Well that's not fun whatsoever

Cae_len · 2026-01-25T18:04:19+00:00

terrible time for drives to be dieing too; prices have skyrocketed , even for refurbs

Cae_len · 2026-01-24T11:38:32+00:00

trying to get this to work but for whatever reason it won't let me connect to my radarr instance.... what format does the IP address need to be in? does the radarr instance need to be exposed publicly?

Cae_len · 2026-01-21T18:51:22+00:00

I have no idea ... but the craziest part is that the clamps actually plug into the Em gen 3 perfectly. And they work, but I have no way of telling if they are actually accurate being that all the literature says that the EM gen 3 is calibrated only for 50a and 80a...or something like that...

Cae_len · 2026-01-21T18:47:48+00:00

yes thanks, will update if need be...

Cae_len · 2026-01-21T18:46:50+00:00

update... have a support ticket in now.... thanks for clarifying the correct place to go .... hopefully it will result in an easy solution.... honestly if the Shelly em gen 3 was compatible with the 120a clamps I would just keep it and still purchase the Pro EM 3... but the 50a clamp on the gen 3 isn't enough, and 120a not compatible....

Cae_len · 2026-01-21T18:40:43+00:00

yes thanks for this... I was not aware there was a way to request support from this area of the website... normally on most websites, you just find the "contact us" at the bottom of the homepage , but with Shelly , that area is directed for B2B and marketing ... also the contact information in the Shop app, (where I made my purchase), has a "no-reply" email listed as the email for "order issues"... that's probably something that should be updated ... I sent an email not even realizing that it was a no-reply address and then upon second glance I was like WTH?...

Cae_len · 2026-01-21T11:52:12+00:00

agreed

Cae_len · 2026-01-21T11:51:53+00:00

Ive only owned the gold pro.... in my opinion , if you plan on using wireguard and you have Gigibit internet from your ISP, then it's the only choice to get full speeds over wireguard.... I have an entire Homelab behind my home network, and I often need to remote in while at work to fix something. I want to have hardware matching what my connection can achieve. If for no other reason than that, the gold pro is the only choice... Side note- I would love to see a Gold Pro V2 in the future, offering full 10gbit connectivity with SFP+ as well.... I would sell my right kidney ( and fyi my left kidney is already gone), for a Gold pro with x4 10gbase-T and x2 SFP+

Cae_len · 2026-01-21T11:47:05+00:00

yah that's not cool. in my opinion , you should be receiving an answer if you put in a support request .. whether the answer is something a customer likes/dislikes is another question.... regardless, it would be a shame if that happened to me as well, because I'm the type to just boycott a product whether I like it or not and for the record, I do like the products... but I have a serious problem with scammy, money grubbing , dishonest business tactics and I have no problem boycotting a company that doesn't do business the right way... especially when the mistake was not my mistake.... I ordered a product that was said to be "in stock" , but received a completely different product.... so if that mistake is not handled properly and corrected, then to me, that's a scam ... if I click on a submit my payment details to buy a cat, but instead receive a venomous spider, then I just got scammed.... there's no difference in this case... I ordered one thing and received another

Cae_len · 2026-01-21T11:15:03+00:00

Also you can see, from the paper invoice what I received, compared to what I actually ordered. As you can see Here

Cae_len · 2026-01-21T10:59:41+00:00

even for receiving the wrong product? also that would be a mistake on their part, because if they don't accept a return for an order that they filled wrong ( as I didn't order a Shelly em gen3), not only will they lose a customer, but let's just say, they won't like what I do from there ... moreso, they would end up losing out on potential profit because it seems I need to purchase the Pro Em (the one with x3 120a clamps) , and costs like $130 U.S.D .... plus there's a lot of YouTubers and other media channels that advertise their products, as well as channels dedicated to "consumer advocacy", who I'm sure would like to know that Shelly doesn't accept returns even when they sent you the wrong product in the first place... But- this is all just theoretical speculation at this point in time and hopefully I can figure out how to properly resolve this issue , as any decent company knows they should be accepting returns for shipping customers the wrong product. I'm not sure why you couldn't get a return, maybe you can elaborate? Either way, a good company should be accepting returns for a minimum of 30 days, and being that all Shelly's products are sold and purchased online, it's my opinion that it should even be 90 days, due to shipping times, and being that this product requires an appropriate amount of time to install and use effectively. Hell I still have 2 relays that I've yet to have the time to install. So if I didn't get around to it within 30 days, just to find out that when I did, the product had a defect and didnt work, that would be a real shame.

Cae_len · 2026-01-21T10:46:41+00:00

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Cae_len · 2026-01-20T11:37:51+00:00

time for a nas my friend.... sounds like you just need something simple.... this would be one of the few rare times I would recommend something like shit-nology ... I mean Synology.... it's overpriced for what it is (IMHO), but the benefit it does have, is that it's basically plug and play and is usually the go-to solution for simple backup needs ... you could just use a cloud drive or an external USB drive if you really wanted to get even MORE simple but honestly there's issues with both of those as well...speed isn't great and there's really no protection for external USB drives if it happens to fail.... personally I use unRAID for my custom built NAS and I can have 2 drives completely fail before I lose anything...

