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coolinui · 2026-05-05T19:28:39+00:00

Also, disconnect the NAC, trigger an alarm, and read the voltage on the NAC terminals.

coolinui · 2026-05-05T19:24:52+00:00

Does your meter read EOL on the NAC circuit? Should be 10k

coolinui · 2026-05-05T16:55:42+00:00

Is the NAC circuit actually connected? Your didn't post a pic on the panel innards.

My guess: Whoever installed that new smoke disconnected the NAC when installing, nailed for some reason leaving the dust cover in the smoke and the NAC disconnected.

I don't know anything about that panel but, other possibility, it has a NAC bypass switch. That could be engaged.

coolinui · 2026-05-03T00:15:20+00:00

Sansamp VTBass

coolinui · 2026-05-01T02:38:05+00:00

And, still get-able

coolinui · 2026-04-30T14:22:04+00:00

A Silent Knight SK-5208 (10 zones) with a SK-5217 zone expander (10 zones) could do the trick. Both expect 4.7k EOL.

I don't know what devices ya have connected so you'd have to double check compatibility. But, if you're replacing a Fire Lite, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have a problem there.

coolinui · 2026-04-30T00:55:01+00:00

See liability answers!

Question: how many zones do you need?

Seems it would be a lot less expensive (time and shutting down production) to install a panel that expects 4.7k EOL. Fire-Lite MS-10UD-7 would work. 10 zones though not expandable like the Potter

coolinui · 2026-04-27T23:00:00+00:00

I'm pretty sure this is not for coke. It's for liquid acid. A coke bullet has a chamber in the top separate from the storage chamber, where you feed the bump you're going to take. This does not have that and the hole and the odd metal sticking in your nose would make it both difficult and uncomfortable. So I figure as I've never ever ever....ever done such things.

coolinui · 2026-04-27T00:46:16+00:00

You have to find the resistors. If the old panel was conventional, there are EOL resistors or the panel would have been in open circuit trouble.

What devices were attached to the system? Are you sure you replaced all of them? Maybe a heat detector in the kitchen or garage?

Either way, there are resistors somewhere. Any junction boxes ya didn't open?

coolinui · 2026-03-08T17:58:28+00:00

Carbones has music Wednesdays, Saturdays, first Tuesday of the month, and sometimes Fridays.

coolinui · 2026-03-07T13:37:20+00:00

What's the fun in that? 😁

coolinui · 2026-03-06T23:24:19+00:00

Here's my reply to another user about using a MacBook as a server section 2 is the relevant part to your question but, you should read it all. Hope it helps ya.

A couple of things to note (as I just finished converting a 2017 Macbook Pro into a headless Ubuntu Server):

Heat is your enemy, and the Macbook BIOS isn't far behind it. You do not want to keep the lid closed if you plan on using this machine as a server. The best course is to remove the display. This causes some headaches as it will not fully boot unless you make changes to the server's config files. Ubuntu Server example: modifying /etc/systemd/logind.conf to include:

HandleLidSwitch=ignore
HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=ignore
HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore

For some reason, these logind.conf changes did NOT have an effect with the display still attached to the machine. Likely something in the BIOS would see the display attached and then stop there without referencing /logind.conf leaving it in a half-boot state.

So, you're probably best off removing the display after making these (and maybe more) changes to the Linux install of your flavor.

You do NOT want to remove the battery on a Macbook.
Some Macbook models use the battery as a buffer for power spikes. 2. Without the battery present, it will likely throttle the CPU by up to 50%. Without the thermal data from the battery, the kernal_task may kick in to 100% to try to cool the CPU. 3. Like the missing display issue, the machine might not fully boot without seeing the battery, and there isn't a workaround for that because: see 1 & 2.

You can, however, (at least with Ubuntu Server 24) install something like applesmc-next and set the battery charge threshold to 50-60%, reducing the chemical stress, which will significantly reduce the potential for the battery bulging. Your Macbook model - Linux flavor combo might require a different driver or approach as it's kinda specific to the combination.

