Tried Lowes first. All of the other generators we have are from there. Went to Harbor Freight second - because I'm pretty sure they just steal their designs from Honda.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 3:09 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Harbor Freight. For when you only need to use a tool once. > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 14, 2020 1:16 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT new splicing trailer > > > > Nope. Bought it and it's just sitting in the office getting dusty. > > > > Neither Harbor Freight nor Lowes models worked for the 110 lights - they > would blink. Extra generators, I guess... > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 1:24 PM Jon Langeler <jon-ispli...@michwave.net> > wrote: > > I sure hope it wasn’t due to cost of the generator. Needing something and > having it while running fiber is like well, necessary. > > Jon Langeler > > Michwave Technologies, Inc. > > > > > > On Jul 14, 2020, at 12:25 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > wrote: > > > > No idea what it is in lux, but all three of us agree there is more than > enough light. I've got the worst vision and can easily see the strands. > > > > I should probably specify...we have an inverter for 110vac coming off that > battery. Works for phones, splicer, otdr, etc. Battery charges off the > truck with the extra pin on the trailer hook up. Take off the trailer > plug and drop the trailer and the truck can go freely. Limited to a > handful of hours off the battery. > > > > All the work is in town right now so there are street lights, but we have > a Dewalt battery powered light stand that does very well (mostly used for > tenting). > > > > I pushed for a generator but the guy doing the work said to take it back > *shrug* > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 12:18 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > You need 500 lux to splice. Hard to get that with 12 volt lights. > > Your splicer and otdr will run down in the middle of a splice and you will > want a generator. > > You will have night work and you will need some higher intensity lights > outside to see inside the handhole etc. > > Unless you plan to have a vehicle running to power your 12 volt system you > will want a generator. > > Sometimes you have to drop the trailer and drive to get someone while > someone stays behind splicing etc etc etc... > > > > *From:* Josh Luthman > > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 14, 2020 10:06 AM > > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT new splicing trailer > > > > I pushed for a generator. The techs resisted and ultimately we ended up > without a generator. > > > > The lights were easier on 12vdc. Propane works so well for heat. AC is > at a loss. > > > Why do you say we'll eventually want a generator? > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 11:40 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > I put a Coleman Mach 1 RV AC on the roof. > > Make sure you have a carbon monoxide detector inside. > > I think you will find that you will eventually want a generator. > > > > *From:* Josh Luthman > > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 14, 2020 9:14 AM > > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT new splicing trailer > > > > Doing 12vdc in ours. > > > > We use propane for heat and haven't really figured out the air > conditioning. The whole side opens up like a food truck, though. Ohio > treats us OK. > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 10:20 AM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > Some have ground rods and wires but mine don’t and I have never seen > anyone do it. The generator is floating with respect to earth so grounding > is not going to improve safety from that aspect. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Jul 13, 2020, at 8:02 PM, Jon Langeler <jon-ispli...@michwave.net> > wrote: > > Does anyone know? Do splice trailers get grounded for reasons of > generator and/or other reasons while splicing? > > Jon Langeler > > Michwave Technologies, Inc. > > > > > > On Jun 23, 2020, at 4:45 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > > > > It is double walled, with mineral blankets. > > But nothing suspended. Just trying to not interrupt sleep in residential > neighborhoods during night cuts. > > Work in progress. We will build another one for our other splice trailer > once we work out the kinks. > > > > Like to be 60 dB at 10 feet. > > > > *From:* castarritt . > > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 23, 2020 2:04 PM > > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT new splicing trailer > > > > Neat project. Have you considered making it double walled with some sort > of anti-vibration material or suspension between the inner and outer layers? > > > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 1:01 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > And experimental noise control box for the generator. 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