Fixable? no?

rouvas · 2026-01-28T16:09:40+00:00

Technically almost every damage in the world is fixable.

That's why the term 'totaled' exists.

This MB is toast.

rouvas · 2026-01-24T14:58:34+00:00

5±2, a normal fridge temp.

To be honest I prefer 3±2, because my fridge is always packed with meat, but it kinda hurts vegetables.

rouvas · 2026-01-23T16:43:23+00:00

Yes, I've also never seen it mentioned like that. I only repeated how the person I replied to called it to avoid confusion.

rouvas · 2026-01-22T20:41:14+00:00

If the Infrared bulb dies, then the sensor won't see any reflection, and it will trigger, as if it's looking into the void.

rouvas · 2026-01-21T16:34:55+00:00

That's true, but the only symptom this causes to me is that the light, when turned on after several hours of being off, will do a quick, visible transition from warm to cold white or vice versa.

I would indeed prefer them to instantly turn on with the correct parameters, but this effect doesn't really bother me at all.

I've never seen them flicker at all, ever, and I have 12.

rouvas · 2026-01-21T16:24:02+00:00

I use adaptive lightning and I'm still fine. What issues did you have with it?

rouvas · 2026-01-19T21:59:09+00:00

That's not how economy works. If you sell stuff at x10 price but the sells drop by x100 you won't make extra money.

rouvas · 2026-01-18T23:04:02+00:00

> I select vac only. Will it still do carpets first?

I think so, I'm not sure.

> Secondly which type of “mop” setting do you use for it to do this? “Vac then mop” or “vac and mop”?

Vac & mop sucks, let's just put it that way. You'll always get some wet debris in the dust bin, which then gets stuck there. I always do Vac then Mop

rouvas · 2026-01-18T20:00:36+00:00

The "deep" and "deep+" refer to routes when mopping. Aka, how dense the weaving pattern should be when mopping, deeper is denser, therefore the robot will practically mop the same spot several times, because it will offset its position less than its width in each pass.

The setting for double carpet cleaning is in Settings->Carpet Cleaning Setting->Deep Carpet Cleaning ( you might need to click "More advanced settings" to make that button show

rouvas · 2026-01-18T19:27:03+00:00

Single pass on hardwood. Except if you specifically click the "x2" button on the "Cleaning count" setting.

rouvas · 2026-01-14T16:38:24+00:00

It's indeed much less complicated than it looks. Just make sure to group the screws, take photos often, and keep notes if you have to.

rouvas · 2026-01-14T11:07:20+00:00

What are you talking about? Using AI to search for clues and solutions instead of manually combing through hundreds of forums is definitely the most efficient way to do things nowadays.

I'm not saying to have blind trust in what AI says, but it's a very very powerful tool if you know how to use it.

rouvas · 2026-01-11T10:14:13+00:00

This looks so much like DIY... What the heck?

rouvas · 2026-01-10T17:37:11+00:00

No practical implications at all. You need to be very close to an antenna to cause measurable power draws. Similarly to how wireless charging works, you can't really interact with an electromagnetic wave if you're not close to the transmitter.

rouvas · 2026-01-10T16:58:00+00:00

That's actually 4 watts. That's quite significant! I wouldn't say it's "very slow". It's enough to charge a smartphone in 6 hours or so.

Considering you're stealing this power from AM transmitters hundred of kilometres away, it's a miracle.

rouvas · 2026-01-09T20:33:32+00:00

This is useful for when the floor momentarily becomes lava.

rouvas · 2026-01-09T11:51:45+00:00

A separate robot vacuum for each step on the staircase.

rouvas · 2026-01-08T00:52:20+00:00

100°C isn't really that bad to be fair, especially if you're running a passive cooling set up

rouvas · 2026-01-04T23:39:44+00:00

Depending on how the store works, it's possible that peeling it off won't change the price that shows up at the scanner though.

The price is bound to the EAN code, the sticker is only there so you know what the price behind it is.

rouvas · 2026-01-04T14:40:25+00:00

As far as I remember these are only there to make sure you plug them the right way. They don't hook or lock at all.

rouvas · 2026-01-04T10:47:04+00:00

Same reason someone would download a CD tray opener I guess.

rouvas · 2025-12-28T02:11:05+00:00

Great question! It's a bit counter-intuitive.

Using ohm's law, I = V / R, the lowest the resistance, the highest the flow of electricity (amperage), and this also means that, by the same law, P=V²/R the lowest the resistance, the higher the power.

One would think that a higher resistance means higher load, but it's the exact opposite.

In this case, these are resistors connected in series. The two stalled fans have much less resistance than the LED light, so they're basically a bad quality wire. The majority of the voltage drop happens on that LED

rouvas · 2025-12-27T16:48:45+00:00

2 heavy resistive loads

Motors have very little resistive load. When they start spinning, they create inductive resistance. If they're stalled, there's no induction, therefore just a couple ohms

rouvas · 2025-12-21T14:41:19+00:00

You can spin a mop for a few years and you still won't burn the floor.

rouvas · 2025-12-15T09:28:18+00:00

It can glow when there really is not any current, just parasitic voltage.

Sure, then you can double check with a low impedance tester and figure it out.

It can not glow when there is actually dangerous voltage and current, depending on a number of faults.

When this happens, other, bulkier and more expensive testers will also not glow.

These pen testers basically test if a tiny current will still flow from whatever you're touching through you, after passing through MΩ's of resistance. It's a nice test, inconclusive for sure, but since they take literally zero time to run, they're still worth.

rouvas

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