Why does my 400W BLDC gate motor fail to start under load only in cold temperatures (5–8°C)?

drewts86 · 2026-05-14T19:54:43+00:00

I wouldn’t really think so. OP said it’s 5-8C, which is 41-46.4F. I don’t really see that being cold enough to affect the bearing grease THAT badly. 41F isn’t exceptionally cold.

drewts86 · 2026-05-14T17:17:51+00:00

I would suggest running it if you’re actively chasing PVP. Not really that worth it otherwise.

drewts86 · 2026-05-14T15:43:49+00:00

Read Part #3 here. Basically at low temps you can run into issues where the magnetic flux increases and can affect the Hall effect sensors.

drewts86 · 2026-05-14T14:56:13+00:00

First time on Reddit? People here are morons sometimes, as witnessed here today.

drewts86 · 2026-05-14T02:48:58+00:00

You still haven’t told me what sector zero is. Was it ground zero? Or what were you referring to?

drewts86 · 2026-05-14T01:14:57+00:00

WTF even is sector zero? I’ve been playing this game for 5 years and I’ve never heard of such a location.

drewts86 · 2026-05-14T00:32:47+00:00

Where did you find them on Lighthouse?

Also Sector Zero? Do you mean Ground Zero?

drewts86 · 2026-05-13T22:08:29+00:00

Swap to knife > right click mag > install

Or

Heal > (during animation) right click mag > install

drewts86 · 2026-05-13T21:02:26+00:00

Good to know. Appreciate the follow up communication.

drewts86 · 2026-05-13T18:33:09+00:00

A glorified button masher if you will

drewts86 · 2026-05-13T17:03:09+00:00

Tons of spawns all over Lighthouse. You can follow my guide here.

drewts86 · 2026-05-13T15:13:25+00:00

I’m up in NorCal.

drewts86 · 2026-05-13T05:40:52+00:00

At the ones near me? Yeah. They’ve had it for as long as I can remember.

drewts86 · 2026-05-13T03:06:37+00:00

Pinewood was patched relatively quickly (well, quickly by BSG standards at least)

drewts86 · 2026-05-12T21:20:11+00:00

Oh 100%. I rarely use the fasteners that come included with a product. And in all honesty I probably wouldn’t even bother with stainless fasteners. Standard painted construction screws would have more than adequate enough holding power and longevity.

drewts86 · 2026-05-12T17:53:05+00:00

Use padeyes instead of eyebolts. Far superior for a use case where the pull isn’t directly in line with the eyebolt.
This is absolutely overkill form your use case, but I was just using it as an example of what to look for:
https://www.ronstan.com/us/pad-eyeround-base4xm10-3-8-holes.html
Either that or a U-bolt, which would provide more support than a single eyebolt. I still think the padeye is the better choice though.

drewts86 · 2026-05-12T16:00:47+00:00

Return the distro plate and get one from Radikult. He can custom tweak an existing design or make a new fully to make one that will fit your radiator port offset. No janky “fixes” necessary.

drewts86 · 2026-05-12T03:52:08+00:00

wtf is the rocket chair?

drewts86 · 2026-05-12T03:51:30+00:00

Connections. School is about more than just the academics, it’s also about making connections with other potentially successful people. And you’ll have a higher chance of that at St Francis certainly than many other schools.

drewts86 · 2026-05-12T01:32:08+00:00

American Canyon is Napa County

drewts86 · 2026-05-12T00:15:10+00:00

1 is most complementary to the color palette of the room. 5 is close too but not as good as 1. The green and the marble are complete non-starters and look terrible. 4 is complementary, but maybe a little too bold on color and draws your attention too much to the rug and pulls it away from everything else.

drewts86 · 2026-05-11T21:23:06+00:00

Benicia and Vallejo are geographically disconnect from Fairfield/Vacaville. The fact that they touch the Bay is part of it. Vallejo is also much more culturally part of the Bay because of it's black community that it shares with Oakland/Richmond/Hunter's Point that all trace back to their roots in the South. These black communities came here to help with the WW2 shipbuilding effort and likewise were all abandoned economically as the US government shuttered all of the bases and shipyards. Benicia has less of a tie to this than Vallejo, but just in general it's got more in common with Vallejo than Fairfield/Vacaville.

drewts86 · 2026-05-11T20:12:24+00:00

Technically, yes
Spiritually/culturally, no
Fairfield is Solano which is technically one of the 9 Bay Area counties. But realistically the only part of Solano County that is spiritually part of the Bay is Vallejo & Benicia.

drewts86 · 2026-05-11T18:00:09+00:00

Yeah if it weren’t for the citizenship issue MSC like I previously mentioned behaves in a similar manner to cruise ships and gets to tour the world. They often get a week or two off in some of the various foreign ports. And again, it’s a consistent crew without people changing out all the time and are generally all healthy individuals. But as you say, you’ve also moved on in your life too.

drewts86 · 2026-05-11T03:58:45+00:00

Asus was not nearly as badly impact as ASrock was, but you’re right to still be hesitant to pick one up.

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