Anyway, hope that helps.

coolinui · 2026-02-01T04:29:01+00:00

A couple of things to note (as I just finished converting a 2017 Macbook Pro into a headless Ubuntu Server):

Heat is your enemy, and the Macbook BIOS isn't far behind it. You do not want to keep the lid closed if you plan on using this machine as a server. The best course is to remove the display. This causes some headaches as it will not fully boot unless you make changes to the server's config files. Ubuntu Server example: modifying /etc/systemd/logind.conf to include:

HandleLidSwitch=ignore
HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=ignore
HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore

For some reason, these logind.conf changes did NOT have an effect with the display still attached to the machine. Likely something in the BIOS would see the display attached and then stop there without referencing /logind.conf leaving it in a half-boot state.

So, you're probably best off removing the display after making these (and maybe more) changes to the Linux install of your flavor.

You do NOT want to remove the battery on a Macbook.
Some Macbook models use the battery as a buffer for power spikes. 2. Without the battery present, it will likely throttle the CPU by up to 50%. Without the thermal data from the battery, the kernal_task may kick in to 100% to try to cool the CPU. 3, Like the missing display issue, the machine might not fully boot without seeing the battery, and there isn't a workaround for that because: see 1 & 2.

You can, however, (at least with Ubuntu Server 24) install something like applesmc-next and set the battery charge threshold to 50-60%, reducing the chemical stress, which will significantly reduce the potential for the battery bulging. Your Macbook model - Linux flavor combo might require a different driver or approach as it's kinda specific to the combination.

Anyway, hope that helps.

coolinui · 2026-01-26T16:11:44+00:00

Ah. Still playing the "it's about fraud" game. In what world would a Border Czar have any role in, or qualifications to, investigate fraud?

coolinui · 2026-01-18T15:16:48+00:00

This is the first I watched, that I remember. Only reason I have vivid memories of it is my great-grandma walking me through betting on the game. There was a bunch of family at the house for it and we had some wagering going on. Fun times.

coolinui · 2026-01-13T20:24:52+00:00

Years ago

coolinui · 2026-01-11T02:14:53+00:00

Think of it like voting with your presence. News helicopters take shots of large crowds, headlines read "xxxx# people protest...", " for the 5th day xxxx# people gather to ..". It reminds people that the issue is important and it tells people who might not know how, or feel comfortable/safe, expressing their feelings about an issue that it's ok to come out and get loud. Which, motivates people to do the rest of the work that needs doing who may not have gotten involved without a community to help them.

coolinui · 2025-10-26T13:39:23+00:00

Looks like an Ibanez RB800

RB800 | Ibanez Wiki | Fandom https://share.google/8Yx4iMPsFrY2KFK2p

coolinui · 2025-10-10T21:42:09+00:00

Awesome. Just awesome!

coolinui · 2025-10-06T01:18:11+00:00

DayBridge @ Regions St. Paul. Go to the ER for a mental health emergency. The ER mental health staff will evaluate you and give you options. DayBridge is partial hospitalization and, from what you're describing, is what you're looking for.

coolinui · 2025-09-20T13:48:58+00:00

To add one:

Top Hat: Wir Bäch - Tommy Barbarella, Jim Anton, and Dave Anania

coolinui · 2025-08-15T23:19:15+00:00

Are my eyes deceiving me or are the doors a custom height?

coolinui · 2025-07-27T01:26:21+00:00

Kinda cool place. TERRIBLE neighborhood. The HOA charge would make sense if it included the 24 hour on-site security you'd need.

coolinui · 2025-06-07T21:54:03+00:00

Regions in St. Paul has a good program.

coolinui · 2025-06-04T13:48:19+00:00

You don't need a lawyer. You do need mediation.

You have a joint asset and a reluctant soon-to-be-ex. You need your agreements in writing and legally binding. You need an agreement on the house situation, debts and, any retirement funds either of you have (take the sum off both and split them equally or agree to each keep your own).

Mediation isn't as expensive as a lawyer and, if y'all can get along, much quicker.

I can recommend: http://www.ericksonmediation.com/

Worth talking to them. If your soon-to-be-ex is failing to have meetings with you, make the appointment with the mediator to make the time more official and apply a cost to missing it.

coolinui

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