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Bricksnbeatles said:
Just realized that the dc jack placement for the Madbean VFE choral reef definitely doesn’t make any sense. As long as the toggle switch is in place, the jack can’t work. Ordered this enclosure last year, and being pre-drilled with double white layer and gloss UV printing, it wasn’t exactly cheap. Guess it’ll make a neat paper weight. Gonna have to order an updated one with a dreaded side mounted DC jack.
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Try it without the nuts and washers on the inside of the enclosure and then trimming the leads shorter. Then extend them with wires where necessary
 
NickKUK said:
Just realized that the dc jack placement I picked for the Madbean VFE choral reef definitely doesn’t make any sense. As long as the toggle switch is in place, the jack can’t work. Ordered this enclosure last year, and being pre-drilled with double white layer and gloss UV printing, it wasn’t exactly cheap. Guess it’ll make a neat paper weight. Gonna have to order an updated one with a dreaded side mounted DC jack.
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You might try using a sub-mini toggle switch, which doesn't extend as far into the enclosure.
You'll probably have to use short wires to connect the sub-mini switch to the PCB, but if it makes enough room for you, it's ok.
(and remove nuts & washers on the inside, as @falco_femoralis suggested)

Also, and maybe also try an "outie" dc plug.

First check the dimensions first using the datasheets for them (Tayda has them) - before buying....
Good luck!
 
Bricksnbeatles said:
Just realized that the dc jack placement I picked for the Madbean VFE choral reef definitely doesn’t make any sense. As long as the toggle switch is in place, the jack can’t work. Ordered this enclosure last year, and being pre-drilled with double white layer and gloss UV printing, it wasn’t exactly cheap. Guess it’ll make a neat paper weight. Gonna have to order an updated one with a dreaded side mounted DC jack.
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Would plugging that hole and drilling a new one to the left or right of it (or on the side) work? It would be annoying sure, but you don't necessarily need to throw it away.
 
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Prepping the snow thrower for winter yesterday, changed oil, dumped the old gas (the color of urine…), and drained the carb. I must've done something wrong or knocked something out of alignment, because it was revving out of control. Took quite a while to get it started, but even it did, something was wrong. Thankfully I went for the spark cut switch when I realized, but might've cut its ring life short…

I know just enough about small engines to not know how to set its governor, which I realized this morning must be the culprit. Don't know if it's related/connected to the choke adjustment, but it feels funny. it's definitely the cheapest feeling thing on an otherwise solid Toro machine.
 
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jessenator said:
Prepping the snow thrower for winter yesterday, changed oil, dumped the old gas (the color of urine…), and drained the carb. I must've done something wrong or knocked something out of alignment, because it was revving out of control. Took quite a while to get it started, but even it did, something was wrong. Thankfully I went for the spark cut switch when I realized, but might've cut its ring life short…

I know just enough about small engines to not know how to set its governor, which I realized this morning must be the culprit. Don't know if it's related/connected to the choke adjustment, but it feels funny. it's definitely the cheapest feeling thing on an otherwise solid Toro machine.
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Did you open up the carb? Or just pull the drain on the bowl?
 
jwin615 said:
Did you open up the carb? Or just pull the drain on the bowl?
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Pretty sure I just drained the bowl. Now that I've been thinking about this for a bit, it might have been doing this the last time I started it up (haven't had serious snow in a couple years), so I might've boogered it a while back.
 
jessenator said:
Pretty sure I just drained the bowl. Now that I've been thinking about this for a bit, it might have been doing this the last time I started it up (haven't had serious snow in a couple years), so I might've boogered it a while back.
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Needle may be stuck or gummed up, especially if you use ethanol gas. That stuff is hell on small engine carbs. Should really drain it then run it until it chokes itself. I'll even inject 2 stroke oil into my small carbs before storing on the once a year stuff.
Could also need an idle adjustment. Check the manual for the motor, not the blower. But, you want to do that at a temp near its usual operating temp. Setting idle on a unit at 65° when you plan to use it sub 30° won't work out.
 
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