THe NAC Lots-O-BFG KO2 Thread

[cmelo]

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Interesting fact, I found out after dating someone who is asian for the past 6+ years. All asian writing is not the same. Like not even the letters. So I can spell cat in spanish with my "english" letters. But if I'm like "Hey, what letter is that" and point to a chinese letter my girlfriend gets all mad and calls me retarded. Actually maybe they are the same and I just said something retarded. They look exactly the same. They have to be same. I mean look at them.

 

[squashman702]

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Interesting fact, I found out after dating someone who is asian for the past 6+ years. All asian writing is not the same. Like not even the letters. So I can spell cat in spanish with my "english" letters. But if I'm like "Hey, what letter is that" and point to a chinese letter my girlfriend gets all mad and calls me retarded. Actually maybe they are the same and I just said something retarded. They look exactly the same. They have to be same. I mean look at them.

She just hates you.

 

[kastein]

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Which is the B+ terminal? Back of the alternator with the 4 or 6 gauge wire going to it?

Also, I have no meter, and if I did, I'd have next to no idea how to use it. Electrical retardation is one of my specialties. That's why I was asking about the oscillioscope when we were at your house the other day.

Yep.
B+ = the big fat one. On factory harnesses, goes through a big fat ass wire to the PDC, through the pair of 60A fuses marked "alternator" (in parallel) then out the supply lug of the PDC to the battery. If you have more than around 1/2 volt or so from the B+ alt terminal to the battery positive, you need to look into that more closely, else, you probably have issues elsewhere. Try smacking the alternator with a deadblow - lightly - don't break it.
grounds = anything connected to the metal housing, mostly there for style points if your other grounds are good and the alternator is actually bolted down
field terminals = the two little ones. They're either screw terminals that get corroded and break off easy, or two little pins in a separate plastic plug in connector depending on the year.

 

[XJLI]

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I wouldn't mind learning a trade, just not sure what. I have no idea wtf I want to do.

you're good with your hands, pick one that you think you'd hate the least. 75% of plumbing is new installs, the other 25% is, quite literally sometimes, shitty. and most of the time you get compensated for it pretty damn fairly... bc who else wants to deal with that shit?

all I know is that over 50% of the jobs that I apply for list a bachelors degree as a requirement. any sort of management position, or higher position in a company requires a bachelors. I could always get into an entry level position, and work my way up. but haven't had much luck finding any openings in that either. for every job posting theres hundreds of people applying for one position.

where are you applying? chain stores? those are dead ends and only list degrees bc there are ****ing THOUSANDS of people applying.

My girlfriends dad makes damn good money as a carpenter. Learn a niche language or something and take up a trade. My girlfriend's dad is one of two people that advertise in the korean paper and korean's will meet him and be like that's you? Like he's one of the couple of carpenters that exist in the area. His brother was a carpenter in North Carolina. Made friends with a hispanic guy and ended up not even lifting a hammer, went golfing everyday and has made multiple millions of dollars.

nail on the head here.

i'll go on and add that being a janitor or maintenance guy ANYWHERE is a great foot-in-the-door place. kid i know who is for lack of a better word, not very smart, got in bc he had carpentry experience and could fake his way around the rest til he learned it. he ended up ****ing himself bc he started popping pills (again) and lost the job. start somewhere there, the dude hiring you is more than likely gonna be our parents age who worked his butt off to where he got to be. show him youre not some self-entitled dipshit and you WANT to work hard and it'll probably pay off. did i mention the gig that kid was working started at $42k/yr with bennies? do that for a couple years, if where you are is a dead end you have some nice experience to go somewhere else. for real, i was a janitor for 4 summers and i would have quit college if i could have gotten a fulltime gig doing it. $40k starting, full pension after 25 or so years. max out at like $110k or something silly in the maintenance dept. most of those gigs you are busy 3-4 hours in the day and the rests you are walking around looking busy waiting for something to do.

 

[kastein]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

As for jobs, I'm losing hope on engineering shit. And a friend of mine told me I could almost certainly get hired at a welding shop near me (after seeing my welding :scared making at least 25/hr. ****, I was making 28/hr at Intel on salary and actually working 60+ hour weeks, jesus, I'll take 25 and overtime past 40 hours no problem.

 

[mini=man]

THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

I like HVAC. Find a good company and they stay busy when everyone else dies down. I have dirty and clean days. I start fires in people's houses, wire, plumb, freeze bugs with refrigerants, and see cool shit most days. I can go from freezing to sweating 3 times a day. Keeps my days interesting while getting paid pretty well.

 

[billyjp2]

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Not to be a dick, since I don't know, but how much is a business degree worth? I ask that in all seriousness. I know a chick that has a bachelors in business from a half decent school, she works for Petco right now and makes less than I do.

:guitar:. I'd kill to work at petco. I'd play with kittens all ****ing day

 

[CTeunuch]

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In other words if you don't feel like opening it up to clean it out and check all the connections just throw it out and buy a new one.

