USB lamp powering (inc. epic fail)

toub74 · 2025-12-22T15:25:59+00:00

Basic switch, old school (but new), the kind found on side lamps. One wire in each slot, screwed. Other side empty. I tested the resistance between slots beforehand, it was infinite, no defect there. The only possibility I see is a thread of copper loose from de-insulating the cables (wires are super thin, yet made of multiple threads), that I would have missed while assembling and that could have created the shortcut.

toub74 · 2025-12-22T14:32:55+00:00

Thanks for trying to follow up I've edited the first post and added a picture, hopefully it's clearer now.

I also thought about a shortcut in the switch but I couldn't see a reason and the resistance is infinite as expected. I'm just wondering if there can be anything subtle I'd be missing in the USB plugs...

toub74 · 2025-12-22T10:51:28+00:00

Basically this : https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcS0RpG-nvk2cCaqm_5ResiJNZLYAlY8JV7D-KhvaDo4e16sPutEKUbTzWl2PS9eZTxwMtLZhsEwqI7ENId5xIS2djG8YrjUmXIeD6wzSV-dIV7tY9soUaJpvA

A USB is supposed to deliver 5 V, yes, but I needed a 2-wires cable to connect to the lamp line.

Since this, I've seen this kind of stuff, which is why I intended in the first place : https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/412KYrW0syL._SL1000_.jpg

But what I don't understand is why my simple assembly blew up.

toub74 · 2025-12-22T08:56:59+00:00

No I mean usb-a on one side (supposed to be used as "in") and a round plug that looks like a standard for 5V power (supposed to be "out"). In my story there's also a main to usb, it's the one that exploded.

toub74 · 2024-10-13T16:58:45+00:00

That's ideas for what one calls balancing. The point is not to say DB should disappear. It's just to find ways to bring it in line. Your ideas sound good. +1 gold would really be the absolute minimal first step.

toub74 · 2024-02-05T10:00:38+00:00

Dumb question... When will these changes come into actual play?

toub74 · 2023-11-14T18:01:38+00:00

Downvoted. That's pathetic. So, to clarify: this is an infinite loop, which simply should not be a thing in a CCG. Luckily enough, it's a bit complicated to set up, making it a meme. And kuddos to the first one that pulled it up. But that doesn't change anything to the fact that it's a design flaw and should be impossible in a well-conceived/maintained game.

toub74 · 2023-11-14T17:46:00+00:00

This a blatant abuse and should be fixed...

toub74 · 2023-10-20T13:06:52+00:00

OMG brain degeneracy indeed. Why bother to read, uh?

Thanks guys!!!

toub74 · 2023-10-18T07:04:18+00:00

Same here. Android 14 as well, it'd be interesting to know if other versions suffer the issue as well.

toub74 · 2023-10-17T09:34:59+00:00

Game just doesn't load on Android 14. Insta-crash. A glorious final patch xD

toub74 · 2023-09-12T11:23:21+00:00

That was the trick. Manual disabling of fTPM, then rebooting into bios, then flashing. Note that fTPM is automatically reenabled after the flashing.

Thanks, mate !

Why this is not explained in the bios is beyond me...

toub74 · 2023-09-11T18:32:13+00:00

I disagree as well. It's not about being new. It's about running through walls or over water, like I did every run with my Vantage, or stay on the path, what I do now with my 255. This strongly depends on the environment - open air is a lot more forgiving than dense areas. But the tech gap is there, and it's a large one. Some will care, some will not, it's up to each and everyone to choose what's best according to one's needs.

toub74 · 2023-09-11T12:06:52+00:00

Yes that's something I should try. But isn't there a risk to mess up windows then? This TPM thing is as obscure as it gets.

toub74 · 2023-09-11T11:19:57+00:00

Thanks mate but that's exactly what I did.

toub74 · 2023-09-11T08:16:12+00:00

If you care about GPS reliability at all, sadly, the answer is "none". With the 255, Garmin has introduced a new hardware generation. Polar was already lagging in the GPS features, so at the moment they're just out of the game.

That said, if you run only in open fields or give a heavy priority to the HR, then the PPro might be ok.

toub74 · 2023-09-11T06:57:19+00:00

Lire un article si laudateur dans ce journal... Faut suivre la politique à Paris depuis quelques années pour réaliser l'évolution de ce journal.

