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My boss posed me an interesting question: would it save ener... - May 17, 2007 by floydf
The heat you are putting into it is replacing heat it loses.... - May 17, 2007 by Stephen
Your cost savings will be minimal over-all, depending on how... - May 17, 2007 by Real Chunks
Are you saying that leaving it on for the night saves more t... - May 17, 2007 by Stephen
Nope, not at all. Uh-uh, no did not say that. Just had a... - May 17, 2007 by Real Chunks
Gotcha, our power outages are usually not so considerate. T... - May 17, 2007 by Stephen
Hi, We did this last year and winded up having to replace... - May 18, 2007 by aj
The energy used to remelt the pot is less than the engery re... - May 18, 2007 by Stephen
SOunds we need our version of Myth Busters. ... - May 18, 2007 by Real Chunks
Or simple logic. 1. You are only replacing the heat that is... - May 18, 2007 by Stephen
2 more statement that need consideration in the logic: 3.... - May 21, 2007 by Loco
We also keep our pot just below the liquidous state over nig... - May 22, 2007 by FD
You havn't compared bills. What makes you guys think you ... - May 22, 2007 by Stephen
No, we haven't compared bills because we rarely let it cool ... - May 22, 2007 by FD
If the biggest waste concern your company has is the power l... - May 23, 2007 by PR
We have a timer on our selective solder so it's molten when ... - May 23, 2007 by Stephen
dat funny, pr U PHAT ... - May 23, 2007 by Peter Gibbons
The answer is simple...kind of. The short answer in terms of... - May 24, 2007 by mfgengr
Mf Eng, I am impressed! A real Engineer, quoting from his... - May 24, 2007 by Dirk Nuendyke
CK You keep forgetting to factor in time. The "lots of juic... - May 24, 2007 by Stephen
Just to clarify: I'd say that it will potentially save money... - May 24, 2007 by mfgengr
So Stephen, I don't know what part of the country you're ... - May 24, 2007 by Dirk Nuendyke
it'll be cheaper if you'll let your wave machine up all nigh... - May 26, 2007 by crashoveride
Crashoveride, That idea is similar to the analogy I came ... - May 29, 2007 by Dirk Nuendyke
The teacher at DeVry gave cred for ac circuitclass though I ... - May 29, 2007 by Peter Gibbons
WOW!! looks like I have made all the wrong decisions in my l... - Jun 04, 2007 by RDR
Sorry to hear that RDR. Although, I thought the statement w... - Jun 04, 2007 by Hussman
Ours was accidendally left on overnight many years ago. Raze... - Jun 04, 2007 by Darby
Did Einstein look smart? Or more like a town fool. It isn... - Jun 05, 2007 by Lozie
I think the point the others are missing is that the solder ... - Jun 05, 2007 by Stephen
What? When and where did this happen? What company?!?! Yo... - Jun 05, 2007 by WaveMasterLarry
Einstien was a wave solder guru? Lozie - if you keep you ... - Jun 05, 2007 by WaveMasterLarry
Hi Stephen, So are you guys talking from a facilities sta... - Jun 05, 2007 by Real Chunks
No. It was CK who brought up AC at his home and erroneously... - Jun 05, 2007 by Stephen
Are we not talking about down-time, when the time operators ... - Jun 06, 2007 by Lozie
Good calculation, i have to say. Do you forgot, If you le... - Jun 06, 2007 by Lozie
WML, You write �= a total of 280 minutes an hour� Where ... - Jun 06, 2007 by Patrick Bruneel
LOL! You got me there PAt! Good one, I must be spending to... - Jun 06, 2007 by WaveMasterLarry
WML, I won't dispute math but I will definitely point out ei... - Jun 06, 2007 by chrisw
Thank you ChrisW. I agree completely. The decision to idle t... - Jun 07, 2007 by mfgengr
Well put, MfgEng! Wave Solder did get lots of respect back ... - Jun 07, 2007 by Dirk Nuendyke
Please, it does not matter the school from which it is you c... - Jun 07, 2007 by Dr Shocker
Fire, January 1987, Gladesville, GME, Didn't, Did, No, Sort ... - Jun 07, 2007 by Darby
We do have the video of you with your pants on fire.... ... - Jun 08, 2007 by Hussman
Darby, you sure you didn't mean "liar, liar, PLANT'S on fire... - Jun 08, 2007 by chrisw
Verbal history says it was the wave. Written history says it... - Jun 11, 2007 by Darby
So, does turning off your glue gun at nite save energy or sh... - Jun 12, 2007 by Hussman
Huss, Great conclusion to what I believe to be a record t... - Jun 12, 2007 by Patrick Bruneel
"In your example, you are comparing "Energy used to heat the... - Jun 12, 2007 by Steve Thomas
You'll need to calibrate your effectiveness to the deliverab... - Jun 12, 2007 by Real Chunks
Chunks, So in layman�s terms you are saying shut the darn... - Jun 12, 2007 by Patrick Bruneel
Turn off your solder pot and let your glue gun keep it warm.... - Jun 14, 2007 by Real Chunks
With the added bonus that the glue from the gluegun will for... - Jun 15, 2007 by Loco
And i drive a Honnda now A CRV. Not sure what it stands fo... - Jul 25, 2008 by WaveMasterLarry