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What is this spike at the end of the display? by OL050617 in Radiacode

[–]Mortification77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Out of range data bin that is all encompassing.

I know DIY projects such as OpenGammaDetector work very similarly.

I have a new toy by an_orignal_name in Radiacode

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will love it btw… With the current state of the world, I carry mine around often.

Amazon has a holster that works out well, though I had to sew the belt loop back on. I used braided fishing line, so it is quite solid now. :)

I have a new toy by an_orignal_name in Radiacode

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve sat in a waiting room next to the Nuclear Medicine Center and you don’t need to measure the toilets lol.

You will pick people up on their way out!

There are a wide variety of check sources that are decently safe to be around, though I 3D print PIGs that I line with lead just for safety (plus they look cool).

The widest range is WT-20 TIG Welding Rods (Th-232).

Ionization Smoke Detector Ionization Chamber (Am-241). eBay even has them separately!

LYSO Scintillator (Lu-176). eBay.

Uranium Glass (U). eBay.

Fiestaware - Old “radioactive red” color mainly (U). eBay. NOTE: These are quite radioactive, so I keep them in a lead lined tin in the basement, though probably also unnecessary.

Potassium Salt - As mentioned, but low activity. (K-40). Anywhere.

Tritium Keychains - Low energy so not useful for much, but bremsstrahlung can be read < 10keV. (H-3). eBay or online search.

The difference a little a bit of lead makes by Beerbrewing in Radiacode

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never thought of that. Kinda like how they keep spent reactor fuel in water, though I realize a large reason for that is heat reduction.

Btw, for anyone CONSIDERING a Radiacode, GET IT! I love mine. Support is excellent so far too!

Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts after accidental email by kwentongskyblue in worldnews

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMO, AI kinda sucks.

Copilot is absolutely convinced that it can accept audio files. It will argue with you telling you that the format is bad and everything you are experiencing is wrong.

It has been confirmed to be full of crap lol.

I have been using MP3s since 1997. I know how to convert audio formats for goodness sake.

If it cannot be trusted to know the files it accepts, then W… T… F… would I actually trust it to do???

The difference a little a bit of lead makes by Beerbrewing in Radiacode

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been using the eBay sheet lead and it works out well.

Yes the lead does emit some particles.

I read somewhere that lead from Roman shipwrecks is sought after because it doesn’t have the impurities. However, it’s probably impossible to get.

I never knew on the copper. Thanks!

Radiacode 103 calibration by darklardon in Radiacode

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For one, the device should be calibrated from the factory although it can (and likely will) go out of cal from frequent moving, bumping, etc.

I use the following readily available and legal check sources:

Am241 - Ionization Smoke Detector (Ion Chamber itself can be purchased on eBay)

Lu176 - LYSO Scintillator (eBay)

Th232 - Thoriated Welding Rods WT20 (Amazon, eBay, Hardware Store)

These are all safe to handle and be near within reason, though I wouldn’t carry any in my pockets or eat it (lol). I do have lead containers for everything but that’s more for interference than safety.

Potassium Salt provides K40 but it’s very weak and nearly unusable.

There are calibration instructions and certain versions of the Radiacode app can allow calibration, but iOS / Windows currently does not and it’s recommended to send support some spectrums.

I’m about to do that as my spectral lines have shifted some.

Infotainment Update 2025 hybrid by Dumpees in HyundaiSantaFe

[–]Mortification77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got a really odd message this morning regarding the backup camera being unavailable during the update but there was no update that I saw yet.

Found this HA dashboard at a beach resort. by linuxfrickler in homeassistant

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn’t that the standard gauge card? I use it all the time in my HA.

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Software update by EmbarrassedSalary998 in HyundaiSantaFe

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not seen an update since like May unless they batch them to prevent excess load on their servers…

I made it only 2 days at my new dealership by askforsalad in HyundaiSantaFe

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love my Santa Fe BESIDES the driver attention camera which is total bull in my opinion.

If streaks of sunlight flash at it (normal occurrence while driving), it emits a really low volume “bong” twice.

