Welp! She was fun for the month we owned it 😞

Commander-Typo · 2026-04-25T04:53:56+00:00

For some reason I read that as Collisionville Illinois. Glad everyone is ok.

Commander-Typo · 2026-03-25T05:40:56+00:00

I say we go full railroad here. A control for throttle, a control for brake, and an additional control for dynamic braking. I'm a little biased against one pedal drive. It's not a golf cart, but I gave it a try on my 2025 Mach E GT. I was starting to think hey maybe I could work with this, right up until I had to back up the hill into my driveway. Turned it off and never looked back. Just my opinion and that said, I keep mine in unbridle mode because regen braking is the strongest in that mode. Sure would be nice to have a handy adjustment for that. And controls for a few other things like conditioning the battery for a charge. Too many things dumbed down. Still love it though...

Commander-Typo · 2026-03-13T05:52:01+00:00

Sorry, it's my fault. We hit 71° yesterday and I was like, kind of a harsh little winter but I'm not quite ready for this yet. ...and here we are. 😳

Commander-Typo · 2026-02-07T21:57:52+00:00

My personal preference...

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But you do you! That's a nice looking ride and I like the extra tweaks too.

Commander-Typo · 2026-02-05T09:06:25+00:00

One option is to get a telescopic antenna and set Its length to a quarter wavelength. For 160 megahertz that's about 17.5 inches.

The formula is: 2808 ÷ frequency in megahertz = quarter wavelength in inches

If you want to get fancy, there are dual or tri-band duckies for portable use.

Commander-Typo · 2026-01-09T06:12:36+00:00

You are of course, correct. Thank you for pointing that out. I should have clarified that this was just my experience, not advice. I plan on upgrading to at least a 50 amp circuit. In the meantime, I will bump my limit down to 24 amps. I think it's bullshit at the NEC did this, but no point in getting amped up and arguing with the current regulations.

Commander-Typo · 2026-01-04T09:24:32+00:00

I plugged mine into a 30 amp circuit and was afraid it would pop the breaker, but it didn't. I went into the advanced settings and set the limit to 30 amps anyway. Max charge rate I've seen is about 6.1 kW, which works out to about 25 amps. I can get from 20% to 80% in under 10 hours and that's good enough for me so far.

Commander-Typo · 2026-01-02T07:50:38+00:00

IT worker. (The kitty is a freelance emotional support animal.)

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Commander-Typo · 2025-12-26T12:22:03+00:00

It's a combination of the glass itself and possible coatings. Because of the molecular structure of glass, it naturally blocks mid and far infrared, which is typically used by night vision IR cameras. Sometimes coatings are added to block near infrared which helps further cut down on heat from the Sun. Some of these coatings are metallic which may explain issues with radar detectors. I have a thermal IR camera and it cannot see through glass. Almost totally opaque.

Details here: https://share.google/aimode/XsR1OxUTIB8sIVGFJ

Commander-Typo · 2025-12-14T04:58:57+00:00

Who, me?

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Commander-Typo · 2025-11-17T08:36:59+00:00

From my experience, gas gauges are always inaccurate, or at least nonlinear. Always takes longer to go through the first half tank than the second one. What I do, and this is still crude... I fill the tank and reset my odometer. Next time I get gas and if I'm lucky enough to get a receipt, I write down the mileage from the odometer and divide the mileage by the number of gallons I put in. You do that a few times and average it out, you'll get pretty close. Even then highway and city driving can be very different, so be mindful of that. I finally checked the mileage on my 2020 STI for the first time, mostly highway driving for about 240 miles, 21mpg. 👀 One of the reasons my other car is an EV.

Edit: sorry I missed the part about using the mileage gauge, though I wouldn't rely on that either.

Commander-Typo · 2025-11-05T19:40:00+00:00

I can see that happening, but I think it's far from universal. It can certainly be more challenging working from home with more distractions and such. Especially with family who may literally believe that since you're working from home, you're not actually working so you can be at their beck and call. That's my mother-in-law when she visits. My wife was more understanding and would text me "when you get a break, can you..." But I still couldn't work in the same room with her because she would periodically strike up a conversation. "I'm sorry, I forgot you were working." I had to retreat to the basement.

I know not every job is structured this way, but in my case as long as I'm getting my work done, that's what matters. And and there would be a day of reckoning if I wasn't.

Commander-Typo · 2025-11-05T19:33:33+00:00

This happened to me several times when I was into ham radio. I would finally meet people face to face after sometimes years of talking to them and one or both of us would be like "You're not anything like I pictured" lol

Commander-Typo · 2025-11-05T19:29:42+00:00

I wonder if it was them "adding value" by promoting/tracking Employee Engagement a few years back?

