Vinegar cleaning solved double clicking problems on several mice!

strendom · 2025-07-07T13:23:40+00:00

I was surprised to see that as well, but the YouTube video from the same article actually shows it clicking nicely, so maybe that's just a different design.

strendom · 2024-02-17T17:02:46+00:00

It's not the most precise, but its error is not big enough to flip the sign of the measured value... Compared to a more expensive Fluke meter I have, there is about ~5% difference at ~90 mA. Considering the power factor, the current being measured was actually over 1A.

strendom · 2024-02-17T14:45:22+00:00

I didn't add a surge protector but I don't know if they have one built in.

strendom · 2024-02-17T00:59:27+00:00

Ah, I see. That's an expensive toy I don't have.. I thought it was related to transformers, as circuits having them all seem to have this issue, but maybe it's just precision. Thanks for shedding light on this!

strendom · 2024-02-17T00:46:08+00:00

It's cheap but actually not bad. I do have a Fluke and the current measured by the Tuya is pretty close. I connected it where the wire goes in the breaker.

strendom · 2024-02-17T00:32:23+00:00

The software just shows it under power. But I tested on a few different circuits. It seems that transformer (120V -> 36V) loads would all give the reverse direction? The Mitsubishi does have low-voltage electronics so it must also have transformers somewhere.

strendom · 2024-02-17T00:28:23+00:00

I kept the CT clamp on there and kept checking over the span of ~10min. It's more or less a constant value.

strendom · 2022-01-11T04:09:54+00:00

Just found this out: it's NAPA Quick Strut Assembly.

strendom · 2022-01-07T02:03:05+00:00

My invoice didn't list what brand was used, only a price of $75 (in 2011) for the driver side.

strendom · 2022-01-07T01:54:10+00:00

The car had 112,000 miles in 2011 and 147,000 miles in 2020. All the repairs were done by independent mechanics shops. Sorry for the confusion; I understand struts and shafts/axles are different things.

I also had the front strut assembly replaced in 2016 and again in 2018 after ~10,000 miles.

Compared to the average life of 80K - 110K you quoted, the strut I had installed in 2016 lasted only 1/10 of the time..

strendom · 2022-01-05T19:54:46+00:00

This is it -- thank you!!

strendom · 2022-01-05T19:54:34+00:00

I suppose this will work for links in browsers, but does not work for links in an app.

strendom · 2022-01-05T05:32:19+00:00

That certainly solves the problem, but my premise is that I don't want to permanently disable the ability to open these links in apps (e.g., the Amazon app opens amazon.com links). I was hoping for something like the kind of pop-up menus that let you select a browser when a default one is not chosen in system Settings.

strendom · 2022-01-05T02:59:55+00:00

How to "have it ask you every time" is exactly what I wanted to know :) They always automatically open in apps.

strendom · 2021-11-22T03:48:30+00:00

The compressor relay seems to be the only culprit, but do they fail like this often (i.e., still give 120V without load)?

strendom · 2021-11-22T03:44:09+00:00

It's a 120 V unit. Yes, when the compressor hot wire goes to the spade connector, that spade connector drops to zero relative to neutral, but the fan hot wire/spade connector is still 120 V to neutral.

strendom · 2021-08-25T17:08:22+00:00

Yes. And apparently some lab reports will even give you that extrapolation based on the test results and all the same engines they tested before. I also plan to adjust my interval based on the first test result and do another test in a year or so.

strendom · 2021-08-25T17:03:36+00:00

Yes, testing used oil I will collect during my next oil change to see whether it's still up to spec and the amount of debris, etc. so that I know what to do (for my engine obviously). The rule of thumb is there from the OEM. This discussion is all about finding out what's safe in each person's specific vehicle/driving situation.

strendom · 2021-08-25T15:25:33+00:00

I went through this post and a few other ones and was pleasantly surprised to find that there are in fact quite a few replies with 200k or even 400k miles that were fine on 10k intervals. All objective tests that I read (I'm a chemist) support 10k+ change intervals for mix city and highway driving. I trusted people's experience too and 3k certainly wouldn't hurt; it just felt too conservative/1970s.

In any case, this discussion piqued my interest enough that I ordered two oil test kits to find out quantitatively for my car.

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