Led Cost What did it cost to light the LED house in the movie, "Deck The Halls"? (Materials & Labor)?
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I don't know the cost but LEDs are cheap when bought in quantity. The least expensive colors are red, yellow and green. Blue is high dollar. The power supply shouldn't be much unless you have a LOT of them (drain = 20 mA typ). Just watch your polarity and make sure to use a DC source rated at around 3vdc. Connect in parallel.
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Is it worth the cost to upgrade all my cfls and ccfls to led bulbs?
I just installed a 40 watt led bulb that uses 8 watts. I like it but it cost 40$ and it only saves me about 2 watts over cfl bulb. its going to take years before i save any money.
Depends on your preference of light quality. Even "daylight" balanced CFL's are still heavy inthe green portion of the visible spectrum. A daylight LED will give a better rendering of white.
If you are handy with a soldering iron, you can buy the component power LEDS, either as a module or as a tabbed chip to make your own arrays.
CFL's and CCFL's use an oscillator that can cause headaches for some people and will create RF interference, some worse than others. If you have headaches you cannot account for- switching to the LEDs is the way to go. While some LED power supplies use Pulse Width Modulation for the power source, you are not required to use that as your power source- you can run them off a battery or a transformer with the correct regulator.
LED lighting is cold friendly, CFL's are not.
LED lighting is longer lived than CFL's, the conservative estimate for an average LED lamp is 50,000 hours. CFLs and CCFl's are not even close to that.
LED lighting is metal housing friendly. Many CFL's fail prematurely in exhaust hoods and recessed lighting fixtures due to the quirks of plasma energy flow paths. When the shortest path to ground potential is the corner of a fixture, the energy gets concentrated there and will compromise the glass envelope.
I was washing my '99 Road King, and I let it idle to help it dry. I started going over the chrome on the windshield and handlebars with a microfiber rag, when the rag snagged on something, fell out of my hand and onto the exhaust! It started melting instantly, and by the time I ripped it off, it had left a burnt plastic residue on the chrome! STUPID, I know, but how han I scrub that off without scratching the chrome? PLEASE HELP! This is the only thing in my life worth anything to me!!!!
let everything cool-to cold-get out the steel wool that has soap in it brillo also has non steel steel wool isdts plastic-dish soap plenty of water and lots of rubbing dont rub dry
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When you want to buy a classic car, there are a lot of thing to look at and inspect, in this article I will deal with one specific car, the Chevrolet Corvette, you look at a lot of the same things as every other car, but the Corvette does have it's own special areas of interest.
Check The Numbers: First just a quick visual inspection, do they look UN-tampered with, do they look like they were stamped at the factory.
These are the numbers to look at, if your looking at it as an investment, this is one of the most important things you need to look at..
Body ID Engine Number: Casting Number, RPO Codes, Date Codes, and other various stampings. Trim Tag: Vin Code, Paint Code, Transmission Code. Owners Title: Make sure it all matches with the title.
Body Work: Make sure that the body in general looks square, if it doesn't this indicates a wreck, or worn body mounts, or possibly frame damage in the area that isn't square.
Check the nose alignment, this is another indicator that the car has been in a front end collision.
Wheel Well Height: Check the height of the wheels at all four corners of the car, if they look different, this indicates a suspension problem, it may be simple like a shock, or extensive like a broken spring, so take your time and pay attention.
Body Surface: What your checking for here is anything that looks like it doesn't belong, like bumps, ripples, waves, visible seems, and last but not least, paint shrinkage, most of these mean a repaint.
Paint Work: Check against the paint code to see it the car has the factory paint color on it, look for over spray on any areas of the body, certain years did have a bit of engine over spray from the factory, just a bit on the headers of the car.
Paint surface problems, this includes lifting, checking if the car has a lacquer type paint on it, look for over masking, this will indicate that the car has been repainted at some point in time, you should also look for dust in the paint.
Look for scratches showing through the paint, you'll never see this with a factory paint job, look for bubbles, flaking, peeling, all of these things indicate that the car has been repainted at some point in time, and not a good job done with the paint
Color Match: Look for areas that look like the color is a bit off, or doesn't match the rest of the car, this always means body work in the are where the paint doesn't match, and usually means that the car has had an accident.
