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Standard AG60P consumables will fit. Also; on Amazon, you can do a search for the BTC500DP and you'll see consumables sold by Bestarc.

I do have a gaming console; albeit old. It's a PS3. I don't game much. But I did hook it up for testing. It's normally hooked up to a different tv in the guest room just for playing when I'm bored. I definitely saw a great improvement having the bravia 7 in game mode. I don't use VRR and don't connect a PC to the bravia, so I can't really comment on that. Hope this helps.

@ I probably won’t use VRR anyways. I’m mostly concerned that it’ll disable local dimming in game mode giving lifted blacks.

@@1349LL Well, the good thing is you can always try it. If you don't like the results, turn off VRR. There's not any setting that you can't try. And what matters is what YOU THINK of how it looks. Don't put any importance on what others say settings SHOULD or SHOULD NOT BE. Use their advice to experiment, but in the end, make the settings the way YOU LIKE THEM.

​​@@1349LLI'm using ps5 with bravia 7 and local dimming definitely working in game mode , I had x90j before but this a lot better only negative is reflection are noticeable. Works with vrr there is slightly more blooming in game mode but still doing good job

@@ajwtf6539 I really love the picture for movies and hdr content. Gaming I had to really mess with the settings to get what I thought was a good image. I’m debating trying a qm8 to see if the higher brightness will give more pop with games. We really only use it to game.

@@kevinwells768 there are fans on the cooler. I bought 2 each 120vac fans. I think they’re like 4” each. They are attached to the cooler just like on a car radiator. They are between the cooler and the compressor. Being 120vac I have them wired into the compressor switch so when the compressor kicks on, so do the fans. But for many people, the fans probably aren’t necessary, but I wanted them on for extra cooling. But they are there.

Depends on the project you're working on. The bestarc BTC500DP could be considered a hobbyist plasma cutter. But only in respect to what and how much you're wanting to cut. If you're trying to 1" thick metal.... then yea, the Bestarc is ONLY a hobbiest cutter. If you plan on cutting 5 hours a day or want to adapt it to a CRC table.... then yea, it's a hobbiest cutter. But I use it for work related items all the time. I've taken it to the junk yard and cut up a lot of car parts. As for the air compressor, that simply means HOW LONG can you cut. A large tank lets you cut for longer period of time before the compressor has to refil. A LARGE CFM compressor means it can fill the tank FASTER than a smaller CFM compressor. I use my Bestarc on a 20-30 gallon 5CFM compressor. I can usually cut for a little over a minute on thick metal and longer on thin metal. And that's usually fine for my needs. But yes, this plasma cutter will work with ANY air compressor that has a storage tank. Just a matter of how long you can cut.

@@tonywarzecha1750 I assume you mean you run the 2 air compressors together, connected together, and want to add the 150 psi reserve tank to be a 3rd tank. No problem. The two compressors are 125psi. Running together as is, combined, they are still 125 psi. Just two tanks. Adding the 150 psi tank will be a third tank, but it will never be more than 125 psi. And what matters is the size of the compressor, not the tank. Meaning, if the compressors are 5 gallons tanks each, and the 150 psi tank is 30 gallons, they could stress the compressors a bit because they have to run much longer to fill the additional 30 gallons. But if the 150 psi tank is about the same or smaller gallons, then there shouldn’t be any problems.

@@850CANE Any compressor can fill up any size auxiliary tank. If you don’t run it too long. What I recommend is that you hook everything up, have the auxiliary tank turned off, then fill up your primary tank. When it’s full and shuts off, let it cool down for a few minutes. Then open up the auxiliary tank and let the air equalize between the two tanks. Turn off the auxiliary tank and turn on the compressor again to fill up the primary tank and do this process over again. Basically, don’t try and fill up 16 gallons all at once. Do it in 2 or 3 times to give the compressor time to cool down in between. Once both tanks are full, you can then leave both on and use them as needed. The compressor will kick back in at its preset level, e.g. 95psi, and it won’t be too strained topping off both. Of course, if you live in a cold climate, when you’re done using the compressor, you want to drain the air from the tanks so they don’t condense, create water, and freeze. But do the initial fill up in stages and not all at once. Your compressor motor can handle that.

@DIY_Mike-rm5we thank you so much for the factastic information. I live in a Florida so good on that. This is my first air compressor I've ever had so I really appreciate your dumbing it down for me. I'm going to try to go find me a used propane tank this weekend. Thank you so much for this video It was so so helpful.

