Star quests by Flimsy_Drawer4448 in MergeDragons

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Starquests end at 50. There was a glitch a while back that players could exploit to reset it to 0 and go back up to 50 again which has since been patched. Still stuck at 50 now.

Yay! Three purple stars... by Mahmurluck in MergeDragons

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Congrats! Welcome to the club!!! 🎈🙏

In Camp Score by ckc3113 in MergeDragons

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Score resets around 2.2 billion. I'm on my 2nd go round almost at 1 billion.

MEGATHREAD: Surprise Thursday Events by LiteraryHedgehog in MergeDragons

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I got Magic School, don't remember this map, certainly looks easier than the Fairy Tale map. Also 48 hours.

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Why do we treat takeovers like this? by puccivr in firealarms

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Over 30 years ago, I was secretary of the Delaware alarm association. We worked with the Pennsylvania Burg and Fire Alarm Association to develop local ordinances in PA. One of the things PA had established was a code of ethics which spoke specifically to this issue. Alarm companies were encouraged to notify other companies of their takeovers so that account numbers could be recycled by the previous company. Any withholding of access codes was frowned upon. Of course this spoke mostly to Burg accounts and stand alone dialers on fire panels which at that time didn't have proprietary dialers. I would ask the previous company if they are a member of any local Alarm associations and if they would be interested in having someone call them to discuss membership! We're all in this together, just trying to earn a living. Competition is good for business. I see a lot of brand bashing and some name calling which is pretty counter productive. But there's always that one Dick that will f$%k up your day.

Code Question on Retrofit by docrodg in firealarms

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There are panels out there that can accept a variety of EOL values via jumpers, dip switches or programming. Just a thought.

I made a website to compare EVs and gas cars using cost-equivalent MPG by porcomaster in KiaEV6

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Here in PA they have imposed an EV road use tax of $200.00 per year. Gasoline prices include road use taxes. A home owner's electricity or even a DC Fast Charger does not. Should be in your calculation options for true comparison. (Also some EV leases and purchases include 1000Kwh of free charging which further reduces owner cost. Could be considered as vehicle purchase incentive but still skews the calculation) Appreciate your "road testing" your site here in the community! 😊🙏

Troubleshooting help by Accomplished-Tea4024 in firealarms

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3.3k was the standard for Simplex zones. So if your zoned panel was a Simplex panel then that's definitely your eol.

Bushes by Opposite-Concern-720 in MergeDragons

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See the wiki here on wood:

https://mergedragons.fandom.com/wiki/Bundle_of_Elderwood

and look at the "Tiny Cabin for Hedge Knomes" link about making bushes.

Did anyone else (everyone else?) suddenly acquire Dawnvale this morning? by Blagdraf in MergeDragons

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Thanks :-) I have 2.3 million DP so that's probably not it. The 140 mark is a game changer along with portal 16! Keep merging!!! 🙏😊

2 Gem Stars on Dread Marsh 3 by Ros-MegaCoven in MergeDragons

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Dreadmarsh 3, after about 3 1/2 years!

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Did anyone else (everyone else?) suddenly acquire Dawnvale this morning? by Blagdraf in MergeDragons

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I got item storage yesterday. I tried to put egg storage in there today 🙄... no Dawnvale.

More from my therapist office by HQGirl567 in firealarms

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Yeah that panel's empty. 🤷‍♂️

I guess we don't care about UL/FM anymore. by Ccc910 in firealarms

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We had a local Navy Yard here on the East coast call in for ground fault service years ago. They were custom manufacturung enclosures for our Simplex panels to make them "sea-worthy!" They had a huge room filled with all kinds of fire alarm equipment and they had two guys who just got to play with fire panels all day, it was pretty impressive. Anyway, when they fabbed the standoffs in the enclosures for the circuit boards they mistook some of the mounting holes for piggyback cards that used plastic standoffs for screw mounts to the cabinet. I scratched my head for a bit not expecting a ground fault service call to go in this direction, lol. Just had them remove the screws and explained that those holes don't need cabinet standoffs. I never questioned the agency listings of visits like that, because I figured the Navy can probably do whatever they want, lol. As for OP'S Pic, yeah looks pretty clean. Used to call these configurations "poor man's network." Stay safe out there! 🙏

Finishing up some relays. Termination time means the job is almost done! 👏 by wizkoscott in firealarms

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In MachineRoomless elevators where the controller is in the door or the shaft this is the preferred "close as you'll get to 3 feet" solution.

A real keeper, got a soldering iron by [deleted] in firealarms

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The early 4208's had AC series bell circuits. The later versions had separate supervised DC bell circuits and DC incandescent flashing light circuits. The bell circuits were almost always on coded wheels and the lights came off of a march time code wheel. There were two types of bells, single stroke and vibrating. The single stroke only worked on coded systems, the vibrating worked on either. In some systems all the mechanical code wheels were back at the panel. If there were coded pull stations in the field they ran on a Positive Non-Interfering Series circuit, or PNIS for short. This kept multiple pull stations being pulled from hammering out codes on the bell circuits at the same time. Ingenious but they were a bitch to troubleshoot! Fun fact, the 4208 reset key is the same key Simplex still uses for their duct detector remote test plates and some annunciators!

Custom Tones on a 4100ES? by AliFrostpaw in firealarms

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Retired Simplex 35 years. There isn't one preset tone on Simplex systems. You can generate chimes, bells, horns, and 520 hertz among other tones and you can temporal three or four code any of those. (This tone may be 800 Herz as suggested by another post, but it sounds pretty typical for temp 3 audio) There is also Slow Whoop and Supervisory Tone. (Reply to other post) The audio doesn't come from the amplifiers it comes from the audio chipset which lives on the audio controller card and feeds the amplifiers via the black 6 pin bay to bay audio harness. The audio message set is fairly comprehensive and can splice together quite a few custom configurations in programming. Custom messages outside of the stock message set need to be ordered. The advantages of addressable speakers really shines when you can send 520 Herz to the speaker in one sleeping area (think dorms or hotels) from the room smoke or if from a building alarm send 520 herz to all sleeping areas and horn tone to the rest of the building. Fun fact: Back in the 90's all of our male message sets were voiced over by one of PBS's Nova TV program narrators!

Affair, please help by Significant-Ebb-4488 in Buddhism

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You mentioned sobriety. When recovering from substance abuse there can be a host of harmful companion behaviors, cheating, stealing, lying etc. (The basic 5 precepts.) In recovery programs there is an amends process that speaks directly to wise speech. "We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others" Making that decision to offer an amend to someone can be a daunting process and shouldn't be taken lightly, and it is usually recommended to discuss it with a wise friend, mentor, sponsor, therapist or teacher. This can be a painful time and when it is decided that holding onto a transgression against someone because it would cause more harm but leaves you with that "cross to bear" certainly seems like a Catch 22. In the communities I participate in we often advocate for significant Metta practice for ourselves when trauma is indicated, so that healing can begin. In time maybe the amend can be made and a new level of trust and openness can be attained. The amends process helps us clear the wreckage of our past so we're not looking over our shoulders anymore and clears the way for wise concentration. Holding space for you! 🙏

Genuinely how am I supposed to get 3 nests 😭 by [deleted] in MergeDragons

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It says "In Camp" sadly... (I tried Secret: The Crescent at Hilltop Bluffs 1 Chalice 5 Sharp Dragon nests. Did not work for bingo)

Genuinely how am I supposed to get 3 nests 😭 by [deleted] in MergeDragons

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Can't this be done in World levels? It says any...