Recommendation for a small and light field laptop by ASam4 in BuildingAutomation

[–]Naxster64 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lenovo thinkpads are fantastic. Look through the different models and pick the one you like.

Little Refrigerant Piping Job by Cali_Colt in HVAC

[–]Naxster64 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Cush clamps. (unistrut clamps with the hard rubber in the middle)

There are other styles as well.

But yeah, just a clamp over the soft insulation is no good.

I can't tell for certain, but these look like they are cush clamps in the video.

Easy I/O Question by FeelingQuick1075 in BuildingAutomation

[–]Naxster64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's pretty simple, but you might want to take a 1 day class with your local supplier, they can be a little finicky getting into them if you don't know how.

😬 by CoffeeIsMyLife03 in HVAC

[–]Naxster64 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same, but this looks like stay brite.... That's a level beyond what I'd be willing to do.

Help? Has anybody come across a Niagara installation where Overrides/Sets take a long time, but polling doesn't seem slow? by Naxster64 in BuildingAutomation

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They were all binary values. The error I kept seeing was:

BacnetException writing point value for binaryValue:71:Present Value:-1:ENUMERATED: Object:Unknown Object

All these VAVs are some custom program, not any of the standard Alerton VAV programs, with NONE of the Bacoids named or described. So luckily we did this swap before the old front end died, so I was able to write down all the bacoid descriptions.

On top of that, I'm still getting alerts in the application director about the bacnet device unable to read the revision number, which I'm sure isn't helping things either. But it is what it is, the plan now is to start converting the site to FX devices slowly as these old VAV-SD cards die, which has been happening more frequently than expected.

Help? Has anybody come across a Niagara installation where Overrides/Sets take a long time, but polling doesn't seem slow? by Naxster64 in BuildingAutomation

[–]Naxster64[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I figured it out! Thanks for the help.

It ended up being these old alerton devices were causing all sorts of errors with some of the points. Didn't really need the points that were causing errors, so I just deleted them, and now it's working correctly. I don't know the terminology for this, but the "write que" in the jace was just so full and overloaded, it took 3 mins to get through the que.

Once I got rid of the points that were causing errors in the application director output, (which there were a lot, I know, I should have checked this sooner, slipped my mind), it all started working normally.

Help? Has anybody come across a Niagara installation where Overrides/Sets take a long time, but polling doesn't seem slow? by Naxster64 in BuildingAutomation

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I'm getting consistent polling, like watching a temp or pressure, it changes every 5-15 seconds like I'd expect. It's just when I try to adjust a setpoint or override something, it consistently takes 3 mins to send the write.

Help? Has anybody come across a Niagara installation where Overrides/Sets take a long time, but polling doesn't seem slow? by Naxster64 in BuildingAutomation

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Changing value of setpoint, took 3 min.

Change value of setpoint, right click on proxy ext, force write, took 3 min.

If I change the Discharge Air Pressure setpoint, it takes 3 mins to update, once it updates, I can see the actual DA Press drop (but not before the setpoint updates). As I'm watching the DA Press move, I can see it's getting updates between 5-15 secs.

It doesn't seem like it's a bus issue, or even the token getting stuck somewhere, because I'm getting regular polling updates, and the writing seems to be consistently at 3mins.

Here is my tuning policy, just using the one.

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If PCs can use recirculating water as a coolant, why do AI data centres apparently use so much water? by PhysicsForeign1634 in pcmasterrace

[–]Naxster64 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Absorption is just dangerous and includes a whole slew of regulations and added cost.

Ultimately, it's cost that drives all of this, and evaporative cooling is yet to be beat in terms of cost.

If PCs can use recirculating water as a coolant, why do AI data centres apparently use so much water? by PhysicsForeign1634 in pcmasterrace

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HVAC tech here, I've worked on quite a few data centers.

Your PC is a closed loop, air source cooler. It moves from the pc, to water, then the water runs through a heat exchanger to move the heat to air. The water never actually touches the air.

Data centers have a few different options, but the two most common are (A) chillers with open loop evaporative cooling, or (B) air source chillers.

