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[Mickey(not so fine)]

I know you said you weren't an electric guy, but do you have a volt meter and some basic understanding of how it works?

Mickey

[Mickey(not so fine)]

When you pull the trigger, do you hear any noises from inside the machine like a clicking or clunk? Are the drive rolls turning but not pulling wire off the spool?

Mickey

[Mickey(not so fine)]

Even if it is just the flywheel and magnets, the flywheel new is close to $300 and you'll likely have to replace the stator for around $180 as well. Its been a bit since I've had to do that, but I think those prices are close from the last go at it. I also recall having to wait for 'em every time...

[Mickey(not so fine)]

I've been seeing a lot of "surcharges" added to things lately. I had to job something out to another shop for ECU problems on a kubota. The final invoice had a fuel surcharge, environmental fee, and shop supply fee that totaled more than one third of the whole bill. I took the machine to...

[Mickey(not so fine)]

Oof, that's brutal! I keep big angry dogs that sound and look mean at home and at the shop for that very reason and also open carry everywhere I go. The homeless and crackheads that live in the woods around the shop have stopped coming around and keep some distance from the shop. The tweekers in...

[Mickey(not so fine)]

Ha! Nevermind, I was a little slow there but figured it out. Ya, I can get on board with that.

Mickey

[Mickey(not so fine)]

FJB?

Mickey

[Mickey(not so fine)]

I'm sure that has a good bit to do with it. Another issue is there's a bunch of welders looking for work as the local nuclear power plant project finishes up. All the union fellas have had it pretty good here for the last 8-10 years and now they don't. I've had a pile of engine drive machines that've...