Dishwashers and packet radio
Friday, January 7, 2011, 06:00 PM
Took apart the dishwasher. The problem appears to be a kinked drain hose. The black plastic hose from Home Depot has 3 kinks in it. I went to Home Depot and got the white corrugated hose that is similar to the one that came with the dishwasher. This seems to have fixed the problem. While in Home Depot I came across a Philips 40 watt equivalent LED bulb that screws into a normal 110 vac socket. I tried it in the back hall and it works just fine!!!! My other purchase was an electrical box for the 2 meter Handi Talkie and TinyTrak 4. I'll mount them along with a terminal strip and toggle switch in the box. Power is a concern. The Talkie needs 12 VDC and the TinyTrak needs 5 volts (I think). Correction: the tiny trak will work on anything up to 15 volts. It has a built in regulator. Dinner tonight was bean burger with mixed Steamfresh vegetables. I started building a cable to go from the tiny trak serial port to the radio but didn't finish. |
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