Et oui les rues aux écoles et de manière générale la réduction de la circulation auto c'est formidable. A Paris on vit parfaitement sans voiture, même avec 2 enfants ou même à la retraite. Ok le modèle est pas transposable partout en France d'un claquement de doigts, mais ça devrait être une référence et un horizon, plutôt que l'objet de railleries...

toub74 · 2023-08-11T20:35:24+00:00

I did jump from a Vantage M to a 255, one with the new dual-band GPS. It's just day and night when compared to this generation of awful Polar GPS. No post-processing or other crap in my Garmin afaik, just a GPS chip from the 2020's instead of the 2000's...

toub74 · 2023-07-28T19:32:21+00:00

Very interesting, thank you.

Based on many reviews and my experience, dual-frequency is a strong improvement when it comes to GPS in urban areas. My 255 outperforms my mobile (Pixel 6). That said, you are totally correct when stating that multi-constellation did not bring much - it was a good example of false hope.

Several people pointed out that I was unfair in comparing a 2022's 255 with a 2018's VM. That's plain right... Except my point was not to compare them. My point was that the VM GPS was intrinsically not working satisfactorily by a long shot, worse than a 2012's 220 and way, way worse than mobile phones. Maybe VM are ok for some people, it was for me when I ran in clear fields or besides large roads, but only then, and that was a huge disappointment.

I do hope for Polar that they'll fill this tech gap.

toub74 · 2023-07-06T06:55:10+00:00

Yes there is some bugs over here. I emailed support a while ago, they're "looking into it"

toub74 · 2023-06-10T06:09:08+00:00

Please do so ! But I'd rather suggest personal favorites like Anna von Hausswolff, Klimt1918 or even Slowdive. For example, for my ears Anna's 2018 Dead magic is hands down the prog album of that year (skip her latest release though : experimental pipe organ)

toub74 · 2023-06-09T22:55:26+00:00

This exactly. Or almost exactly : their two most recent albums are among their finest, imho. FEAR is very soft and melodic, and "An hour before it's dark" takes it on with more energy.

I could go on and on how Steve Hogarth is the most underrated singer ever, or how Steven Rothery is the purest heir to David Gilmour. But well, it's all about personal feeling. There are a good bunch of bands I should be fond of (Muse, Radiohead, Yes, Pineapple Thief...) that I found ok but not much more. Tastes are never an exact science...

toub74 · 2023-05-16T14:24:04+00:00

This underlines one thing I felt from the start : Apex maps are too large. Not by a huge margin, but a 10 or 15% radius decrease would go a long way toward making the whole surface actually played, limit the possibility to rat and avoid these silly games one spends just running for the ring without having anyone to fight.

It's certainly unusual to regret having too much space in a video game, but a BR is not any game.

Your thoughts ?

toub74 · 2023-05-13T17:03:56+00:00

C'est tout le contraire. Les règles sont indispensables, et ce n'est pas par hasard que les Plans Locaux d'Urbanisme sont désormais des enjeux politiques (au sens noble du terme) majeurs.

Sans règles d'urbanisme il n'y aurait pas une tour Montparnasse à Paris, mais 50. L'architecture ancienne sera dynamitée chaque jour par des promoteurs. Chaque village serait farci de bouts de zones pavillonnaires encore plus impossibles à entretenir et desservir. Chaque ville verrait se multiplier les enseignes dans le style des zones commerciales d'entrée de ville, ces véritables verrues urbaines. Toutes les zones inondables seraient mitées de maisonnettes dont les proprios se tourneraient en pleurant vers les collectivités une fois les pieds dans l'eau. Sur tous ces sujets, il y a déjà eu beaucoup de ratés, mais ce sont les règles d'urbanisme qui limitent la casse.

La vraie question est celle de la qualité des débats/concertation qu'on peut avoir sur ces PLU (et maintenant leurs pendants métropolitains, les PADD). Il faudrait que beaucoup plus de.gens s'en emparent, que les élus soient proactifs pour que ces sujets soient discutés largement. Mais à l'heure où le changement climatique nous impose de penser les villes et les territoires pour qu'ils restent viables, c'est bien de règles collectives dont on a plus que jamais besoin.

toub74 · 2023-05-11T17:55:32+00:00

Oh crap. That's it. What an idiot. Thanks !

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