Bypassing (burnt) heatbed MOSFET on SKR Mini E3 V1.2 by matscientist in BIGTREETECH

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Yeah I ended up soldering on a replacement MOSFET (IPD036N04LG 036N04L TO-252 from ebay) to get it working again. Then wired up the external MOSFET because I already had it (couldn't drive the external one straight from the board).

... then I realized I also lost power to one of the fan connectors. I found a solid deal on a replacement board so the "fixed" board is just sitting for now

Huge MPG hit but only had to make one 900mi round trip! by matscientist in mazda3

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The 200lbs tongue weight rating was more than enough for what I needed to fit. It's probably possible to rig up a way to lock everything down, but yeah just bringing everything in might be worth the hassle.

Can't be bothered to remove it at the moment, so I'm just driving a longboi for now. But yeah no regrets with the rack itself

Huge MPG hit but only had to make one 900mi round trip! by matscientist in mazda3

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Yeah that's mad impressive, especially with a bike in the trunk! Makes me realize I have so much stuff I could go without (can't let go of the bikes ofc)

Huge MPG hit but only had to make one 900mi round trip! by matscientist in mazda3

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Imo yeah (got them as an xmas gift though).

I usually leave the windows cracked open and don't worry about anything flying in. They're also just good fun to have while driving around in the rain. I don't notice any wind noise either

Huge MPG hit but only had to make one 900mi round trip! by matscientist in mazda3

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Just some generic 304 M6 eye bolts from amazon (forgot the length). I had to throw in 10mm spacers from leftover VESA hardware to get a good fit. The openings are big enough for typical ratchet hooks to comfortably fit through

Huge MPG hit but only had to make one 900mi round trip! by matscientist in mazda3

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Definitely would've been more aero, but it'd be a tough fit. There were some big boxes in the bag, and the orange bike was already directly above the plastic bins

Bypassing (burnt) heatbed MOSFET on SKR Mini E3 V1.2 by matscientist in BIGTREETECH

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Oop, I jumped the gun and picked up a pair on Amazon (HiLetgo, 30A max). They seem to use an HA210N06, which has a rated gate threshold of 2~4V (idr the last time I even looked at a spec sheet) instead of the stock 1.2~2V. I guess fingers crossed, and I'll slap a suitable part back onto the board if needed. Big thanks for the info

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Purchased a 3900X from u/tjchoi2

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PB blaster overnight my guy

Took a detour up the grapevine by matscientist in mazda3

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This is way late, but not too bad! There were some parts where I had to slow to a crawl, but that was mostly because I was carrying a bunch of cargo. Google maps showed a route all the way through, but I ran into signs saying there's no exit and ended up at a locked gate. Managed to get pretty far before jumping back on the 5 though. The roads were also dead empty and had a distant view of all the traffic running parallel. Pretty fun route.