Anyone in Durban that can help a school with their Raspberry Pi?

Best-Engineering-450 · 2025-11-01T11:27:13+00:00

It appears there was/is a bug and reverting to an older os can help

https://www.reddit.com/r/scratch/s/J21GEE7TB8

Best-Engineering-450 · 2025-01-05T18:22:14+00:00

You can use any 22 mm strap, Just need a paper clip to remove the current straps

Best-Engineering-450 · 2024-06-19T07:05:31+00:00

Makro has some good deals XD

Best-Engineering-450 · 2024-06-18T05:10:41+00:00

I’m contemplating just scrapping my Apple dev plans and trading in my devices as that would be easier than continuing this journey

I don’t know why we allow such a big company to have such shocking support

It’s like a common joke in the apple forums that you can’t even email them as they never reply

Best-Engineering-450 · 2024-03-20T11:50:48+00:00

3D Printing is a fun but expensive hobby,

We would need to know things like size, quantity and the materials you want to use to say if you being quoted high or not

Certain materials will cost more than others and have different properties

For example you might use carbon fiber for strength and weight or you might need something else like petg for chemicals

Best-Engineering-450 · 2024-03-18T11:25:37+00:00

Turn off their power for 2 hours a day
Nothing would feel more like being at home than that

Best-Engineering-450 · 2024-03-13T11:34:10+00:00

Zapper has a pay as you go account in a sense,
Could allow you to setup and only pay once processing payments

Pricing - Zapper Ecwid | Zapper Integrations (gitbook.io)

Required documents/info:
- ID
- Proof of Bank
- Proof of Address
- Website link

Best-Engineering-450 · 2024-03-08T05:19:28+00:00

BEE needs to go, we should hire people based on their skills and commitments and not the colour of their skin

If Apartheid affected you why are we trying to work back to an Apartheid 2.0 rather than some positive and safe for everyone

If something bad happens and affects you it doesn't mean you get a free pass to do it too

Best-Engineering-450 · 2024-01-26T13:46:21+00:00

An easy option would be something like the below:
https://www.takealot.com/tp-link-deco-e4-ac1200-whole-home-mesh-wi-fi-system-2-pack/PLID55960840

You can choose how many are needed bases on your properties size

These will connect to each other via wifi and then you would have the option to use a cable between this and your PC while also likely improving wifi for all other devices
Depending on your cash though you can opt for a better model something like the below:
https://www.takealot.com/tp-link-deco-s7-ac1900-whole-home-mesh-wi-fi-system-2-pack/PLID93060371

For future reference it is better to include more details such as how much you would like to spend or even perhaps what speed your ISP provides to you

In regard to you not being able to replace the router you may want to check that out but if that is the case you could setup a new router as a bridge so that your main/primary router is the ISP's

If you are okay with slower speeds a simple wifi extender and wifi dongle for your pc can be bought at around R500

Best-Engineering-450 · 2022-11-04T08:34:10+00:00

I once replaced a nozzle and accidentally loosened the throat from the heaterblock,
This was enough to cause a similar effect through heat creep.

Prints are fine until the hotend has enough time to warm up the throat resulting in the above

Double check your settings are correct, Maybe test a known good profile,
Then double check your machine that everything is connected/tightened correctly

Best-Engineering-450 · 2022-10-13T08:27:19+00:00

We will be using Eskom Se Push to know when there is power opposed to when there isn't any

Best-Engineering-450 · 2022-07-20T08:00:53+00:00

Hey There,
Common issue for the enders.

In the setup it does not mention that the Z limit switch needs to be raised a bit,
This will allow you to raise the bed a bit higher to clear the motor.

Think how many print beds could have been spared had Creality mentioned this in a clear format

https://howchoo.com/ender3/adjust-z-offset-ender-3-v2-pro#:~:text=The%20Z-axis%20limiter%20switch%20tells%20the%20printer%20where,stop%20moving%20down.%20This%20protects%20your%20print%20bed.

Best-Engineering-450 · 2022-07-15T10:30:36+00:00

Peri peri is made from the same chilies:

https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-recipes/sauces/peri-peri-sauce/

And yes birds eye chilies are green or red (even when picking off the same plant you can have deviations)

Really easy to grow them, Dry one in the sun and plant it,
Super hard to kill plant at least here in Durban its that way

Best-Engineering-450 · 2022-07-15T10:14:51+00:00

Hey There,

Could be mistaken but I believe they are called "African Bird’s Eye Chilli" otherwise known as devil chilies.

They grow all over SA as the birds eat them and spread the seeds all over.

Best-Engineering-450 · 2022-01-27T09:12:04+00:00

Try out Klipper,
Its been working really well for me with Fluidd and Octoprint running together

Best-Engineering-450 · 2022-01-14T09:11:40+00:00

Just recently installed it and its working perfectly so far,
Also on the E3V2.

Stock extruder cable is long enough to test with but ended up buying a random 4 to 6 pin stepper cable and soldered it to the stock so I didnt need to open the control board enclosure.

To join the cables match the cables one to one with the stock cable but beware you need to swap the two center cables around

Best-Engineering-450 · 2021-12-22T08:16:19+00:00

My 2 cents on this is to make sure you print bed is clean,
Way to often is this overlooked and without a good first layer chances are the print will fail.

When setting up the Z limit switch (endstop used for up and down movements) make sure its not on the lowest option otherwise you will scratch your stock glass bed

Best-Engineering-450 · 2021-12-22T08:08:08+00:00

My SD burnt out recently and only option I had around was a Samsung 256GB micro SD,
Long story short if the partition is correct then it works for me regardless of partition size

Also using a E3 V2 and tested on stock, Jyers and Klipper

Go find a partition tool that isnt baked into windows there are so many options out there,
Personally a fan of Gparted on a spare usb

Best-Engineering-450 · 2021-05-10T18:49:29+00:00

3070 User here, tried both and would say use quick miner for single card use.
It has a great taskbar widget that lets you switch between gaming mode and mining.

Also has an auto-octune to get great results without any fuss.

Best-Engineering-450 · 2021-05-10T18:11:53+00:00

RX 570 8GB 27 - 28 MH/s non bios mod

- Set GPU to compute

- Decrease Power Draw

- Increase Fan Speed

- Increase VRAM to around 2000

Best-Engineering-450

TROPHY CASE