poorboy87
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Linton Indiana
I didn't know there was such a thing. I just googled it. Guess ill start over with it.
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I didn't know there was such a thing. I just googled it. Guess ill start over with it.
BRIANHO13
<- Yum Chocolate
- Location
- Spring, TX
poorboy87
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Linton Indiana
How much did you use and how big of a tank did you have?
altrocker1
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Iowa
Sick as a dog...tired as hell and having extreme joint pain is making these 15 hour days awful. Also having other issues that are causing me pain when I sit down. 10 more days...I'm going to take all Easter week off I think.
Alt "pass the kleenex" rocker1
Alt "pass the kleenex" rocker1
BRIANHO13
<- Yum Chocolate
- Location
- Spring, TX
Mine took 2 ml to get to 4ppm on a 55gallon tank, depending on the concentration of the ammonia you buy will depend on how much you need to use on your tank. Make sure you get ammonia that doesn't have any surfactants /dyes/fragrances in it. I got my ammonia at ace. Here is some decent info on fishless cycling, I couldn't find the exact website I used but there is a lot of info out there.
http://m.wikihow.com/Do-a-Fishless-Cycle
I only did mine this way because I wanted African cichlids which are on the expensive side but they are really pretty fish ( People think they are salt water because they are so colorful).
If you don't want to mess w fishless cycle clean your tank, add all new water, buy about 5-10 tiger barbs and put them in there and have pet store check your levels after about 4-5 weeks. When your levels drop you can add fish as you please.
http://m.wikihow.com/Do-a-Fishless-Cycle
I only did mine this way because I wanted African cichlids which are on the expensive side but they are really pretty fish ( People think they are salt water because they are so colorful).
If you don't want to mess w fishless cycle clean your tank, add all new water, buy about 5-10 tiger barbs and put them in there and have pet store check your levels after about 4-5 weeks. When your levels drop you can add fish as you please.
- Location
- Sheboygan, WI
Left is old
Right is 7 bucks on eBay for two wiring harness' that would've cost four times or more locally.
mac 'online = little overhead' gyvr
Butt connectors? No solder and heat shrink...
*89Laredo*
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Sheffield, IA
Its a radio... Doesnt matter that much. I do the twist and tape on those most of the time. lol
Have had elk in the crockpot for like 8 hours. Hopefully it tastes as good as it smells.
89"hungry"laredo
- Location
- Sheboygan, WI
I have had to re-do friend's wiring for head units because of butt splices coming loose. Wiring is wiring no matter where it goes or what it does....
- Location
- Michigan
I'd rather twist and tape than use butt connectors.
Fore 'solder is how I roll' Wheeler
Fore 'solder is how I roll' Wheeler
- Location
- Columbus, In
Same, I like my soldering iron...
*89Laredo*
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Sheffield, IA
The crockpot elk is ****ing delicious.
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
I refuse to use solder on automotive wiring... it is very difficult to keep it from wicking up into the insulation and after a lot of vibration the wire will break right where the solder stops.
Also don't use shitty butt splices or a crappy "mash em smash em" stamped sheetmetal "crimper".
Good butt splices (the heatshrink kind with the sealant/glue inside, and fully brazed ferrules) and a good ratchet or hydraulic crimper will produce a crimp that is every bit as electrically solid as a solder joint without quite as much of a wire breakage problem, every time.
Alright, soapbox off. That's all :eyes:
Also don't use shitty butt splices or a crappy "mash em smash em" stamped sheetmetal "crimper".
Good butt splices (the heatshrink kind with the sealant/glue inside, and fully brazed ferrules) and a good ratchet or hydraulic crimper will produce a crimp that is every bit as electrically solid as a solder joint without quite as much of a wire breakage problem, every time.
Alright, soapbox off. That's all :eyes:
- Location
- NE Indiana
I knew someone would comment on that.
Its a 1996 F250...it's not mission critical...I almost put that in my post.
I use butt connectors everywhere because I suck at sodering, and, sit down, I use the blue scotch locks a lot as well.
I can't even tell you the last time that there was an issue with either.
mac ' :butt: 'gyvr
- Location
- Southern Indiana
We use butt connectors and scotch locks all the time in the RV and utility trailer business.
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
Scotchlocks make me twitch, especially exposed to the elements...
They are great unless some yahoo installs them wrong, or they get some salt in them, then they are great except when the moon is waning, the tide is high, you go over a bump with the left wheel at 45-55mph, and have your foot on the brakes at a temperature of 75 degrees or higher. Then, who knows what's gonna happen.
Good god I hate tracing intermittent wiring.
They are great unless some yahoo installs them wrong, or they get some salt in them, then they are great except when the moon is waning, the tide is high, you go over a bump with the left wheel at 45-55mph, and have your foot on the brakes at a temperature of 75 degrees or higher. Then, who knows what's gonna happen.
Good god I hate tracing intermittent wiring.
kmanxj5050
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Reed City Michigan
I always use butt connectors,only place it's ever been an issue was on the trailer. But I also used a CHEAP wiring kit that has some of the smallest wire you've ever seen after you strip it.
- Location
- Southern Indiana
I tape over scotch locks that are exposed to the elements.
- Location
- 29°58'28.9"N 99°15'15.5"W
Yea, and they come loose abut ten minutes after the warranty is over.
I used to work a GMC dealer in the late 80s, during the conversion van craze.
Some of them looked as if they were wired by a kindergarten class.
No electrician worth a nickle uses those things.
- Location
- Columbus, In
Anywhere besides the radio i don't. Space behind the dash is at a premium on some vehicles, so I've always soldered. Those heatshrink butt connectors are awesome as well but are like $1 each!
RedHeep
NAXJA #1499
- Location
- Landenberg, PA
I work on some aircraft that use heat shrink butt connectors on flight control wiring :eyes:
Solder joints work great on things that will never move again. Not so much on vehicles and airplanes that vibrate. In the grand scheme of things, how you do it on a jeep really doesn't matter as long as it works.
The reason a lot of those connectors fail is because people are crimping them with channel locks and slip joint pliers or the cheap auto parts store stamped metal crimpers. Do it with a quality crimp tool and the jeep will go to the scrap yard before the butt connector fails.
Solder joints work great on things that will never move again. Not so much on vehicles and airplanes that vibrate. In the grand scheme of things, how you do it on a jeep really doesn't matter as long as it works.
The reason a lot of those connectors fail is because people are crimping them with channel locks and slip joint pliers or the cheap auto parts store stamped metal crimpers. Do it with a quality crimp tool and the jeep will go to the scrap yard before the butt connector fails.