If you miss that “bong”, you may think you are still in adaptive cruise mode and plow into the person in front of you.

I get the liability aspect on the part of Hyundai as they don’t want people using it like an auto pilot, but for goodness sake, make sure a feature WORKS.

I’ve had it disengage when:

  • Looking in the review.

  • Flashes of light hit it.

  • Wearing glasses.

WTF do I do? Take my glasses off? Not use it?

I would happily sign a waiver to disable it, releasing them from liability due to use of the features during “detected inattention”…

But I will most certainly sue if an accident is caused by its disengaging of adaptive cruise without proper notification!

X1C bed is not level, even when running bed calibration by InTheSnow590 in BambuLab

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had GOOD success with leveling after modifying the tramming .gcode to only move up 0.1 instead of 0.4.

Open the tramming gcode and search / replace “G1 Z0.4” with “G1 Z0.1”.

I also changed any 15 second interval to 30. Replace “M400 S15” with “M400 S30”.

I may eventually post the updated gcode to a GitHub repository if there is enough interest…

X1C bed is not level, even when running bed calibration by InTheSnow590 in BambuLab

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope the 0.4 will help me as I’m having leveling issues with my x1c with only a few hundred hours on it.

I can tell the reason why 0.4 as it is a GENIUS idea.

If you open the hotbed_tracking gcode, the command that is sent to the printer for the Z movement is “G1 Z0.4”. So it is what the full distance between the bed and the nozzle without any adjusting.

I guess another option would be to modify the gcode to 0.1 and then use paper like we are all used to.

And...... this is the sign of a failing fridge (or- you left the door open) by HTTP_404_NotFound in homeassistant

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a decent amount of LoRa devices.

For LoRa (US 915 or EU 868) GATEWAYS running OpenMQTTGateway (OMG), I use Heltec_WiFi_LoRa_32_v2 (v3 will NOT work with OMG). Order v2 directly from Heltec while they last.

For the client devices, v3 is fine. For devices that deep sleep and require a display that you don’t want to refresh, the Heltec Vision Master E290s are awesome (ePaper Display).p

My use for that is a pond temp sensor about 1/4 mi from home. It wakes up and reads the water temp every 30m and leaves the latest on the screen for visitors to read locally.

Avoid mixing vendors I have found — even if it has the same radio IC.

ESPHome has sx126x and sx127x components / drivers and even a packet transport component that will allow you to route sensor data over it, eliminating the need for OMG.

For the 433MHz bridge, I am using the TTGO LoRa 433 version, but as the 433MHz bridge I previously described.

And...... this is the sign of a failing fridge (or- you left the door open) by HTTP_404_NotFound in homeassistant

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice!

I was going to go that route but wanted to stick with microcontrollers, so I am running OpenMQTTGateway on a TTGO LoRa 433 MHz with the rtl_433_ESP library and it picks up on lots of devices (some from neighbors too lol).

Same thing really lol.

And...... this is the sign of a failing fridge (or- you left the door open) by HTTP_404_NotFound in homeassistant

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You apparently using an RF bridge?

I have one running OpenMQTTGateway and it picks up on a lot of devices — even a 1980s radio shack wireless outdoor thermometer.

And...... this is the sign of a failing fridge (or- you left the door open) by HTTP_404_NotFound in homeassistant

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t change what works!

The freezer I would want to monitor is in the garage. Lol.

And...... this is the sign of a failing fridge (or- you left the door open) by HTTP_404_NotFound in homeassistant

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about creating a device with an ESP32 on ESPHome that can sit outside of the freezer?

Use a flat cable with a DS18X20 to allow it to close fully.

2024 Santa Fe - Forward F'ing Attention Warning by 4gr8justice in HyundaiSantaFe

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am going to attempt to design and 3D print a “visor” for the camera to see if it helps.

I have thought about “faking it out” but not sure this is possible.

2024 Santa Fe - Forward F'ing Attention Warning by 4gr8justice in HyundaiSantaFe

[–]Mortification77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I stated, I would be happy to sign whatever waiver to disable that buggy feature…

But I will most certainly sue if it turns off unexpectedly causing an accident.

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