of the main tank! Just as long as you have an air bleeder cap on top of the tank.

Worst case is, it don't work and you remove the petcock and put an electric fuel pump in it's place.

OK..a shot from the hip..I am looking for curly cherry, rough sawn..Sunday nite I lost my BIL he will be cremated and I am to make box for my sister. 4-5 bf will do, I think. I have also another project in the works that I want to do in curly,but dont know how much I need. Plans not drawn yet. Gotta build Dee a stand for her new tv. Any help or leads for wood will be greatly appreciated, hopefully not to far my home. Thanks so much bill

My eyes must be getting bad or something.....

My wife insisted I buy a new ice fishing rod and reel, so I bought a new Tickle stick 24" rod with a Pflueger President micro reel.....I also needed line, so I see some Suffix 3lb. in orange that I've heard was a good choice.

I had a heck of a time just trying to thread it through the eyelets and onto the reel, I can't imagine how much cussing I'm gonna do when and if I need to change jigs very often....

I have a warm air solar panels that I want to mount on the south side of my garage. It has a 8" duct on each end and my plan is to cut two holes through the wall, mount the panel and connect a 8" fan either pushing or pulling the heated air through the panel into the garage. The problem I'm having is that I want to add a controller to turn the fan on/off as the temp in the panel rises/falls. I've tried finding what I want on the internet using various google searches and keep coming up empty. What I want is a sensor to put inside the panel that connects to a controller that connects to the fan. When the temp in the panel hits, say, 85 degrees the fan turns on, when the temp drops to 75 the fan turns off. I will have a switch to turn the fan off during warm weather. Does anyone know where to find what I want?

Grainger? Give them a call or go over to their store in Lansing.

Well, you could utilize a simple thermostat for a furnace?

OR, you could utilize a thermostatically controlled tempurature switch utilized in a radiator fan. Racing applications use them all the time. You may want to look at this as your solar panal is already producing DC current. Instead of using an AC fan that you would have to run through your converter box, you could simply utilize a DC fan utilized in radiator applications and draw the current direct from your solar panel. Or prior to it going through your converter/inverter.

Either way, I would say your serch could/should contain thermostatic control switch or thermostatic fan control switch.

Talk to a heating and cooling place. They might just have exactly what you are looking for (AC or DC)

Rich I think Jerry has solar heating panels like the ones I have on my house. They only produce warm air, no electricity.

I can't tell you what mine use Jerry. It does have a blower inside with a disconnect toggle switch and does turn on and off automatically. Whatever you find will have to have some sort of thermocouple to read the inside temp of the panel and controller, but you already know all that.

I'll see if my HVAC buddies know anything.

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Thanks Don. I don't know why I was thinking of Solar panels and not heat panels! Two to the chest and one to the head for me on that one!!!

I think I found what I need. I just ordered a snap disc switch that is for an attic fan. Turns on at 85 not sure of the turn off differential. Only 6.95 so if it doesn't work I'm not out much. And Rich, I probably confused you with all my technical jargon. Good thing I didn't throw some whatshumacallits and thingamabobs at you. Give me wood and nails, tile and mortar shingles and siding and I do fine, this electrical stuff confuses me