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Re: It's Friggen HOT!
« Reply #30 on: July 02, 2012, 08:22:11 AM »
Quote from: YagerMySter on July 02, 2012, 01:08:44 AM
My AC went out last Thursday evening.  I called the AC company and they came out in about an hour and fixed it by replacing a capacitor.  I was AMAZED at the service.

It was expensive though :-)

The service, yes. Capacitor was a few cents.  ;D
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Re: It's Friggen HOT!
« Reply #31 on: July 02, 2012, 08:44:01 AM »
Quote from: Calothrix on July 02, 2012, 02:19:46 AM
Been toasty in the Midwest too.  Last Thursday had a 112 degree heat index.  I usually look forward to riding my scoot to cool off, but when it's that hot, the faster you go the worse it feels....like getting hit with the heat from a blast furnace!

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Re: It's Friggen HOT!
« Reply #32 on: July 02, 2012, 08:46:28 AM »
Quote from: axy on July 02, 2012, 08:22:11 AM
The service, yes. Capacitor was a few cents.  ;D

Actually that capacitor was $251 :-(

I looked it up on the Inter-web and it's a dual fan and compresser 370 volt GE capacitor.

Some were saying up to $300 for this kind of cap.
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Re: It's Friggen HOT!
« Reply #33 on: July 02, 2012, 10:31:11 AM »
I wish i had your worries boys, its been humid here in Scotland on and off for weeks now till we had a good thunderstorm to clear the air. Now its just damp, wet and miserable, typical summer here. If were lucky we may get another couple of weeks of good sun July/Aug/Sept but its not guarenteed.

Im like a lizard, cold blooded, i need the sun. Looking to go on holiday in the next few weeks to catch some rays before i end up going full metal honky. I need some colour about me, im begining to look ill  :'(
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Re: It's Friggen HOT!
« Reply #34 on: July 02, 2012, 10:31:56 PM »
Hot and humid in RI too though we didn't quite make a 100 -only 98 with a heat index of 109, thanks to 89% humidity.  I actually like the heat - grew up in it, but the humidity can be nasty.  Still, I ordered a mesh jacket - not due to arrive until tomorrow - would have liked to have it this last weekend - the leather is too hot, even with the vents open.

By the way, I haven't had an air conditioner in my home for 5 years and don't really miss it.  Of course I don't have any guests all summer either :)
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Re: It's Friggen HOT!
« Reply #35 on: July 03, 2012, 02:05:00 AM »
rain, rain, rain....go away    :'( :'( :'(

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Re: It's Friggen HOT!
« Reply #36 on: July 13, 2012, 05:40:33 PM »
Yeah here in Shrewsbury England it was hot for a week in March this year. We all thought yipee! this is it bring it on but its rained since. Took the day off work today and it rained all day and its still raining now.
Still I look on the brightside it beats the snow.
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Re: It's Friggen HOT!
« Reply #37 on: July 13, 2012, 07:47:01 PM »
Quote from: YagerMySter on July 02, 2012, 08:46:28 AM
Actually that capacitor was $251 :-(

I looked it up on the Inter-web and it's a dual fan and compresser 370 volt GE capacitor.

Some were saying up to $300 for this kind of cap.

Hate to burst your bubble big guy... Ac/chilling is something else I do on boats... The cap is 2 bucks... Knowing what the cap does is 251.65.   http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?catname=electric&item=22-1184
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« Reply #38 on: July 13, 2012, 07:52:55 PM »
On a ps... These work great for buffers on very high end studio/pa amplifiers. When I was in the recording business I had a box full of caps that the amps drew off of. No clipping/no distortion. The idea is the cap stores energy that the motor of the ac draws on before pulling from the wall voltage. this allows the compressor to start without dimming the lights in the whole house. Same idea for am amp. Peak voltage is stored so large loads on the current will not drop the operating voltage. Sorry... cheap part
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Re: It's Friggen HOT!
« Reply #39 on: July 14, 2012, 02:39:34 AM »
Actually that capacitor was $251


..holy sh** batman!!
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« Reply #40 on: July 14, 2012, 02:59:07 AM »
"The cap is 2 bucks... Knowing what the cap does is 251.65"

Yeah it was me that did the service call. How else would I have known it was 251.65.
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Re: It's Friggen HOT!
« Reply #41 on: July 14, 2012, 03:01:26 AM »
..i should distribute capacitors...

..there!!..that's my fortune!!
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« Reply #42 on: July 14, 2012, 03:05:17 AM »
Sell a sh** load to Yeager... Or better yet... Drive past his house real slow, and light your cigar with a flaming capacitor. Like hundred dollar bills.
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Re: It's Friggen HOT!
« Reply #43 on: July 14, 2012, 03:12:23 AM »
..ur fukin killng me....lmao....

   ;D :D :o :D ;D
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Re: It's Friggen HOT!
« Reply #44 on: July 14, 2012, 08:40:10 AM »
Quote from: zombie on July 13, 2012, 07:52:55 PM
On a ps... These work great for buffers on very high end studio/pa amplifiers. When I was in the recording business I had a box full of caps that the amps drew off of. No clipping/no distortion. The idea is the cap stores energy that the motor of the ac draws on before pulling from the wall voltage. this allows the compressor to start without dimming the lights in the whole house. Same idea for am amp. Peak voltage is stored so large loads on the current will not drop the operating voltage. Sorry... cheap part

Ah yes! the capacitor.  I have several suppliers for sound system capacitors. You supply the specs and they will tell you how much. The specs are usually different from what the label says ....   ;D ;D ;D So, in choosing one, get a well known brand.  I can print 1.5 MFD on a 1 MFD capacitor to have an edge in marketing and no one can know the difference.  ;)
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