Check Panel Gaps, And Bumper Height: Check the front bumper to make sure that it sets level, and the height that it should, check the gaps around the hood, doors, T-top, deck lid, and last but not least the rear bumper.
Steel Work: A common misconception about the Corvette is the one where it has nothing that can rust, because the car is made from fiber glass, this is 100% not true, there is a lot of steel in a Corvette.
Check the frame of the car for undercoat peeling, or falling off of the car, look at the frame for surface rust, flaking rust. Patch repairs, and holes, check around the windshield posts, this is one of the areas where they wrap fiber glass around the metal.
Under Hood And Engine: First of all you'll want to check the painted surface of the engine for condition of the paint, and also take a look at the chrome surfaces of the engine, look for peeling, and rust showing through the chrome.
Check For Originality: If your a car collector who buys these cars for investment reasons, this could be the most important parts of the process, basically your looking for things that may look out of place, or don't look as if the factory installed them.
This usually is not to hard to determine, you'll bee looking at the exhaust system, the fuel system including but not limited to the carburetor, the fuel pump, the intake manifold, the air cleaner, next is the wiring, you'll be looking that the general condition of the harness, and the wiring ends.
Maintenance: You should look at heater hose connections, and hose condition, also look at all of the drive belts on the car, after that you'll move on to a maintenance check, this will include coolant level, engine oil level, hydraulic fluid level, brake fluid level, transmission fluid level, and last but not least power steering fluid level.
Check Engine Condition: This is a very important step, especially if you need to save money while restoring the car, have the owner start the car for you, check the engine at the tail pipe for smoke when the engine is revved, also look at the inside of the oil filler cap for sludge, an indicator of poor engine maintenance.
Also if you see smoke when the engine is revved, and it seems to go away when the engine warms up, it needs valve seals replaced, and more then likely a valve job, examine coolant for oil in the water, this will look like a white substance floating on the water, and check radiator for leaks.
Check Engine For Leaks: Leaks from the engine are important because they can mean that the engine needs to be removed from the car to fix them, at which point it's always better to just rebuild the engine to make sure that everything is up to par.
When checking for leaks you need to concentrate on a few areas of the engine to be through with your inspection of the engine, to start with always check the bottom radiator hose for leaks, and then check around the distributor, valve covers, the rear of the intake manifold, and the bell housing.
You should also look under the car to see where it has been dripping oil on the ground, and while your there look the the back of the engine where the transmission connects to the engine for oil leaks, this usually indicate a rear main seal leak, and is a lot of work to fix.
Interior Check: This is a big area to check, so I will try to narrow it down as much as I possibly can, first of all your should check the carpet for wear, such as rips, tears, and fraying, check for dryness, or wet areas, this usually indicate a leak, such as a heater core.
Check the condition of the center console for cracks, breaks, and repair work in the past, look at both door panels for ripping, and tearing, if you find any, you know that you'll be replacing them, look at the dash panel, it's made out of plastic, so it can crack, fade, or just deteriorate over time.
Also look at the door seals, all the rubber around the doors, and top of the car, also check the seat belts for wear, or abuse, check both door latches for proper latching, you should always have two clicks before the door is all the way latched.
Check the steering wheel for wear, and if it's a tilt, or telescoping wheel check to make sure that both of those option are working correctly, check your convertible tops for alignment, or digging in to the car body, always check the seals around the tops.
Check all compartment doors, hinges, and latches to make sure that they are working correctly, inspect the windshield for leaks, and fiber glass bubbles, bubble here indicate rust around the windshield area of the car.
Road Test The Car: Unless that car doesn't run, you should always road test it, start the car and turn on the windshield wipers, keep in mind that special versions of the Corvette didn't have wipers, we're talking about the L88, ZL1, and cars like these that were race cars that were put on the street.
Inspect windshield washers to make sure that they work, check all of the lights in the instrument panels, turn on the head lights and make sure that they are working properly, check the dimmer, and the interior lights, also do a walk around and look at the exterior lights.
Check The Gauges: Make sure that you check all of the gauges to make sure that they are working correctly, and registering properly what they should, that about covers the interior check on the car, now we'll move on to a mechanical check.
