u/Sma144

Only tangentially relevant, but I have Deadwood to thank for introducing me to this tune

Paid $775, wellness program at my work will reimburse me about $300. Watched a few videos and starting with the beginner Pete plan.

I can't find anything about it in the manual. And am I missing a bolt on the lower table-mounting hole?

I know next to nothing about electricity so apologies in advance if I use any of the wrong terminology or if the answer is obvious.

I'm trying to set up some LED lighting in my shed using this m18 battery adapter, this step-down buck converter, this 16 AWG wire, and these LED strip lights.

Before I started mounting anything, I wired the battery adapter to the buck converter, and the buck converter to one of the lights to make sure it worked. No issues there.

Next, I mounted the lights where I wanted them, mounted the battery adapter and buck converter to the wall, and ran the 16ga wire to the farthest light. The distance was approximately 30-35 feet.

At this point, I decided to test it again before wiring up the rest of the lights. I plugged in the battery and the power button on the adapter flashed green, indicating that I had power at the adapter. I turned it on and the power button light stayed solid green, but the LED would not turn on.

In case that particular LED strip was faulty, I spliced in another one (the one I tested earlier, so I know it works), wiring it in parallel. I tried again, and neither of them would turn on.

I decided to disconnect the battery adapter and step-down converter, and connected a DC power supply directly to the 16ga wire which was still connected to the two LED strips. The power supply is capable of outputting 30V and 10A, but even with both dials turned all the way up, the display said it was only putting out 2V and 9.7A, and the LEDs would still not turn on.

At this point I wired a shorter length (approximately 8 feet) of the 16ga wire to a third LED strip, not connected to the other two. I connected that to my power supply to test it. I barely had to turn the dials at all, the display read 12.6V at 0.75A, and the LED strip worked fine.

Having done that testing, I believe I have isolated the problem to the 16ga wire. Having successfully tested the 8 foot run, I believe that either the 35 foot run is too long, providing too much resistance, or the wire in the 35 foot run is somehow faulty.

Should I be using thicker wire? Should I order more of the same gauge wire and try again? I thought this project would be quick and simple so I'm a little frustrated that it's not working and I'm not sure why.

A compressed 50lb bale of hay fits in a 31 gallon galvanized trash can. I line it with a plastic bag to protect from condensation, put the whole compressed bale in the trash can and then cut the ties. Keep it outdoors and it stays dry and safe from critters.

A compressed 50lb bale of Timothy grass is about $20 at my local farm store, which is about the same price I was paying for a 90oz bag before.

I've had my New Zealand buck Yancey for about 9 months now. He's very shy but has started to warm up to me lately. When I was petting him the other day, I noticed that the fur on his underside felt different, kind of stiff and wiry.

Today he flopped over on his side (that means he's happy/comfortable, right?) and I got this picture. When he's standing up you can't see the lighter colored areas/wiry fur at all. The fur on his head and back is very soft.

I took him out for a closer look, he has some dander but I didn't find any mites or fleas or scabs or noticeably irritated skin. He's eating and drinking fine and behaving normally and doesn't seem to be in any discomfort as far as I can tell.

Is he just molting? Does he need a bath? I'm worried that trying to bathe him would be very stressful for him. He's very skittish and while he's warmed up to getting attention in his cage he doesn't seem to enjoy being picked up.