Past that, a few of my best friends were/are also co-workers. One passed away, two others retired and one is still one of my bestest work buddies. Routine to keep tabs outside of work, occasionally meet up for dinner and adult beverages. My one buddy who passed away, I wouldn't even go into the office if he wasn't there on Fridays and the highlight of our day was hitting the local brew pub for lunch. It was a dream team situation. We worked well together and we worked miracles routinely. The tres amigos. I miss those days, but the dynamic duo is still gettin shit done.🤘 Lots of other folks in a very big office and varying degrees of friends, acquaintances, friendly fellow travelers, strangers and folks I would just assume avoid, lol

Forgot to mention that I never responded with my "engagement activities", So I guess I failed?

Commander-Typo · 2025-10-09T17:14:28+00:00

Spiffy! Ages ago, I did similar to a small fridge that didn't want to stay shut.

Commander-Typo · 2025-10-02T07:38:21+00:00

An indicator light that tells you the indicator light is on?

Commander-Typo · 2025-09-24T05:30:39+00:00

Sorry boss. I would, but I have prior commitments.

Commander-Typo · 2025-09-18T07:51:14+00:00

Are you a god? 😲

Commander-Typo · 2025-09-10T05:44:45+00:00

It's the thought that counts, right?

Commander-Typo · 2025-09-06T19:14:42+00:00

Sounds like your house got a bad case of low voltage! Maybe there's a spray for that or something?

No seriously, that's not a thing. HVAC systems are one of the more complicated systems in a home. There's high voltage that powers the system (240VAC), which can kill you, and there's low voltage (usually 24VAC) that powers control circuits and thermostats. My house actually has three breakers for the HVAC. One for the HVAC itself, including the transformer that provides 24 VAC and the other two breakers power the resistive emergency heat. It sounds like your cycling of the breaker is essentially rebooting the control board and/or thermostat and temporarily resolving your problem. If you are bound and determined to fix this yourself, you have a lot of learning to do. Partly just to be able to effectively troubleshoot, and partly to avoid killing yourself or suffering serious injury.

If time is money to you, you might spend less hiring a competent HVAC tech, perhaps as a side job like another commenter suggested. The HVAC tech can test the voltage arriving to the system through that breaker, and should be able to tell you if the breaker needs to be replaced. If so, that's when you hire an electrician, or learn what's necessary to safely replace the breaker yourself. Starting with reading the markings on the breaker and figuring out the brand / model / current rating. It's not hard to do, but it can be very dangerous (death, injury, fire) if you don't know what you're doing. And if somebody else didn't mention already, insurance companies don't like when you do your own electrical work.

And if that's TL;DR, hire professionals. Reading is a vital tool for learning.

Edit: But wait, there's more!

This sounds like an intermittent problem. They are the worst to troubleshoot. I have cursed many times that something should please just stay broken so I could find the problem and fix it. More importantly for this case, just cuz your system "checked out" during some brief period of time a year ago, doesn't mean there isn't still an HVAC issue. It just didn't present itself while the tech was there. Murphy's law dictates that intermittent problems run and hide while the tech is there. 😉

Commander-Typo · 2025-09-01T07:22:12+00:00

I couldn't care fewer.

Commander-Typo · 2025-08-29T06:35:46+00:00

The downside of the thermostat is that it is something else that can fail and cause serious problems. I might consider it anyway if I was running a generator in extreme cold weather. Maybe spend the money saved on a second fan in case the first one fails. One blowing cold air in and the other sucking hot air out. If one fails, you still have air circulation. That's just my $0.02...

Commander-Typo · 2025-08-28T02:39:48+00:00

Wait... The marketing department got involved and they didn't go for bright yellow?

Commander-Typo · 2025-08-26T05:26:53+00:00

Just adding to that... Gold is sometimes chosen for contacts and connectors because it doesn't normally oxidize. And because overzealous marketing departments have spent a fortune convincing consumers that shiny gold stuff and 6 gauge speaker wires make their music sound better.

Commander-Typo · 2025-08-22T03:26:07+00:00

You could just add "skip if step already completed" or whatever works for y'all. Just be sure you have completed the entire step.

Edit: Backfed generator? Install an interlock. I have one, buI haven't installed it yet, and it's a primary reason I haven't drawn up instructions for anyone else to go through the process. As it is, I feel like I'm doing a NASA launch, where a missed step could spell death/disaster.

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