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Re: charging Black and Decker 18v batteries

Wendell Reeve — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:08:09 GMT

John, Many of the smart chargers used for cordless power tools have sensitive circuitry that could cause two problems if used on many motor powered generators.

charging Black and Decker 18v batteries

John R. DeBono — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:34:24 GMT

I just purchased a new drill. A Black and Decker cordless. It uses the same 18v batteries that powers my weed wacker. I was considering getting the cordless

Re: Parallel hookup question: Banana clip/plug or regular NEMA 5-15

MICHAEL HARRINGTON — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:55:56 GMT

Yes the banana plugs are shielded ... From: Michael Sutton Subject: Re: [Honda_EU2000_Generators] Re: Parallel hookup question: Banana

Re: Help with Spark Plug #

Wendell Reeve — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:44:12 GMT

Ron, I have bought NGK spark plugs for my Honda generators from several chain auto parts stores and they had the proper plugs. You might give that a try.

Re: Help with Spark Plug #

John Landry — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:15:04 GMT

... Ron, If you carefully examine NGK's part number guide here: http://www.ngksparkplugs.ca/documents/partnumberkey.pdf You'll discover that part number CMR5H

How can I determine the year of manufacture from an EU2000's serial

PeteL12367 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:31:19 GMT

I just got a great deal on a used EU2000 on eBay and was wondering if anyone on this list knows how to decode the Honda serial # to determine what year my

Re: Parallel hookup question: Banana clip/plug or regular NEMA 5-15

Gary Wilson — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:33:02 GMT

... them safely. Build one with standard plugs and use it enough, it may bite you or someone else! Correct. I took a Safety Officer course in the Air Force.

Re: Parallel hookup question: Banana clip/plug or regular NEMA 5-15

i.am.reil — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:48:10 GMT

My aunt in VT, until 15 years ago, did not even have locks on her doors... yup, times sure have changed. Sometime I wonder how I survived some of the things I

Re: Parallel hookup question: Banana clip/plug or regular NEMA 5-15

Wendell Reeve — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:41:09 GMT

And, with our God given intelligence, we have learned from other's past experiencies. We've learned about seatbelts, wire insulation, life jackets, high

Re: Parallel hookup question: Banana clip/plug or regular NEMA 5-15

genepake — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:34:44 GMT

A bit off topic, but it's amazing to me that any of us older than 40 are alive today. I remember sunny afternoon rides in the back of my grandfathers pickup.

Re: Parallel hookup question: Banana clip/plug or regular NEMA 5-15

Kamper Bob — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:47:22 GMT

Thanks for the answer, Wendell. Cheers KB

Re: Parallel hookup question: Banana clip/plug or regular NEMA 5-15

Wendell Reeve — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:33:48 GMT

The probability of an accident with an exposed, energized plug designed into the system was high enough that the Honda engineers determined that a shielded

Re: Parallel hookup question: Banana clip/plug or regular NEMA 5-15

Kamper Bob — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:18:46 GMT

Anything is possible but how /common/ is it? How many times have your cords come unplugged for example? I'm more interested in experience than theory. That's

Re: Parallel hookup question: Banana clip/plug or regular NEMA 5-15

Wendell Reeve — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:10:31 GMT

Standard plugs to couple two generators can lead to: Shorted out generators, a trailer frame becoming hot w/ 120 vac, a passing child replugging it in for you,

Re: Parallel hookup question: Banana clip/plug or regular NEMA 5-15

Kamper Bob — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:37:28 GMT

Are cords coming loose common? Couldn't a bungee pretty much eliminate the problem? Cheers KB