Re: What's up?

[Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>]

On 10/30/2020 10:00 AM, Jim Davis wrote:
 > On Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 1:18:49 PM UTC-4, Bob La Londe wrote:
 >> On 10/28/2020 9:15 AM, Jim Davis wrote:
 >>> Is everybody as busy as I am?
 >>>
 >>> Can't seem to catch up.
 >>>
 >>> I'm scheduled out about 3 to 4 weeks now and no sign of letting up.
 >>>
 >>> All kinds of things.
 >>>
 >>> Right now I'm working on a system that was originally installed in
the 90's.
 >>> I don't understand how this alarm company was thinking. They've got
10 motion detectors, only two out of seven doors with contacts on them.
Only one casement window in each room with an alarm screen. One keypad
situated between the two entry doors with a Fifty second delay. Pull
traps across the basement windows. And one zone on the keypad zone list
labeled as fire but there are no smoke detectors.
 >>>
 >>> They want to keep the motion detectors only because the end user is
used to them causing (in my opinion) the customer to never arms the
system when they are home (against my advice)  I've disconnected the
alarm screens and replaced them with wireless glass break detectors. Put
wireless xmters on the remaining doors. added six wireless smoke
detectors. (It's really a rambling laid out house) Finding the
transformer took at least a half hour. it was buried above the drop
ceiling in a closet in the basement.
 >>>
 >>> Problem is, The lady is a practicing psychologist, and I can only
get in the house when she doesn't have patients. This is my second week
on the job. Can't leave any gear on the job. Each time I return I have
to set up all over again. It takes me about an hour to switch gears from
the job I was at the day before to get my head back into where I left off.
 >>>
 >>> Other than that, I'm changing out 3G radios. People moving from one
house to another. New people moving in. The real estate business is just
going wild in this area. Houses are selling in just a few days after
being put on the market. Cuomo and De Blasio have screwed up New York
City and anyone who can afford it is moving out.
 >>>
 >>> And with the defunding of police, every one wants a firearm and an
alarm system.
 >>
 >>
 >> For a grand total of half a day I had cleared every job off my board.
 >> That day I got 3 custom jobs in and a recut.  One of the new custom jobs
 >> was for nine (9) unique custom molds each one requiring some time doing
 >> CAD.  Since then another recut, and a couple more customs have come in
 >> and I am back up to about 8 weeks minimum to start new jobs.
 >>
 >> In my "spare" time I have been working on "Yet Another Boat Project That
 >> May Never Get Finished."
 >>
 >> Another Boat Project That May Never Get Finished - Part 1
 >> https://youtu.be/Rvwb3HSshaU
 >>
 >> Another Boat Project That May Never Get Finished - PART 2
 >> https://youtu.be/l6XYbnkSltE
 >>
 >> Another Boat Project That May Never Get Finished Part 3a - Is 10+ Year
 >> Old Foam Any Good
 >> https://youtu.be/gmnsMYJME9Q
 >>
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 > Hi Bob,
 >
 > Nice project. Are going to or did you finish it?
 >
 > Years and years ago (early 20's) I took a few courses on small engine
and marine engine repair. I had an idea that was new around here about
servicing outboard engines. Almost anyone with an outboard engine
trailered their boat home. So I had planned to get a walk in van.
Fabricate a water tank in the van to service outboards at peoples homes.
Of course back then, outboard weren't as big as they are now and could
have easily been carried into the van. As I say --- no one was doing
that around here at the time so I thought It would work. But, I just
couldn't afford to finance it at the time so the idea just sort of
slipped away. After a time, I did see others who had the same idea but
as outboards got bigger, the home servicing business faded out. But I
always was able to use the things I had learned in engine repair to my
personal benefit since I eventually became an avid boater and took many,
many cruising vacations in the Caribbean and South America.  Many a time
my engine knowledge saved my ass as well as being able to help others on
the water. As time went on, however, I got further and further away from
the mechanical and got more deeply involved with the electronics
industry and trade. And NOW, I look under the hood of may car and it
looks like a plumber's nightmare. If it has a set of points and a
carborator, I can fix it but electronic ignition and fuel injection I
don't know a thing about.
 >
 > Your ability to fabricate your own parts is certainly a definite
advantage that not too many people have.
 >

That project is on going and as titled may never be finished.  The day
before yesterday I took my "250HP" race motor off of the Cherry picker
where it had been hanging for two years, so I can pull the 40hp motor
off of the Tracker Super 17 Pro in the video.  First I had to reinforce
my big stand because its been sitting outside for several years and the
wood is all dried out and risks splitting.  The Tracker is way under
powered, but if I sell it after I am done I'll probably put the 40 back
on.

P.S.  I'm not a total engine neophyte when it comes to newer motors, but
the first thing I do before tackling any model I haven't worked on
before is buy a Clymer or equivalent manual.  That 250 is a computer
controlled direct injection electronically fired hot rod.  Eventually
I'll have to get an aftermarket reader programmer for it from Sierra.

Being able to make parts is a blessing and a curse.  I've been known to
spend all day making a ten dollar part, but I have also been able to
make parts I just can't find sometimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJDb2eNJ9hQ

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