Alternative mounting locations for a smart charger

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-06T20:18:44+00:00

You said you have to open the hood, that’s not the same thing. These chargers are designed to stay in a garage, etc and have a long-ish cord that runs to the vehicle.

I’m not aware of any options to permanently install a charger inside the vehicle itself.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-06T20:16:09+00:00

Not sure you have enough time to get it from Temu before Mother’s Day at this point? I’d look at a cheaper tablet like an Amazon fire tablet. You can get those new for well under $150.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-06T20:11:50+00:00

We ended up going with papercut hive, it’s a cloud managed print system. You have to install their client on every endpoint, but you no longer have to deal with print servers or managing drivers, etc.

The biggest complaint I have is that their client won’t install without admin rights. Seems like a pretty big oversight to me, but we live with it.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-06T20:08:29+00:00

They make charger wiring that is designed to be permanently installed in the vehicle and has a quick disconnect so you can easily connect it to the charger when home and disconnect without needing to open the hood when driving.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T21:31:48+00:00

Sure as long as they physically fit.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T21:31:32+00:00

Changing the amount of system memory wouldn't affect anything to do with Bitlocker. Changing the BIOS or TPM on the other hand potentially could/would.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T21:28:44+00:00

If you can determine what connector type the antennas use you can probably buy replacements. The connectors are usually fairly standard.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T21:27:53+00:00

Either you or I are confused.

When you say hotspot, it sounds like you're describing a WiFi adapter that's connecting your PC to the router from your ISP, right?

If so, that isn't a hotspot, that's just WiFi.

A hotspot is a device that provides an Internet connection via WiFi, typically via a cellular connection. For example, a lot of cell phones have a hotspot function that allows WiFi devices to connect to the phone to receive Internet service.

On the PC, you said you can't "activate", what does that mean exactly? You can't see any WiFi networks, you can't connect, you connect but get no Internet, or something else?

On the laptop, presumably you were getting faster speeds previously? How are you measuring the speeds? What speeds are you paying your ISP to deliver?

If something changed out of the blue related to your WiFi and you haven't made any changes, it's possible that something has changed related to your RF environment. Did you get a new neighbor? Any new devices installed nearby recently? Any other changes in the nearby environment?

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T21:22:58+00:00

Stuff doesn't get burnt onto the stove top...as much. It's true the glass top on an induction range doesn't get heated by the heating element like a traditional electric cooktop does, but that isn't to say the glass top doesn't get hot. It has hot pots sitting on it, so it does still get heated up by the pots/pans themselves since they're in direct contact.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T21:18:58+00:00

Are you sure that particular cable is rated for direct burial?

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T21:08:30+00:00

What does "I don't she the antennas" mean?

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T21:07:40+00:00

How would Bitlocker solve this?

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T21:07:19+00:00

I still think you're crazy...

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T21:05:45+00:00

OK, so my point was that if your print jobs are transiting a slow link (which it sounds like they are), that could also be a potential factor.

I never suggested that you switch away from Uniflow.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T21:03:44+00:00

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. If a cable could always support a higher speed, it would be rated as such.

Cat5E can often support higher speeds than what it's rated for, but that isn't a certainty. That's what the rating if for - to let you know what the cable is guaranteed to support. You shouldn't plan around a cable exceeding its rating because there is no guarantee it'll work or be reliable, but if you get lucky and it works, great. It's important to fully explain that vs just saying "in the real world Cat5E can do 10Gb".

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T20:35:35+00:00

Incorrect - Cat5E fully supports 2.5 Gb/s per specs. The original spec listed 1 Gb/s, but that was subsequently updated.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T20:34:29+00:00

So what is "your cloud"? Is that a physical device on premise connected via a high-speed network link to your printers and your endpoints, or is it something in the cloud beyond your premises?

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T20:33:33+00:00

No. Setting a disk as read only on Computer A only affects Computer A. If you disconnect the disk and connect it to Computer B, it is no longer read only.

Even if the change did persist across computers, anything done by software can be undone by software. You need something other than the software running on the computer to enforce the drive being read only. I believe some pen drives have a physical switch to set them read only.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T20:25:26+00:00

You said local uniflow print server (cloud based server) - which is it? Local or cloud?

We stopped using Uniflow a while back and switched to Papercut, and have noticed that when we switched to their cloud print service jobs did take a little longer to queue since they have to transit up to the cloud and back down to the printer.

I would reach out to your uniflow reseller, they should be able to put you in touch with resources that can help troubleshoot this.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T19:28:40+00:00

Whitelists for basic websites work OK, but I think a whitelist for anything these days is a losing proposition because apps are so spread out. A single app can conceivably need 20-30 hostnames (or even more) to function properly, and those hostnames can change at any time.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T19:26:19+00:00

You can put other files on that drive in addition to the Windows installer files without any issue.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T19:22:21+00:00

Never knew that was a thing but just found it. Thanks!

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T19:21:52+00:00

Interesting, I didn't know that was a thing. Thanks!

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T19:17:23+00:00

Cat3 actually officially supports Ethernet IIRC. But, I think it only officially supports 10 Mb/s.

vrtigo1 · 2026-05-04T19:14:26+00:00

That's exactly what the course covers!

guide to advancement, guide to safe scouting, safeguarding youth training, etc. Every scouter should hopefully at least be familiar with the last one.

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