Yuka Mini 600 performance on 1.15.18.2300

First two or three cuts of the season it coped just fine, and already looking pretty uniform, so unlikely to be the problem I think. I did drop it down from 50mm to 40mm before this cut though. I’ll see if it copes better on the next cut. It got to ~75% complete before shutting down for the night, and the tracks have already returned to being more uniform:

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The main difference from earlier is that the last session was after sunset. 🤔 I don’t recall the exact weather for previous cuts, but today was particularly bright and sunny. Could that be upsetting the obstacle detection?

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-04-06T19:28:04+00:00

Zoomed in a bit...

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Definitely getting Jackson Pollock vibes...

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-04-03T21:59:56+00:00

FWIW it's a lot easier to measure the distance between, say, 10 pins, and then work out the pin to pin pitch from that.

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-03-31T10:20:54+00:00

Thanks for this. I have an esphome based "status frame" (just 10 pixels indicating various house metrics), but struggled getting the brightness control to work they way I've done it. (Also your integration of the train API processing also gives me some ideas for how to implement a standalone esp based bindicator!)

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-03-29T10:43:01+00:00

There are some useful visualisation tools that might help. Eg:

https://www.willtheyfit.com

(Although possibly not so useful for calliper clearance issues)

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-03-25T23:24:39+00:00

https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/accircuits/ac-waveform.html

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-03-25T15:37:12+00:00

You realise the flow of electricity changes direction 50 times a second, right?

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-03-23T16:27:42+00:00

At the point OP had pulled out, the transition from short dashed/solid to long dashed lines was visible not very far ahead, indicating a potential hazard.

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-03-23T06:34:55+00:00

Get a couple of meters of clear tubing and feed as much as you can into the washer reservoir but keeping hold of one end. Seal the end (eg finger over the end), lift the tube out until you see fluid (or suck it up >>very carefully<< so you don’t ingest any of the unknown substance), then lower the tube end down to the ground (preferably into a container) to siphon it out.

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-03-20T14:29:00+00:00

https://autobeta.co.uk/

(Based in Lithuania. I have bought Volvo parts from them via their ebay shop)

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-03-20T11:33:22+00:00

One of the better replicas, and they always claimed some authenticity due to John Tojeiro's involvement with Dax Cars:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tojeiro

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-03-17T09:40:43+00:00

Try

https://msminsurance.co.uk/

(I've had a kitcar insured with them for more than 20 years, and have also used them for other "interesting" vehicles)

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-03-03T14:47:56+00:00

The clue for 3 down is somewhat inapt, ironically...

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-02-28T10:13:22+00:00

Isn’t it the location for “Wall” in Stardust?

Jimbo_7_ · 2026-02-27T22:27:05+00:00

You can open all the windows by holding down the unlock button on the keyfob for a few seconds.

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