this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2025
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Surprised that lil guy has enough power for stainless

[–] Grass 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Scientific equipment. Connect a bunch of electrodes into the dirt, inject some current, monitor voltage changes on other electrodes, come up with model for electrical properties in the ground. Useful for designing grounding for substations, or depth to bedrock, or water table exploration...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

My educated guess is that it's for welding.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I've always hated working with 300 series stainless.