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Caps McGee
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: CypressRage]
#26010113 - 05/23/19 08:13 PM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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Just wire it low speed, box in one side completely (cardboard and duct tape (actual metal duct tape)) and start with 3 layers of prefilter on the other side, add/subtract layers accordingly to achieve minimal laminar...
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Caps McGee]
#26010738 - 05/24/19 08:35 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hey every this is galindoi am I transferring straight mold? Seems like it


Also check out this LGT Clone never seen a plate do this. Idk if itโs good or bad but itโs neat

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stareatclouds
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Caps McGee]
#26010744 - 05/24/19 08:45 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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J. Jack Flash said: our understandings differ. tl;dr: breakers don't protect equipment. rather, they protect users and wiring from electrocution and fire.
Enjoyed your guys' electricity convo as it's something I know very little about and have an issue with ATM. My place is older and the wiring is shitty. My bulbs out in the carport seem to die every few months, hallway light stopped working (smacking the wall near the outlet would get the bulb to flash up real quick), and fluorescent ceiling lights in kitchen have always needed me to rapidly flick the switch just right to get them on.
Now from the very little I know, I am assuming the old wiring is just loose, especially with hallway example. Given I don't have a multimeter handy, would it be worthwhile to go one-by-one shutting off beakers + main breaker and investigating the wiring inside the switches?
And more cult related current issue: I got a 160 Liter Cabelas dehydrator a bit ago and it's rad, but a total beast at 1600W 13.3 amps. The circuit it's on has 3 outlets total and is 20A. The only other device I run on that circuit during is my little 120V .6A fan pointed out the window to channel the heat (different outlet if it matters).
No idea when, but at some point in the last day or 2, something happened and my kitchen light switch now does nothing. I checked my circuit breaker and don't see a specific breaker for lights, so I'm assuming the overhead lights are on that (but unsure of best way to check). I've reset most breakers, none were obviously tripped, my place doesn't have the GFCI outlets I can reset, and everthing else in the kitchen works.
Any ideas? If kitchen lights are on that circuit, whicould tripping it just have killed them all? Is there any risk in fucking with the fluorescent bulbs up there or putting in new ones to see?
Appreciate any insight from anybody on this. I have an AA25x I want to get using in here soon, too! Caps, ain't you an electrician?
Also, my dehydrator never stopped running and neither did my fan. So uh, another clue toward just loose wiring? I read some folks have the GFCI outlets outside that trip and mess up stuff like this, but I've never seen one anywhere, so IDK.
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CypressRage
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My first purple mystic WBS jars are doing really good after my first shake. I did 10 jars and have 0 bad jars as of now.
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stareatclouds you should go buy a multimeter. You can get one for free from harbor freight that will do what you need with any purchase. There are too many variables for us to diagnose that kind of issue over the net. You definitely should sort it out. Start by using the multimeter to see if the kitchen switch is getting electricity. Then you can use the multimeter to check that your outlets are off when you flip the breakers before you take them apart to check the wiring. It's really easy to use a multimeter.
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Caps McGee
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: CypressRage] 1
#26010785 - 05/24/19 09:19 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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Stare, absolutely worth checking connections: outlets, switches and fixtures... cutting the main will be sufficient, as nothing will have power then...
Pm me if you get into a bind: residential electric is my (3) day (s a week now) job
No multimeter needed to check connections with the power off completely... if it's loose, remedy it... time will almost always cause loose connections to occur... electricity vibrates...
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Your Kitchen switch sounds like the switch is bad. The best way to solve any problem with electric or anything is a process of elimination. I would start with switches and light fixtures. If that doesn't work look at the fuse box turn them all on and off if they are loose and wiggle that means they are bad the fuse switch itself, and the whole fuse switch box. I wouldn't think it's your wiring unless you have mice. My dad's house has the first electric wiring and we have problems all the time. Do as the poster above said first.
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stareatclouds
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Caps McGee]
#26010799 - 05/24/19 09:32 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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Right, everthing being shut off is the reason I was going to skip getting a multimeter. Perhaps not enough info, but how much risk is there just replacing the fluorescent shop lights anyway? You do that live normally and I'm not fucking with loose wires in sockets/outlets. Seems fishy all would die with no evidence of a trip.
