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Old 01-16-2010, 10:00 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Alternator as an emergency welder

Here is a link on how to use an alternator as an emergency welder.

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Anybody ever do this? Does it work?

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Old 01-16-2010, 10:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
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No doubt it works.

Also no doubt I'd fry the diodes instantly, leaving me with a broken whatsit that needs welding and a fried alternator.
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Old 01-16-2010, 10:10 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Op, human, am I supposed to reply to this?

I was thinking the other day how much easyier life might be if I were a bot of some type. Like I just saw the Jap bots now have been programed to talk about footbal. Dose that sound strange? It did to me. Ok, so human ya?

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