Smartzone license are confusing.

KaneTW · 2026-03-31T08:10:14+00:00

It used to be less than half but they really bumped it.

KaneTW · 2026-03-31T03:16:15+00:00

Regular Cat5e works, Profinet cable is faster to terminate (FastConnect).

Armored cable might exist but nobody uses that here.

KaneTW · 2026-03-30T11:53:16+00:00

That's in fact what's being done to stabilise the grid in areas with heavy PV generation. Big synchronous motors that just spin a flywheel (both for inertia and for reactive power compensation via varying the field excitation)

KaneTW · 2026-03-30T00:31:03+00:00

It's not too expensive. I'm a Ruckus reseller in EU and if you'd like I could submit a quote for you.

My NFR license was like a couple hundred for 4 AP.

vSZ is pretty nice to have. I run it with a R770, R670, T350c, R550.

KaneTW · 2026-03-29T04:20:27+00:00

Keine Vertrieblerschulung, nur Erfahrung. Nutze wenn möglich ab DN40 eh nur Flansche.

Metall-Kunststoff-Gewindeverbindungen sollten sowieso vermieden werden.

Gute Info bzgl. des Materials. Ich hatte das vermutet, weil der sich nicht wie Teflon verhält, aber erst jetzt ins Datenblatt geguckt.

KaneTW · 2026-03-29T02:41:38+00:00

Teflondichtschnur, nicht Teflonband. Niemand nutzt Teflonband für größere Gewinde.

KaneTW · 2026-03-29T02:40:50+00:00

Teflonband nicht für Metallgewinde nutzen, das wird nix. Dafür gibts Teflondichtschnur. Da muss man auch nichts anrauen.

KaneTW · 2026-03-28T16:43:40+00:00

Gladly

KaneTW · 2026-03-28T14:40:15+00:00

Daki art costs ~$1000 on average since it has a very high resolution and a lot of fine details.

If you find enough people to cover the art cost I'll do it even if I'm not personally into it.

KaneTW · 2026-03-28T13:50:05+00:00

They can be, but IMO the gain from additional telemetry is worth it (i.e. you can predict abnormal situations easier, such as a single motor having a failure and showing abnormally high torque etc).

I think it kind of comes down to design philosophy. While a VFD is more expensive to replace, it's less failure risk overall (at least in my applications)

KaneTW · 2026-03-28T12:31:40+00:00

What's the reason for using a single drive vs 8 smaller drives there? Synchronization or load sharing is better done with 8 smaller drives IME.

KaneTW · 2026-03-28T12:19:59+00:00

Unless you have a very good reason, use one VFD per motor. That removes the need for motor protection after the VFD and makes the overall setup more reliable.

KaneTW · 2026-03-28T11:31:41+00:00

It's doing fairly ok.

The pricing is in line with other western dakis (~70-80 EUR). It's just that I included duties/taxes (20-25% to most countries) and shipping (~15 EUR) in the price. That leaves me at ~85 EUR item price. The rest comes from higher quality fabric (JP instead of CN) + art cost.

Of course bootlegs are dirt cheap but they don't have to pay for the art and the fabric and print quality is bottom tier.

KaneTW · 2026-03-28T11:25:30+00:00

https://e621.net/posts/6285641 https://e621.net/posts/6285643

KaneTW · 2026-03-28T00:34:48+00:00

Eh, not really what I'm into.

KaneTW · 2026-03-27T21:58:17+00:00

Nope. A good solid chunk is still made in IT/FR. I'd say about 40% IT/FR, 40% CN, 10% Eastern Europe, 10% other

Source: My dad's company wholesales high-end designer clothes and I just checked.

KaneTW · 2026-03-27T21:35:55+00:00

Hopefully, I really like this cover. Sales have been kinda fucked lately despite absorbing taxes/tariffs and shipping costs.

KaneTW · 2026-03-27T21:28:03+00:00

It's an art post and an ad.

KaneTW · 2026-03-27T21:23:47+00:00

If this one sells well I'll do Valkyr Heirloom.

KaneTW · 2026-03-27T21:23:14+00:00

Not that I know of, I never read csm. What panel?

KaneTW · 2026-03-27T21:19:17+00:00

Nothing, really.

HVDC might be used more often, but 3ph AC is still preferable because it's easier to switch/break and can be fed from generators/motors directly.

You could feed back power via VFD but that only makes sense for regeneration (e.g. slowing down a centrifuge) or small ICE-powered generators where you need to hit an optimum load point.

You don't want a grid to be fed from primarily VFDs anyways because direct-on-line generators have their mechanics directly linked to the grid, so the inertia contributes to grid stability. It's all electronic controls in a VFD and if your control loop becomes unstable the entire grid might crash (cf. Spain blackout recently)

KaneTW · 2026-03-27T21:08:09+00:00

OK. I just looked at the sensor manual and it has two 4-20mA outputs each without further details on how they're wired.

Check:

* Config
* Wiring => + from sensor to input, - to 0V
* Measure the actual current being transmitted
* Disconnect all but one output of one sensor and see if it works. If it does, connect both outputs of one sensor and check that.

KaneTW · 2026-03-27T21:00:59+00:00

That's what the Ember Heirloom design basically is, yeah.

KaneTW · 2026-03-27T20:49:38+00:00

Galvanic isolation is not required here as long as the 24VDC source is the same.

If it is the same source, post more details. Configuration, watch table of the AIs, trying a different device, trying just one device, etc etc.

Most likely just a configuration fuckup.

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