Mechanical Check: You should check all of these things first with the car in one place, and then again while the car is moving.
Does the park brake hold the car in place on an incline, does the manual transmission pop out of gear, this indicates bad synchronous gears, and is a transmission rebuild, make sure that the transmission shifts smoothly, a transmission that is hard to get in to a gear usually has bad synchros also.
Test that clutch sitting on an incline to see if it slips, this means that you need a new clutch, pressure plate, and usually a throw out bearing, if the car as an automatic transmission, make sure that it shifts smoothly between gears.
Also make sure that you automatic transmission shifts down quickly, and smoothly, listen to the car for clunks, thumps, clicks, and the like, check the A/C if the car had it, make sure that the speedometer is working right.
Braking: Make sure that the car doesn't pull to one side, this indicates that you have a brake caliper binding when you step on the brake, also listen for squealing, this indicates that your brake pads are getting low, or you have something caught between the rotor, and the brake pad.
If the brake pedal feels to hard, it's an indicator that your vacuum booster is on the way out, or has gone all the way our, with the car parked put your foot on the brake, if it sinks slowly to the floor, this indicates that your master cylinder needs to be replaced, or your slave cylinders.
At Normal Driving Speeds: Listen for excessive wind noise in the passenger are of the car, this means that it's time to replace the rubber seals in the car, feel for vibrations in the car, these can mean a lot of different things, from bad wheel balancing, to drive line balancing.
Does the steering wheel return to center after a turn, it should do this, if not you could have a steering gear box on the way out, fell also for the steering wheel to shimmy, this indicates suspension problems, could be as simple as bad shocks, but could be much worse, so consider it not a good thing.
That's about it for this article, i know it's a huge article, and it has a lot of information, but I thought that it was about time that I did this article in it's full glory, but have still ended up condensing it down, but I did get most everything that I could think of.
Over my life in the automotive industry I have learned that I love the classic American cars, and in such have dedicated a lot of time to helping people restore their classic cars.
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The winds blew hard and swirled the last small leaves into the wintry air. The barren branches of each tree stood unaffected as a dove flew quietly in and deposited an urgent message from the King of Kings.
A message of love and peace on earth rang through the forest. Ending with thoughtful words of warning pleading to all who would listen and to all who can hear the voice of God.
My hands grew hot from the presence of the Spirit within me. Anticipating every word from the Lord I began waiting, listening, and yearning for every whisper of God's loving voice.
Pay attention all who can hear this message from the Almighty God!
My heart pounded and my blood pressure rose as the message became utterly clear that a battle was brewing up in the unseen heavenly kingdom to test all mankind on the earth. A test so great that if God's people aren't listening they will surely fail to endure the pain and suffering that will come into their lives.
Satan was already waging a fierce battle against all God's Angels preventing them from coming to the aid of His children. Satan and his angels were releasing a storm of evil with such great magnitude that a third of all people would certainly be annihilated.
I fell to my knees and beseeched God to hear my prayers for His children. I asked Him to rouse His prayer warriors to join my pleads and for Him to send a mighty fortress of His warring Angels to protect us from Satan's evil intentions.
The Spirit Dove once again flew in with a message of love and quickly retreated leaving in its shadow a terrifying thought confirming my worst fears. Christians have become complacent and have stopped listening to the whisper of God.
The words of God came flooding back into my mind reminding me of how many times He told me to "Pray for protection from Satan". When we pray, we defeat the devils evil plans, but when we don't pray protection we are vulnerable to the attacks of Satan.
The voice of the Holy Spirit rang out again warning of the impending disaster. The battle between good and evil was raging as the pendulum began swaying in the devils favor.
The good people of the world are happy and content in their lives. They have stopped praying, they have stopped caring, and the devil has been given the freedom to wage a war of epic proportion. A war of storms, earthquakes, and all forms of natural disasters. A war of sickness and cancer that will affect all of the earth's children. A battle between countries and nations and evil leaders who desire influence and power.