Mice I was worried about from research. I went into the connected outside storage area to the carport recently and found rat shit on my cardboard boxes (MY PRECIOUS CARDBOARD! RUINED!). I have a small attic right above my bedroom and I feel like I'd hear them. The place is just pretty damn old duplex with what an HVAC neighbor said had bad wiring.
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Caps McGee
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If the switches off then it's not live, unless it's back fed, and then the wiring at the fixture will look complicated LOL
Likely best to just cut the power, only takes a second and could save you a world of pain LOL
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stareatclouds
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Caps McGee]
#26010809 - 05/24/19 09:41 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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What would the proper term be when you screw in a light bulb to a lamp that is plugged in and turned on? That's what I am trying to describe with the shop lights. That's how I replaced them before. Just trying to figure out how this scenario would now be dangerous, just for general knowledge.
Maybe I'll go buy a cheap multimeter and non-contact voltage tester at the hardware store.
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CypressRage
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Switches and outlets won't hurt you just scare you. Stove outlets, washer/Drier now that shit will throw you backward 15 feet.
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Caps McGee
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: CypressRage]
#26010816 - 05/24/19 09:53 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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It's not the current that kills, it's amperage: the load on the system... only takes 1 milliamp crossing your heart properly to kill you: most residential circuits are breakered at 15 amps and carry 120 volt, so absolutely can kill you ... though it's rare... changing a light bulb? Not dangerous, but the underlying (possible) loose connection(s) causing them to blow could start a fire...
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Caps McGee]
#26010831 - 05/24/19 10:10 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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Exactly, getting blown backwards will save you. It's when it's just enough to contract your muscles not letting let go.
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sandman420
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Crackatoa]
#26010851 - 05/24/19 10:23 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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for all you know there is a live wire that feeds that flourescent fixture just dangling loose a mm from the metal housing...turn the switch off and then change the bulbs haha. No reason to do it with it live. Sure you can check the tightness of all your connections without a multimeter but after that if there is still a problem you can use the multimeter to pinpoint it possibly, by checking the live connections at different points. IE check that there is power right at the flourescent fixture, if no then its not the fixture so check at the switch output when on, if nothing then check the switch input is live, if live there and not at output when on then switch is bad, if no poower there then check at next level...if power there then maybe wire is broken or chewed...etc Just an idea. Might wanna just hire an electrician.
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: sandman420]
#26010861 - 05/24/19 10:30 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks for all the input. I'll definitely fuck around a bit (safely) before I call in the big dogs. Cheers, fellas.
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sandman420
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: sandman420]
#26010862 - 05/24/19 10:31 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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Always keep one hand in your pocket when doing electrical work, keeps electricity from crossing your heart and keeps your stray hand from touching something dumb accidentally. A pair of electrical safety with leather cover gloves are like $20-$30 also.
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: sandman420]
#26011144 - 05/24/19 01:48 PM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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Iโm not saying this is your issue.....and Iโm not an electrician, but when checking breakers it doesnโt necessarily flip to the off position when it trips. When you manually flip your breaker back and forth you can feel if it doesnโt snap on and off nicely then it is probably weak and you should replace it. Not sure if when you check them you are just looking at them or actually flipping them. I feel your pain on old wiring, sounds like you have a great combination of things going on.
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: SunnyDayze]
#26011201 - 05/24/19 02:08 PM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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I hate electrical shit lol.
-------------------- If I ever give out misinformation please inform me so I can have the correct information. Tmethyl said: Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked a monotub that wasn't pinning fast enough. The force of the kick rearranged the genetics of the mushrooms, we now call them Penis Envy. Caps McGee said:
Fun part is figuring out what works best for you
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: van hatton]
#26011471 - 05/24/19 05:36 PM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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How long would you wait after dropping an agar wedge in an LC to agitate it?
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: ibuprofemin]
#26011529 - 05/24/19 06:19 PM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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I put mine on a stir plate right after and set it to the slowest it will go.
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