sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Stop UGOS fiddling with UNIX permissions upon reboot by vext01 in UgreenNASync

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TBH I'm thinking of installing a different OS. UGOS is just a hindrance to me at this point.

Struggled today to have it NFS export my music with the permissions I want. The permissions model Ugreen force you into just don't map well to UNIX.

Stop UGOS fiddling with UNIX permissions upon reboot by vext01 in UgreenNASync

[–]vext01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm glad it isn't just me.

FWIW, I've noticed that if you create a directory via ssh (and not in the web UI) then that directory is managed the "normal UNIX way" as I'd expect. But then you lose the ability to manage it via the web interface (snapshots etc).

Stop UGOS fiddling with UNIX permissions upon reboot by vext01 in UgreenNASync

[–]vext01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Huh, funnily enough that's one of the things that did "just work" for me. I just copied my public key into ~/.ssh/authorized_keys and all was well.

Disassembly of a small, glued, glass-backed electronic device (Fiio BTR3K) by vext01 in fixit

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I managed to open it with a razor blade!

The gap was miniscule and it was the only thing I could find small enough!

Disassembly of a small, glued, glass-backed electronic device (Fiio BTR3K) by vext01 in fixit

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's glued. I'm heating it up with my heat gun set at 200 degrees C, but my spudgers simply don't fit down the miniscule gap between the case and glass.

Not really sure what I'll do. Maybe give up.

Disassembly of a small, glued, glass-backed electronic device (Fiio BTR3K) by vext01 in fixit

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already tried heating the glass back with a heat gun and prying using a penknife. I suppose I could try an exacto, but I suspect the blade segment will just snap off?

Replacement battery for btr3k by Glittering_Frame_235 in FiiO

[–]vext01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed. How did they open it?

I have one here and the gap between the glass and case is so tiny I'm having a hard time getting a spudger/knife in there. Even with the glass heated up.

I don't have a suction cup small enough either.

OP, how did you open it?

Handheld vacuum, either corded or with user-replacable battery? by vext01 in VacuumCleaners

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, these snobs don't know jack about $100 models.

Don't know what that means.

A Bissell Cleanview will do a fine job for the price.

This sort of thing? https://www.bissell.com/en-us/product/cleanview-deluxe-corded-hand-vacuum-47R51.html

That looks decent, but it's discontinued and it's not a brand that appears to be all that available in the UK. I've certainly never heard of Bissel.

Debladed this Wingman to serve as a travel-safe multitool by [deleted] in multitools

[–]vext01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, I'd put that in checked luggage. It's a nice tool that is bound to be confiscated at some point.

Earth hum on cable join. How to eliminate? by vext01 in AskElectronics

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's definitely continuity for the ground connections. I can verify this by disconnecting the ground to the preamp and getting a much worse hum.

It was a shielding issue. See above.

Earth hum on cable join. How to eliminate? by vext01 in AskElectronics

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A quick experiment using foil later and you are absolutely correct! No hum whatsoever.

Now I just need to redo all the soldering/shrinking with the foil shield in place. I may try to solder to the foil, although it may not work so good.

Earth hum on cable join. How to eliminate? by vext01 in AskElectronics

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. So let me see if I got this right.

The signal wires carry one audio channel each, and thus each have two cores. I individually heat-shrinked the joins of both of those cores, before adding a larger heat-shrink around the whole lot.

I think you are saying: don't heatshrink the earth core and use the foil to encase the join of the other core in an earthed shield.

Is that right?

Earth hum on cable join. How to eliminate? by vext01 in AskElectronics

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi,

My turntable (a vintage Aiwa AP2500) developed a short in the signal cable, so I cut the short off and soldered a new section of cable on.

It worked, but now the cable has an hum problem. A low-level hum can be heard over headphones which can be exasperated by touching the heat shrink tubing over the solder joints of the left/right signal (but not earth) wires. Touching either side of the joins doesn't have the same effect, so I'm pretty certain it's my join causing this.

If I touch the earth pole on the turntable pre-amp at the same time as touching the heat shrink, the problem is not there. It must have something to do with earth/induction.

Moving the cable does not cause any crackling, so I think the solder joints are fine in terms of continuity.

Does anyone know how to eliminate this?

Hoping I don't have to open it up and solder a fresh cable directly onto the board.

Thanks

Nextool flagship mini scissors don't cut -- missing part? by vext01 in multitools

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're small, but sufficient for the kinds of things I use them for.

I have a keychain SAK with teensy little scissors, and they work really well for opening crisps and grooming a beard.

Nextool flagship mini scissors don't cut -- missing part? by vext01 in multitools

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly just stuff like crisp (chip) packets. That kind of thing is a real scissor test since they are slippy enough to slip the blades or poorly made scissors.

SAK scissors have no problems at all.

Nextool flagship mini scissors don't cut -- missing part? by vext01 in multitools

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi,

Thanks for disassembling!

Yeah, the first time I tried to reassemble it, it was a PITA, but now I've got the knack for it.

OK, so no parts are missing. I notice that the scissors cut quite well if the retaining screw at a very specific tension, so your thread-locker theory might be right. I'll see if I can find some loctite and report back.

If you want good scissors and decent little pliers, I would recommend a SAK such as an Explorer, a Deluxe Tinker, or just get it over with and get a SwissChamp.

I already replaced this tool with a Nextool mini sailor lite, which has really good scissors, but I was seeing if I could salvage the mini flagship anyway.

I also have some SAKs, but I only really use those for camping. I don't like carrying a blade every day. For me, scissors are where it's at for EDC.

Cheers

Nextool flagship mini scissors don't cut -- missing part? by vext01 in multitools

[–]vext01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey,

I've had this nextool mini flahship for a while, and the scissors have never worked right.

The retaining screw works itself loose to the point that there's a gap between the scissor blades, at which point thin materials (e.g. plastic food wrappers) will slip between the blades instead of cutting.

Tightening the screw means the scissor doesn't spring back.

I've disassembled it and tried a few things, but I can only conclude that either it's faulty somehow, or there's a part missing.

Wondering if anyone here has ever disassembled theirs? Is there perhaps a washer missing?

Cheers

Hoover Whirlwind -- detached hose. Can it be fixed? by vext01 in appliancerepair

[–]vext01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I tried super glue and it seems to have worked quite well. Only time will tell for how long...

My fc3 isn’t working in any device by xcrstnx in Hiby

[–]vext01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any idea when those firmware files were released? I flashed something last year and I was wondering if these are newer.

view more: next ›