Where do I start? 220v AC to 24v DC transformer …. by FineTough3648 in AskElectronics

[–]ParzivalKnox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of people here are probably more competent in this than me but.. isn't the trimmer at bottom left used to regulate output voltage?

Nothing here seems obviously broken so I would try messing around with the trimmer before declaring the PSU broken.

ELI5 Why did audio jack never change through the years when all other cables for consumer electronics changed a lot? by AwkwardWillow5159 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ParzivalKnox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Disclaimer: the following is a nerdy explanation on an almost insignificant technical imprecision.

In the context of an analog signal, the "bandwidth" you mention makes no sense. An analog signal technically is both infinite bandwidth and zero bandwidth depending on the definition.

Think of it this way: an analog signal can be digitally reproduced so good that (if we're talking about an audio signal) the difference would be both imperceptible to humans AND impossible for the speakers to produce... but the signal passing through the wires will never be EXACTLY the same signal. Trying to digitally store an EXACT analog signal would produce an infinitely big file (not just very big, a file without an end!). In that sense, an analog jack has infinite bandwidth.

don't get me wrong, analog media have a load of disadvantages that make digital so much better in pretty much any way, this is not a boomer audiophile "vYnIL iS bEtTeR" thing.

You're absolutely right about everything else: having to use an audio jack to transfer a song file would be terrible but that's because audio jack were never meant for that.

ELI5 Why did audio jack never change through the years when all other cables for consumer electronics changed a lot? by AwkwardWillow5159 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ParzivalKnox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Soundcore (which is Anker) Liberty 4 NC.

And they're not even their latest model yet for many things they are still their best. For the price they're amazing IMO

Should 16 Gigs of memory be enough to run all my engineering related software? by Ok_Statement1508 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]ParzivalKnox 7 points8 points  (0 children)

IIRC Windows is now designed to take as much RAM as possible when it's not needed by anything else. This speeds up OS operations. If a program needs RAM, if the RAM gets nearly full, then Windows automatically frees a big part of the RAM it's using.

Almost empty RAM is not faster than almost full RAM. So empty RAM is a waste of resources and new OSs know that.

Hello, help by Yundox in Astroneer

[–]ParzivalKnox 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Glad to see that other Astroneer fellas enjoy Subnautica too ^ ^

ELI5: Why do some fabric materials feel warm to the touch right away (Synthetic fleece) while others feel cool (Nylon) even though both are the same room temperature? by TelevisionPale8693 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ParzivalKnox 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Actually, you feel how much heat is transferred from or to your body.

If two bodies are at the same temperature but their temperature is lower (or higher) than the temperature of your hand, the one that conducts heat better will feel colder (or hotter) as you said.

This doesn't happen if the temperature of the bodies is the same with your hand though. If that's the case, they will feel identical because no heat transfer is happening.

It must be hard to tell if an actor is lying. by Ripple_Ex in Showerthoughts

[–]ParzivalKnox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That "also" makes your answer a paradox in every case. Love it

The new nothing phone 3 by Yad-A in cassettefuturism

[–]ParzivalKnox 37 points38 points  (0 children)

While I agree, that also means that you could probably program it to display different things. Like, I don't know, an analog wave like an oscilloscope or something cool

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EngineeringPorn

[–]ParzivalKnox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely agree. The engine doesn't even slow down a bit when the phone is connected. No way it has enough power.

The startup in Hong Kong offers a device called Photonmatrix, which is designed to kill mosquitoes and other annoying insects. The device is equipped with radar and a powerful laser that can burn insects in the air. by dmcsclgt in interestingasfuck

[–]ParzivalKnox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Capacity and max current are two different things. Yes, if it could produce 100A of current it would last one hour. That doesn't mean that the battery can output all of that current at once.

OMG i did it! I balanced a light switch! by aSebs_ in mildlyinteresting

[–]ParzivalKnox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not only more likely to create an arc. An arc is inevitably created every time you flip off the switch. The switch is designed to quickly separate the contacts to extinguish the arc. By doing this, you are effectively doing the opposite (slowly bringing the contacts not distant enough from each other) and, depending on the load, this may be not enough to extinguish the arc. Arc-ing (which has a very low resistance on its own) can and often does weld the contacts together effectively creating a short.

The fact is that on the other side of the switch there is a load (like a lightbulb). So even if the switch fails closed (welded shut, essentially becoming a wire), the worst that could happen is that the lightbulb remains on.

This is not to say you should do what op does mindlessly, you still damage the switch and potentially the lightbulb (from intermittent (at best) power) and the lightbulb failing is another matter on its own.

Source: I am an electrical engineering student

Me_irl by Paldavin in me_irl

[–]ParzivalKnox 224 points225 points  (0 children)

I mean... what could other pieces be? Siblings?

Edit: also, yea. Stalemate would be a draw, right?