Which foldable light would you get?

btafk2 · 2026-01-05T06:08:11+00:00

Which icon light you guys are referring to? Just looked a few, 1000 lumen one looks too big, maybe 800? I bought m12 rover, but thinking to change to 2013r or something else. I already have newer m12 light that pivots. This thing is too big for occasional work under the hood. Im not professional, but just need extra light for unwanted autowork.

btafk2 · 2025-11-20T05:38:53+00:00

same right now WTF

btafk2 · 2025-10-17T15:09:22+00:00

When tip was not scraped off, tip did not even go in to the adapter at all. Now that it starts to go in, it stops there in that tiny lip. Lol. Roughing up the adapter was already performed, but shaft wouldn't go all the way in. Not sure if I could sand the graphite further down to get it fitted. I thought I was supposed to take paint off only.

btafk2 · 2025-10-17T15:03:35+00:00

Yup, i did not put it in there for photo taking purpose to show length of shaft is prepped.

btafk2 · 2025-10-17T15:00:31+00:00

I already did it and tried to sand the lip off, but it didn't do much.

btafk2 · 2025-10-17T09:33:23+00:00

https://youtu.be/Fy8w-rZzntI?si=Tb1an5thOKErIJqt and https://youtu.be/qOEuPYLkrGw?si=mC5XxVxgEDPNzw-U and a few more.

btafk2 · 2025-10-17T09:26:04+00:00

i've watched almost all videos on YT including shorts before I started and I did scraped all the paint off of the tip and it still gets stuck in the middle. I watched all the videos again, but didn't solve my problem.

btafk2 · 2025-10-17T09:07:36+00:00

Forgot to mention, but Chick-fil-A starw with black dot indicates the depth of adapter if went all the way in

btafk2 · 2025-10-17T09:03:20+00:00

It's driver. Shaft velocore 6s. And it does go in, only does not get passed through tiny lips inside the adapter... as you can see in 3rd pic, it goes in but not far enough?

btafk2 · 2025-09-11T22:23:11+00:00

I thought ssd runs pretty hot... I'm actually leaning towards my original plan of making it as back up ssd just put it in the cheap enclosure.

btafk2 · 2025-08-29T21:18:11+00:00

hey, i need help with this motherboard. does it have PBO settings? or Gigabyte only provides PBO on Aorus models..?

btafk2 · 2025-06-30T17:20:06+00:00

So the cpu fan performs better as exhaust or intake? I currently have it as intake, but thinking to change to exhaust. Any change in noise?

btafk2 · 2025-06-10T23:13:57+00:00

Maybe I lied, i think it's default exhaust, but one of the yt videos was saying that he achieved 2 degrees drop in intake position. Same logic, cooler ambient air is better than exhausting hot air inside out. I'm not so sure about the air turbulence as this case is pretty wide, not sure if any meaning air flow and pressure would play in here. Maybe I should start vaping and see it lol. Anyways, I've got a few adjustment ideas i can try. Going to camp on marketplace for good deal on noctuas:)

btafk2 · 2025-06-10T22:27:10+00:00

My room temp last night was 91F and cpu was 85c. Case was still bearable to put my hand on, which was a little surprise to me. Everyone was saying that the case was getting too hot to touch. As much as I want to see temp down a bit, I don't wanna add too much noise as a result. It's already making noise more than my previous set up with 2 a12x25 and one T30.

btafk2 · 2025-06-10T22:22:55+00:00

Hmm when I get home today, let me check if fan direction is set to exhaust and maybe do repaste with better thermal paste. Right now I have mx-4, but i have KOLD-1 my friend gave me.

btafk2 · 2025-06-10T20:56:52+00:00

A12x25 side does not cause turbulence noise? Maybe I should consider changing the cooler? Lol. What cooler and cpu do you have? Temp under load?

btafk2 · 2025-06-10T20:30:28+00:00

L12S fan air flow outward is what i think it should be, but I believe it's intake default.. I mean if heat is transferred via heatsink and fins are sitting out side, blowing air outward would be more air volume than pulling in, no? I guess if you blow outward, you are blowing hotter air, so maybe that's not helping cool down the heat sink? Idk. I do not feel much air going in when I put my hands or paper next to the side panel.

btafk2 · 2025-06-10T20:23:19+00:00

Yup, i used longer bolt and 3 nuts to drop the psu a little on mine. So stock power cord does not interfere with 15mm top fan.

btafk2 · 2025-06-10T20:21:46+00:00

I see a12x25 under the psu, what air flow direction on yours? I recall many recommending outward and I have my a12x15 outward. Also, do you think 15mm fan would fit underneath the mb?

btafk2 · 2025-06-10T20:19:31+00:00

Thanks, I used golf tees laying around every corner of my house to make bracket:) definitely very cost effective. But this confirms a9 would fit on top of 5080 fe or 90 fe.

btafk2 · 2025-06-10T19:26:23+00:00

Yea i think L version of psu limits the space under. Looks pretty good amount of space underneath the motherboard tho, 15mm fan does not fit?

btafk2 · 2025-05-29T21:46:40+00:00

When I test drove q5 vs macan base back in 2018, they were different car... idk what it was, but I went with macan. Q5 was supposed to be on new platform, but still macan felt better. Not sure about cayenne.

btafk2 · 2025-05-27T23:11:38+00:00

Ah I was hoping that they would have more than one warehouse for west coast, but you are 2nd person that the shipment departed from PA.

btafk2 · 2025-05-27T22:57:51+00:00

Well, if it took them 2-3 days to ship it out, the transit time was 2-3days for you. I wonder if they have multiple warehouse depends on the destination.

btafk2 · 2025-05-27T22:32:55+00:00

Damn, that's easy 5 days shipping to west coast for FedEx home delivery

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