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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
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- May 23, 2007
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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