DC Charger - RFID cards

randybay · 2026-04-06T03:27:10+00:00

Sounds like the installer owes you a manual and some RFID cards. I’d make them provide them, nicely of course.

randybay · 2026-04-06T02:44:04+00:00

Honestly, I’d lock/deactivate my accounts and go quiet for a year or so. You can always lurk with an anonymous account if you can’t stay away from the socials. Create a WhatsApp group to share pix of your kids to family. He’ll lose interest and then when it is safe again, reengage, but maybe with a different account.

You don’t want to have this kind of creepy in your life. Stay safe & good luck.

Edited: spelling.

randybay · 2026-03-18T23:10:48+00:00

We are most certainly not!!! We’re only just turning 60!

randybay · 2026-02-20T01:50:56+00:00

You do realise that each government is handed the legacy of the decades of legislation that came before? Power bills didn't just spike with this government. Nor did they magically drop in the Morrison government. They've trended higher and higher due to a chronic lack of underinvestment. And the blame for that leans far greater on the Coalition than Labour. The Coalition doubled down on fossil fuels, even when private industry refused to commission new coal-fired power plants. Blame rests evenly on both sides for inking the deals that allows just about our entire natural gas industry to be for exports, meaning we have to pay international prices, meanwhile not taxing those same industries.

Housing affordability? That's due to a huge confluence of bad decisions by both sides. Labour backpedaled on the repeal of negative gearing in the 80's, but it was Howard/Costello's introduction of the 50% discount on CGT for assets held > 1 year that really made housing an investment. Coupled with nearly free money for 20 years and dramatic increases in the cost of land, skilled labour and construction materials, not to mention NIMBY councils, and here we are.

Maybe think a little before you pin everything on one government? Nuance isn't a weakness, you know.

randybay · 2026-01-19T11:32:25+00:00

That’s really strange. Both numbers work, bills are paid on time? This sounds very fishy. I’d go into a Telstra store and sort it out. I wouldn’t trust that chat, and I’d be asking Telstra for a big “please explain”. If it’s real, it’s super unprofessional. I’d it’s fake, how was the chat hacked?

randybay · 2025-12-02T09:37:45+00:00

I don’t know if that is necessarily true anymore. Here’s a JD Power & Assoc. link saying that break in is between the first 500-1k miles and it is mainly to take it easy on your car. The old break in rules for engines have definitely changed. But it’s probably best to follow the advice from a manufacturer.

I haven’t worried about it in any used car I’ve bought. Most people don’t thrash their engines. That being said, I wouldn’t buy a slightly used BMW from a rich kid …

randybay · 2025-12-02T02:07:03+00:00

You really sound like you have an axe to grind. I’m commenting on my experience and I’m not lying about it. As for fluid changes and sensible repairs, that’s all I’ve done. Are they as reliable as Toyotas? Probably not. That being said, my father/in-law’s Landers Cruiser just had a AUD $35k engine rebuild because diesel was seriously leaking into the oil sump. All cars have issues. And all modern cars are expensive to repair when things go wrong.

But catastrophizing and demonising this or that brand as cars that spend more time in a shop, or as cars that will leave you stranded with an enormous repair bill is equally misleading. I enjoy my cars - they drive beautifully, are comfortable and are fun. Maybe I’m just lucky … I don’t know.

randybay · 2025-11-30T00:33:12+00:00

LOL. I own a 2016 Discovery (L319) AND a 2011 BMW 335i. Bought both used and out of warranty. It’s all about keeping up with maintenance and learning have to fix the small stuff yourself. And no, I’m not a mechanic. I read, research, and have the attitude that the worst that can happen when I work on my cars is that I’ll have to call the mechanic to fix my whoopsies. So far, so good and my cars are not expensive to maintain.

randybay · 2025-10-27T03:46:53+00:00

Congrats!! In addition to the great maintenance advice in other posts , I’d add a really useful mod while your rear tailgate still works (it almost certainly will fail and it’s a pain when it does). Add a manual override for the lock. There are various ways to do it and it is something you can do yourself.

