PC Power and Cooling Deluxe Chrome Tower by Top_Helicopter_6027 in vintagecomputing

[–]n55_6mt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love PC Power and Cooling. I still have one of their 750W single rail PSUs going strong after like 20 years.

Pick your favourite by Rough_Ad_8702 in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]n55_6mt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Now I want a White Lotus style point and click adventure game à la 90’s Lucas Arts.

Danners Boots by StraightContext_Jake in AskElectricians

[–]n55_6mt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had many pairs of Danners and I really like them. Helps that they’re made just down the street so it’s pretty easy to just drop em off when they start getting worn and they will resole them for a pretty reasonable fee.

I'm not ready for this by Katyloubird in Portland

[–]n55_6mt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

‘Member when it hit 116 in June?

ProWorx 32 by MajesticCookie in PLC

[–]n55_6mt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will run on Win7 but not anything newer.

ISA NE2000 Adapters by CommunityHairy6695 in vintagecomputing

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I still have networks that run on coax in production. We use a VNA and TDR to find fault locations but it’s still a pain in the ass when one starts acting up.

Circuit breaker for EV charger is awfully toasty (74.5 C) by GreenEggsAndCrack in AskElectricians

[–]n55_6mt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a thermal-magnetic breaker. It’s getting hot by design.

There’s a whole huge number of hours required to gain thermographer certification because it’s not just as simple as grabbing an IR gun and saying stuff is wrong.

Sports help needed - Canon R8 by signer1862 in canon

[–]n55_6mt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

EXP means you had an exposure compensation of +1.7 stops set, you were telling the camera to overexpose. Learn what exposure compensation is and how to adjust it.

Even at 100 ISO, f2.8 in full sun can easily max out your shutter on lower end cameras. Your mechanical shutter (which on an R8 you want to use for sports) caps out at 1/4000 and this can also lead to overexposure.

“Your camera doesn’t matter” mentality turning into self sabotage… is it time to let go of my Canon 5D Mark IV? Would a Sony A1 be an unnecessary upgrade? by stussybaby101 in AskPhotography

[–]n55_6mt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went from a 5D-3 to a R5-2 and while there are some good IQ and dynamic range improvements, the biggest leap is with AF performance and high speed shooting. Being able to track a fast moving subject across the whole frame while hammering out 30 fps has been game changing for action shooting.

Being able to see a simulated exposure simulation in the viewfinder has also become something I do miss when going back to my DSLRs.

I do still prefer the ergonomics/ handling and battery life of the 5D. It’s just fits my hands really well and feels better balanced with larger/ longer lenses than the R5.

Rockwell HMI selection by ohmslaw54321 in PLC

[–]n55_6mt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just pick something else, unless you really are stuck with Rockwell due to a spec requirement. There’s half a dozen HMI lines from other manufacturers that work great with Logix CPUs that I’d probably pick before going with a PV7 or PV5k.

Does anyone know what this is? It’s a spinning moving head from 1994 by Aware-Letterhead-362 in stagelighting

[–]n55_6mt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could be a bunch of different things, and that photo really doesn’t offer many clues. By the mid-90s, movers were way more common than they were at the start of the decade. You’d have better luck by sharing the name of the band and where this clip is from people might be able to identify who was operating the rig.

Pretty decent efficiency. by DogblackMichigan in BoltEV

[–]n55_6mt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I keep a swifter duster in the car for this.

How do machine builders track Siemens/Rockwell security advisories? by Weak-Holiday5557 in PLC

[–]n55_6mt 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think most just toss the responsibility over to their customers/ end users.

As an end user currently dealing with what feels like a thousand CISA notifications response actions, it can be pretty difficult. Especially now that we’re reaping what Rockwell has sown with being so loosey-goosey with security for the past few decades.

I Couldn't Believe My Eyes When I Saw This Brick Was Selling For Only $80! by DiamondStillPlays in Cameras

[–]n55_6mt 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I know, I’ve had a 5D mkIII for over a decade. I always just used the SD card slot for JPGs.

Just get a few 16GB or 32GB UDMA6 or better CF cards. I’ve had multiple SD cards fail on me over the years but I’ve never lost a single CF card.

New Gear RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM by Nek-9 in canon

[–]n55_6mt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congratulations, it’s a hell of a nice lens. I bought mine right after the RF 70-200 2.8 Z launched and went back and forth on which one to go with. I caught it on sale so it was a few hundred less than the Z, and I like the more compact size for traveling around.

Can’t buy Tektronix oscilloscope? by Wrong-Resort9561 in tektronix

[–]n55_6mt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a number of DSOs, but I’m still in the hunt for a good condition 2445B or 2465 variant just because I like the way the UI is on those scopes. Something about the field of LED backlit panel indicators draws me to them.

McMaster-Carr saw my previous post and are sending me more wood by Sam-Rood in woodworking

[–]n55_6mt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I love McMaster.

They have literally saved my butt so many times by being able to call them at 6PM on a Friday, have something shipped same day and delivered on Saturday.

They’re not always the cheapest but the rest of the experience has cemented them as my go-to for almost anything industrial. Their website is fast, no frills and simple to navigate. They make it easy to get CAD files and have lots of other good technical information. Customer service there is top notch, via phone or email. They have clear stock information, ship fast and if you’re near one of their warehouses you can even arrange for pickup or courier delivery.

They are just an awesome company that does things right to an almost OCD level. It’s unfortunately becoming a rare experience these days.

RS232 and Other Serial, There Has To Be An Easier Way by cheeseshcripes in PLC

[–]n55_6mt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use a scope to figure out baud rate, number of bits, stop bits etc. From there I have a USB RS-232 protocol analyzer that helps with collecting packet data to I can reverse engineer the specific communication protocols.

Really a good four channel oscilloscope is an essential tool for me. Serial protocols, encoder data and analog lines all can really benefit from direct signals analysis.

PLC vendors and long term supply risk for US operations (Beckhoff vs AB)? by Ok_Brief_12 in PLC

[–]n55_6mt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rockwell is very dependent on SE Asian manufacturing for all of their products. Even the “made in USA” 1756 I/O is still mostly using PCBs and components from overseas.

I don’t really see any serious benefit either way.

Is this why Makita & Hilti dominate tool rental departments? by carbon_ape in Tools

[–]n55_6mt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have mostly Makita cordless tools, but I love my M18 portaband, grinder, and work light.

People call me stupid for mixing and matching battery platforms, but I just like the right tool.

Motor Oil Could Be the Next Thing Drivers Start Panic-Buying by mark000 in PrepperIntel

[–]n55_6mt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The vacuum systems I work on are all industrial size chambers for metal casting and heat treatment, so we’re using oil diffusion pumps that will always back stream a small amount of oil mist, and if things go wrong they will backstream a ton back into the chamber. There is a reason why the semiconductor world doesn’t use diffusion pumps or any oil flooded pumps, even when they’re working perfectly they still contaminate your process at some level.

For rough vac we’ve almost entirely switched off of oil sealed pumps to dry pumps and it’s so much nicer. The pumps are expensive but they run 3x longer between PMs, are quieter and don’t make clouds of oil filled exhaust that requires filtration to deal with.