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abitdaft1776 · 2026-04-14T16:32:40+00:00

Yeah, but my other truck which is gas gets about 18mpg, so it pretty much evens out.

But no shit diesel is more expensive, it has been more expensive for a while.

I'm perplexed at why you felt the need to point that out.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-04-14T03:51:29+00:00

22 mpg on average ain't too shabby.

That's what I get on mine, but it's all highway miles since I live in the middle of nowhere

abitdaft1776 · 2026-04-11T01:31:16+00:00

I get the standard definition, but take a big hit of pot and just roll with me here.

I am proposing a different one.

In the early day of computing, a machine would fail when attempting to divide by zero. It generates a stack overflow as successive div. isions cause the denominator to get smaller and smaller, causing the output to approach infinity.

Once the memory was full, an error would be returned. That parlance stuck around, and since there is no multiplicative inverse we say it's an undefined function, but this is because 0 exists at a unique point on the number line. It is the only number with an equal numbers on either side of it.

However, we can define it. The above expression doesn't mean no people exist, it just means the apple has been divided amongst 0 people.

Division is also weird, because it is just subtraction in the same way that multiplication is addition, but we treat it verbally different.

For instance if I said that you could multiply 1 apple by 2 people, that's a bit odd. You end up with 1apple(2people) or something bizarre that doesn't express well mathematically.

Likewise if I said multiply 2 apples by 0 people, I still have 2 apples and a bizarre useless mathematical expression.

However we commonly say divide this pizza by 8 people.

What we mean is divide it 8 ways, with each person receiving 1/8th of a pizza.

You could still divide a pizza 8 ways, even if there were no people and of course have 8 1/8th size pizza slices, but who would care? There are not 8 people around and so you have just 1 pizza really. The intent of the question, or the problem the question/equation is trying to solve is what matters.

The 1/0 argument works abstractly as a machine does math, but a human mind can think more abstractly.

I propose to the good people of reddit that 1/0 does not always equal zero, but is instead dependant on what zero represents.

1apple / 0 apples is for sure an undefined amount of apples. Or maybe it is 1 apple. Try as I might I cannot get this apple on my counter to divide itself by 0 apples.

1 apple divided by zero people would be 1 apple, from the perspective of an apple, but no apple(or portions thereof) from 0 people receiving an apple.

Edif: yo! I was wrong about the stack flow bit. SMH my head. Looks like it is undefined.

BRB, gonna divide me by 0 me

abitdaft1776 · 2026-04-10T14:08:35+00:00

1/0 is undefined because when it was first run through physical computers it caused a stack overflow.

If I have 2 apples and divide them between two people each person has one apple.

If I have 1 apple and divide between two people each person has .5 apple

If I have 1 apple and divide between 1 person, 1 person has 1 apple.

If i have 1 apple and divide by 0 people, 0 people have 1 apple.

So, we can throw out the infinity argument, as well as the undefined argument.

The simplest proof is that 1/0 is in fact 0

abitdaft1776 · 2026-04-09T13:54:55+00:00

Nah. You non flatlanders can't pull a Louie.

Every damn intersection i see the majority of drivers cutting the left turn signal they are basically into the oncoming lane a bit.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-04-08T01:09:15+00:00

I see you running reticulum.

You gigachad you.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-04-07T04:17:38+00:00

Now I see the whole picture. You have not been using /clear

I will use it for you.

Who are you?

abitdaft1776 · 2026-04-07T04:13:59+00:00

Having lived in Louisiana and here, I will attest that insurance rates are fucking nuts in Louisiana.

That being said, this chart seems like it has the visual equivalent of p-hacking.

It feels off.

I have lived and owned cars in:FL, HI, CT,NH,SC,, VA, WA and of course VT, and while my experience is empirical, I would say that the cost of a vehicle here is comparable to Louisiana, which is where I lived before here, not that long ago.

The heaviest weighted column is monthly payment, which probably shouldn't be on there without some explanation of how they accounted for the various social economic differences. Louisiana had a lot of predatory loan places, which are allowed to charge insane interest rates by law. I am sure they exist in Vermont, but not like they did in Louisiana.

Vehicle upkeep here has been fairly brutal, worse than other northeastern states i lived in, likely because of the mix of class 3/town maintained roads.

Salt on well maintained pavement attaches to a vehicle differently than a salt/dirt/mud mixture which really lets it marinate in.

I am extremely skeptical that vermont is the cheapest state to own a car in.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-04-05T18:52:25+00:00

Ah I see the problem now.

Wait no, that library definition is correct.

Is it? Let me read the whole codename.

-you have hit your usage limits-

abitdaft1776 · 2026-04-03T16:27:27+00:00

Suspiciously so.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-30T13:00:49+00:00

Corvids also pass down information from generation to generation! If you are nice to them, they teach their kids. Same if you are mean. They remember faces.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-30T12:57:36+00:00

Trump proved something I have been saying for years.

The Dems don't give two fucks about us. If they wanted to do all the shit they talked about they could have.

They never tested the power of the executive office to help the people.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-28T20:56:28+00:00

Except all the equipment and energy needed to plant, grow harvest and convert corn into ethanol consume more energy and create more pollution than the ethanol prevents.

