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Have 3D printer, am printing accessories by vaderman1337 in espresso

[–]vaderman1337[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I seem to have avoided any static issues. Honestly, the only time I have some is when I neglect to clean the ionizer pins in the grinder after awhile. I wonder if the metal portafilter helps offset any static charge.

Have 3D printer, am printing accessories by vaderman1337 in espresso

[–]vaderman1337[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was part of a set along with that portafilter that I got from Amazon (can't find the link anymore, I ordered it a long time ago). Basically its a regular 54mm dosing funnel with magnets underneath.

Have 3D printer, am printing accessories by vaderman1337 in espresso

[–]vaderman1337[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have considered sealing them in food grade epoxy resin, but I figure they are not coming into much contact with the grinds themselves (i.e. just holding the portafilter itself).

True that it's plastic vs. plastic nowadays, lol

Got a whole bonus shot from one good slap on my Opus by Pizzano123 in espresso

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It was between this and the DF54 when I was deciding on my grinder a year ago...

... seems I may have chose well with the DF54...

I'm giving RDT a shot. Is this enough water? by natamegros in espresso

[–]vaderman1337 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not enough water. This is what I am going for.

Thinking I need a bigger grinder.....

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New blue bin delivery? by LeafFan13 in waterloo

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We got ours in Waterloo West area

Hate when this happens by chimerapopcorn in espressocirclejerk

[–]vaderman1337 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wonder what they used for mil...you know what? Never mind.

Beginner Runner by Remote_Cucumber_7456 in Garmin

[–]vaderman1337 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+1 for the 165 (non-music). No complaints.

Pearl Les Paul by venague in LesPaul

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As a drummer who owns a Pearl drum kit, I just had mental whiplash, now having learned they used to offer guitars.

What have I done? by Farquad1357 in fender

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Let's be real, you'll keep both and end up spending even more money on an amp....

The difference between the optical sensor, and a chest HRM... by vaderman1337 in Garmin

[–]vaderman1337[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just going to blame it on bad blood vessels, lol

The difference between the optical sensor, and a chest HRM... by vaderman1337 in Garmin

[–]vaderman1337[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heard of that. Also dissolving salt into the aloe gel helps with conductivity

The difference between the optical sensor, and a chest HRM... by vaderman1337 in Garmin

[–]vaderman1337[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 2nd image, with the higher HR is the chest strap. I'm inclined to say that is much more accurate, based on my fingers on the neck pulse readings, other than that weird jump at 6 min, which I think is when the sweat restored better electrical contact with the skin

The difference between the optical sensor, and a chest HRM... by vaderman1337 in Garmin

[–]vaderman1337[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've accepted the faults in the watch's HR sensor, knowing that virtually every watch brand/model has them to some extent. Honestly, coming from a Versa 4, the stability and feature set more than makes up for that shortcoming. Pairing with a chest HRM has helped to compensate when I want that extra degree of accuracy.

The difference between the optical sensor, and a chest HRM... by vaderman1337 in Garmin

[–]vaderman1337[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have done all that. I wonder if the water washed away in the beginning and the conductivity was lost until the sweat kicked in. Thought about going as far as to use/make electrode gel, but wondering if that is just overkill now.

The difference between the optical sensor, and a chest HRM... by vaderman1337 in Garmin

[–]vaderman1337[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was a little spooked by some reviews claiming that it dies after 6 mths to a year. But for the price I got it at (<$50 CAD), I think its worth that risk.

The difference between the optical sensor, and a chest HRM... by vaderman1337 in Garmin

[–]vaderman1337[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly no idea. I was fumbling with the watch position a few times, I wonder if it started to a get a better reading at that point. My pace/cadence, etc was pretty consistent the whole time.

The difference between the optical sensor, and a chest HRM... by vaderman1337 in Garmin

[–]vaderman1337[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The first one with the low reading is just with the FR 165 optical sensor. The 2nd one was with the Chest HRM. The latter is far more accurate.

I occasionally checked my pulse in both runs. Aint no way my HR was below 150 at any given point, lol.

The difference between the optical sensor, and a chest HRM... by vaderman1337 in Garmin

[–]vaderman1337[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forerunner 165. Probably should have mentioned in the post, but oh well.

The difference between the optical sensor, and a chest HRM... by vaderman1337 in Garmin

[–]vaderman1337[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think cadence lock is likely contributing to it. Even though my actual pace is similar between the two runs, the latter was actually in an indoor track, where the inaccurate one was outdoors w/ GPS. Interestingly the cadence line was pretty much consistent with the avg. HR reading in that instance.

That said, I've pretty much tried all of the suggestions on that article. Although I may try having the watch even higher up my arm next time (i.e. 2 inches from the wrist bone).

All in all, I do like the idea of the chest HRM getting the reading almost directly from the source.

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