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So I was bored saturday night....and decided to take apart my light bar and see why there was so much condensation ( I emailed inspired with pics with no answer, and I am waiting to hear back since I said something on IG about it). Of course I didnt take any pics which was a mistake......cuz there was a good bit of water inside the bar itself :grayno:. Dumped that out, should have let it dry for a few days but I am impatient...like I even use it ever. I did re silicone where the wire goes in, doubt thats the cause. I think its the seal where the lense is. I did learn something interesting tho, and wish you could just buy the little insert things cuz its that easy to change the light pattern on these from flood to spot.

After a month I also finally heard back from sPod about my wire harness that came loose which I did use my handy pin-out tool to try and fix with no luck. Basically a wire came out of the little metal part and I couldnt crimp it back together properly. I did use a little solder and its working, but I want it fixed properly. They want me to send it in...I dont want to rip apart my interior again to pull it, then put it back together to just wait for them to fix it for me.

Only thing I took a pic of was some welding practice, trying to get more time in with my tig.

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hinrichs;605479 Only thing I took a pic of was some welding practice said:
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Not bad for practicing at all. Pretty decent looking welds actually. I got a new one a few years ago and hadn't welded in like 10 years. It took me awhile to really get the settings right. Plus ten years prior I had been using a nice 240v Miller and switched to a 120V LincolnElectric.
 
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hinrichs said:
So I was bored saturday night....and decided to take apart my light bar and see why there was so much condensation ( I emailed inspired with pics with no answer, and I am waiting to hear back since I said something on IG about it). Of course I didnt take any pics which was a mistake......cuz there was a good bit of water inside the bar itself :grayno:. Dumped that out, should have let it dry for a few days but I am impatient...like I even use it ever. I did re silicone where the wire goes in, doubt thats the cause. I think its the seal where the lense is.
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If they don't get back to you, what I did, I bought a tube of that exterior caulk in a 'toothpaste' tube that doesn't require a gun. I cut the feeding tip just barely so there was a tiny hole (maybe 1/32"). I ran a thin bead of silicone around every exterior seem I could find, even where the glass meets the frame. Then wiped up any excess with a paper towel. I haven't had any issues and mine is a really cheap light bar.
 
WJCO said:
If they don't get back to you, what I did, I bought a tube of that exterior caulk in a 'toothpaste' tube that doesn't require a gun. I cut the feeding tip just barely so there was a tiny hole (maybe 1/32"). I ran a thin bead of silicone around every exterior seem I could find, even where the glass meets the frame. Then wiped up any excess with a paper towel. I haven't had any issues and mine is a really cheap light bar.
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I really wish I would have actually taken some pics, but I think the main issue other than 2 of the bolts/nuts that spin, I think the inner gasket is starting to fail which does not make any sense to me but who knows with this stuff anymore. I did take it apart one time before, which I think I had condensation then as well to pull off the yellow tint they applied which was more yellow than the amber I wanted. The amount of water deff suprised me that was inside it tho. It was through a few deep puddles submerged when I had the 2 door, and I always wondered why the condensation was always there. I will have to keep an eye on it again and see how bad it gets. I doubt I got all the water out tho. I may pull it again tho and let it dry inside for a few days.

Havoc40 said:
:thumb: nice looking welds!
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Thanks. I am happy with them for knowing basically nothing other than my one friend who used to live close that would kind of teach me stuff and a quick crash course on tig welding from a different friend. Ive had the welder for over a year but last time I touched it I hated it lol.
 
What kind of welder do you use? With Winter only a few weeks away :icon_crazy: I want to teach myself something useful this year. Could you post a pic of it?
 
Ddays said:
What kind of welder do you use? With Winter only a few weeks away :icon_crazy: I want to teach myself something useful this year. Could you post a pic of it?
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Learning to weld is a little difficult to teach yourself like many other things. Not saying it can't be done though. If you do want to learn though, I would highly recommend a basic beginner's class or have someone teach you that already does it. There's a lot of science to it that you don't necessarily have to learn, but even with the basics, it's nice to have someone show you that knows how to do it. Practicing on your own is where you will really bring the skill to life though.
 
