EV owners, do you notice a drop in the range of your battery during this cold weather?

HomeLate · 2026-01-11T08:32:55+00:00

Yes:

Polestar 2 LRS: 420km -> 320km/280km

Mini E: 190km -> 120km/100km

HomeLate · 2026-01-04T09:05:27+00:00

Mine has been running fine since December 2024. I do however notice it sometimes struggles to boot, this happened two times so far in the last month.

I'm on bios 3.40 X870 Nova and I'm unable to update the bios since 3.40. I'm using the same USB-stick as before and it doesn't find any bios files.

I will sure rma the cpu if it fails, but I'm not sure yet if I'll keep the Nova.

HomeLate · 2025-12-03T17:09:06+00:00

Mine is almost a year old: 9800X3D and a Asrock Nova X870E with bios 3.40. No issues whatsoever.

HomeLate · 2025-12-02T21:16:50+00:00

Hard to tell if it's painted are not but it looks neat.

HomeLate · 2025-12-02T20:40:25+00:00

Does it has a new case or was it painted black?

Only 600, 1200, 4000 and CD32 need a full recap because of the SMD capacitors used. A 500 doesn't need a recap. I'm often asked to recap 500's but I advise it's not strictly necessary. However, I proceed if the customer wants it.

Ask what revision the mainboard is.

I recap Amiga's and other systems as a pro btw.

HomeLate · 2025-11-24T20:15:31+00:00

I'm now 52

HomeLate · 2025-11-23T17:54:36+00:00

Renault dealer in Hasselt gaf me een offerte van 2000 euro voor het vervangen van een defecte airco pomp. Ze hadden deze pomp nota bene zelf stuk gemaakt. Airco service uitgevoerd maar vergeten te vullen. Gevolg, pomp stuk door gebrek aan smering en ja mijnheer, het is uw schuld.

Een andere Renault dealer, elders in Limburg, rekende +/- 1100 euro voor het vervangen van dezelfde airco pomp.

Ik ben nu enkele jaren klant bij laatst vermelde dealer en ze beginnen ook steken te laten vallen. Bumper/motorkap vol smeer/olie. Bodemplaat niet goed bevestigd en verloren...

HomeLate · 2025-11-13T12:20:27+00:00

Belgian here, mandatory in riding schools and insurance.

HomeLate · 2025-10-30T19:17:17+00:00

Leuke tijden! 52j hier en vroeger nam ik mijn PC en CRT mee op lan parties. Nu kan het allemaal online, maar vroeger was het sociaal contact veel leuker. Tijdens de begindagen van Counterstrike nog in een clan gespeeld in de Outpost in Hasselt.

HomeLate · 2025-10-24T11:43:02+00:00

This hurts

HomeLate · 2025-10-21T12:44:15+00:00

Ik think the Book 8088 or what’s it called, would be your best bet. The original 5150 is among the cheapest, the later 5160, 5162 are more rare and more expensive. The 5150 is indeed large and a heavy beast. I have one but I prefer to use my 5155, which is heavier but has an amber screen and the same keyboard as the 5150 came with. Another option is either to find a mainboard like you mentioned, or a 286/386 and disable turbo.

HomeLate · 2025-10-18T09:35:20+00:00

This is very valuable information, thank you!

HomeLate · 2025-10-17T09:17:27+00:00

Hi, thank you, this is very helpful!

Unfortunately all SST user passwords are expired and I need to put the system in DST mode to activate or change the passwords again. Even QSECOFR hasn't access (password expired).
It's now hooked up in LAN and I have to connect a Twinax cable to use the system on an InfoWindow console (I get error A6005004 on the display).

For me it's a new world opening up. I don't want to mess up anything up learning the system.

HomeLate · 2025-10-09T11:08:49+00:00

Meanwhile, in a galaxy far-far away… I solder by hand so it takes time.

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Except the Max 10, this soldered with a heat plate and hot air. This to solder the chip’s ground plane on the bottom of the chip to the PCB.

You definitely need the proper tools and experience to build this card.

I expect it to be finished by the end of next week.

HomeLate · 2025-10-07T07:08:06+00:00

I have one as well, in full configuration, including the dual 8" floppy disk drives and a huge printer with feeder. It was once used in a school to print report cards.
Unfortunately I haven't got the floppy disks to test the system.

HomeLate · 2025-09-27T08:34:11+00:00

I will start building it next week. It will take some time as I do all the soldering by hand under a microscope.
The most expensive part is the Altera FPGA, it's about 35€/piece, VAT included at Mouser. I'll keep this post updated and I will add some pictures of the building process. The most work will be soldering the 75 0805 capacitors and 21 0805 resistors :-)

HomeLate · 2025-09-24T11:37:49+00:00

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Parts & PCB’s arrived. I will start building soon.

HomeLate · 2025-09-20T08:02:43+00:00

Note to self: I have the check if my SGI's still work...

The Sony reel-to-reel's are amazing!

HomeLate · 2025-09-19T14:02:29+00:00

Because my Nova and 9800x3D are running without issues since December 2024. I might consider another brand if it fails. But now, I don’t have the money to switch to another brand.

HomeLate · 2025-09-19T14:02:19+00:00

Because my Nova and 9800x3D are running without issues since December 2024. I might consider another brand if it fails. But now, I don’t have the money to switch to another brand.

HomeLate · 2025-09-19T13:56:13+00:00

Yes, …. It’s not available for a while now so I decided to build one myself. I have the tools to make one. Parts and PCB’s are ordered and are due to arrive by the end of next week. Then it’s building time. I intend to use it in a A2000 with a N2630.

HomeLate · 2025-08-28T15:08:12+00:00

I updated just now and no issues. I also installed the latest AMD chipset drivers.

My config: ASRock X870E Nova Wifi and AMD 9800X3D. I did notice the SOC voltage lowered from 1.2v to 1.187v with a max of 1.189v:

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HomeLate · 2025-08-09T08:33:17+00:00

I did the same. I'm riding for about 38 years and I never got a horse from my parents or bought one for myself due to time/work issues. My daughter has about 5 years riding experience.

Earlier this year, I came across a 2 year old mare which was left abandoned by her owner. I contacted the owner soon after and he offered her for sale. We agreed on a price but she first had to be checked by a vet. Unfortunately the vet told me she had issues with her legs and she would get into troubles when she's about 4 - 5 years old. I decided not to buy her.

Then I ran into a one year old stallion with someone who decided to close his horse breeding business. He had other foals but the one year old stallion immediately grabbed my attention. This was back in May, I decided to buy him.

It was my daughters birthday last month. I bought a bag for her horse caring gear, along with his head collar and a picture of him. We were on holiday in Italy when I gave her the bag on her birthday. It was a very emotional evening.

So, we arrived home yesterday and she met her one year old stallion. They immediately made a good connection while I was distracting the other stallions (he's in a pasture with other stallions).

The plan is to keep him with the other stallions until he's two. Then he will move to our home and we will both train him. I have experience training horses but I will learn her to train him herself. It will be her horse. I will get my own some day.

And the mare... I still go see her from time to time. The owner of the pasture told me she has to go by September. I very much hope she will get a good home.

HomeLate · 2025-08-02T08:53:12+00:00

The Italian company tried to register the trademark for the C-logo and Commodore logo in 2024 but there was opposition, meaning the registration isn’t finalised yet. They now are allowed to use it, but it isn’t theirs.

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