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John, are you sure you don't have a cut on your hand. 6 volts isn't that bad. I'm surprised you can feel that. Are you barefooted, standing in water to feel that tingle?

John, lets start with color again, with alternating current (AC) there is no "positive" and "negative" sides. It's either hot or it's not. So with AC volts, it doesn't matter what probe goes where. Red here, black there....reverse them, and you'll get the same result. If you wish to...

Wait, you put one of the probes into an outlet. The problem with this is that if you put that probe into the "live" side, you are simply verifying that your tank is grounded. You can use one of the slots in an outlet assuming it was wired correctly. The longer slot is the neutral slot...

I won't be able to make this one. Being dragged up to North Jersey, kicking and screaming, to look at wedding venues for my kid. Enjoy everyone!

OK, I spent over two hours looking at the truck thread.....the only thing I can say is that I'm envious. Extremely well done. So I finally came back and looked at the tank. This does not look like the tank I saw when you had that meeting at your house....the one in the living room. I'm...

Double post.....why did that happen?

Holy crap! The @paintman27 is back. To hell with the tank, I want to see that truck! Did you finish the rebuild on the truck?

A bunch of alcoholics is what I see. :confused:

Looking good. How do you like the Mars Aqua? I have this fixture and ended up taking off the lenses....for relatively shallow tanks, the LED's with lenses are too intense.

Nice! So where did you get that bulb? Details!

Wow! I'm surprised. We are going to get blasted. Just shoveled the porches....easily over six inches already. Saw at around 7AM 40,000 without power in NJ. And I thought the wind wasn't coming until the PM. It's here now....blew over a ladder I had leaning up against the garage...

Wow John, you and those micrometer eyes.....good catch. Yes, there is a difference. First off, the new model has 24 slot openings around the entire cage while the old model has 25 openings, and that is with 1 7/8 inches blocked up. I was too lazy to break out my machinest calipers, but...

The new wetside arrived and you can see an update in my Tail of the Tank thread by clicking on the link below....post #411 (page 21) Inherited 90

Two MP40 Wetsides Died - One New MP40 Wetside Arrived! I ended up loosing two MP40 wetsides by the magnet's plastic case being compromised....and bleach accelerating the oxidation of the magnet, causing it to swell. I documented that HERE. I did order one new wetside and.......Woooo...

Notice James, it's called Deals and Steals. Now, if you go over there and steal it, it would be a heck of a deal! :rolleyes::D Just don't get caught.

I'm like a toddler on Christmas Eve, with my face pressed against the window, waiting for Santa to arrive. My new wetside is being delivered today by the Santa.....I mean UPS. WooHoo!!!!

I have vermetid snails. I would prefer not to have them, but it is a cross I have to bear. Every once in a while I go on the war path and start snapping them off. I think the only thing this does is to satisfy me in some way. I think the little piece that is left behind is enough to...

Do any of THESE pumps float your boat?

It really doesn't matter. You're interrupting the hot wire with a switch. If any white wires are in the box, they should simply be wire nutted together on their way to whatever. You're good either way. However, if you know the "hot" side, attach that to the black side.

Thanks John. As I gave this additional thought, I remember looking at parts about two years ago, and they had the ceramic bearing and shaft and back plate, and I no longer see that stuff on their parts page. I'm assuming they want to push you to purchasing the new wetside, and just pitch...