Continuing Thread: What Are You Fix-It'ing Today?

[billybek]

Fixed my dad's Schumacher Ship n Shore battery charger yesterday. One of the smaller electronic chargers that has a small cooling fan inside.
12 vdc 40 mm fan. 12 bucks. Done.
I like this little charger as it has a condition mode that really seems to revive flat batteries. I have to use my old Century charger to get a charge into a flat battery first then hook the Schumacher up to it.
Put a good hard charge into the 2x6 vdc trailer batteries yesterday and left it in the condition mode overnight.
Put two new back wheels/tires on the new to me GMC. The previous owner had a large 5th wheel that was tough on tires and winter is coming. Should be on the Craigslist scores thread but two new takeoffs and 4 factory alloys for less than the cost of two tires new.
Wife's winter tires are going on today.
I have a temp shed (Shelterlogic) to go up today and will dump some of the garage crap into it short term so I can re-organize and build the workbench that I have successfully put off for years...

[Ayles]

This is something I didn't fix, though I did contemplate it. People have had success in just recapping the light controller board. I just wanted it done and now it is with a warranty.

Looks much better with lights now functional.

[Racerbvd]

Temp fix, looking at replumbing the house

[Racerbvd]

[Noah930]

Broken glass while clearing a table. He partially cut his median nerve, leaving his hand partially numb.

[aschen]

eash I may soon be fixing my vomit soaked keyboard.

[Evans, Marv]

I was always amazed surgeons could find what they're looking for in all that mess. Glad they can though. Guess it's like anything else you do a bunch of times.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by billybek

Fixed my dad's Schumacher Ship n Shore battery charger yesterday. One of the smaller electronic chargers that has a small cooling fan inside.
12 vdc 40 mm fan. 12 bucks. Done.
I like this little charger as it has a condition mode that really seems to revive flat batteries. I have to use my old Century charger to get a charge into a flat battery first then hook the Schumacher up to it.
Put a good hard charge into the 2x6 vdc trailer batteries yesterday and left it in the condition mode overnight.
Put two new back wheels/tires on the new to me GMC. The previous owner had a large 5th wheel that was tough on tires and winter is coming. Should be on the Craigslist scores thread but two new takeoffs and 4 factory alloys for less than the cost of two tires new.
Wife's winter tires are going on today.
I have a temp shed (Shelterlogic) to go up today and will dump some of the garage crap into it short term so I can re-organize and build the workbench that I have successfully put off for years...

Hey Bill....whew....just reading all that wore me out!

I have to do the same thing when my batteries get too low. I hook up an old analog charger that used to be my grandfathers to get some juice going first.

That's a good idea about using a canopy temporarily while doing the re-organization work. I plan on doing my garage as well a little later when it cools off more, but was just going to put my stuff on my driveway...lol. Which Shelterlogic model and size did you get? 8x10?

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Ayles

This is something I didn't fix, though I did contemplate it. People have had success in just recapping the light controller board. I just wanted it done and now it is with a warranty.
Looks much better with lights now functional.

Is that your machine after work was done on it? Cool!

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Temp fix, looking at replumbing the house

Whoa.....that's a big job, Byron. Good luck.....keep us posted!

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Noah930

Broken glass while clearing a table. He partially cut his median nerve, leaving his hand partially numb.

What we're looking at under the blue strip is the tendon?

Great photo....thanks for posting, Noah! That's delicate work, I'm sure!

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

I was always amazed surgeons could find what they're looking for in all that mess. Glad they can though. Guess it's like anything else you do a bunch of times.

Totally agree, Marv.

I remember when I was young and thinking about what I wanted to be when I grew up I crossed medical career off my list because I didn't think I could handle working with the blood and injuries stuff so much. And for that reason I have the utmost respect for those that do!

Now that I'm older, looking back I think I would have made a pretty good doctor and maybe even surgeon. Too late now - but also have to say going into the field I did (Horticulture) - I have no regrets at all.

[Ayles]

Originally Posted by Baz

Is that your machine after work was done on it? Cool!

Yep! Had one of the circuit boards rebuilt to get all of the flashing lights working.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Ayles

Yep! Had one of the circuit boards rebuilt to get all of the flashing lights working.

Nice! I have an Asteroids machine and (through a FB Group) found a guy in Ohio who repairs boards and sent him a couple internals which he repaired. Works like a charm now. No way I could have done it. Gotta keep 'em going!

[billybek]

Originally Posted by Baz

Hey Bill....whew....just reading all that wore me out!

I have to do the same thing when my batteries get too low. I hook up an old analog charger that used to be my grandfathers to get some juice going first.

That's a good idea about using a canopy temporarily while doing the re-organization work. I plan on doing my garage as well a little later when it cools off more, but was just going to put my stuff on my driveway...lol. Which Shelterlogic model and size did you get? 8x10?

The shelter is a 10x10x 8.5 at the peak. $200 cad from Costco.ShelterLogic 3.05 m (10 ft.) Utility Shelter
Item 1416238 Model 70209
Had some stuff to do yesterday afternoon and didn't get a chance to get this done. Snow is coming today so thinking about a trip to Florida!
Will get this done hopefully before it starts snowing today. Will steal some big landscape blocks from my neighbor to anchor it down.

[Noah930]

Originally Posted by Baz

What we're looking at under the blue strip is the tendon?

Great photo....thanks for posting, Noah! That's delicate work, I'm sure!

That is the median nerve. It allows for sensation to most of the hand.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Noah930

That is the median nerve. It allows for sensation to most of the hand.

Thanks....I didn't realize nerves were that large in diameter!

I guess the fact it wasn't severed completely helped with the repairs?

[Noah930]

Originally Posted by Baz

Thanks....I didn't realize nerves were that large in diameter!

I guess the fact it wasn't severed completely helped with the repairs?

In this case, yes. The intact bit held the nerve together, out to length. Nerves tend to be a little bit elastic, like rubber bands. So if a nerve is transected, then it tends to spring back a little. This was a relatively recent injury, but on older ones, the ends get stuck in scar, and they tend to get used to be shortened so then you have to stretch them out to length and the repair is under tension, which is not ideal.

At other times, if the cut ends have retracted, then the still-intact ones make the repair awkward as then they (intact portion) wants to bunch up under the tension of the advanced, repaired ends. That's an example where a partial nerve laceration is tougher to fix than a complete one. Fortunately not the case here.

I just feel bad because nerves never really heal right/well. Even though the repair looks good, it doesn't mean the nerve fibers actually propagate back to restore normal function. And even if they do, it's on the order of a year for any healing to plateau.

This nerve is like a cable at this level. Lots of littler nerves bundled together. In the palm, it branches out to the individual digits so that those nerves are small.

[oldE]

Wow!
All I did today was replace 9 pieces of door casing trim which the cats clawed up over 40 years. The last cat died last month so it wss time to fix things right.

Best
Les

[Baz]

Originally Posted by oldE

Wow!
All I did today was replace 9 pieces of door casing trim which the cats clawed up over 40 years. The last cat died last month so it wss time to fix things right.

Best
Les

Just kidding Les......I'm sure that trim work is a bit tedious!

Also....thanks for the followup info on the nerve repair, Noah!