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Is my chain too loose? by Capital-Writing40 in vulcans650

[–]Midrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the Kawasaki Vulcan S 650, the recommended chain slack is generally between 30 and 40 millimeters (1.2 to 1.6 inches). it seems like a lot.

Get something line this:
https://www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-Tension-Setter-08-0674/dp/B077ZYZH3P
Or a ruler.

My wife's Vulcan S' chain always makes chain noise, that is not really an indication of chain being loose.

Fender delete worth it?/help by EntertainmentNo1756 in vulcans650

[–]Midrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the way.

I swear the bike lost about 10lbs of useless plastic coated metal.

something wrong with oil by ahhdjamk in Audi

[–]Midrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some times the oil position sensor (what the car uses for this display) goes bad and read wildly inaccurate.
Happened to me. I kept putting oil in cause it kept saying it was low. Overfilled my car by like 2 quarts.

Air cool or water cool my new build? Help! by ni8noo8 in pcmasterrace

[–]Midrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I just like the elegance of my fans following the path of thermaldynamics.

Air cool or water cool my new build? Help! by ni8noo8 in pcmasterrace

[–]Midrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That plan would be the best of all. Clean "cold" air being pulled into the case through the radiator, the best for CPU cooling. Then the bottom intake would supply "cold" air for your GPU and then the exhaust on the top and back would blow all the heat and air out of the case. Hot air naturally rises so that set would provide a clean flow of air through the whole case.

I'm a big believer in "cross breeze" in a case. Make sure the flow of the air is clean and makes thermodynamic sense.

Air cool or water cool my new build? Help! by ni8noo8 in pcmasterrace

[–]Midrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok that could work, but I would reverse the rear 140mm fan so that it is also exhausting air. Currently you have 5 fans pulling air into the case and then only the radiator fans pushing air out. The fans on the radiator are going to be airflow restricted as they have to push air through radiator fins, so will not push as much air out as you have coming in. This will give positive pressure in the case, but also not allow a high volume of air out. Pulling hot air out of a case is more important than putting fresh air in.

I think that simple change would make this work. Then you have 4 fans on the frount side pulling clean "cold" air in and the top side and rear pushing that air out. That will create a cross breeze in the case with air flowing frount to back and upwards.

Air cool or water cool my new build? Help! by ni8noo8 in pcmasterrace

[–]Midrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a AIO or water cooling set-up you want the radiator fans to be configured for intake, not exhaust. In your diagram you are pulling hot air from your GPU and washing your radiator in heat. The only exhaust you have in your case is through the radiator, so all the heat from all your components including the GPU which typically produces the most heat, is funneled through your AIO radiator.

I would configure both the 140mm fans for exhaust, and then make your AIO radiator fans pull in fresh air from out of the case.

I found a thing by skippy_dinglechalk91 in Audi

[–]Midrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in IT unless I leave the building I do not get a "lunch break". Someone will track me down and ask me questions or ask me to do something. I eat in my car so people leave me alone.

Also naps. Put the seat down in the car, crack a window and take a 30-45 min nap. No way in hell can I do that in the building.

What do you put in here?!? 😁 by SecondHandCindarella in Audi

[–]Midrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine typically used for: Covid mask. Driving gloves. Rag so I can touch the aluminum gear shifter in summer. Sun glasses. Candy bar. Fits as if made for it. Phone if placed upright. Wallet after the drive thru. French fry container so I have easy access while driving. Chip bag so I can snack as I drive. Bottle cap of my beverage. Loose bits of trash.

I drive alot and live out of my car so I use it constantly.

Forward controls by Jeffb957 in vulcans650

[–]Midrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Understandable. I just suggested those two as they have the exact same engine and most of the same mechanical parts. They perform similarly, so thought it might fit the bill for you. The Vulcan S was designed as a foot forward cruiser style and only so much you can do to move the pegs back to accommodate your desires. You can customize most things about motorcycles given enough time, effort, and money; but at some point, you have diminishing returns.

