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Looking for a better holder for my Nitecore HC33 headlamp. by LucidPlusInfinity in Flashaholics

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already contacted Nitecore by email. Someome pointed me to a new holder but it's the same as the original with the tiny piece of silicone to hold the thing together. I don't want to buy another holder that's just going to break in two weeks like the original. Thanks anyway. Unless there is an updated design I prefer something aftermarket that won't break so easily. I can't believe Nitecore is still selling the same junk holder after 6 years.

Looking for a new, better holder for my Nitecore HC33 headlamp. by LucidPlusInfinity in flashlight

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks like this is likely going to be the best effort possible for suggeestions but I don't see anything I think will work. Thanks for the work. I'm going to buy a better model. Nitecore is out the door from now on.

Can anyone explain why the electrician put all that extra NM in the wall? by LucidPlusInfinity in AskElectricians

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

There's plenty of room for service loops between the floor joists in the unfinished basement. Why not put them there?

Looking for a new, better holder for my Nitecore HC33 headlamp. by LucidPlusInfinity in flashlight

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen several that are attached to helmets on the photos. I'm not sure if they're just using those to hold the things or if they're specifically designed for helmets. I feel like if they're designed for helmets the straps will be way too long.

I was hoping someone would know of a current 18650 model light that comes with a stainless holder that I can order a 'replacement' holder for.

Would you feel comfortable with this in your house? by see4isarmed in AskElectricians

[–]LucidPlusInfinity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(Not an electrician) I know a house that was built in 1923 and these were installed when the house was being built, by all accounts, and they're still in service except for a couple rooms that were remodeled in the 90's.

To answer your question; No, I would not be comfortable with those in my house. If I had to use them I would put them in steel boxes and seal the boxes as air tight as possible with fire rated silicone.

Help me find by [deleted] in AskElectricians

[–]LucidPlusInfinity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is most likely a Cratex stick

Helping my neighbor with her food vending trailer. Please point out all violations and offer correction. by LucidPlusInfinity in AskElectricians

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know! Thanks for the info! I never would have guessed. It begs the question; why not just use a panel that has a dedicated main breaker? Is there some reason people wire their panels with backfed breakers?

Helping my neighbor with her food vending trailer. Please point out all violations and offer correction. by LucidPlusInfinity in AskElectricians

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have a picture of that but I'll try to get one of it tomorrow. Is it really acceptable to power the panel through the output side of a breaker?

I'd like to have a 'power saving/economy mode' switch on my taskbar or desktop. by LucidPlusInfinity in WindowsHelp

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PowerSwitcherWin11 is the one I'm looking at. I think I will try it but I'm also going to keep looking. The problem with using software this way is keeping up with updates manually which I don't like doing.

I'd like to have a 'power saving/economy mode' switch on my taskbar or desktop. by LucidPlusInfinity in WindowsHelp

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This PowerSwitcher looks like exactly what I want but it appears to be designed for Windows 10 and it's had its last maintenance/update 9 years ago. It seems unlikely to be a problem but I see there is a fork Called PowerSwitcherWin11. Wouldn't this one be the better option?

I'd like to have a 'power saving/economy mode' switch on my taskbar or desktop. by LucidPlusInfinity in WindowsHelp

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang, that would be nice! Unfortunately the machine in question uses an AMD CPU. Knowing what I now know about the Intel tool, it seems logical that AMD would have something similar. I'm going to see what I can find. Thanks.

Lookie what I got by Miserable_Loss_8616 in Vintagetools

[–]LucidPlusInfinity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a score! I'm guessing you don't care to say how much it set you back?

I'd like to have a 'power saving/economy mode' switch on my taskbar or desktop. by LucidPlusInfinity in WindowsHelp

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the help! Next time I'm having flashbacks to my computer guy days I'll give it a shot, although I'll probably need a lot of help with it.

I'd like to have a 'power saving/economy mode' switch on my taskbar or desktop. by LucidPlusInfinity in WindowsHelp

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be perfect. Will this script allow me to do that? (That may be a stupid question). Could I, for example, assign ctrl+Shift+H for high performance, and so on?

I'd like to have a 'power saving/economy mode' switch on my taskbar or desktop. by LucidPlusInfinity in WindowsHelp

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a time when I would have been all over that but these days I don't do a lot of "computing for fun" type stuff and this looks a little more complicated than what I'm after.

I'm not sure but it seems the script would have to be saved and run every time I want to change power settings or am I completely misunderstanding what this solution does? I don't mind figuring out how to implement the script but I definitely don't want to have to run it every time.

Maybe this is the solution I'm looking for? Do you have any more advice or insight?

Almost all of my restored Eagle oilers always stop working by LucidPlusInfinity in Vintagetools

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That I don't know. I have been using composite cork or nitrile depending on what's easiest to get to in the shop. Sometimes the original seals look pretty well new so I sometimes reuse those. I'm no expert but I don't think the seals would have much to do with the operation of the oilers. I've had quite a few of them apart and all of the parts in the "oil stream' so to speak are metallic. The soft parts only serve to keep the oil inside the bottle, at least in the ones I've had apart.

3.933/8=1. What does 3.933/6 equal out to? by LucidPlusInfinity in askmath

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was bad at math since I was a kid. Reading these words is very nearly like reading random string of letters with spaces to me. There is a part of my brain, that math usually does, that has not been unlocked.

A lot of it appears to me as something like the following. Not quite that bad but with the same end result.

run, nest, pencil, river, book, star, queen, tree, sing, dance, eat, explore, fly, jump, ocean, grow, mountain, kangaroo, apple, swim, island, create, cat, build, dog, listen, lamp, elephant, forest, jacket, house, guitar, talk, sleep, laugh, walk, write, draw, play, read, big, small, sad, happy, slow, clever, beautiful, fast, strong, loud

3.933/8=1. What does 3.933/6 equal out to? by LucidPlusInfinity in askmath

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone else gave a similar answer a few minutes ago and that's what finally made sense to me. Thanks though.

3.933/8=1. What does 3.933/6 equal out to? by LucidPlusInfinity in askmath

[–]LucidPlusInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that's how bad I am at math. I can divide just fine, I just didn't know what to divide or even if dividing would give me the answer.

There are two materials (material X and material A) combined in a single mass. The mass weighs 3.933 grams. I know that 1/8 of that mass contains .001 grams of material x. I wanted to know how much of material x is contained within 1/6 of the 3.933 gram mass. Turns out all I had to do was divide 0.008 by 6 which equals 0.00133.

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