Nah, let's just over-complicate the shit out of this problem too. Hey, my charging voltage is low, maybe I should just take a meter and check for output at the alternator, if it's below spec ****ing change it. BOOM PROBLEM SOLVED.

:guitar:. I'd kill to work at petco. I'd play with kittens all ****ing day

Same braj.

 

[squashman702]

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Nah, let's just over-complicate the shit out of this problem too. Hey, my charging voltage is low, maybe I should just take a meter and check for output at the alternator, if it's below spec ****ing change it. BOOM PROBLEM SOLVED.



Same braj.

I don't have a meter and I don't want to know how to ****ing use one. That's why I have mechanic friends.

I hope that other alternator out of my green ZJ is around, I went to Everett's today and everything decent looking was in a 4.7 Durango.

 

[CTeunuch]

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I don't have a meter and I don't want to know how to ****ing use one. That's why I have mechanic friends.

I hope that other alternator out of my green ZJ is around, I went to Everett's today and everything decent looking was in a 4.7 Durango.

I wasn't referring to you not going about it properly, I understand what/why you were asking, some of the answers were just darn crazy.

 

[squashman702]

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I wasn't referring to you not going about it properly, I understand what/why you were asking, some of the answers were just darn crazy.

Well I wasn't getting all upset, don't worry sweetie. :loveu:

 

[foxwar71]

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Who's got twin turbos now? This guy!!!


:gee:

 

[squashman702]

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Who's got twin turbos now? This guy!!!


:gee:

Dumb.

 

[MoparManiac]

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This dude lawn darted his shit at the race and completely ****ed the front frame up (literally tore the front frame in half, was barely connected on one side). Skip to 13:30 to see the roll, and 16:20 to watch Chris and I idle by :laugh:

 

[kastein]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

Nah, let's just over-complicate the shit out of this problem too. Hey, my charging voltage is low, maybe I should just take a meter and check for output at the alternator, if it's below spec ****ing change it. BOOM PROBLEM SOLVED.



Same braj.

You must not have actually read what I said. I said to measure with a ****ing meter, explained which terminal does what, and where to measure, with a little extra info about what the other wires happen to do. JFC.

Keep being a **** about shit like this and I'll just shrug when you guys ask electrical questions and play dumb. I'm getting tired of it and I've got plenty of people asking questions who aren't dicks when I try and help.

If I had to guess, either a dirty or loose connection on the B+ terminal or the brushes for the field winding in the alternator are worn/dirty. Could be wrong though.

A few minutes with a meter should figure it out.

Yep.
B+ = the big fat one. On factory harnesses, goes through a big fat ass wire to the PDC, through the pair of 60A fuses marked "alternator" (in parallel) then out the supply lug of the PDC to the battery. If you have more than around 1/2 volt or so from the B+ alt terminal to the battery positive, you need to look into that more closely, else, you probably have issues elsewhere. Try smacking the alternator with a deadblow - lightly - don't break it.
grounds = anything connected to the metal housing, mostly there for style points if your other grounds are good and the alternator is actually bolted down
field terminals = the two little ones. They're either screw terminals that get corroded and break off easy, or two little pins in a separate plastic plug in connector depending on the year.

 

[MoparManiac]

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Sup Ken.

I got your t-case BS. When you want it?

 

[kastein]

Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread

I dunno. I am probably heading out to Woburn sometime next week for an interview, we'll see, I could meet up afterwards. Also, I still have those two dumb steering shaft bolts for you in my center console if you still want them. Was there anything else I had on the pile for you or was that it? I forget.

 

[squashman702]

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I dunno. I am probably heading out to Woburn sometime next week for an interview, we'll see, I could meet up afterwards. Also, I still have those two dumb steering shaft bolts for you in my center console if you still want them. Was there anything else I had on the pile for you or was that it? I forget.

I hope the job's not in Woburn. That's a long ass commute.

 

[MoparManiac]

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I dunno. I am probably heading out to Woburn sometime next week for an interview, we'll see, I could meet up afterwards. Also, I still have those two dumb steering shaft bolts for you in my center console if you still want them. Was there anything else I had on the pile for you or was that it? I forget.

Np, whenever you're around. It's just rolling around the bed of my truck.

Yeah just the steering bolts is it I think.

 

[kastein]

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I hope the job's not in Woburn. That's a long ass commute.

It is. I don't give a **** at this point. It's a kickass job (right up my alley, like the last one I didn't get) with a company that looks pretty awesome and it's closer to a reasonable commute from NH, which is where I'll be building next if I finish and sell this place. Worth a long commute.

Hell, I'm an idiot. I voluntarily drive 50k+ miles a year in a ratty assed jeep (when I have money for gas.) I did like 8 trips to PA my first year on just for shits and giggles basically and loved it. A 1.25-1.5 hour commute really doesn't bother me, I was sitting in traffic for an hour a day working for Intel and didn't care all that much.