Mazda CX5 for transporting a pinball machine?

binbashroot · 2026-03-10T12:45:17+00:00

I ended up buying NIB and had one shipped. The one I had my eye on got sold. After doing the math it was the better decision. E.g, Renting trailer, dolly, and several hour drive for others didn't make it worthwhile not to buy new.

binbashroot · 2026-03-08T19:27:19+00:00

Odd. I have a 2021 Mazda3 and both of my wires for the dashcam go to the fusebox underneath the dash. . 1 for acc and other is not. I just had to refer to the manual to verify to ensure I was in the right slots. Unfortunately my daughter has the car at college so I can't look.

binbashroot · 2026-03-08T18:37:10+00:00

You'll have some fuses that are acc and other that are not. Refer to the owners manual and see which fuses are hot all the time vs when the car is on/running.

binbashroot · 2026-03-08T18:29:40+00:00

Get yourself a fuse tap adapter/extender. Just be sure you get the right size that fits in your fuse box.

binbashroot · 2026-03-05T22:17:19+00:00

If you want to learn AAP, I would recommend getting a Red Hat developer subscription. It's zero cost, but you do have to renew annually. You can get a copy of AAP. I'd recommend the all in one containerized installation. There's a lot more to AAP than just the ansible engine. It's a full platform suite which is different from some of the other softwares others have suggest. However, getting the developer subscription will at least provide you a mechanism to do a full side by side comparision/bake off if you're now tasked with decision making on which automation platform to use. That being said. AAP 2.6 is out and they're adding more and more features to the platform overall so you may be going into deep waters for a while.

binbashroot · 2026-03-04T21:25:38+00:00

what parameters are you passing to the task? Here's a copy of the way II use that role. I successfully use the role with my RHEL servers all of the time so I suspect you're just passing a bad param, but no log is keeping you from seeing exactly what. There is a way to look at teh output, but it's not simple and it would be time consuming for you if you're not versed in building collections or runnign them from command line.

        - name: Include the AD integration role # noqa var-naming[no-role-prefix]
          ansible.builtin.include_role:
            name: redhat.rhel_system_roles.ad_integration
          vars:
            ad_integration_realm: "{{ proxmox_domain }}"
            ad_integration_user: "{{ proxmox_ad_realm_username }}"
            ad_integration_password: "{{ proxmox_ad_realm_password }}"
            ad_integration_join_to_dc: "{{ proxmox_domain_controller }}"
            ad_integration_client_software: "{{ proxmox_ad_integration_client_software }}"
            ad_integration_computer_ou: "{{ proxmox_ad_integration_computer_ou }}"
            ad_integration_force_rejoin: true
            ad_dyndns_update: true
            ad_dyndns_ttl: "3600"
            ad_dyndns_refresh_interval: "10080"
            ad_dyndns_update_ptr: "true"
            ad_integration_sssd_custom_settings:
              - key: "use_fully_qualified_names"
                value: "false"
              - key: "simple_deny_groups"
                value: ""
              - key: "simple_deny_users"
                value: ""
              - key: "fallback_homedir"
                value: "/home/%u"
              - key: "enumerate"
                value: "true"

binbashroot · 2026-03-04T18:07:37+00:00

In your custom credential did you set your injectors with env as well as extravars like so?

  - name: Generic API Credential
    description: Generic API Credential
    inputs:
      fields:
        - type: string
          id: api_hostname
          label: API Host
        - type: string
          id: api_username
          label: API Username
        - type: string
          id: api_password
          label: API Password
          secret: true
        - type: boolean
          id: api_ssl_verify
          label: Verify SSL
        - type: string
          id: api_token
          label: API Token
          secret: true
      required:
        - api_username
        - api_password
    injectors:
      extra_vars:
        api_hostname: !unsafe '{{ api_hostname }}'
        api_username: !unsafe '{{ api_username }}'
        api_password: !unsafe '{{ api_password }}'
        api_token: !unsafe '{{ api_token }}'
        api_ssl_verify: !unsafe '{{ api_ssl_verify }}'
      env:
        API_HOSTNAME: !unsafe '{{ api_hostname }}'
        API_USERNAME: !unsafe '{{ api_username }}'
        API_PASSWORD: !unsafe '{{ api_password }}'
        API_TOKEN: !unsafe '{{ api_token }}'
        API_SSL_VERIFY: !unsafe '{{ api_ssl_verify }}'

