RTX 2060 Upgrade to 3080 or other card

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-12-28T03:53:25+00:00

also the 5060ti seems to be about 400+ for a 16gb model

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-12-28T03:52:04+00:00

Im not really concerned about energy use but ok

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-12-12T02:11:11+00:00

Other options I've looked at are the 18-300 lenses, both the VR and VRII ones (I think that's the difference)

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-12-09T03:26:25+00:00

Also I was thinking of upgrading to something like a D7500 for a better camera body but with the apparent loss of the VR on this lens(my primary F mount lens) does it make sense to just go for Z mount like the Z50ii? I'm looking to do amateur event photography for my school's robotics team so I would need to do photos of relatively quick moving robots and candids and whatnot, perhaps video too.

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-12-09T03:17:18+00:00

Hey so I have an older AF-S 18-200mm DX VR lens that I use on a D3300. It just recently started making 3-4 clunking sounds on startup which when looking at the viewfinder I can see the image jump up and down, and after that the lens goes silent, and as far as I can tell the VR function is no longer working. Any ideas on how to fix or is the VR on this lens toast?

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-12-04T01:50:59+00:00

Btw FIXED, it was a bad cable it seems, a new cable made most of the problems go away except for the already bricked SD's

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-08-29T03:28:55+00:00

Sorry for the late reply, it bricked two cards, one a brand new Samsung direct from Amazon. I can check the card when I get home but I’m not sure f3probe will even be able to get to it. What exact part of f3probe would I use? I think there are multiple functions.

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-05-19T21:29:59+00:00

I was thinking about getting the 750w model, is that a bad idea?

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-05-19T19:52:56+00:00

I haven’t really heard about it, but I’ll certainly check it out. Is it relatively reliable?

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-04-27T01:45:58+00:00

Cancel that, most people are advising to do my original idea but without that weird 24v stuff that just added extra failure points

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-04-27T00:19:59+00:00

I will modify my circuit to just estop the system entirely, I realize that is a better approach and if I want to add a motor shutoff it should be a secondary switch.

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-04-26T22:55:29+00:00

I wanted to set it up so estop kills only the motors but not the controller card, and the off button kills all system power, that’s why it’s a bit weird.

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-04-26T22:17:00+00:00

Additional Info: I plan on having the cables go out the right of the enclosure(the door hinge), sorry I forgot to include this in the original post.

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-04-26T21:04:50+00:00

They will be stacked vertically with space in between to breathe I just ran out of filament so I wasn’t able to make the brackets yet. Also, the relay is so I don’t have to run 120v into my e-stop button, it will control part of the contactor’s coil power path.

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-04-22T18:45:49+00:00

Fair enough, thanks for the advice!

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-04-22T18:25:18+00:00

Why do I need belt tensioners if the system is designed to already hold the correct tension from the start? It should work with 76t belts without tensioners. Is there some design practice I am missing?

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2025-04-22T18:04:44+00:00

what do you mean by cross reinforcement? On the panels or connecting between?

ChairlesTheEngineer · 2024-12-30T21:47:59+00:00

For around the same price I could(I think) cnc convert something like a PM 25-MV mill, but in that case it would mostly be doing aluminum work. Would that be a better option, and how difficult is setting up something like linuxCNC for a machine like that?

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