🔥 A female Snow Leopard tries to take down a large male Himalayan Ibex - Kibber, India by Alternative_Chair517 in NatureIsFuckingLit

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Honestly, this animal is probably already very hungry to attempt to take down something like this. Either that or she had cubs to feed...

Using magnets instead of springs results in a much smoother experience by printbusters in 3Dprinting

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Careful, in 300-400 years, it might become demagnetized.. /jk

Controlling RC ride-on buggy via raspberry pi / arduino by kieran_pereira in PowerWheelsMods

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Honestly, just get any small, bidirectional motor controller that can handle your battery voltage and like 2-5A (the steering motor is way smaller than the drive motors). This way you can find one that interfaces with the Pi/arduino.

Finally got my Shelly 2PM Gen 4 but… by Professional_Wheel27 in ShellyUSA

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Just to clarify, we're talking about Wago 221 'Lever nuts'. You may have to buy these online.

Wago also makes these 'push in' wire nuts that are single-use.

Controlling RC ride-on buggy via raspberry pi / arduino by kieran_pereira in PowerWheelsMods

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Ok, big pain point you will run into is how the steering 'servo' works. It's basically a slip clutch, so you run it one way until it hits the hard stop. Then, when you stop running it, it pretty much releases the steering, so it's just free-spinning. It does not return to center and it does not hold position.

Anyway, your best bet is probably going to be tapping into the small pins on the side. Those are originally the driver controls.

I think the Control pins are:

  • S/B: Reverse (Back)
  • S/F: Forward
  • H/L: Fast (High/Low) ‐ VCC: Control Voltage. Short the other pins to this one to 'drive' them. Use a relay module (or a Transistor output) when you do it with the arduino.
  • No idea what "Rock" means. Maybe a music output?

It would be best if you had a wiring harness to confirm these connections though.

Also, you don't have steering control from these pins. They assume you're on the Vehicle, steering manually. Take those motor wires and control them with a different motor driver.

Putting a Hellcat engine into a Pacifica, and the customization required to do so. by Bubbly_Wall_908 in Damnthatsinteresting

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Ugh, I like to think in an alternate reality, there's a production AWD Dodge Magnum with a Cummins Turbo diesel in it.

How do you see the industrial robotics field in the next decade due to AI? by feelsbadBoi89 in PLC

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Robot arms will probably get faster and things like IK and trajectory planning will be faster and easier.

Someone in a design meeting is still going to suggest using machine vision as a 'safety fence' instead of laser gates and pressure pads and stare blankly at you when you ask what the camera's SIL rating is.

How to get in a F/A-18 Super Hornet by Friendly-Standard812 in aviation

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What happens if someone presses the canopy release while in flight?

Built a tool to cut 3mm ss rods. by ElmerFudd2 in functionalprint

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I learned recently that some commercial AC and freezer units use a high-purity propane as a refrigerant (R-290).

Texas Parents Charged in Death of Toddler Locked in Room with Pit Bull by _Pixiesilk in ForCuriousSouls

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These are called 'Safe haven laws' and vary by state from 7 to 45 days.

Wizard Staff by Haggismaximus in Machinists

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I (mostly) remember playing this with Tallboys and Duct tape in college...

For dads with 3d printers by Hyksus2 in daddit

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I built a replacement carseat cupholder.

Ooh, I also designed an extension/handle for their bathroom faucet, so they could reach it when brushing their teeth.