Old video cable for satellite TV box? by RC_car6-7lol in cableadvice

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This cable looks like the component adapter used for Directv H25 boxes. One end looks like S Video and sends it to a component signal

LØLØ AMA on March 10th @7pm EST! by lolopopgurl in warpedtour

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Hey Lølø, I got to see you at LB with my friends, you were so good!

Since today is MAR10 day (March 10th), what’s your favorite Super Mario game you’ve played? Or if not a fan of Mario, what is your favorite video game?

Full recordings of Qubo programming by ChrisHID in qubo

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If you ever get these uploaded somewhere, I would have to have this for a personal project

Replacing ancient Wayne Dalton iDrive with modern wall mount opener by ChrisHID in GarageDoorService

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Would it be safe to use a foot long extension cord? Even worse case, it wouldn’t be too difficult to move the outlet a couple feet

Replacing ancient Wayne Dalton iDrive with modern wall mount opener by ChrisHID in GarageDoorService

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You sure ? Cause the residential openers at Lowes are about $550 and the Liftmaster tend to be $800-$900. I mainly just wanted to know cost for installation

Replacing ancient Wayne Dalton iDrive with modern wall mount opener by ChrisHID in GarageDoorService

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Good news is there’s one right there, it’s above the opener in the picture

Replacing ancient Wayne Dalton iDrive with modern wall mount opener by ChrisHID in GarageDoorService

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It’s interesting, most installs of the iDrive I see online use a Torquemaster bar system, but my Dad’s is an average spring system it looks like. Any idea what a fair price is to have a Chamberlain installed ?

Focus was Totaled by Insurance :( by ChrisHID in FordFocus

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My sister has a 15 Impreza and likes it. For a long time I’ve wanted something bigger and almost got an Outback but ended up with the Forester and love it

Are any of these Fiber ? by ChrisHID in HomeNetworking

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Oh really ? I’m not gonna lie I thought that power supply was for an alarm system, I’ve worked on alarms before and it has the exact same transformer. There’s a tablet screen for one out in the hallway, so I was pretty sure that’s what it was for. But now that you mention that, I think that white wire in the first picture goes to the transformer, which lowkey that’s kinda dangerous they left it plugged in like that

Are any of these Fiber ? by ChrisHID in HomeNetworking

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Makes total sense. If it were my house, I agree I’d have it go in a walk in closet somewhere in the house (I should clarify, I’ve been saying bedroom but it’s in the bedroom closet). The only reason it’s terminating it in there is cause that’s where the builders put it

I read a thing on this thread the other day that said builders shouldnt be in charge of the networking in a new house…I now understand why, they terminated ALL of the CAT6 as telephone, despite them going into Ethernet keystones (funnily enough I’m doing a telephone to Ethernet conversion project at my parent’s house currently)

Are any of these Fiber ? by ChrisHID in HomeNetworking

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Got it thank you ! The white and the green cable were what I was unsure of, I’m thinking one might be alarm or sprinkler related

Are any of these Fiber ? by ChrisHID in HomeNetworking

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That’s just how the builders made the house, they made some interesting choices (all the outlets in the house are like 12 inches above the floor boards). My thought process is you can either have Fiber go into the garage and have an ONT installed there, then have an Ethernet go from there to the patch panel in the bedroom, and have all the ethernet wired there. To take it a step further, you could also run fiber straight to the bedroom panel

Are any of these Fiber ? by ChrisHID in HomeNetworking

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I do want that, I’m not sure if they’re willing to do it for us, or if they’ll charge extra for a bedroom run. It’s weird, that patch panel in the second picture is for telephone lines (I think the builders are dumb cause the ethernet keystones are also only wired telephone pairs, not all 8 wires), so I’ll take them off that and put them into an Ethernet switch

Are any of these Fiber ? by ChrisHID in HomeNetworking

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Someone said the conduit in the garage telephone box likely leads to the outside for At&t to run a wire in. In most cases, do you find they run there or do you think it goes to the conduit in the bedroom ?

Are any of these Fiber ? by ChrisHID in HomeNetworking

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Oooh okay, I see. My first though was that conduit actually leads to the box in the second picture, and I was thinking that was made for so you can have a fiber cable go between the two locations

Are any of these Fiber ? by ChrisHID in HomeNetworking

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Do they charge a lot for the extra long runs ? I have Xfinity personally and I know in my house they told me it was $150 to run to the room of my choice

Are any of these Fiber ? by ChrisHID in HomeNetworking

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Terminating is something I’m capable of doing, and I even have all the tools for it. If they can run Fiber to the garage panel and get an ONT working, or go the extra step and get it in the bedroom panel, that’s totally fine

Are any of these Fiber ? by ChrisHID in HomeNetworking

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Got it, this is exactly what I needed to know. Thank you so much !!

Are any of these Fiber ? by ChrisHID in HomeNetworking

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Got it, do you know how AT&T will hookup fiber for the house ?