@@john005_ thanks for the feedback. With apple’s ability to efficiently utilize solid state drives as ram, I recommend getting 16gb with the standard 512gb SSD. Whether you get the newer M3 or even M4, the 16gb/512gb will work. Use the 512gb basically for the operating system and apps/programs. Use the money you saved on more ram to put in a 2TB NvMe external fast hard drive. (Lightning port compatible). It is as fast as my internal ssd drive. Use this drive to put and save all your files. Docs, music, pics, videos, spreadsheets, pdf, etc. I keep my internal 512gb at about 400gb to run all my operations and as the ram assistance. I also connected an additional hard drive, (standard usb external I had sitting around), for all my mirror backups. Don’t need speed for that. The only advantage of a PC is that if you don’t get enough ram initially, you can add more. But with Mac/apple being able to efficiently use the SSD drive for ram (and it’s fast), you can do well with 16gb. I don’t recommend 8gb because you will be using the SSD as ram almost continuously. But with 16gb of ram, the SSD is used to help ram only about 20-25% of the time.

Hey there. Not sure what specific needs you might have, but I'd be glad to help if I can. While we can communicate directly, I actually find that it would be better to go ahead and ask right here. The reason being is; others might have similar requirements as you, and they can benefit from the conversation. Also, while I have been working with all forms of computers for over 40 years, I don't know everything; as such, other readers may be able to provide insight on some of their similar experiences. Mike

No, but a video isn't really required for this. It's really easy. Just need a pipe wrench or a wrench that will fit the existing propane valve. You'll probably want a length of pipe to fit over the handle of the wrench to give you leverage. (It will be on pretty tight). And a way to hold the tank so it doesn't spin. Use your imagination. example: Ratchet strap it to a tree, or put so heavy rebar through the holes in the hand of the tank and brace it. etc. Then when the valve is out, simply fill the tank with water til it overflows to get any old propane and fumes out. Then just use regular pipe male and female to adapt an air compressor coupler to the tank. I put an on/off ball valve in line so I could fill the tank and disconnect it for portable use. There are some videos out there, so I didn't make one. But it's quite straight forward and easy. The hard part is holding the tank still so it doesn't try turning when you're using a wrench and pipe leveraging to unscrew the propane valve.

Good idea. It's cool seeing how much water is in the water trap as it cools down. You can see the droplets collecting showing all the water that is "Not" going into the tank and/or into your tool. Especially something like my plasma cutter.

True; as an RF engineer I deal in "DB" gains all the time. The thing about sound, is that there are other factors to consider besides just the volume. Frequency is the biggest factor. A high pitch sound at 70db can actually "FEEL" louder than a lower pitch sound at 73db. But you are correct. A 3db drop is significant; but with my adding the 2nd filter it also changed the frequency of the sound, so it actually was a double benefit.

I'm sure you'll be happy. But some clarification in case you have a friend who has similar needs. The M2 Pro has many added benefits. The 16 core "Graphics Processing Unit" is much faster with graphics than the 10 core. Also, the 4 thunderbolt ports are almost a must nowadays if you want a quality 2nd monitor or high end single monitor; also the thunderbolt is necessary for a high speed external hard drive. My NVME external 2TB drive is "AS FAST" as the internal SSD in the Mac Mini. But it would never be that fast without the Thunderbolt port. You could buy an external thunderbolt hub to add on, but they are expensive. Finally; the 24gb of memory.... well, you're not really going to notice it over the 16gb. There is a big jump between 8gb and 16gb, but that's where it stops. That's because it's "Unified Memory"; meaning, it combines the RAM with the SSD hard drive to also be more memory if needed. So I just my 512gb SSD only for the operating system and the apps/programs. ALL other data, docs, files, photos, videos, music, saved games, etc. are all stored on the external 2TB SSD NVME drive. So the 512gb SSD and the 16gb ram will always be more than enough. You'll almost never go past 16gb of ram; and if you temporarily need to, the 512gb drive covers just fine. But you will be happy with your choice I'm sure. My opinion may help some others, but that's not saying your choice won't work for you. If you have more than a 1gb internet connection, the 10gb network card will come in handy. I only have 1gb, but if I get more than 1gb some day, I can buy a thunderbolt/USB-C network card that does 2.5gb for $28. (Again, thunderbolt/usb-c is the future).