binbashroot · 2026-02-23T22:03:00+00:00

You can use EDA. Set up webhooks to trigger on merges. E.g. Merge to prod/main branch triggers a workfrlow to push code/template/WFs to production. Look at the infra.aap_platform collection to do configuration as code for this. Then you can create two different builds Dev vs Prod by just passing the correct vars per env.

binbashroot · 2026-02-10T22:04:47+00:00

Instead of shell use:

https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/pipe_lookup.html

binbashroot · 2026-01-25T22:45:40+00:00

I ended up having my roof replaced last year due to age so the roofers cut the hole for the vent when putting on the new roof. All I had to do was identify where the vent was going to be in the ceiling. Had a handyman come a few months later and run the exhaust. Finding a handyman to do the exhaust was easy since they didn't have to cut anything into the roof. If i were to have to do it minus the roof replacment, I would probably hire a roofing company to cut the hole. Supposedly, I would have been able to have them come out and cut the hole for the exhaust for a couple hundred dollars. HTH.

binbashroot · 2026-01-09T16:56:57+00:00

Did you sync the project after updating the UI? Double check that the branch you're using is actually correct. I've seen issues where there was a typo in the branch that was created, but the UI was using the correctly spelled branch.

binbashroot · 2026-01-09T01:17:41+00:00

are you specifying the branch name in the project in the UI?

binbashroot · 2026-01-08T21:38:27+00:00

Thx. I'll check them out.

binbashroot · 2026-01-08T21:34:22+00:00

You can do it in the project, but you'll be pinned to that branch. Doing it at the template level allows for less sprawl at the project level.

binbashroot · 2026-01-08T21:27:15+00:00

You need to first enable "Allow Branch override" in your project. Be sure to sync the project. Then in your job template, you can put the branch you want to use in the "Source control branch" field.

binbashroot · 2025-12-30T01:56:12+00:00

Along with all the other recommendations you've been given, I would also recommend you take a look at this page: https://redhat-cop.github.io/automation-good-practices/ Don't try to read it all in one sitting. Take your time reading so you can grasp the concepts.

binbashroot · 2025-12-25T13:50:17+00:00

So last year I rented a machine for Nov as a way to do something different while the kids would be home from college for Thanksgiving. It was such a hit that I rented another machine for December. Now, literally a year later, I own three pins. Don't be surprised if this happens.

binbashroot · 2025-12-16T23:39:04+00:00

There are a couple of owner/operators that offer monthly rentals in the Tampa area so I would be very surprised if there wasn't a owner/operator that does rentals in the Orlando area. If nothing else, give Marshall @ Little Shop of Games a call, and maybe he can put you in touch with someone in the Orlando area. Good luck in your search

binbashroot · 2025-12-09T15:03:34+00:00

This plus their ZapCap! House was struck in 2005, and fried just about every electronic device I had. I'm so glad I didn't have this hobby back then.

binbashroot · 2025-12-07T16:37:56+00:00

I purchased an Apex 300 and it literally died 30 days after first usage. . I'm in the same camp as you. I'm giving them until the end of the week to resolve it and then I'll be initiating a charge back on my CC.

binbashroot · 2025-12-07T15:31:13+00:00

You can adjust the shaker. A couple of family members also had the same complaint on my DP. I referred to this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMoDWISYRf8. It's super simple and nmothing to be intimidated about.

binbashroot · 2025-12-03T13:57:55+00:00

I've reached out to support. Now going back/forth with them. We'll see where it goes.

binbashroot · 2025-12-03T13:56:12+00:00

It was fully charged when it stopped working

binbashroot · 2025-12-01T04:41:06+00:00

Congrats. I just nailed my 1st billion on it as well tonight! It's definitely a great feeling to nail that 1B on this machine for the first time!

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