I ran to my computer and sounded the cry for all of God's children to fall on their knees and pray. I pleaded and begged sending article after article beseeching all who will listen and hear His voice of warning. Take up your Bibles! Arm yourself with prayer! Fight on the side of love! Stand strong in the strength of the Lord and aid your fellow Christians in their battle for God.
Ephesians 6:11&12, "Put on all the armor that God gives you, so that you will be able to stand up against the Devil's evil tricks. For we are not fighting against human beings but against the wicked spiritual forces in the heavenly world, the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark age."
Our world is a battlefield of unseen cosmic powers preying on all people who have not chosen a side. A force so horrific that all who are not listening will surely lose the battle and die.
Ephesians 6:14-17, "So stand ready, with truth as a belt tight around your waist, with righteousness as your breastplate, and as your shoes the readiness to announce the Good News of peace. At all times carry faith as a shield; for with it you will be able to put out all the burning arrows shot by the Evil One. And accept salvation as a helmet, and the word of God as the sword which the Spirit gives you."
I was like a watchman on the tower shouting the battle cry for all God's Christian soldiers to put on their armor now and fight for the Lord. Listen to God's message.
To my amazement a new message came flying on the wings of a dove excitedly proclaiming that God's Children were listening and they were fighting for God. The Spirit of God announced that the Internet Christian soldiers were fighting the battle and spreading the message of Jesus to every corner of the earth.
The Internet Christians are God's watchman and their prayers are resounding as they alert the whole world to Satan's plan for the earth. They are reading their Bibles and praying for their brothers and sisters to win our world for Jesus Christ!
Ephesians 6: 18, "Do all this in prayer, asking for God's help. Pray on every occasion, as the Spirit leads. For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God's people."
My fears subsided and I let out a breath of relief! Now I knew I wasn't alone hammering the computer keyboard while hoping and praying that God's children would hear the whisper of God's loving voice.
The great pendulum of the world that measures the invisible spiritual battle began to sway back to God's favor. Allowing the Angels of God to fly down upon the world like swarms of butterflies filled with the sweet nectar of victory.
Thanks to my Internet warrior partners and their prayers another battle for God has been won! Have a very Happy New Year and keep fighting for the Lord!
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I want to make my motorcycle windshield chrome. There are several people I know that have used black plastic paint, painted the back of the shield and it makes it look tinted from the front. I want to do the same thing but with chrome paint. So it looks mirrored from the front. Any one know of a chrome plastic paint?
There are several metallic paints and one made for kids car models that is very chromy looking. I don't know if it is made by Testors or not.
I think the trouble you will find is that most of them will simply look gray if seen by looking through the plexy from the other side. I also believe that most of these adhere best to a primer and require a top clear coat to keep from oxidizing (dulling), so I don't know how well they will hold up to the weather sprayed directly onto the plexy.
You can actually have plastic chromed, if money is not an issue. It could be dipped to cause a gradation or it could be an abrupt line where the chrome frame will meet it.
The chrome model paint might be cheap enough to try on a piece of scrap plexy and leave it out in the rain for a while to see how it holds up.
Have you thought about reflective window film like people use on their car windows? Don't know if the wind would peel up the edges or not.
Good luck.
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Need Help restoring a 1985 Ford F-150....PLEASE HELP!!!!!?
My dad is gonna be moving to Mexico soon and hes might be leaving me his 1985 Ford F-150. Its a great truck, its been running strong for the last 22 years. I can deal with a struggling motor for a while, im just focused on fixing the interior and exterior stuff first. By the way, its a two seater. Just that one row seating that could fit 3 people max. Does any body have any idea or clue how much it would cost for the following?:
-Whole New Dashboard
-Have carpet/upholstery installed on the floor
-Brand New front Row seating
-New Speedometer and every little gauge in that place
-New Steering wheel and the case that covers the pole leading the steering wheel to the axle
-Chrome Front and Rear bumpers
-Paint Job
-New Headlight and Tail lights
-New Side Mirrors and the metal that connects them to the doors.
-New Windshield
If you can leave me a website link that has most these things, thatd be great. Whoever gives most of the prices and help, 10 points.
The parts you listed and the paint job will add up to roughly double or more, what the truck is worth. 1987 F150 in fair condition with 100,000 miles is worth $1400. An average paint job will cost you that much alone.
