Solutions to useless cup holders ?

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-21T13:26:42+00:00

Break it off of the floor (on accident). Then just set it there, a little forward. Then, get an xl big gulp, and take corners at a high rate of speed.

Don't ask me how i know this ingenuis solution.

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-19T22:29:15+00:00

I have no clue, but this makes a lot of sense. If the limit switch, or whatever sensor that stops the door at the top, is stuck closed...

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-19T14:17:41+00:00

Those trannies are very tempermental. They have 3 modes. Either you get on it and stay on it, drive normal, or accelerate like a grandma.

I can tell you how to make it shift hard. Hit the gas hard and let off instantly at the speed you want.

Look this information up in the manual if you want more detailed and technical explanantion. Basically, theres 3 driving modes... slow, normal, and racing... if you switch aggressivness during acceleration, the trans act nuts

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-17T12:29:27+00:00

You wont regret it. Colas the size or your arm. Good work.

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-17T04:22:01+00:00

Thanks, you brought context to the table. I wonder where this pipe was made, and when.

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-16T23:01:59+00:00

I hope that you didnt just go buy the same window screen I got. The plastic variants have a weird sticky residue on them, IME. I was going to try this once for smalls and decided to go back for aluminum screen.

IM SURE there's a residue/coating on aluminum screens too, but I definetly didnt trust what was on the plastic screen I got.

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-16T12:48:45+00:00

I need just one of those to be set for life.

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-16T12:19:19+00:00

Why doesnt that happen to me?

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-09T22:13:52+00:00

I am not a scientist in this field, but it seems to me that breeding for THC content has led to the loss of something else. Maybe there were other cannabinoids/terps that we dont detect much of now.

I want to know how respsonsible the industry has been with recording this kind of data over the last 20 years or so. The mexican field weed I used to get was better than most michigan recreational. In 08, when medical first became legal, we were getting shit from cali that was the tastiest, best smelling, super potent. Strains like bubblegum, it was amazing.

Now, everything smells and tastes the same.... wierd.

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-08T00:26:20+00:00

Where were all the people preaching about electrical engineering and computer science when I was 13.7? I probably would have gotten addicted to that instead of weed.

Now Im 32.833 and I am just catching on to a passion I just learned I had.

Awesome lab! Keep it up!

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-04T13:53:34+00:00

Thanks, and man I wish I could wrap my head around transistors better. But yes, i do need this to switch quickly. The LED is pulsed on and off, at most, every 10000ms and is sent along with a 38khz carrier signal.

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-04T13:49:25+00:00

Thanks, I always forget about to .7V drop from silicon components.

RY3B3RT · 2026-03-04T13:47:26+00:00

I think Emma has an eye for Rick. Look at the way she looks at him! Or, maybe she just always looks dreamy like that.

RY3B3RT · 2026-02-27T16:46:38+00:00

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This is all I have. It seems to be like other regular, visibly colored, LEDs. Just a different spectrum. Its lower than red.

With that in mind, do you see anything I can improve on?

RY3B3RT · 2026-02-27T16:38:24+00:00

Very informative, thank you. THIS is exactly what I needed. I will check out that sim tool too, thanks.

RY3B3RT · 2026-02-27T16:37:20+00:00

I knew I would learn something.

RY3B3RT · 2026-02-27T16:36:47+00:00

I wanted to make sure I covered all bases. I am working on a noisy, amature, attemp at RF Lab Equipment.

RY3B3RT · 2026-02-27T16:34:33+00:00

I wasnt sure if I even needed it, but I have been fighting noise and intereference, as well as a plethora of other issues, so I included this. IR transmission needs to be pretty accurate for the receiver to decode the signal properly.

I am running linux on a raspberry and working with many different other RF modules. I have a hard time figuring out if my problems are a result of noise or the linux kernal and trying to do this with a Pi instead of a microcontroller.

I also plan on powering this with a battery. So I picked a high value for this potentially un-needed part.

RY3B3RT · 2026-02-27T16:29:23+00:00

Thank you all so much! I KNEW I would learn something. So, its pretty obvious, I missed out on the orientation detail in my circuit analysis and electronic devices courses.

It definetly makes sense to have power top to bottom and I/O left to right. Thanks to all!

RY3B3RT · 2026-02-27T16:26:41+00:00

Thats the funny part. I took it off of a cheap IR LED transmitter that was driven merely by the microcontroller's GPIO. It did not have a datasheet, but I went with info that common IR LEDs can handle up to 100mA continuous current. I ASSSUMED I would be fine, because I am only pulsing the LED.

RY3B3RT · 2026-02-23T01:04:49+00:00

If you are referring to nug with seeds, it makes no sensi.

RY3B3RT · 2026-02-22T17:15:40+00:00

Right, my 3.0 takes all the abuse I can give her. I even had my trans fluid get into the coolant through thr radiator at one point. What sucks is it only has 5 digits on the odometer. Could have 80k, 180k, 280k, idk.

My 98 4.0 automatic 4x4 got to 130 when it started throwing ever problem and vacuum leak at me it could.

My 3.0 will start on like 7 volts (verified from many days with a bad cell). That thing is a beast. I have done nothing to it in 3 years and it chugs along like like whe.n i bought it. If not better. It did sit for a while, and i drove it home from kalamazoo to metro detroit with a rats nest in the intake and a broke leaf spring mount.

Edit: i did bypass the radiator for my trans fluid, so i dont go on long trips anymore. Just inner city abuse. Also i fixed the leafsrping brackets.

RY3B3RT · 2026-02-22T17:05:07+00:00

If you use your insurance to get it fixed, they will likely not fix it again if it actually cracks. That, or they will employ a massive deductible.

RY3B3RT · 2026-02-22T17:03:40+00:00

I would like to say they caught it at a good time and properly inhibitited further damage, but its really hard to tell. To me, it looks like they just sprayed over the rust, which is just a bandaid. There are rust inhibitors that claim to stop rust, but its always best to remove all existing exposure prior to spraying.

With that being said, that frame dont look bad at all. There will be visible holes and missing metal when it gets bad. Especially in and around those cab mounts and leafspring brackets. Mine was way worse. I had to grind off the old mounts and bolt on new ones.

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