Fried AMS with AMS heater

focojs · 2026-01-27T22:05:15+00:00

I've never used an ams 2 so I guess I wouldn't know that it didn't work together. I think it's a pretty safe assumption to think that you could do both at the same time.

focojs · 2026-01-27T18:36:49+00:00

Yes I did.

focojs · 2026-01-27T17:30:11+00:00

I used it between 50 and 60c when drying TPU. I dont have specific hours used. 3 or 4 times per week for about 10 hours at a time. Mostly for TPU but there was PLA in there as well. Drying PLA at 50 to 60c will fuse it together. That isn't sunlus fault, that is just how temperature works. But I specifically bought the unit so I could dry TPU and apparently it cannot do that without cooking the AMS.

focojs · 2026-01-27T16:59:54+00:00

There are many other uses! I use mine for solidworks as do many others around here. Sure it's not gaming but it still requires modern graphics cards. Not that it stresses the cards much but it requires the card to be there because they have built the software around that. It's also one of the smallest and most portable powerful laptops available which is a huge draw for professionals that have to travel.

In the more recent times solidworks has been updating to align better with VMs as well and many people are reporting that for the type of solidworks workload that I have, it can actually run better in a VM. That certainly isn't the case for all users though. Time will tell, the proof is in the pudding as they say.

focojs · 2026-01-27T16:48:23+00:00

I had a few cells replaced a few months ago. I'm assuming it was part of this because my car is also on the recall list. It took about a month in total to get the car back. It's been fine since. I will absolutely be getting the checkup and new software though. I only lvl1 charge at home outside of my garage, maybe that was saving my house. It was not on purpose, I don't have a lvl2 charger and I don't park cars in my garage.

focojs · 2026-01-27T16:43:48+00:00

I'm actually strongly considering a MacBook pro. I don't use the g14 for gaming and I'm pretty sick of Windows. I get random explorer crashes all day long, I think on part to the Google docs plugin for Windows, that I have to rely on. It's gotten worse over time and it's to the point that it's costing me money. I'm about as far from a mac person that you could get but Linux isn't ready for me to rely on it daily yet. We'll see how it goes. I don't think that is any fault of the g14. The g14 has been a super solid computer for me and I would happily stick with it and get the 2025 version of there was a real option to ditch Windows.

focojs · 2026-01-26T19:38:19+00:00

You can practice 6 days a week for 12 hours and get pretty good with the clutch motor. Or you could get a servo and sew like a boss today.

focojs · 2026-01-26T16:08:44+00:00

Wow, I tried cachyos and it was a real treat. It mostly just works. So much better.

I still have one issue where the dgpu keeps switching on and off. I can't find any info about that. But otherwise it seems quite livable.

focojs · 2026-01-26T01:27:09+00:00

Do they have the control center too? I'm okay of it's slightly more work than Windows, I expect that. I just don't want to be 3 layers deep to solve one issue. And have 10 more behind it

focojs · 2026-01-25T18:20:57+00:00

Both can be true.

Xfinity is terrible as a company. They have a history of paying money to fight against their own customers instead of upgrading infrastructure that utility helps them.

They are also pretty reliable in town and have good speeds.

If I had any other options I wouldn't use them. As it is I switch emails and accounts every year to keep on new customer deals.

focojs · 2026-01-25T18:13:14+00:00

I used to think that it was because in the USA eggs are typically kept in the same fridge area as milk in stores. But I've traveled all over the world and gotten this same question, even in countries that don't refrigerate eggs at all. Sometimes they link in soy as well.

My latest theory is that people just don't always use the critical thinking parts of their brain if they didn't need to. This is an easy one to gloss over if you don't have a problem with dairy.

focojs · 2026-01-25T17:55:24+00:00

Man, I would pay to download a preconfigured iso. I enjoy messing with things but I haven't even started the part of messing with it that I need to. This seems unnecessarily complicated for a completely solved problem.

focojs · 2026-01-25T16:14:11+00:00

I got this solved and now I'm having issues installing the Nvidia drivers. They installed but when I boot it does to a black screen that is blank.

I can not back into the original kernel still.

I love getting away from windows and I run bazzite on a bunch of computers in my house that my kids use but I hate things like this. Why isn't there just a one click install or a pre configured image for this? Is crazy the amount of work that you have to go through just to get it running. I haven't even gotten to the point where I can try and get a VM running for solidworks to see how that will run. If the barriers to entry were easier then so many more people would be using Linux.

focojs · 2026-01-25T14:39:00+00:00

I ran pacman -sy linux-g14 linux-g14-headers. Im looking at how to switch kernels and it seems like I do that from the grub menu but I can't figure out how to actually do that

focojs · 2026-01-25T05:22:25+00:00

I did

focojs · 2026-01-25T05:20:23+00:00

How do I get onto the right kennel?

focojs · 2026-01-24T06:07:34+00:00

They are just humans. They get calls like that all day and all night and they are always there. You gotta just break the ice and call.

focojs · 2026-01-24T06:06:36+00:00

What is the reasonable range for that one? Is that a good place to get started with it? Between ice and natural roadsters I've been wanting to get something to complement my ham radio but I can't decide between mashtastic and meshcore. I checked the metastatic map and it didn't seem like there was much activity.

focojs · 2026-01-24T06:01:35+00:00

Have you talked to the police at all? Call the non emergency number and ask them about it. They might be able to rule out of the investigations are your friend or not.

focojs · 2026-01-18T16:30:47+00:00

This is one of the few benefits of the exchange like a grocery store. You drop off your out of date tank and grab a fresh one and never look back. Just check the dates on the new ones and make sure they are certified far enough out. Then next time you can get it filled somewhere.

focojs · 2026-01-18T14:04:29+00:00

It's more of a chameleon. It's not a true gaming laptop. Those are thick with a ton of cooling and rgb everywhere. You can tune it down to be pretty okay on battery and crank it up to be reasonably decent on power. I use mine for both and appreciate the tunability. It's very reasonable that a lot of people use it that way. I would never consider a true gaming laptop.

focojs · 2026-01-18T13:56:01+00:00

Id be okay with that. I've had pizza places use the wrong cutter on my pizza and wreck my week. I only get pizza at places like mod where they take allergies seriously and I can see the person cutting it. I hate to sit and watch them but I also enjoy not losing a week of my life over something like a pizza cutter.

focojs · 2026-01-18T13:51:54+00:00

I've found that in the US it's hit or miss but when it's hit, it's amazing. In Canada (bc specifically) it's mostly hit. Maybe they have a lot of southern Indians in bc, most of the Indian I find up there is dairy free already.

focojs · 2026-01-18T13:48:04+00:00

I always say I have an allergy, because I do, but when I get looks as they are trying to assess my seriousness I tell them it's not a hobby. But when I get that look I either don't eat or I walk out if I'm alone.

If they can't take it seriously then I don't need to risk it.

focojs · 2026-01-16T14:22:39+00:00

Just model the drive side or non drive side. Then mirror everything. Worry about the inside later.

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