Sometimes when searching for obsolete Volvo parts one has to resign oneself to the fact that it just isn't going to happen. Then when forgotten about, something pops up online and that gets one thinking it just might be the illusive item I never imagined I would ever find as a NOS item A NOS set of ...

Thanks for the details. East and West facing panels are not generally recommended. Have you found their performance satisfactory? I have South facing primary roof I could use for panels, but also East and West for additional panels if they are useful. How did you haul the panels up to your roof? I ...

Interesting electrical fault. Stuff has always flickered on my circuit in the family room East wall,rarely used. Finally noticed a fan ran at reduced speed. Good 120 ish volts AC to ground. Hot to neutral, only 90 VAC! Traced it back to resistance at the neutral bonded at the fuse box. I like electr...

Breakers themselves have a life span. As they get older, they will trip more easily.

Several years ago I purchased a large, commercial type MIG welder from a pawn shop. It never made good welds, even for flux core wire, after I got it set up. I thought it was operator error. Recently, I started research on internet. I found that MIG welders on single phase power use large capacitor...

Be careful with those big caps. You should ground them with a wire bridging the terminals. They can self charge tow high enough voltage they can kill you

I'm hanging in there. I lost a good friend of mine back in April, and then his wife passed away in June. My brother in law passed away in August. Dad's all healed up from his burns, and is doing well. Mom's been in and out of the hospital all year fighting an infection she hasn't been able to get ri...

EDIT This is fixed. Please jump to this for details . /EDIT Thanks to all of you who email/text me letting me know of problems. Chances are good I don't know about a site speed issue, so don't hesitate. if you'd like my phone number, use the MVS Contact page , which emails me, and we can then trade...

Hello, I'm really happy that you have one off those... Actualy it was my father who created that chip and my grandfather who was the prototype designer for the btcc car. So I would keep a tight hold on that. I will take a look around and mabey I can find some old blueprints for the btcc car :) Kind ...

Some wrenches make it to space, yes.