Monk

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I stay asleep.
Verified by many.
I always wake up when I need to, but I can somehow tune nearly every external stimuli out.
The only time this was not true was during a man overboard drill on a ship.
Out of the several thousand people on the ship, the only one to sleep through the drill was a rescue swimmer.
In my defense, I had been up all night fighting actual pirates and the alarm was very quiet in our berthing.

z31maniac

Yep. I had one when I was still living downtown.

10' tall windows from wall-to-wall and all the street lighting.....it was nearly impossible to sleep without one.

triple88a

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So i'm redoing the wiring on my jeep. At this point i'm thinking of just running 30 amp toggle switches for stuff (headlights, wipers, radiator fan, etc) without bothering with relays. Is this a bad idea?

Joe Perez

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If the switches are rated for the load, and you use heavy-gauge wiring to compensate for the extra length, no reason why this won't work. Lots of cars used to switch convenience loads directly before small, low-current switches became fashionable and relays began to be used to compensate.

Using a double-pole switch for the headlights will allow you to spread the load across two contacts and improve switch life further.

Switch for the radiator fan sounds like it'd get old fast.

triple88a

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For the radiator i'll wire it up directly so its on whenever the engine is running but eventually i'll get a proper auto on/off thing.

30 amp switches should be plenty for just about everything though wouldnt they?

codrus

y8s

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Last night I couldn't fall asleep until I did some research on special relativity, specifically regarding time dilation.

fooger03

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It amazes me, the number of people I meet and work with who both A: make a living almost exclusively through the use of a computer, and B: are completely inept at using that device. If you want to make a decent living, then learn to type, learn to use a mouse, learn shortcut keys (for crying out loud!), learn how to use common productivity applications, learn how to use the internet (there's more to it than a lot of people think), and learn how to Google the solution to your problems. Most importantly, for every program that you use, learn how to use it exceptionally well. Someone who EXCELS at using a program can work between 2 and 20 times as fast as someone who simply CAN use a program. Additionally, the reduction in IT assets required by a company that employs capable computer users makes you even more valuable. I can forgive those that are in the last ten percent or so of their working years, but I shouldn't have to show someone my age how to use Google maps, how to select a bunch of files at once by dragging a box around them, or what ctrl-a, ctrl-c, and ctrl-v do. I'll leave off with this: if you are still right-clicking with your mouse to copy and paste, you are my target audience. /rant

bahurd

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y8s

iTrader: (8)

Only when I'm already dragging and dropping and need something other than the default action provided by such means.

I gotta say, it makes me feel like a Real Man when my wife is stuck doing something in excel for work and I give her a 5 step process to do some complicated thing-or-other and she gets that air of zen relief. And she is a smart and clever woman with a lot of pride, so it's not something that happens often.

sixshooter

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I'm no master EXCELerometer but I'm frustrated by people who send spreadsheets to me with really crappy formulas (ex: A5+A6+A7+A8+A9+A10 instead of sum(A5:A10). I hate having to fix a bunch of things before I can use the spreadsheet by actually changing data. Inevitably 1 in 3 of the spreadsheets I receive that are done that way have left out one of the cells integral to the computation.

Now what are these shortcut keys you speak of? lol

concealer404

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I had a trainee about two years ago that not only typed with two fingers (again... this is a job where you earn your living on a computer), but when she needed to capitalize a letter, she would...

...

Not joking, here.

...

Hit the Caps Lock button.

Then type her letter.

Then hit the Caps Lock button again.


I almost walked out right then and there.

Girz0r

iTrader: (1)

My ex did this

She also was not aware of ctrl shortcuts keys.

gesso

iTrader: (1)

I use VIM everyday at work, and yet I still right click with my mouse when I'm not in a terminal. Old habits die hard.

concealer404

iTrader: (3)

Without additional context, this is still solid grounds for becoming an ex.

Erat

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Joe:

Fermi 2 nuclear plant to remain down for some time
Sounds like they need me in there running the Maintenance department.

triple88a

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You guys know a good place to find 12v 30a switches for a decent price? So far i'm only finding stuff that is like 12-15 bucks per switch for a basic metal switch.

I need a on off on switch.

hi_im_sean

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Mouser, digikey, newark, theres a few others.

For 30A, youll probably pay at least $10. Thats a hefty switch.

EO2K

iTrader: (37)

Why are you not using relays again?

Joe Perez

iTrader: (8)

If this is for what I think it is, 30A is probably excessive. At 14v, that's 420 watts, which is nearly half the total output of your alternator.

That said, I use Parts Express a lot, and DelCity from time to time.

Switches in the Electronic Parts Department at Parts Express | 77

Electrical Switches



Summit and Jegs also sell this kind of stuff.