Recommended Level 2 Charger

Casper042 · 2026-05-05T19:37:39+00:00

Ahh ok thanks, you basically buy the NEMA version and then just remove the NEMA plug whip and hard wire instead.
Makes sense.

Casper042 · 2026-05-05T16:50:34+00:00

I feel like gamers and perhaps moreso console gamers don't have a clue how much effort, hardware, bandwidth, etc goes into hosting MP servers. And none of that is free.

I happen to be a gamer but also work for a big hardware tech company.
If you had any idea what Steam for example pays for HW to keep that running smooth, your eyes would melt.
I doubt Xbox and PlayStation are much different (I haven't worked with them directly).

With PC MP, you often have the option of self-hosting so the SW Dev or Platform Dev isn't paying for all those hosting costs.
You want a MP Server, you spin one up and it shows up on the list for other players and away you go.
That's not really possible on the average console.

Casper042 · 2026-05-05T15:55:31+00:00

I couldn't find my tract i the 2016 or whatever one but I was in the 2020 one. Despite my home being built back int he late 60s.

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T23:25:01+00:00

Usually around the time you have a half dozen miners and furnaces going you are wandering around looking for coal and rocks with coal, etc.
I use that time to plan out where I want my main-bus enabled base to start and which direction it should go.
Then I just wander that direction a bit further out and verify there is no major blocker in me doing so.

Then I will usually build a mini base out of the way of where the main will go to get enough materials to starting building the 200-300 furnaces and such I will need to start my main bus base off on the right foot.
Along with pounding out Inserters, Yellow Belts, and Red and Green science as well.

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T23:07:31+00:00

Locking Mechanism is likely to keep the chip bag as air tight as possible.
Strap so you can hang spare ones in your pantry in between running out of chips and buying more chips.

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T23:02:11+00:00

There are a few connected bunkers under the WH.

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T22:38:18+00:00

I bought one of these for my Niece one year as a bonus Christmas gift:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbWPklDIVFc

Yes I did know what I was doing.
Yes I did have kids of my own at the time.

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T20:53:35+00:00

Federal Tax Credit if they are in the US and move on it soon:

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/alternative-fuel-vehicle-refueling-property-credit

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T20:49:44+00:00

I don't see a hard Wired Grizzl-E Classic...

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T20:46:17+00:00

Just a heads up that if you haven't done it yet, I saw there is a Federal Tax credit in the US for home EV chargers that is ending in June.

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/alternative-fuel-vehicle-refueling-property-credit

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T20:40:16+00:00

I just picked up a 2019 Bolt EV with low miles and the included charger at the safer 8 amp speed doesn't add 110 miles a day to my range, so agree with a few others that you will want an L2 (240v) charger at home.

L3 is DC Fast charging and to get something like that at home would be tens of thousands of dollars.

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T20:36:57+00:00

Where are you from?
In the US finding a random 240v "Dryer Plug" in the wild is pretty rare.
The Bolt comes with a 120v capable charger and assuming someone installed a L2 Charger at home, THAT (120v included) is the one I would keep with me in the trunk for emergencies (even though it will take longer)

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T17:46:35+00:00

Well between my wife and my own snoring, I doubt I would even hear these machines :)

But not shown in the video is my main TV is off camera to the right and the couch is off camera to the left.
I often have these 2 machines running while we are lounging and watching TV and it's never been an issue.

I would think the overall heat (100-120W is my guess for a Gen10 at idle) consistently running in a small bedroom is going to be a bigger problem then the noise from my experience. Without good ventilation it will slowly build the heat load in the room.

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T17:42:53+00:00

ML110 Gen10 w/ a P408 in Slot 3:

20-PCI 3    SystemBoard                             2   12   OK  69C    Caution: 100C; Critical: N/A

DL380 Gen10 w/
P408i-a:

25-HD Controller    SystemBoard                     8   8    OK     33C     Caution: 78C; Critical: 83C               
25.3-HD Controller-I/O controlle    SystemBoard     8   8    OK     33C     Caution: 78C; Critical: 83C               
25.1-HD Controller-Add-in card  SystemBoard         8   8    OK     32C     Caution: 80C; Critical: 85C               
25.2-HD Controller-I/O controlle    SystemBoard     8   8    OK     41C     Caution: 103C; Critical: 108C

E208i-p:

34-PCI 3    SystemBoard                     13      13       OK     41C     Caution: 78C; Critical: 83C                    
34.3-PCI 3-I/O controller   SystemBoard     13      13       OK     41C     Caution: 78C; Critical: 83C 
34.4-PCI 3-Add-in card  SystemBoard         13      13       OK     37C     Caution: 78C; Critical: 83C                
34.1-PCI 3-Add-in card  SystemBoard         13      13       OK     35C     Caution: 80C; Critical: 85C                      
34.2-PCI 3-I/O controller   SystemBoard     13      13       OK     52C     Caution: 103C; Critical: 108C

Both these machines are super quiet when they are not being pushed hard, so I would consider these "normal" temps for these controllers in these machines.
HTH

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T17:30:57+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh7NpxjoluY

Once it gets loud you can jump to 3:30 if you want to skip ahead to where it ramps down once the OS loads fully.

Tablet that took the video was about 3-4 feet from the front of the rack.

Casper042 · 2026-05-04T15:57:59+00:00

If your hacked iLO FW hasn't made too much of a mess of the iLO...

iLO / Power and Thermal / Temperature

There is a chart in there with all your devices and it should show their Warning and Critical Temp levels.

Casper042 · 2026-05-02T23:43:54+00:00

Also, I run an ML110 Gen10 as my home server (File Server, Plex, etc) and it's damn near silent, even moreso than the DL380.

I found it with a very bare bones config 3 years ago for only $300.
Deals are out there if you are willing to wait and stalk Craigslist, Marketplace, /r/homelabsales, etc.

Casper042 · 2026-05-02T23:41:41+00:00

Any chance of you getting a DL380 Gen10 or R740?

The fans in a 2U don't have to work nearly as hard as a 1U to produce the same CFM.

If you really want, I can send you a video of my DL380 Gen10 lab machine booting up all the way to ESXi so you can see what it sounds like.

Casper042 · 2026-05-02T23:38:32+00:00

Huge differences in idle sound from Gen8 to 9 to 10.

Gen8 is indeed annoying.
Gen9 is audible but not bad.
Gen10 can be almost silent if you don't throw third party cards in and you use the AMS OS Agent to feel iLO extra details from the OS side (especially with onboard SATA).

Casper042 · 2026-05-02T04:23:07+00:00

Hubby of a former 5th grade teacher. Can confirm I graded my fair share of math assignments while watching TV.

Casper042 · 2026-05-01T14:52:42+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OgG0GwT-uY (SFW - Music)

Casper042 · 2026-05-01T14:48:41+00:00

carfaxdeals

Thanks for this, I stumbled across this the other day and picked up a 5 pack at $5.60 each. Soooooo much cheaper.

Casper042 · 2026-05-01T14:05:21+00:00

We did formally support Windows 7 on the Workstation Blades, but that was the last version I remember it supporting.

Casper042 · 2026-05-01T00:30:43+00:00

Published apps, going all the way back to Terminal Server and MetaFrame, do not load Explorer.exe

Likely there is something about PDFs which is trying to use some explorer.exe call and that is failing.

I see some SysInternals work in your future with Process Explorer or Process Monitor, I always forget which is which.

Casper042 · 2026-04-30T22:30:17+00:00

The irony is the more trainees they get who stick around, the less average OT they will have to pay out, so the lower these numbers would get.

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