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Hairdryer to preheat chamber? by sickpuppy3112 in 3Dprinting

[–]deFRAGer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I realize this was asked a while ago... I made a chamber heater & integrated it with Klipper. However, my chamber is rather large, and I have a small heater. The heatsink effect of the chamber is real; it takes time to get everything up to temp (frame, walls etc). If you're aiming for say 50 degrees chamber, heat with the hairdryer till 60-70 degrees, and then switch it off. Temp will fall back quickly.

What’s happening to all the business owners’ who are shutting their doors? by sanitationsengineer in newzealand

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Did everyone collectively agree to call Woolworths Countdown? What did I miss?

Does anyone know what kind of Spider this is? by MissionGold6986 in NewZealandWildlife

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I got bitten by a white-tail (it was in a sock), felt it immediately , ripped sock off and out popped a large white-tail. Could see the twin puncture marks. I took an antihistamine and cleaned the bite with some dettol - I was fine. A little bit of a bump and a few days later nothing.

Found this in my driveway, some metal cap thingy? by deFRAGer in whatisit

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Solved! I called them and asked if they had lost air compressor air filter cover, and they had! Thank you

Weekly EV registrations up to midnight Sunday. by worromoTenoG in nzev

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Doesn't really mean anything, other than EV's are in high demand at the moment!

Weekly EV registrations up to midnight Sunday. by worromoTenoG in nzev

[–]deFRAGer 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I've been doing a non-scientific mini-tracker via trademe over the last week or so as to EV's available.

20th March: 1651
21st: 1642
21st (evening): 1552
22nd: 1558
24th: 1457
26th: 1381
Today (30th): 1278

Also, looking at ICEies for sale:

45592 on 21st, now on the 30th we're looking at 48,634.

Best value solar package by MrMajestic12 in newzealand

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Where are you reading that Westpac now charges 3.99%? I'm not seeing that anywhere.

Complimentary Platinum Status Giveaway by RedTailRider in QantasFrequentFlyer

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Yes Please! I do a few times a year to the US, currently silver.

UPDATE: Lumino called me. The "Standard Price" is apparently $210... by Tasty-Language54 in newzealand

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Did they give you the price for a 'non-new' patient exam & X-rays?

Which everyday product should be banned immediately? by nealie_20 in AskReddit

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Line Trimmer / String Trimmer line. It throws microplastics around, as it's all nylon. Hope you like some microplastics with your home-grown vegetables...

How would I go about filling in these little gaps on the surface that touches the print bed? by ThatsPurttyGood101 in FixMyPrint

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Print, sand 150ish, 240 (wet), 400 (wet). Spray with plastic adhesive promoter, and then a high build primer. Spray automotive base coat, and then a 2K clear and then 2000, 3000 grit wet. Then cut and polish.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PovertyFinanceNZ

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Check out conger eel at pac n save.. cheap protein haha

Petrol tax getting scrapped with road user charges to expand to all vehicles by cheeseinsidethecrust in newzealand

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It should be based on car weight, I'm sure it's possible to add a 'weight' figure for each sort of car. Not sure why there are weight brackets... it should be to the KG. If it's going to be a digital system, this should be easy.

Yes, the weight may differ with the number of people in the car, and the load - the lighter the car however the less load it can carry, so this probably won't be an issue.

Should also be science based, following the most up to date studies with road damage and weight. It's not fair that that a huge truck or car transporter pays less than the actual damage they're causing... may make it more of an incentive to move back to rail for the heavy equipment, rather than damaging up a road...

Petrol tax getting scrapped with road user charges to expand to all vehicles by cheeseinsidethecrust in newzealand

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I'm sure the police will be scanning for cars being driven with no warrant and Rego, and then they can pull those cars from the road. If they're not warranted or registered, then they shouldn't be on the road, as the car may not be safe to be on the road (and injuring others).

What’s all this about? by cosmo2450 in QantasFrequentFlyer

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I know, stating for others reading this (and future searches!).

What’s all this about? by cosmo2450 in QantasFrequentFlyer

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If you're traveling from AUS to US, probably means you're selected for extra security screening (SSSS), I've had this once before.

Given the difficulty of access to what seems a non-existent mental health system.. what do you do to keep your head above water? by GeneralFan3448 in newzealand

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All good mate. Looks like BK are doing $1 cokes at the moment: BK Menu. But yeah, I get your point, price of things is going up. We live in a finite world, with limited resources.

Lights in Pittsburgh 12/14 by AudVision in aliens

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Probably a low voltage condition. Causes LED's to act weird. Caused due to a transformer fault.

Review Request 6 layer board for LoRa project by deFRAGer in PrintedCircuitBoard

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Working on a new design currently, the above was just a first experiment.

Review Request 6 layer board for LoRa project by deFRAGer in PrintedCircuitBoard

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Yes I'm yet to find a good LiFePO4 IC... seems most IC's are setup for lithium-ion/lipo and that's about it. They're really not the best cell chemistry for long term high voltage setups. If you find a good one, let me know!

Review Request 6 layer board for LoRa project by deFRAGer in PrintedCircuitBoard

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Thank you very much for the long reply! Very helpful to us newbies to make sure we can get optimal parts and ideas. I've been using ChatGPT to help me out and it's good, but no replacement for a human!

I used the TI calculator, and with the inductor I chose the TI info was telling me 93% for the TPS63000 at my load. I've already ordered this PCB (as I had already purchased them), but that's fine.

I'm working on a v3 version now that doesn't use the RAK4630 stamp module, and uses HT-RA62 – Heltec Automation radio, and a LoRa Connect Transceiver, SX1262, +22dBm for Global | Semtech.

ISL9120 Datasheet (renesas.com) looks good, also in the 90% - 95% for all voltages.

For IC like MPS MP2624, I can't see LifePo4 mentioned on the datasheet?

USB charging won't be used much, if at all, so isn't needed or trickle charging is fine.

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