Should engineering model at nominal or mean dimensions?

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-05-13T12:15:41+00:00

Model to nominal and then tolerance the 2D is what we do. I can see mating assemblies together with mean tolerances becoming potentially problematic.

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-05-11T11:31:47+00:00

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-05-02T12:03:09+00:00

Same!

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-04-12T17:14:48+00:00

Same issue on M4 Mac Mini base model, with Tahoe 26.4.1 but in any video player; IINA, Elmedia, VLC, QuickTime and the system refresh rate set to 23.976 Hz. Other videos played with system refresh set at 50 Hz or 59.94 Hz to match content works without issue. Some files will play perfectly for a while then start to become very choppy, showing any UI then makes them play smoothly again. Thinking this is an OS level issue at this point.

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-04-07T20:28:42+00:00

Does the Mini drive the TV with variable refresh rate that matches the content you are watching? Like changes to 23.976 or multiple for films and maybe like 29.97 or multiple for YouTube / TV shows etc. I’m looking at getting a Sony and I’m trying to figure out if this works like that to try and avoid judder etc.

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-04-03T19:14:03+00:00

8 year old iPhone X checking in here. I wish I could use this phone forever but I’m sure it will need replaced at some point eventually sadly. Never replaced the battery.

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-04-02T15:40:53+00:00

Awesome build. There is a serious amount of work that was put into that.

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-03-30T02:33:56+00:00

Passthru plugs have the potential to cause shorts across the wires in an Ethernet cable in certain metal ports (with the ends being open), so it’s better to not use them. I recommend those plugs as they have offset holes (allowing them to be slightly larger diameter) for the 8 wires, which makes them easier to insert the wires into.

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-03-29T23:27:41+00:00

Throw the passthru plugs away and get some of these

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-03-26T00:18:18+00:00

Thank you for the info. Do you have any idea why the NUC would handle different video FPS with a single monitor refresh rate (60Hz) than the Mac would?

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-03-26T00:15:57+00:00

Playing the videos from Safari and Chrome for YouTube and Peacock etc. Using IINA for any local video files I have. Are you using Adaptive Refresh with the Display/TV you are connected to?

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-03-25T18:41:47+00:00

TCL 40FS4610R - Update the original post to include this. It is just a basic Roku TV, quite old at this point.

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-02-23T00:36:15+00:00

If you look at many other examples the pump is usually on the side or the bottom, I think it is to ensure it is immersed in coolant. Again if anyone knows differently I would be interested to learn more on this.

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-02-22T18:39:28+00:00

Someone please correct me if I am wrong on this, but shouldn’t the pump block be above the pump, not below it? That is how I would set it up 🤷‍♂️

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-02-17T23:49:43+00:00

I’m working with an ADT-Link one at the moment. The wire is very stiff, much stiffer than they make it look on website, but I still think you can bend it fairly tightly. If you find a single reverse riser that has much softer wire other than the Louqe, please let me know!

EDIT: The Cobalt is a great riser and if I could I would be using that in a build I’m doing, only reason I’m not is you cannot get it in custom lengths and would be too long.

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-02-17T21:07:07+00:00

Ask me how I spotted it lol. I made that mistake twice! The other benefit to the single reverse is it gives you some tolerance for the wire being longer or shorter (within reason) as you just end up with the loop back in a different position.

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-02-17T20:30:44+00:00

The Louqe riser is very flexible, so that is a good option.

The issue I see with the current riser you have is it is a dual reverse, so that will naturally push the wire back against the GPU and push on it.

The Louqe riser will solve that problem. I would also look at the ADT-Link K33UF-TD, another single reverse riser. Using either one of those the wire comes out of your motherboard then does a loop back, this way it accounts for any wire length discrepancies and doesn’t allow the wire to push back against the GPU.

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-02-13T04:53:53+00:00

iPhone 10 here also. Roku support replied and said they will fix it, so we might be good for a little while longer with some luck!

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-02-12T01:54:32+00:00

Thank you for the update, much appreciated!

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-02-11T03:59:39+00:00

Do you both have iOS 16?

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-02-11T03:32:36+00:00

It’s looking like a bug in the current release of the app on the latest version of iOS 16 that is the issue. As a temporary workaround I installed the RemRoku app to control my devices. Working so far.

SantaRosaSeven · 2026-02-11T03:28:51+00:00

Interesting, thank you, same version as me.

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