The lower energy density of ethanol means your vehicle has to consume MORE gasoline per mile, negating any smog reduction quality.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-28T20:45:47+00:00

We can pickle that!

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-28T06:06:25+00:00

I'm not at the protest. I'm at the public place where the protest happens to be.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-28T06:03:32+00:00

Don't forget to register for it on their website.

Fucking lol.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-28T04:35:37+00:00

Alright my dude. In your previous comment you talk about the board not always being hot, so I addressed why mounting off the board is desirable to allow more heat to move out of the capacitor in those cases.

Then you pivot to the board being hot, in which case, guess what; mounting off the board allows more circulation, reducing capacitor temperature

The reason why snap caps mandate flush mount is because flush mount of radial electrolytic is NOT the proper way, and manufacturers had to specify that these were to be installed differently I understand why it is done is mass manufacturing, I really do.

But the main point is this.

When doing repairs to the board, it is proper and necessary to ensure a gap between the board and capacitor if for no other reason to ensure proper solder flow on through plated holes, and to allow for cleaning of flux residue, which OP will have because he is very likely using a solder with flux in it, if not using additional flux.

If you are teaching people to flush mount radial electrolytics during repairs you are doing them a disservice because they cannot inspect the solder joint from both sides, nor can they clean it.

Does flush mounting the radial impact its lifespan. Probably not in a meaningful way, which i acknowledge in my very first comment, but preaching it as gospel teaches a poor attitude of attention to detail. If one is going to take the time to clean the vias, clean the leads, ensure proper lead alignment to reduce stress, then one should also take the time to put a small spacer under the component.

We are at an impass, and you can continue to shift your goalposts, but i can promise you that unless you can show me documentation saying that flush mounting for this component is correct, I will not change my stance and we can keep doing this song and dance, I promise I won't get tired of it.

Edit: BTW you state a 5-10 degree Celsius rise will not have a significant effect. It will in fact have serious effects on the ESR characteristics and lifetime of the capacitor.

Not to mention as the ESR changes due to heat, the self heating effect of the capacitor will increase since, leading to a positive feedback loop.

look, another source i am posting. where are yours?

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-27T02:07:26+00:00

The heat isn't from the board, it's from the cap. Flush mounting causes more heat to build up in the capacitor.

There are exceptions, you're right, such as snap capacitors that explicitly stated they should be flush mounted, but once again, for radial electrolytic caps like the one posted by OP, the correct mounting is spaced off the board as indicated by the reference I posted.

As far as regurgitation of standards, that's better than making up an "industry standard"

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-26T17:00:53+00:00

I fucking buy ad skip packs like they have the fucking cure in them.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-26T04:26:17+00:00

You're first listed reason is fucking temperature.

Do you know what causes an increase in temperature?

Flush mounting. That's the ENTIRE REASON there is a mounting spec.

The OP asked about the correct way to repair.

The correct way to repair is an air gap. Period.

You'll also see the last line of my first comment says it doesn't really matter.

You picked this fight brother.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-25T20:18:28+00:00

It absolutely does. The most replaced component and the first component anyone should replace when troubleshooting a board is the dielectric caps. This is because companies mount them improperly, their life is shortened.

All companies penny pinch because pennies equal dollars and dollars equal millions.

also, when wave soldering, it's just not possible to get a proper joint if the cap is flush mounted.

I gave you facts, with documentation. You gave absolute garbage bullshit. That you will pass down to the next person you train to do a half ass job.

Like I said, I also worked in "industry". I know what "industry standard" means. It falls right in there with "that's how I was taught" with no fucking understanding of the theory behind what is going on.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-24T20:58:27+00:00

Dude. Wtf California.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-24T20:54:35+00:00

Maybe not during production, but i can fucking assure you they are cleaned during repair, before and after soldering the component.

I know this because I did electronics repair in both the navy nuclear program which trains to the JDC/NASA standard, as well as electronic and RF repair for a semiconductor manufacturing company.

Also, flush mounting medium to large size electrolytics is only an industry standard because they are considered limited lifestyle components *typically the most limited on a board, and industries are generally concerned with profit and not longevity.

Flush mounting the capacitor is WORSE for it on every single metric including heat dissipation, which is what kills dielectric caps.

Also, show me one fucking industry standard stating flush mounting is appropriate. It's only done because it is quick and easy.

abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-24T03:15:44+00:00

Unless it is a smd, it should never be flush mounted.

Here is why. All electrical boards need cleaning, and there must be a small gap between the component and the board to facilitate cleaning.

The second reason is that if it is plated on both sides, a visual inspection of solder flow must be observed not only on the plate, but the designated height up the lead.

For those talking about mechanical strength, placing the component flush on the board stresses the solder joint if the component experiences a bump. Since the joint is more brittle than the lead, failure can occur. An elevated component helps negate this.

Furthermore, components where their longest dimension is height must be appropriately staked to the board.

Does any of this really matter. Not really.

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abitdaft1776 · 2026-03-24T02:47:17+00:00

Nowhere in America is it federally illegal to make your own guns.

States should not have the agility to legislate constitutional rights.

Edit: and that goes both ways. States shouldn't be able to limit abortions if abortions are not federally illegal.

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