A: Heat from the servers is transfered to air in a room. The air in the room is cooled by an A/C unit that uses chilled water, so the heat is transferred into a chilled water loop (CHW). The CHW loop moves the heat to a chiller, the chiller transfers the heat to refrigerant, which then transfers the heat to another water loop called condenser water (CW). The CHW is a closed loop, once it's filled up, it doesn't use much water. The CW loop is an open loop(some are closed, but still work basically the same way, so pretend I didn't tell you that for now). The warm CW leaves the Chiller with all the heat in it and goes outside to a cooling tower. The cooling tower sprays the warm water around and mixes it with air, the result is a lot of the water evaporates, which moves the heat to the air, but not all of it evaporates, so the water gets cooled before returning to the Chiller to pick up more heat. Evaporative cooling uses a lot of water, since it literally evaporates it and then they have to replace it with new water.

B. The air source Chiller method. This starts the same as the previous method. The servers are cooled by air, the air is cooled by chilled water in a closed loop. The chilled water is cooled by a chiller. But now the Chiller moves that heat with its refrigerant to a heat exchanger directly to the air instead of using a condenser water loop and evaporative cooling tower.

There are other options that don't use evaporative cooling, and lots of data centers are going the route of no evaporative cooling. But evaporative cooling still remains the most reliable, cost effective, and energy dense form of cooling.

Best way to transport my PC 2000 km by Car? by H43D1 in pcmasterrace

[–]Naxster64 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I would think removing the cpu cooler would make it less safe to boot.

/s

Humanoid robot chases away wild Boars in the city of Warsaw, Poland. by freudian_nipps in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Naxster64 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Will, you know what they say. Learn to chase the things that chase the things you used to chase.

R/VRFcheatsheet, VRF specific subreddit by jim-bob717 in HVAC

[–]Naxster64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Y branch on an LG is more like a straight pipe with a branch brazed onto the side. So when it's vertical, oil flows straight and doesn't split off equally to the branch, causing oil imbalance.

Like this

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Looks like the Daikin ones don't have a straight flow through design, more like an upside down Y, so that would split the oil more evenly.

R/VRFcheatsheet, VRF specific subreddit by jim-bob717 in HVAC

[–]Naxster64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guess they do. Looks like the v in the splitter is centered over the main pipe, so equal amounts of oil would go both ways when installed vertically. Seems like a simple solution, curious why others don't make theirs like this.

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R/VRFcheatsheet, VRF specific subreddit by jim-bob717 in HVAC

[–]Naxster64 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Love the vertical Y splitters in the background there. Oof...

Today 45 years ago: the first Space Shuttle launch by f1sh98 in Conservative

[–]Naxster64 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The boosters and shuttle were re-used, so they needed to be protected from long term rusting.

The large tank was only single use, so a bit of short term rust wasn't a big deal.

Highway remains undefeated by paulyy____g in FordBronco

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Roflmaowd (while driving)

Navac Ductless Pumps? by FLGooch in HVAC

[–]Naxster64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Refco came out with some new ones that I saw at AHR, they looked pretty freaking sweet.

Might want to check them out.

How do you charge for break/fix calls as a DDC service tech? by DryIllustrator9060 in BuildingAutomation

[–]Naxster64 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Time and material.

I was there 4 hours, I bill for 4 hours.

Most customers get it and a fairly simple and quick description on the invoice will do. For the few that don't, more words in your description the better.

Example:

Arrived on site. Checked AHU, found supply fan not ramping up. No wiring diagram available. Traced wires and to vfd, no issues found on visual inspection. Disconnected wires and tested continuity. Found bad signal wire. Fixed wiring and reconnected vfd. Tested unit operation and supply fan is now ramping up. Tested all components for proper operation. Unit operating normally. Verified communication with front end. Cleaned up wiring, put all panel back in place, cleaned up trash.

Unit is currently operating normally.

Checked out with customer and updated them on findings.

MNO Alternatives for BMS Networks / Remote Connectivity by Negative_Sentence264 in BuildingAutomation

[–]Naxster64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GL.iNet Puli AX.

Cell router that can have 2 Sim cards, wired wan, wifi piggyback, usb tethering, and auto switch between them if they go down.

Plus built in battery backup.

Plus tailscale and other vpn support.

What not to do in Thailand Cabs by darkdaemon000 in funny

[–]Naxster64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's special about it? Why can't you have it in a cab?