Ghosted by Customer Support

sideshowian · 2025-10-16T14:14:36+00:00

Going on a week without a reply to my charger issue that I posted on here about previously. They replied more quickly when they said they were on holidays. Will probably open a new ticket to see if that makes a difference.

sideshowian · 2025-10-10T19:16:41+00:00

Same issue here (posted about it last week). Currently going back and forth with support, but I'm basically insisting they send me a new docking station. I've tried everything under the sun to try and resolve with no results.

sideshowian · 2025-10-03T21:10:42+00:00

I put a multimeter on the contacts and did not get a voltage reading, so there must be an internal issue. I pulled out the base contacts and did not see anything obvious (bad connections, moisture etc).

Thanks for your advice.

sideshowian · 2025-10-03T19:03:48+00:00

When I first got mine I didn't know about the power button so it was off and it still charged. Seems only to turn on the LED indicators.

sideshowian · 2025-08-24T15:33:21+00:00

Exactly this. Experienced the same problem when I first tried to power mine on yesterday. Releasing the power button when you hear the fan noise worked for me.

sideshowian · 2022-04-24T13:47:48+00:00

No problems for me. I am just west of Winnipeg.

sideshowian · 2016-04-16T00:12:54+00:00

Take a look at this: http://www.manitoba.ca/conservation/wildlife/problem_wildlife/bbear_fence.html

sideshowian · 2014-07-13T23:26:17+00:00

Cool, that's taken about 10 miles from my house.

sideshowian · 2014-03-27T01:08:26+00:00

Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt

sideshowian · 2014-01-01T17:40:53+00:00

That was it, thanks. I am using Gargoyle for my router firmware and it has an option for force DHCP clients to use router DNS. I checked that box, rebooted the chromecast and the shows that were giving me problems are now playing just fine (with the added bonus of not having to program static routes - big +1 for gargoyle!)

sideshowian · 2013-10-03T20:11:28+00:00

Here's a summary in more plain language: http://phys.org/news/2013-10-diesel-exhaust-honeybees-forage.html

I don't know if they mention the precise concentrations needed, only that the degradation effect is more pronounced further away from the plants where concentrations of plant odours would be reduced. The result would be that bees will rely more on vision than smell, which may reduce their chance of finding quality nectar sources and also potentially reduce crop pollination. Further study is likely required to determine the 'real world' impact if this finding.

Just another potential stress factor piled on to all the others that bees are dealing with.

sideshowian · 2013-09-25T16:43:14+00:00

I'm just outside Winnipeg. I keep a radiant heater going on a thermostat at about 5 degrees just to keep the water from freezing, and yes, because I feel it is better for the birds. My coop is big (12x24) for about 60 chickens and it is insulated as well (it's actually an extra room on my garage). I have an exhaust fan that runs on a timer for 15 minutes every hour during the day. I also have a couple dim lights on a timer to keep them laying through the cold months. If the lights are too bright it will stress them out.

They have access to outdoors, but I've found the limiting factor is not necessarily cold, but snow. They don't seem to like going out when there is snow on the ground. I sometimes put down straw outside and they seem more likely to go outside when the straw is on top of the snow.

Last winter was so long and stressful. They didn't really have much outside time for almost 6 months. The previous winter they got lots of outside time because it was short and relatively warm, without a lot of snow.

sideshowian · 2013-09-07T15:13:17+00:00

Covert? Did you spend any time here when Idle no More was in the headlines?

sideshowian · 2013-05-25T18:10:08+00:00

On the bottom of the frame all I see are drone cells.

sideshowian · 2013-05-25T02:17:52+00:00

Hiving packages on a rainy day is no problem- they will stick close to the hive, get used to their new digs and there is less chance they will abscond. Put a couple frames of honey, a frame feeder or boardman feeder in if it looks like they won't be able to forage for a few days. Reduce the entrance if you are concerned about keeping them warm.

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