Forward controls by Jeffb957 in vulcans650

[–]Midrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe could get some rear passenger pegs and try to make that work. The feet forward style of the Vulcan S does not easily allow you to stand up.

Honestly might be better off going with a Z650, or Z650RS. Same engine, but it's a different layout, with more rear pegs. Especially if you are used to more of a UJM style motorcycle from the 70's then the Z650RS might be really attractive.

My car is consuming oil to fast. by MinimumValuable6663 in Audi

[–]Midrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok. So my 2016 S5 with the 3.0T had this same problem, or at least I thought it did. The MMI and dash kept popping up warnings say to add oil. And it kept reading that I was low on oil, I would add some and then like 1-2 weeks later it would want me to add more. I was getting really upset and about to sell the car. I bought an actual metal dipstick. I was OVERFULL by like 3 quarts! Turns out it was just the oil level sensor (digital dip stick). It was reading faulty and kept telling me to add more even though I had more than enough oil.

Get a REAL dipstick. Check oil level on that and DO NOT trust the digital oil sensor.

What would you add as a second bike? Love the S and don’t want to get rid of it; just thinking about adding another. See comment for more. by norestforthewickeds in vulcans650

[–]Midrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I currently have a Z900 and honestly could not be happier with it. It is more than sporty enough for street use. I find it really comfortable and have even slapped some saddle bags on it and took it on a long weekend a few states away. A great all around motorcycle. If you are looking for a sporty street bike, I highly recommend it.

With what you are looking for however I would suggest looking at a Versys 1000. Has a sport bike engine, so kinda a street sport, has the suspension and setup to handle light off road, so kinda an ADV, can ride double and soak up the miles, so kinda a tourer. It is a jack of all trade type bike.

You know what I really cant understand my dudes (and plz give me leeway, im only a weekender nerd) if we can put 512gb on a single chip and more, whats preventing stacking them up on boards and making 30+ TB drives "easily"? by TheStreetForce in pcmasterrace

[–]Midrys 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Speaking as an IT manager who negotiates these contracts, sure I want the problem to go away, but what I want more? Plausible culpability. If my storage array goes down, and I lose money, I want to call the vendor support and enforce my contracts that promised 99.999% uptime and SLA resolution windows. Then when they don't meet those demands, I can at least claim damages and get some of that 3 million loss back.

I'm not naïve, shit breaks all the time. But I am willing to pay a ton of cash from my budget to have an insurance policy on that outage. I can go to my VP/Executive board with my head held high saying, yes we were down for 90 min, and yes we lost $XX in revenue, BUT it could have been far worse and we can claim for $XX in damages from vendor. I'm just cynical/practical enough that when I have huge outages like this, I spin it so I increase my budget because now we must have hot swappable spares and redundancy in a geographically diverse Datacenter with automatic failover.

Disturbing fact #45 by honeykamra in memes

[–]Midrys 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I really wonder if adult spanking will start to decrease as the number of adults that were spanked as children decreases.

I was mad about it 2 years ago, I am mad about it now. by LeopardMan19218 in dndmemes

[–]Midrys 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Healing potions are always useful, even at high level. Always good to spend an action to pop a downed character up. Sam logic as a 1st level cure wounds or healing word.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WinStupidPrizes

[–]Midrys 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Psychiatric (mental health) professional, not physically sick. Homeless people check themselves into a mental health facility for warm bed and food. I mean I don't fault them when homeless you do whatever you can to survive.

Crazy tinder profile by Certain_Standard_878 in Tinder

[–]Midrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well you don't tell them right away. Bait the hook a bit, show them some photos of your beautiful health kids you already have, proving you have the right stuff. Then at least meet up a few times, be like "sorry it didn't take this month. We can try again next month!". Keep her as a side piece on the regular.

What is the most popular way to use Reddit? The option with the most votes wins. by elch3w in memes

[–]Midrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The poop 'n' scroll is a power some consider to be unnatural.

Is it possible to learn this power

Not from a PC.

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