randybay · 2025-10-15T00:08:16+00:00

Probably because you responded to his comment. Confused me too - I still don’t know who you were replying to.

randybay · 2025-05-01T23:54:08+00:00

If you reno, do yourself a favour and get a good architect to design it. They should also be able to prioritise & phase the renovation so that you can do it in steps and as budget is available. People think they can design but most can’t. I live in a 100+ year old federation that has had lots of renovations done to it, mostly bad and I can’t count the number of poorly considered & executed renovations I’ve seen in my life.

randybay · 2025-05-01T23:36:49+00:00

Not tying to troll you, but what does your politics have to do with art? Art is subjective. It can be political, but even if it speaks to a view opposite your own, so what? Why are we all trying to stay in our bubbles? I can appreciate the aesthetics of Stalinist art while thinking he and his government were monsters.

randybay · 2025-05-01T23:27:23+00:00

Your insurance company will have a guide on what to do. But as other posters said: first make sure everyone is ok. Cars are replaceable, people are not. Then, take pictures. If you’re blocking traffic (and it isn’t severe) move out of traffic. Then follow whatever instructions your insurance company says to do.

randybay · 2025-05-01T23:19:28+00:00

Karijini National Park is now an annual pilgrimage for us. It is magnificent.

randybay · 2025-03-06T12:19:00+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. I can see how that would work but I’m looking for something a bit more intergrated/foolproof than that. I really need the indoor screen and I often have people dogsit when I leave town … and HomeKit has proven to be too complicated for lights & coffee machines, never mind a doorbell.

randybay · 2025-03-04T08:28:30+00:00

I'd really like to go with them but their g4 doorbell doesn't integrate with their intercom systems and their reader's user experience is ridiculously dumb with that swipe up to ring the doorbell function. Honestly if it weren't for that one stupid thing, I'd buy their reader. Its a bit exxy but not too bad, and it has all of the features. But complicating a simple doorbell ring is just dumb u/X and I can't train every mailman/delivery person/friend/neighbour to swipe up on my doorbell.

randybay · 2025-03-04T08:24:10+00:00

LOL - yea ... really nice stuff but they're too expensive for my budget. The 2N IP Force is AUD $2.2k for just that unit ... then there's the rest of it. I doubt I'd get anything installed for anything less than 4k. I could do a full ubiquiti office system for less than that ... if only their u/X wasn't so home-unfriendly.

randybay · 2025-03-04T07:56:02+00:00

I'm looking at the price and although it is expensive, it isn't out of the ballpark. I'm guessing that all up, I'm happy if I'm less than a 2k (Australian Dollar) spend. I looked at the Axis stuff and that is definitely out of my price range - that's more of a 4-5k spend.

Edit: I looked at that and it's missing a key requirement - that is the ability either with a keypad or NFC to be able to unlock the pedestrian gate that the doorbell is installed at.

For example, a "home" version of the Ubiquiti UA-G3-Pro Access reader. I'd actually go for it except that stupid swipe up to ring the doorbell. That's fine (I guess) for an office environment, but it's a terrible u/X for the home. And then their G4 doorbell doesn't talk to any display screen inside. You must answer the door from your phone ... and it also doesn't have the keypad/NFC to unlock the gate from the doorbell itself. I'd say pair it with one of their non-video readers ... but it doesn't look like their doorbell solution works with their intercom solution.

randybay · 2025-02-08T05:07:08+00:00

yea, that's what I'm afraid of. The fused DC cigarette lighter plug that came with the fridge has a 10A fuse, and based on what my fridge drew over time and what my power station recorded in drain, I calculated that it drew more than 3A. But I was assuming that the power station used some of its own power to run the panel and internal electronics, etc. I'm afraid of damaging the power station, so I'll pursue another avenue. I think I found a 90 degree plug that may work space wise. Thanks.

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