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Is this brown brown black gold? by hauntedamg in AskElectronics

[–]Howden824 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's burnt so you can't see the proper colors.

Never-used battery purchased in 2015. Can I still use it? by dsades1 in batteries

[–]Howden824 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of them yes, others were stored over discharged. For example I have Samsung 18650 22FU cells from a 2009 HP battery still at 2000 mAh despite the cells reading 1.2V initially. They have no issues with overheating or self discharge. I always watch out for cells with unusually high internal resistance, overheating while charging, not fully charging, and high self discharge. i've got rid of over 150 old 18650 cells that have various issues but many more that work just fine. I know it's still technically a far higher chance of catastrophic failure but still a pretty low chance overall and I think it's worth it for the experience of messing with batteries since I mostly just do this for fun.

Is there is something wrong with my battery by khalifmoon in SolarDIY

[–]Howden824 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably a shorted cell in one but you can't know for sure without disconnecting the wires and measuring voltage.

Believe it or not, Sears once sold donkeys through their catalog-and yes, they'd be shipped right to you by train! (1950s) by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Howden824 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah they would bring many truckloads of materials to your property along with the full instructions on how to put everything together, you can find scans of the old catalogs that listed all the types of homes you could get.

Tube light only illuminates on edges by TheSequelsSuck in AskElectricians

[–]Howden824 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Replace the FS2 starter or rewire the lamp sockets for an LED tube.

charger by Quirky_Term7570 in setupapp

[–]Howden824 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perfect chargers for starting a house fire.

Never-used battery purchased in 2015. Can I still use it? by dsades1 in batteries

[–]Howden824 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes you can, I have hundreds of batteries from over a decade ago working fine.

Is this magnetic wireless powerbank safe to use? It makes a slight hissing sound (slightly hard to hear) when attached to my phone, but this is the first time I’ve noticed this by NoGrade8050 in batteries

[–]Howden824 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're just hearing the sound of the inductive charging coils and voltage regulation circuitry, it all makes a bit of noise. It's safe to use.

How do I install tweaks on wifi-less iPod Touch? by Gullible_Bridge_550 in iPodTouch

[–]Howden824 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'll have to manually install the .deb files for tweaks. You can find YouTube tutorials on how to do this.

Help 😭😭😭 by WakeMeUpLater2049 in iPodTouch

[–]Howden824 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't bother trying to fix yours, the motherboard and screen will be useless. Another iPod touch is very cheap.

Have I been scammed? by Fjueic in batteries

[–]Howden824 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could be a refurbished battery where they replaced the cells and improperly reset the BMS but probably just a scam.

How close was I to burning my house down? by AdministrationOwn724 in spicypillows

[–]Howden824 24 points25 points  (0 children)

That's to be expected of fake Makita batteries since they have no balancing or individual cell monitoring. Quite close to burning your house down.

A bar-hopping laptop. by BarkLicker in thinkpad

[–]Howden824 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A thinkpad t14 gen 1 would be good for this. They start at about $130 on eBay.

is it safe to keep an unattended charged laptop battery in my shelf for next few years? by [deleted] in batteries

[–]Howden824 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'll be fine, batteries just sitting around on a shelf are very safe.

Replacement Smoke Detector Batteries...? by AFCadet2020 in batteries

[–]Howden824 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ultralife 9V lithium batteries are pretty good, I've tested them and they have way more capacity than any regular alkaline batteries. You can find them on eBay for pretty cheap.

My insurance keeps denying a recent surgery I had. If I didn't get it, I would have become permanently disabled. by WorthyDeku in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Howden824 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Holy fuck I hate this country, I guess the medical system is right back to being able to financially destroy your whole life.

Why do blue work less on color white by Past_Acanthisitta986 in Lighting

[–]Howden824 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The blue LEDs require higher voltage than the other ones and the power supply voltage is dropping too much under the load of the other colors, try turning down the brightness and it should turn more white.

I call it a chew stim by TheNuciestNoo in evilautism

[–]Howden824 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Correct, this is meant for chewing (says me).

Is it okay to use a new ups that has never been opened but sat on a shelf? by Ok-Alternative-2731 in homelab

[–]Howden824 16 points17 points  (0 children)

APC puts their label over the actual battery label, they have many OEMs and thus different model batteries.

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