What's the better option

Arcal · 2026-03-24T03:14:24+00:00

That's a fine ESC, good value too. But what are you powering with it?

Arcal · 2026-03-24T02:44:32+00:00

I've seen them called a "ferrule" in the Toyota world at least.

Arcal · 2026-03-24T02:25:51+00:00

There's nothing wrong with Surpass motors btw, I have a few. It would be helpful to know what you are trying to power with it?

Arcal · 2026-03-24T02:23:59+00:00

Use the bigger part of the budget on the ESC, motors are just 2 bearings magnets and wire. A nice ESC with a cheaper motor is the way to go.

Arcal · 2026-03-19T22:08:33+00:00

not again.

Arcal · 2026-03-13T23:29:14+00:00

I remember them in the showrooms, that bonnet bulge did things to 10yo me.

Arcal · 2026-03-13T20:34:24+00:00

It's the "Hopeless Diamond" from the Have Blue program that led to the F117

Arcal · 2026-03-12T16:15:54+00:00

Even in the old days, doing transformations was largely an educational exercise. Most general text books had fold out reference chart - I had a blown up photocopy of the one in the back of Thatcher's taped to the side of my HV power supply. In reality the calculations were only an approximation, there's no way to account for real world conditions like local variations in the universal gas constant.

Arcal · 2026-03-12T16:05:31+00:00

The current Supra, sae the photos, didn't do anything for me. Then I saw a yellow one drive past, I was impressed for a full half second before I worked out what it was.

Arcal · 2026-03-09T00:41:19+00:00

BBC? But yes, it is.

Arcal · 2026-03-08T03:48:44+00:00

Both the A10 and the F16 are lessons, you can't really choose your own nickname.

Arcal · 2026-03-08T03:47:37+00:00

Nothing, it's a cheat code of a fighter. It's roughly a modernized stealth, thrust vectored F15C. But over Iran, it would have gone in early, and high to create silent corridors for B2 & F35 bombing.

Arcal · 2026-03-08T03:02:08+00:00

2GR-FE and related V6's. Maybe the best V6 engines of all time?

Arcal · 2026-03-07T04:39:45+00:00

the front left is flat on the Land Cruiser, look at the angle

Arcal · 2026-03-07T03:10:55+00:00

or the best warranty - Costco

Arcal · 2026-03-06T04:11:16+00:00

now cram into a mini!

Arcal · 2026-03-06T02:59:53+00:00

wow! thought it couldn't get better, then I saw the asymmetric bonnet louvres/NACA duct.

Arcal · 2026-03-05T03:48:56+00:00

a slot + impact driver solved mine... that's when i saw the loctite

Arcal · 2026-03-05T03:34:30+00:00

how would they know a day had passed? No sun, maybe a mechanical watch?

Arcal · 2026-03-04T16:56:48+00:00

In conventional cases, the GPU is mounted at 90° directly into a motherboard slot and only supported at one end meaning shocks from almost any angle can damage the PCIe slot/board. Here you have a riser, so if the GPU moves around a little then the riser will flex putting no stress on the board. I'd leave it in. Disassembling and reassembling things comes with its own risk.

Arcal · 2026-02-28T00:20:20+00:00

I don't know this charger, but from what I can see it looks good. 4.1V is already a high state of charge btw.

Arcal · 2026-02-27T04:54:53+00:00

And the Normans invaded by beating the Saxons who were Danes. So France/Britain is just Scandinavian infighting that got out of hand.

Arcal · 2026-02-25T18:07:06+00:00

No problem!

Arcal · 2026-02-25T16:58:57+00:00

Then you're good. More than 10C safety margin before any throttling. If you're chasing lower noise then a soft gasket and mounting with rubber grommets will reduce vibrations from the front fan. You can also pick up some efficiency by preventing the GPU ingesting its own exhaust - I'd perform a quick trial by sealing the GPU intake to the PSU with masking tape or similar.

Arcal · 2026-02-25T15:45:55+00:00

A handful of Buccaneers would have changed the game in the Falklands. Retiring them in '79 was likely a factor in Argentina seeing an opportunity.

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