@@DIY_Mike-rm5we I actually cancelled my order and got the M2 pro, 512, with 16GB ram. I thank you because the definitely didn’t think of how much I needed the extra Thunderbolt connections

It's not a matter of "grounding". Let's use a different phrase. (RETURN PATH). The reason I prefer that phrase is because some welding, like Gasless Flux Core uses DCEN (DC Electrode NEGATIVE). Which mean, the flux core wire is NEGATIVE, and what many call a ground clamp is actually the POSITIVE. Regular Mig usually uses DCEP. (The wire is POSITIVE). Stick welding uses EITHER depending on the stick. So, to make it simple, we'll say "RETURN PATH". The electricity goes through the flux core wire, into the metal being welded, and the metal is connected to the CLAMP "RETURN PATH" back to the welding machine. If you're working on FLAT pieces of metal, it's sometimes easier to make the entire table the "RETURN PATH", because a clamp is difficult to use. That's why in my videos I show DIFFERENT "Return Paths". The welding table, sometimes a regular clamp, sometime BOTH". Hope this explains better.

It would be best to get a 10 gauge cord. 12 gauge will handle 20 amps. That’s the wire throughout your house. 12ga on 20a breakers. 14ga on 15a breakers. But extension cords are braided wire and not solid like the wires in the house to the outlets. So I r3commend a 10 gauge wire extension cord. That will work. On a side note, if you buy one on amazon, it will probably say it’s 15 amps, but that’s the TYPE of plug on it. A 120v plug that does not have the sideways terminal. If it’s 10 gauge wire it will work fine for the welder.

Appreciate the feedback. It's just basic plumbing. Get the right wrench (recommend a breaker bar) and take off the propane valve. Then just put on normal pipe fittings to connect to your air compressor. I have a 2nd video on why you should put the tank after the regulator. It explains more. Thanks again.

There are plenty of them. The one I’m using is made by THB model W80. Comes in 1/4, 3/8, or 1/2” npt

Awesome, thank you! Glad you like the video and my channel.

That will be fine. Make sure you check out my other video in-depth on putting the aux tank after the regulator and why.

I definitely like using the after cooler. And with the water trap BEFORE it enters the main tank, I get basically zero water in my tank. All of my desiccant beads in my desiccant dryer inline of my hose all stay blue now. I use to have to dry or replace the desiccant beads about once a month. Now, it's 3 months later and the beads are still blue.

Thanks for the visit

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Glad it was helpful!

Not sure what you mean by flipped upside down. The bottom of the hub is black plastic. It would look terrible. As for over or under, there’s no right or wrong. I like it on top because it weighs less, and made of lower quality material, than the Mac mini . Don’t want the heavier item on top. Plus, I have the two sitting on top of a laptop cooler. Helps keep it cool.

Interesting. I double checked the product photos and that black plastic is actually the top of the hub (and you place the Mac Mini on top of that), but I understand where you’re coming from. Makes sense too. It probably does not matter from a functional perspective. Thanks for explaining!

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I double checked again and it looks like you have a different hub! Sorry! My bad… haha

Yea, it doesn't work that way. Doubling only reduces by a factor of 3. 4 each 16 gauge wires twisted together comes out to equal 10 gauge. If you have some lamp cord, extension cord, etc that is 12 gauge wire, then 4 of those together would be 6 gauge. Here's a link to a simple calculator so you can figure out what you need. www.wirebarn.com/combined-wire-gauge-calculator_ep_42.html. Also, FWIW the cheapest cable for such a thing is to go to harbor freight, walmart, or similar and buy some 4 or 6 gauge jumper cables. Put on the right connectors and you're good to go. 16 feet of 6 gauge jumper cables is only $18. If that's too much, you can spend $13 on 12 feet of 8 gauge. Put the pair together and you have 5 gauge.

@@DIY_Mike-rm5we thanks that helps a lot, better re wire my ground 👍

Not arrogant or condescending at all. What I posted are facts. Sorry you don’t understand the technology or basic economics

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@@DIY_Mike-rm5we You're not sorry in the factual sense of the word. You have zero knowledge of my understanding of tech, economics, or anything else. I won't bother you further.

I was using 2 27" Asus monitors. But I changed out and now I use 1 single monitor. It's an MSI MAG401QR, 40" Gaming Monitor, 3440 x 1440 HDR. Same real estate as 2 monitors but much more flexible, easier to multi task, and better resolution.