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There is definitely some price fixing going on. Previously, any time a mouse farted in the middle east, prices skyrocketed, here we have the most significant event in a half century and prices are going down. If only we could buy gas cheap and stack it deep.

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LG HB4 18650 Lithium Ion 3.6V, 1500MAh, nominal charge rate .75A, Max charge rate 4A. Here's a link to detailed spec sheet. https://www.megacellmonitor.com/pdf/vendor_specs/SPEC_LG_LGDAHDB41865_ICR18650HD4.pdf I almost bought an Echo 16" saw that uses this battery pack, I'm pissed that I didn't as it was on display clearance. Coulda had it w/o battery for $150. I had momentarily forgotten the correct answer to the question "do I need this". At the time I had no pressing need because I have a Homelite XL 18" that sometimes works. Three months later we had a severe storm that downed a neighbors tree in my yard. Ended up buying a mid-range Echo 2 cycle 20" saw because I'm getting too old to fuck around with hard to start power equipment. Mad skillz. I built an intercom in 1973 when I was 9, I used to repair motherboards. I have to admit, I detest working with SMT, some components are so small now, the solder sucker tries to suck them in. The batteries are all in good shape, they have a lovely figure, no bulging at all. I was contemplating upping the pack to 4Ah by adding 14 cells to the empty "slots" but I use the trimmer so infrequently that it's more hassle than it's worth. After looking at the spec sheet, I feel comfortable pushing 48V @ 2Amps. I'll keep an eye (and occasionally one hand) on it while charging. Hopefully it will work out.

The max output on the Echo charger is 4A, so I should be fine. I only need to get enough juice into it to wake the lazy bastard up. Honestly, for a $225.00 battery, you'd think they put in a cutoff to prevent full discharge. Another thing I noticed just by happenstance. For whatever reason I decided to shine a UV flaslight on the PCB just for whatever. The UV light is a recent new toy and the novelty hasn't waned yet so I'm treating everything like a black light poster to see what pops. It seems the pcb has a thin coating of something, probably some kind of waterproofing because it's expected to be used outdoors in the damp. Well, like I said there is no correlation to my reset issue, but the film is delaminating and flaking off. I give them an E for effort.

As am I. The only thing I can think of is they got super cheap, I mean SUPER cheap, or there was a flaw in the pcb design and it was just easier to omit than to re run 100,000 revised boards.

I've reached my limit for posting pictures but you can see the pcb in the first couple of videos (Echo 58 volt battery pack reset) on YT that demonstrate the reset procedure. It looks like a universal design used in It's dead flat, hence the issue of not being able to reset. Klein CL390

I'm trying to reset a very expensive Echo 57V battery pack and have a wee problem. According to the YT videos I've watched the problem is with the on board power mgmt system. When this particular battery pack goes below a certain voltage, the IC that manages charging does not know what to do and fails to signal the charger to start charging. The solution, according to the YT monkeys, is to disassemble the pack and force a charge. Once charged the IC has to be "reset". There is a built in and labeled set of pads for just this purpose GND and Reset. If the IC is not reset, whatever tool the pack is attached to will work for like three seconds, then cut out. So here's my problem, I don't have a 58V DC power supply to get the process started. I have all kinds of power bricks from old laptops and other gear, but the highest output I have on hand is probably 48V. So the question is; Will a 48V DC supply push enough electrons into the batteries to at least get a 2% charge, is there any danger in making the magic smoke escape from the ICs if I undervolt the battery pack?

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If it's a ham or sat phone, plenty good. Neither rely solely on terrestrial infrastructure.

Not true. If solid state radios are stored in an EMP proof container or grounded cage, they absolutely will survive. That's the whole point of a Faraday cage, it soaks up the energy and sends it to ground.

The age of the ammo is less a concern than how it was stored. Do you have another firearm capable of shooting those shorties? I doubt it's the ammo. The hammer spring is suspect but also check cylinder alignment and if the timing is correct.

Everything Mr Stu advised is correct. The only thing I can add to the recommendation of a ham radio, or two, is a prepaid sat phone if you can afford it. An EMP will toast a majority of everything on the ground, but satellites will still work.

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Sounds like fear monger marketing to help kick off another profitable panic.

You can tow one of the cars with the RV.

I was actually thinking along the lines of a garment bag. Sandwich the rifle between a couple of dresses and zip it up. Can eve store it hanging in the closet. Nobody is going to look twice at a garment bag, unless you try and fold it over your arm.

It's true, man. The pilots name was Lt Harry Brubaker.

Based on the above, wouldn't the state's own pet charge of "constructive intent" apply. Even though the law has not been tested, it still exists.

Peel, I'm not going to try to unpack your entire reply. All I'm going to say is this. My life experiences, which I decline to share in specifics, has taught me at the very least, It take two to tango. My beef is that the woman gets ALL the sympathy for becoming a victim of her own making. The very nature of their relationship invited misfortune and she owns half of that. Full stop. I suppose the mistress got what she wanted in the end. She certainly did a good job of ruining the cops life, to get even for hm breaking off the affair. She got her pound of flesh, though it apparently cost her too. Hell hath no fury, etc etc... People need to know when it's time to walk away from an already bad and deteriorating situation, but prideful people with huge egos have a difficult time doing that. Sometimes the best way to win is to walk away.

The old Man and the State Trooper A senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he floored it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little gray hair he had left. "Amazing," he thought as he flew down I-94, pushing the pedal even more. Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a state trooper behind him, lights flashing and siren blaring. He floored it to 100 mph, then 110, then 120. Suddenly he thought, "What am I doing? I'm too old for this," and pulled over to await the trooper's arrival. Pulling in behind him, the trooper walked up to the Corvette, looked at his watch, and said, "Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes. Today is Friday. If you can give me a reason for speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go." The old gentleman paused. Then he said, "Years ago, my wife ran off with a State trooper. I thought you were bringing her back." "Have a good day, sir," replied the trooper.

My grandmother taught me people can't (shouldn't) believe everything they hear or read, and only half of what they see. These love triangle situations can be complicated. The only thing out of the story I can say for certain is; The trooper is an idiot for having an affair. So, let's say the trooper either seduces, or gets himself seduced by a batshit crazy woman, they have an affair, and now the woman wants the trooper all for herself or asks for some unsavory favor. She now has the power to exploit the illicit liaison as leverage to blackmail and destroy the trooper's career and marriage if she does not get what she wants. Classic honeypot. For whatever reason, the affair went sideways (as they usually do) and she was putting the screws to him. Ask yourself, why would anyone (cop or not) try to do something like this unless they were being threatened Did he randomly do it just for fun because he's a sadistic SOB, or more likely, used her veiled threats of suicide and blowing up his marriage and career to deal with the likely blackmail that was going on. I'm not saying the cop was justified in using erpo to deal with a scorned woman, but when someone is backed into a corner, they will use whatever tools they have in their kit to deal with a threat. I'm not suggesting we give the cop a free pass, he is certainly culpable because he allowed himself to enter into an affair that exposed him to extortion. What I am saying is before dog piling on the cop, maybe get the entire story before making a summary judgement.

This wont make any sense to you right now, but, I recommend just going with this. When the question comes up, the correct answer is always pork roll. You will understand soon enough. Welcome to the jungle.

Y'all are funny. You do realize that this plane was designed, very specifically, to not be found.