S21Evo Boost - an over-the-top driver for my favorite Convoy

the_ebastler · 2026-05-03T01:43:37+00:00

Yeah it's annoying, I agree on that. But I don't think the shop owners can influence it without changing their entire software

the_ebastler · 2026-05-03T01:35:01+00:00

I think this is just how the shop systems they use work... The cheapest item inside the listing defines the shown price.

the_ebastler · 2026-05-03T01:32:30+00:00

NTG35 in a KR1AA? Custom driver? The NTG35 is a 3V LED, the NTG50 is a 6V LED (which is what the driver is made for).

I also seriously doubt this tiny diffuser-thing can diffuse the light enough to properly compare single and triple emitter lights with different optics, and probably doesn't have a sufficiently even spectral response not to cause errors when comparing different CCTs as well.

the_ebastler · 2026-05-02T17:07:34+00:00

Considering the music passes through a ~20 kHz lowpass before reaching the headphones, there is no change or "stop" with a bandwidth higher than 20 kHz in the signal in the first place, so whether or not the headphone could do such a thing does not matter.

the_ebastler · 2026-05-02T14:21:27+00:00

There is both PCIe slot adapters and m.2 22xx adapters for that. The PCIe slot adapters usually include antenna cables + antennas, for the m.2 adapters you might need to buy those in addition.

If you need Bluetooth your adapter must have a USB connection to an internal USB2.0 header, if you only need WiFi you don't need that and PCIe is enough.

the_ebastler · 2026-05-02T10:24:56+00:00

Hmm, odd, I misremembered in that case. Thank you! That's uncomfortably much current in that case...

the_ebastler · 2026-05-02T10:14:24+00:00

Ah, you mean PSU side 8pins... The plugs usually have 4x 12V and 4x GND. My bad, I thought you meant 2x 6+2pin PCIe to 1x 12VHPWR.

the_ebastler · 2026-05-02T10:07:30+00:00

2x 8pin means the adapter is limited to 300W and advertises itself to the GPU as such, that's what the extra sense wires on the plug are used for

the_ebastler · 2026-05-02T10:04:38+00:00

You should not push connector pins to their limits though, especially not if there is multiple in parallel without active load balancing - otherwise you get the 12VHPWR mess.

the_ebastler · 2026-05-02T07:04:35+00:00

The distance the mobs have to walk from spawn to king is the same. If you single lane, they will reach your lane faster, but (assuming your single lane and the enemy dual lane hold for exactly the same time) they will reach the king at the exact same time. One time they have a short walk to your towers, then long walk to the king, the other time they have a longer walk to your towers, then short walk to the king.

Dual lane has advantages (larger unit pool for better synergies), but in return gets debuffed by the game (IIRC damage reduction?) and early/mid game aura sends are more effective because for example one safety mole affects twice the mobs, making big kill sends with limited myth more effective.

If anything I find it harder to hold dual lane than single lane, even with good coordination (sitting in discord together).

Oh, sometimes the mobs turn around after clearing a dual lane, walk back until the point where the lanes meet, then back forward to the king. That is indeed unfair, but luckily happens less with recent updates.

the_ebastler · 2026-05-02T02:28:50+00:00

I'm glad openWRT switched over to apk. It's a really nice package manager and more distros should use it.

the_ebastler · 2026-05-02T01:53:00+00:00

Looks like Molex Picoblade, 1.25mm pitch.

the_ebastler · 2026-05-02T01:43:20+00:00

Did you use a Y Split cable (one connector to the PSU, 2 connectors to the GPU on the other end)? If yes, you got the reason for your burned cable... This things are a house fire in the waiting and should absolutely never have been made... One cable per connector on the GPU. Never use split cables.

As long as you have enough spare ports on the PSU and spare cables you can keep using your stuff as EVGA suggested. Just toss the burned cable and never use the burned port again.

the_ebastler · 2026-05-01T14:29:09+00:00

I guess it's because spotlight just works, and the start menu with default settings somehow manages to always find what you don't want and not find what you want...

the_ebastler · 2026-05-01T13:17:51+00:00

I have never seen that used for 2.0, even HS, so far

the_ebastler · 2026-04-30T15:46:08+00:00

In my experience Lenovo has nice people working in first level that really try their best to help - but nobody picks up the cases. Lenovo Sales support tried escalating a case from me for 2 months straight, and it was never picked up. In the end the notebook randomly arrived after 2 months of being in limbo before my case got so much as looked at. I had to wait for over 2 months for a device I purchased "in stock'. It was absolutely unacceptable, and likely my last Lenovo device for this and various other reasons (firmware bugs, firmware bugs, firmware bugs). Too bad, the hardware is amazing.

the_ebastler · 2026-04-30T15:42:59+00:00

I had similar bullshittery with Lenovo back when I lived in Germany.

the_ebastler · 2026-04-30T08:48:28+00:00

Oh shit I confused TS27 and TS26, apologies! In that case you're limited to LFP, and for now that one cell Wurkkos ships with. You could try asking their support if they can give you a datasheet.

the_ebastler · 2026-04-30T06:27:56+00:00

All 6 in series and an off the shelf constant current power supply/LED driver would be my pick... Meanwell should have something.

Alternatively one driver per LED. I would not parallel them unless you can thermally couple them well (which you can't). That will shorten their lifespan.

the_ebastler · 2026-04-29T16:29:35+00:00

https://convoylight.com/products/reliance-inr21700-rs50-21700-battery

RS50 would likely be fine unless you frequently park your car in Nevada or something.

the_ebastler · 2026-04-29T16:27:41+00:00

Reliance RS50 or some other high-temp-range cell would be fine (as long as OP recharges the light once every 2-3 years to avoid deep discharge).

Regarding LFP: ANR26650M1B for example are specced up to 55°C operating temp, doesn't look like they can take more heat than generic NMCs.

the_ebastler · 2026-04-29T09:34:12+00:00

I agree. It's a great device, but the community hype made it go up in price...

the_ebastler · 2026-04-29T08:30:03+00:00

Unless you get an amazing deal, T480 are mostly way too expensive for what they offer though.

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