Month: January 2016

Well not the whole Paw Patrol says that…. only the outcast Everest says that.  She is the new pup from the 4th season.  Plus everything closed early today (Ever State run facilities.) and it did snow!    So quit trying to compare!  🙂

I was actually not prepared…. the temperature dropped so fast. I went outside old fart style and had to run to the garage to Transform into Fireman Sam!

Okay…. My wife disagrees with me…. but I think I should wear my Thorogood Hellfire boots to my Daughters next school field trip….. so I could fit in with soccer Moms! Really who said Hunter boots were cool? They are only cool for pressure washing or working in crap?  Plus one note…. running after kids with Thorogood boots was like running in normal steel toed boots.  To compare cheap rain boots…. well I never tried running because I did not want to kill myself.  Just a thought.

LED 3 left, LED 7 right

Someone called me today and wanted to purchase an used Dixmor LED 7 timer from me…. (I actually have 3 BTW.  🙂 )  But 1 is actually messed up.  The person had a Dixmor LED 3…. I know these timers hook up the same.  But if you look at the manuals from Dixmor…. they appear different or could be confusing?  This is because of the inconsistent perspective Dixmor used to illustrate the back of the timer.

The only change which she pointed out was pin 8 and 9.  Which I never really paid any notice to…. but did realize that on the new Dixmor LED 7 those pins are used for credit card acceptance.

The first 2 pictures were from a timer that was shipped with a Cryptopay acceptor.  The next 2 pictures are from a new older Dixmor LED 7 timer which looks the exact same with the same firmware.

I saw a Broadway service truck today and the truck had Minnesota tags.  I guess that is why you should always ask who is supporting your equipment.  🙂  (I am in Alabama. BTW)

I actually like the Broadway unit…. The Buff-N’ Shine Polisher it does a great job.  Looks like you hand waxed the car.  My problem was they are expensive for a unit you have to babysit.  Really is not fast…. you have to prewash.  Also if I remember right…. the chemicals were expensive?

Actually my Dad – Marc Wilson is a Broadway distributor.  But that has no influence why I thought the unit was good…. it probably does have something to do with him purchasing it?  LOL 🙂

UPDATE:  20160107  I checked out their website and…. they sell lots of random items now.  Maybe they use to years ago  also?  I believe…. I am referring to the “Auto Butler Buff N’ Shine Polisher” being good?  They have a mini tunnel thing, a flex wrap and a touch free auto (does not seem to fit their line of products?)  Not sure what their target market is either?  I thought it was car dealers?  Looks like they are also shooting for oil and tunnels?  All supported from Minnesota I guess….  I am just kidding…. Futura or Specialty Equipment distributors would be able to support the equipment also.  I am just kidding!  Bad car wash joke I know!  LOL 🙂  Well it made me laugh….  maybe you should also?  BTW I thought Minnesota only made cheese?  🙂

Well I got my copy about a month ago…. I am a little slow.  “Do your Walls Look Ancient?”  Why yes they do….  I believe all car washes look Ancient and outdated.  I guess I am the wrong person to ask?  LOL  🙂  I mean lets be honest…. except the Tommy Wash building.  Every car wash since they have been a box have looked the exact same.  I am also taking about lame express car washes.  (This is why I made the exception for Tommy Wash.)

The only other good looking building which was different and was an exciting design…. I have ever seen was the Lighthouse design. Which Autec had a patent/contract on supposedly?  Tommys wave thing is very cool also but the roof supposedly is flawed?  That is just what I heard…. also having the controls in the wash bay under the flawed roof?  Well that is just the stupidity I heard.

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This was damaged at a car wash…. but seriously why is their an antenna in the first place?  It is amazing what you notice when you look for something.  Apparently antennas are an American thing?  Except for Toyota SUVs and Trucks?  Could be wrong…. I honestly thought they did away with this antiquated technology.

But all joking aside…. seriously besides people over 80 years old who needs an antenna?  I wonder if my radio even work?  Why do I care?  LOL 🙂  Whoops…. Another joke.  🙂

Well I never check my ebay balance…. but maybe I should? I had a $465.43 ebay invoice!  I really think ebay’s fees are super high. But when I get a bill for $465.43 I need to remember…. They have a monopoly and I have no where else I can sell my very high quality products.  (Well FB is starting…. but FB is covered with spam.)  Wait a second…. you should purchase from me also! LOL 🙂

My ebay user name is cwguycom and my link is here.  Also this is just a FYI.  Ebay takes around 10% of your money and Paypal takes another 3%.  Ebay and Paypal services both give purchasers the exact same protection.  So there’s no reason to go through ebay just to “be protected”…. paypal gives you the exact some protection also.  Also when anyone asks if I can go down in price…. well guess what?  I have 2 additional partners in every transaction listed on ebay.  ebay does seem a little greedy…. I believe?  🙂  Ebay’s website has more ads then a linkbait site!  (website nerd joke 🙂 )  I believe you either have no ads and pay for a service or ebay style ads and have a free service.  But that is just me…. I also HATE tivo with their ads!  Tivo…. I paid you for lifetime service and all I get is ads…. why is this service not free?  Also seems like you sell/give away anonymous information…. seems like tivo service should also be free.  But what do I know?

Well…. Apparently when I purchased this box of Zmodo stuff it was really $50 off!  Who would have guessed?  LOL 🙂  I actually thought amazon marked it up then down.  http://amzn.to/1IGzUq2
Now this is going to sound negative…. but it is not.  It amazes me how few components can run a dvr like this.  Plus Zmodo still makes money!  This Zmodo unit is also the easiest to setup and everything you need is documented on the unit…. so you do not need the manual.  (Except default passwords…. but I might have been able to guess it?  🙂  My guess is 00000 or 123456 or 111111? )  My other units I have had were not as easy to setup and there phone apps are not as good…. but  I have also never had an issue setting up any units.  But these units are so much better then having a computer at your car wash!  The hardest part is configuring your router which you should have…. I hope!  🙂  But I did not use their non-static ip service.  This unit is for my house.

I believe this coin counter is >100 years old?  Made of steel, concrete and mine might have never been used somehow?  Mine had the original tags on the unit, box and all documents, extra parts and plastic bags.  But it does not matter…. I wanted something to remove tokens which it does very well.  There are some key things you need to know when operating a Klopp Everything Machine or Klopp ET machine.  The spacer diameter thing with the arrow is how you set the coin.  Also the belt tension thing needs to be like shown.  Also you have to select quarter thickness on the select knob…. but I believe it worked better where is is set?  Or I forgot to switch it back when I tested my tokens.  🙂  The people selling this counter…. sold it untestable because they could not figure out how to get it to count.  Might help getting one super cheap?

http://kloppcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/0750C-KI00_Model_ET_Diagram_and_Parts_List.pdf
http://kloppcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ET-Parts-2015-Retail.pdf