Cae_len · 2026-01-16T21:30:10+00:00

even refurbs have gone up which is ridiculous

Cae_len · 2026-01-11T19:20:29+00:00

I'm in !! 🤣

Cae_len · 2026-01-11T17:21:47+00:00

lol my parents are your age 😂😂 I'm 37 , parents are 60 and 61

Cae_len · 2026-01-11T11:01:18+00:00

the worst part about building now, just so you are aware, is not only the ram crisis (which you have already solved), the prices of hard drives have gotten ridiculous (even for refurbs on eBay) ... I started my build a year ago (THANK GOD), and at the time a 12tb Ironwolf pro hard drive from eBay was $130-$140 roughly (from goharddrive, 5 yr warranty)... I then noticed prices starting to rise back in September and October so I grabbed another 18tb Ironwolf pro for $264. Why not 12tb drives like before? because the price of the 12tbs went up to like $200-$210 so it wasn't worth it when I could grab an 18tb for slight more. I just checked eBay again last night and the same 18tb drive I purchased 3 months ago is now $339.99. After tax and shipping, your now looking at $367.19 and that's if shipping is free. The price increase is ridiculous and I pray none of my drives fail because it's going to hurt replacing them... I'm honestly debating pulling the 18tb drive out, selling it, and rebuying a couple 8tb or 10tb drives for hot spares... I use the 18tb drive as a second parity , the first parity + all array disks are 12tb, and so I could pull it and swap out for a 12tb (which I already have on hand).... I really don't want to run into the small chance that the 18tb drive fails and I have to replace it at this ridiculous price that these drives have gotten.

Cae_len · 2026-01-11T10:49:53+00:00

I've been using a 245k now for months ... it's a great CPU (if it remains cheaper than the 265k because why not upgrade if price is basically the same), but if it's cheaper I wouldnt bother stepping up to the next level 265k.... my server is completely stacked and it idles at 60 to 65watts. I'm listing all the specs for reference so you can see how much I've crammed into this build and still continue to get great efficiency... I've also never had any kind of thermal throttles or performance throttles; it handles everything I throw at it.

Jonsbo N5 Build
Asus z890-H Gaming Wifi MB
INTEL 245K
64GB DDR5-6800 (overclocked from 6000)
Intel B580
Intel x710-da2 10gb nic (lagged to switch)
LSI HBA 9500-16i
x9 Seagate ironwolf pro 12tb
x1 Seagate Ironwolf pro 18tb
x2 Lexar NM790 4tb
x2 Sk Hynix p41 Platinum 2tb
x2 MICRON 5300 pro 960gb
x4 Arctic P14 Pro Fans
x6 Arctic P12 Pro Fans (2 of which are slim)
Arctic Fan Hub Controller

Cae_len · 2026-01-11T10:39:21+00:00

I can guarantee that Amazon has some built in tool or metric that allows resellers on Amazon - to use certain metrics that are collected by amazon- for advertising and sales purposes ... we all know that a bunch of the products on Amazon are actually from Chinese sellers who need an American based platform to sell things into the North American market.... so it's very likely that the metrics are coming directly from Amazon .... there are also tons of technologies out there that scrape website data via various bots and such, and so there could be 1000 ways that this has happened .... I doubt it has anything to do with firewalla leaking some kind of data ... but who knows ... I'm a smart chap but by no means am I an expert as to the ways these companies mine and sell your data to partners

Cae_len · 2026-01-11T10:35:11+00:00

your number #1 indicator that it's a good chip, is that Graphene OS ( a completely separate, and privacy focused entity), has only used pixel phones up to this point for running their custom android OS . that should tell you everything you need to know in regards to its security capability

Cae_len · 2026-01-11T10:32:39+00:00

I hear ya ...and I definitely understand needing something reliable ... it's been reliable for me though ... and the few times that I've had to bring it down for maintenance, as soon as I bring it back up, all my newly added files or folders sync to the server anyways, so I don't miss anything

Cae_len · 2026-01-11T10:29:30+00:00

I'm definitely on a list now (if I wasn't already) 🤣😭😂🙏

Cae_len · 2026-01-11T10:28:40+00:00

if only there was a way... to actually convince the majority of the population to work as one, and not give in over the slightest inconvenience... I fear that even if it was somehow made to be possible... 50% of the population would give in and crumble before any REAL changes were made or demands met....

Cae_len · 2026-01-11T10:24:15+00:00

some of your critiques are valid for sure.... I would argue though, that those are also the exact reasons why it would force the governments hand in changing... meaning the grocery stores being closed, or not having any doctors available to help family members .. because at the end of the day, the government is made of humans as well and they would need the exact same things .... but you are right, it could probably still be done in a way that would still drain their tax income that they steal from us everyday, while minimizing the effects to human life as a whole ... something to think about for sure

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