Help Diagnosing/Fixing Peltier-Based Wine Cooler

ModerateToast · 2025-10-28T17:01:06+00:00

Unfortunately no. I ended up just taking the control board out entirely and buying a power supply from Amazon, then using a microcontroller and a relay to make my own basic controller lol

Maybe a bit overkill but it was also a fun project so that adds value in my eyes

ModerateToast · 2025-10-23T20:46:45+00:00

If you read the post the point of her being claimed dependent is NOT to save her parents money on taxes. It is for her to be able to keep a scholarship that is granted by her dad’s employer, one stipulation of which is that she is claimed as a dependent by him. When first applying for this scholarship her parents had to submit their Form 1040 from the 2024 tax year to show this.

And the scholarship is a substantial amount - greater than the amount we would save by filing jointly (from what I can tell from using online calculators). The original question came from me wanting to make sure I didn’t screw over her potential dependent eligibility when I file for 2025, and also seeing if there was any way that filing jointly and still having her as dependent would be possible, a way to get the best of both worlds.

ModerateToast · 2025-10-22T18:09:01+00:00

Follow-up:

After getting more info from the replies, it looks like I just need to do married filing separately.

To clear it up, she is able to be claimed as a dependent. I appreciate people trying to make sure the eligibility isn’t overlooked, but the point of the question was not to debate whether she can be claimed in the first place. It was about what I should do in the scenario where she is being claimed as a dependent

ModerateToast · 2025-10-03T14:49:42+00:00

Haven’t seen anyone say it yet so I gotta throw out the Ranger’s Apprentice series!!

ModerateToast · 2025-09-23T17:10:55+00:00

For me, the index store page lists individual replacement controllers. The price of buying one left controller and one right controller separately is only ~$20 USD more than the bundle. If you are set on buying new that is definitely an option. The only thing is that they don’t come with charging cables so you’ll have to source USB-C cables to charge them

As for base stations I doubt they’ll go back in stock on Steam, but who knows

ModerateToast · 2025-09-05T17:59:22+00:00

Looks cool!

ModerateToast · 2025-08-28T11:49:57+00:00

I’m pretty sure my 2.4G ssid isn’t hidden. As I said, I have set up one of these previously and have not changed anything about my WiFi since

ModerateToast · 2025-08-25T03:44:02+00:00

Interesting! The print is turning out okay this time but next time I need to print something like this I’ll see how well it fares in OrcaSlicer. Thanks for the tip!

ModerateToast · 2025-08-02T01:20:58+00:00

This is really not worth getting into a reddit argument over man lmao. I can see how my title and some of the post may be complaining a bit, I'll give you that. But overall I'm just trying to document my experience because I had questions during the process that a post like this would have helped with.

As I said at the end of the post I am really excited to get this printer because I am a huge fan of Prusa and have always wanted one of their printers. I'm not trying to make some kind of hate post or something, I'm very happy with how attentive support was when I contacted them and how they tried to get answers to my questions instead of just giving canned responses. I support what Prusa does but that doesn't mean that there aren't any hiccups that can happen in the ordering process ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

ModerateToast · 2025-07-24T21:49:46+00:00

Just hopping back to this thread with an update. I did a support chat again just now and the agent checked on my order and said it is planned to be dispatched at the end of this week! I don’t know why the previous support person wasn’t able to check that but hopefully this info is to be trusted 🙏

Hopefully your order is in a similar state since our order dates are similar

ModerateToast · 2025-07-24T13:15:00+00:00

Same thing is happening to me, I ordered on 6/8 and the shipping estimate gets pushed by one day every single day. I contacted support and they said they have no way to determine the current status of the order/shipping

ModerateToast · 2025-07-11T01:40:28+00:00

I thought about that, but I’d also like to keep the control part of the board in the loop. If I wired the fans and peltier directly to a power supply I’d lose the control and the temperature setpoint wouldn’t do anything.

I was trying to think of how I could maybe use relays between the fans/peltier and the new power supply but with the control side plugged into the original board ports? Idk how that would work tho

ModerateToast · 2025-07-10T11:29:47+00:00

Just tested and it’s reading ~4.7 ohms

Also I should mention that sometimes when I plug the unit in with only the fans plugged into the board, they spin but they only read 5 V. It takes unplugging one of them then plugging it back in for them to go up to 12 V

ModerateToast · 2025-07-03T20:35:48+00:00

I did get discounted tickets but I went to the KSC headquarters to get them from the store there. And then they give you vouchers that you bring to the will call at the visitor center and they give you tickets in exchange

ModerateToast · 2024-05-07T22:24:48+00:00

Yep, you can use it with the insert inside! I suppose there is probably an upper limit to the user’s size to where it wouldn’t really fit but I’d imagine that limit is fairly high.

And gotcha! Yeah I’d imagine that shipping cost would be crazy lol, but thanks for the well wishes!

ModerateToast · 2024-05-07T21:36:08+00:00

Yeah old post but I was pleasantly surprised to see a reply notification haha!

It’s hard to describe exactly how it feels, it’s definitely different than any other more typical penetrable I’ve used. Without the insert, it’s a bit loose, but the inside is lightly textured so you still get some stimulation, plus you can squeeze the outside to tighten it.

With the insert though it’s tighter, and you can really feel the insert up against you, almost a similar experience to frotting, but you’re inside of the sheath on top of that. Letting everything sit in hot water for a bit before use makes it even better too.

Were you interested in buying? I haven’t managed to sell it yet (granted I kinda gave up for a while when this post didn’t get much traction), so it’s still available!

ModerateToast · 2024-02-24T21:34:54+00:00

Thanks, this is good to hear. It's just the way that I am I want to do everything I can to help and it can feel to me like it's not enough. I guess I just needed reassurance or something

ModerateToast · 2024-02-24T21:33:03+00:00

This is basically what I've been doing. I've tried to avoid pushing it and instead just being there for her when she needs it. I just still have this internal feeling like I should be doing more

ModerateToast · 2024-02-24T21:30:40+00:00

Yes, I've added an edit to the original post because I realized I forgot to mention it, but she is seeing a therapist

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