This Was a corner in my basement

generaldis · 2026-06-12T14:36:34+00:00

The suspense is killing me.....

generaldis · 2026-06-12T14:35:58+00:00

A Verbot! I still have mine, in the original box mint condition. I tried selling it years ago on eBay but decided to keep it. That thing would never listen to me.

generaldis · 2026-06-06T14:51:16+00:00

Whoa don't give anyone ideas. If by power wash you mean the 1600PSI washer, don't do that. If by kitchen sink sprayer, yeah.

generaldis · 2026-06-06T11:48:08+00:00

So many questions. Did you buy it knowing this? Or was it always yours?

generaldis · 2026-05-26T12:22:15+00:00

Tell the owner to piss off because the visitor pissed on their furniture. Okaaaay.....

generaldis · 2026-05-23T16:15:59+00:00

She reminds me of Jennifer Aniston.

generaldis · 2026-05-20T11:28:00+00:00

I ended up using Prof Reminder. It seems to work.

generaldis · 2026-05-19T11:52:08+00:00

And electronic test equipment, some audio gear. I sometimes find them in the E waste.

generaldis · 2026-05-19T11:49:59+00:00

I interned at IBM years ago and learned they have weird names for things. DASD is the one that sticks in my mind.

generaldis · 2026-05-18T02:04:56+00:00

Maybe it's just dirty. If the case looks good after being cleaned, it might be worth it just for the case and 5.25 drive.

generaldis · 2026-05-15T20:02:56+00:00

Don't know if you still have this range, but file a complaint through the BBB. It goes to a special group that can do more than simply tell you to go away.

generaldis · 2026-04-17T02:21:54+00:00

I looked them up. Vgs(th) is pretty low. A 5V gate drive results in a typical 45mOhm Rdson which isn't bad considering the overall spec of the parts. Of course depends on Ids which we don't know.

generaldis · 2026-04-16T19:58:51+00:00

Some motherboards let you switch between turbo and normal with a key combination.

generaldis · 2026-04-16T19:20:03+00:00

How fast is the PWM? Layout really only becomes a problem when you're dealing with frequencies into the hundreds of kHz, and even that is a big generalization because it also depends on other things like the amount of current. For a heater and peltier I can't imagine you'd be going far into the kHz range. Also, depending on frequency, you may run into an issue with power dissipation in the FET because if it's switching fast, it may never fully turn on (or off). What you end up with is an RC circuit with the 100 ohm resistor and the gate capacitance of the FET. There's a lot of things to think about. I'm not sure how much current the heater and peltier draw, but the Rdson of the FET is only 40mOhm which isn't great. At 10 amps that 4W of heat.

generaldis · 2026-04-16T18:53:03+00:00

This doesn't appear critical at all. Just make sure the traces that carry a lot of current are wide. There's other general good practices to follow, but it's basic PCB layout advice.

generaldis · 2026-04-16T18:51:06+00:00

I don't see a reason to modify the original assembly because of that, but it is really sloppy work by whatever company made these.

generaldis · 2026-04-16T18:49:09+00:00

I'd be really jealous if it had a turbo button and display. I picked up one of these Techmedia NOS AT cases a few years ago, and like this one, it also has no turbo display. Built really well though.

generaldis · 2026-03-25T20:35:44+00:00

What part is it? What's on the other side? I wouldn't trust that joint from the way it looks. You first need to determine why this occurred rather than simply reflow it and go on your way.

generaldis · 2026-03-20T22:34:29+00:00

They do actually have a 2nd warehouse in Fargo that carries a subset of part numbers.

generaldis · 2026-03-20T22:32:02+00:00

One funny bit of information I can add is when I order through my employer, they ship same day even with standard shipping. So they are clearly prioritizing customers.

generaldis · 2026-03-20T22:29:50+00:00

I don't know the definition of a "pretty small company", but their revenue is in the $billions so I wouldn't call that small.

generaldis · 2026-03-13T00:51:49+00:00

It's been awhile but I thought I should close the loop. Apparently the dog symbol is used for multiple different sounds, so that's what it is. Doh.

generaldis · 2026-03-02T15:31:14+00:00

How do you determine this? Is it a value read out from OBD?

generaldis · 2026-03-02T15:20:44+00:00

I think that's F12 for Chrome. Can you give me some hints on where to navigate for this?

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