Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

T, I'm not the resident Grammar Nazi but come on..

clearly

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by soundman98

that was one of his better videos simply because he wasn't in most of it!

Still wondering if Ultra gave him permission to video in front if his garage.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Still wondering if Ultra gave him permission to video in front if his garage.

[Ultramaroon]

That's it, Feit Electric. We're through. No matter how convenient and ubiquitous, you're just not worth the disappointment.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

That's it, Feit Electric. We're through. No matter how convenient and ubiquitous, you're just not worth the disappointment.

story time?

i wasn't too impressed with AvE's feit teardown. a nice ikea finish with harbor freight guts

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by soundman98

story time?

i wasn't too impressed with AvE's feit teardown. a nice ikea finish with harbor freight guts

This last time was a dimmer switch that flickered intermittently out of the box. Probably an exhausted kid completely missed a pad when hand-soldering surface-mounted components. Soldered the little zener diode. No change. Fuck you, Feit.

Who do you like for a nice dependable dimmer switch? Don't mind paying for it.

[NoHaveMSG]

Spent forever trying to figure out where a vacuum line terminated coming off the TGV of an 02’ WRX. Apparently it vents to atmosphere but Subie puts a hose on it

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I know how much you all love Scotty so I'll just leave this here..

Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

I have a hard time watching more than a minute or two because this guy talking is like nails on a chalk board. I almost hate him as much as I did that TJ Hunt idiot.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

This last time was a dimmer switch that flickered intermittently out of the box. Probably an exhausted kid completely missed a pad when hand-soldering surface-mounted components. Soldered the little zener diode. No change. Fuck you, Feit.

Who do you like for a nice dependable dimmer switch? Don't mind paying for it.

dangit. was thinking you were talking power tools. fein stuff...


at work, we almost exclusively use the lutron line of dimmers. mostly the C-L line(decora, or toggle). not really for any specific reason that i know of, but as long as some jackwad doesn't short out the terminals, i think i've only ever had 1-3 bad out of the box for probably somewhere close to 1k installed.

i've done less than 20 casseta and maestro switch/dimmers-- usually for customers that need a remote(casseta)--either an easy install where no switch exists, or a tabletop nitestand controller. or the capability to dim a light from multiple locations(maestro). never really had a problem with either, but they cost more, so they only ever come up in specific usage cases.

i've done a couple legrand dimmers as well. they're just not as common of a stock item in my area, so i just don't see many. they've never stood out for any reason other than they have some funky color offerings.

i didn't even know feit had a line of dimmers. they even hide them on their site-- shows you how proud of them they are.

i like feit bulbs simply for the fact that they're one of the few companies that sell 150w equivelents...

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by soundman98

dangit. was thinking you were talking power tools. fein stuff...

Doh!


Alrighty then, Lutron it is.

i like feit bulbs simply for the fact that they're one of the few companies that sell 150w equivelents...

Those are nice. We have some but I don't yet trust them. Their CFL units were atrocious.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

This last time was a dimmer switch that flickered intermittently out of the box. Probably an exhausted kid completely missed a pad when hand-soldering surface-mounted components. Soldered the little zener diode. No change. Fuck you, Feit.

Who do you like for a nice dependable dimmer switch? Don't mind paying for it.

Oh, how about a Leviton. The old one could dim/turn off by turning it or turn it on/off by punching it. The granddaughters "punched" it one too many times too hard.

The new one just turns to turn on/off and dim.

After I installed it I showed the 3 ager that she didn't have to jump up and slam the hell out of the new one - just gently turn the knob.

So, I put her in charge of explaining how it was to be used to her sisters and ma-ma. She came up to me last week and said that her sisters caught on but ma-ma is still trying to "punch" it -

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

She came up to me last week and said that her sisters caught on but ma-ma is still trying to "punch" it -

~sigh~ Nana is the same. There's just no learnin' her the right way no how.

[humfrz]

On this Memorial Day, I salute those men and women that gave all.

A special salute to my friends and fellow soldiers that knew, that did not come back from Vietnam.

[Boomerang]

Is it just me or is the forum quieter than usual?