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What kind of welder do you use? With Winter only a few weeks away :icon_crazy: I want to teach myself something useful this year. Could you post a pic of it?
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I thought I had a pic of my setup on my phone, but must have deleted it. Ill get some tonight.

I went with a Tig 200 from eastwood, mainly for the price, easy to use, and designed for more diy at home guys. I would have loved a miller...but 750 was more than I wanted to spend and it does just as good of a job. Also the store is like 30 min away which is a huge plus and they are open 7 days a week with a great warranty. Basically its just an easier to use unit than most cuz its simplified and very user friendly...and can work on 110v I think.

For my mig I have a hobart handler 210 which is more than I will need. I thought for a while about just getting the smaller 110v option like my friend has, which doesnt really limit you a lot, but I wanted the more powerful version just incase I want to go nuts and weld super thick stuff.

I also have a eastwood plasma which ive used like 3 times. Actually bought it for one project, and didnt use it for that. Its a fun toy for sure tho.
 
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Learning to weld is a little difficult to teach yourself like many other things. Not saying it can't be done though. If you do want to learn though, I would highly recommend a basic beginner's class or have someone teach you that already does it. There's a lot of science to it that you don't necessarily have to learn, but even with the basics, it's nice to have someone show you that knows how to do it. Practicing on your own is where you will really bring the skill to life though.
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I hear ya. My cousin is a certified welder and said he'd teach me the basics, which is what I need. I'm not doing roll cages and stuff like that. Mainly repair work, like fixing the mower deck for my farm tractor and odds & ends...maybe repair brackets, stuff like that.

hinrichs said:
I thought I had a pic of my setup on my phone, but must have deleted it. Ill get some tonight.

I went with a Tig 200 from eastwood, mainly for the price, easy to use, and designed for more diy at home guys. I would have loved a miller...but 750 was more than I wanted to spend and it does just as good of a job. Also the store is like 30 min away which is a huge plus and they are open 7 days a week with a great warranty.

For my mig I have a hobart handler 210 which is more than I will need. I thought for a while about just getting the smaller 110v option like my friend has, which doesnt really limit you a lot, but I wanted the more powerful version just incase I want to go nuts and weld super thick stuff.

I also have a eastwood plasma which ive used like 3 times. Actually bought it for one project, and didnt use it for that. Its a fun toy for sure tho.
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Which did you use for your practice welds?
 
Ddays said:
I hear ya. My cousin is a certified welder and said he'd teach me the basics, which is what I need. I'm not doing roll cages and stuff like that. Mainly repair work, like fixing the mower deck for my farm tractor and odds & ends...maybe repair brackets, stuff like that.
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That's perfect ! That's exactly what you need. You'll learn a ton.
 
Its been about 8 years since I took a few welding classes at UNOH...scared to see what my tig welds will look like lol.

I'm looking for a tig myself. I play with a lot of cages and turbos. Nothing worth spending big $$ though. I'll have to look Into that Eastwood unit. One of my friends is a boiler maker and told me to get an AHP Alpha Tig 200-X.
 
Havoc40 said:
Its been about 8 years since I took a few welding classes at UNOH...scared to see what my tig welds will look like lol.

I'm looking for a tig myself. I play with a lot of cages and turbos. Nothing worth spending big $$ though. I'll have to look Into that Eastwood unit. One of my friends is a boiler maker and told me to get an AHP Alpha Tig 200-X.
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Watched a good review of that one last night, and the only real advantage I can see with that one is that it can do pulse welding as well, which seemed cool even thought its something you wouldnt use as much.


So I think I need to check out the nitrogen pressure in my shocks, specifically the rears. Typically they ride great, but every once and a while, and it happened again this morning, I get a really hard hit when hitting little bumps which seems odd to me.


I did finally find my short antennae tho finally last night, I play very good games of hide and seek with myself anymore.

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