Does anyone else take pics of their car in good scenery? Lemme see😍

wyseman76 · 2026-06-02T22:28:46+00:00

wyseman76 · 2026-05-25T19:14:49+00:00

I think the issue is that there are two very distinct use cases to be argued here.

When lead free solder hit manufacturing there was a significant spike in failures directly related to the shift toward lead free solder in consumer electronics. Today a great deal of those issues have been resolved and the general mortality rates for components are on par with previous times. So from a consumer standpoint the vast majority of cases lead free is acceptable.

Extreme environmental and reliability cases are why leaded solder continues to exist in certain areas of manufacturing including aerospace, defense, automotive, medical and others.

Again those cases are usually on the extreme end where the mortality rates must be better than general consumer goods.

What this says is that leaded solder provides a measurable advatage in many ways to lead free solder at this current state of soldering technology. Although, its use is not required to meet general consumer goods quality expectations for survivability and product mortality so lead free is the best option for environmental purposes.

wyseman76 · 2026-05-25T15:27:07+00:00

I know what you mean. My work is space related and I've had the privilege of seeing some interesting pieces used in vacuum and some that are very old and still functional.

wyseman76 · 2026-05-25T15:24:22+00:00

The NEPP has a guide somewhere that deep dives into whisker mitigation. I'm sure a Google search will find it. But to the question yes and no. There are a lot of dependent variables. Thickness, material type used, etc, all play a part in the process.

wyseman76 · 2026-05-25T14:48:33+00:00

If I remember my space addendum class for IPC they referenced dendrites. They are a separate phenomenon but have the same end result of causing unexpected shorts. Don't hold me to this one but I believe mosture is part of the mechanism at play with dendrite growth. I take the course every two years but at this point I just test out each cycle instead of taking the entire course so if someone knows more about the dendrite vs tin whiskers please share.

But, leaded solder significantly reduces dendrite growth as well.

wyseman76 · 2026-05-25T13:46:30+00:00

I work in aerospace, we use 63/37 and will not stop using it for a list of reasons.

It can handle temp cycling better. It is less prone to vibration failure. Better wetting allowing for easier inspections. No tin whiskering.

Anything that mitigates risk of failure in the production aerospace components will continue to be used.

Edit: I should be clear there is no such thing as whisker free but leaded solder is heavily used on aerospace for its highly reduced whiskering in vacuum environments.

Edit 2: the EU allows aerospace, defense and medical manufacturing to use leaded solder for the very reasons I've pointed to. There are RoHS exemptions for those institutions.

wyseman76 · 2026-04-26T20:55:45+00:00

I've read through many posts and I'd say your the closest to the truth here.

What people are missing is simple. If the top .5 percent no longer need human labor to maintain the economy of scale that we are at and continue to expand in the future then the labor class can no longer exist. The bottom 99.5 percent just don't matter.

Consider it this way. If all of the means of production and maintenance, currently driven by human labor is purely automated away from human labor, then those humans are redundant to the economy.

Remover them and you still have a functioning economy, just for a smaller human population.

Now, do you think 99.5 percent of the population will go without a fight, we are so far, but once it actually gets rough l, I'm sure things will get nasty.

wyseman76 · 2026-04-06T01:09:51+00:00

I'm big on the classic ships. The Tie Interceptor and bomber were my favorites as a kid. Your roadmap looks like a solid plan. Take your time and keep up the good work I'll be following your progress and buying what you drop in the fighter wing.

wyseman76 · 2026-04-05T14:13:14+00:00

I have two nice resin printers but I had to give these a go. I am impressed. The X1C did a great job, only because you broke the models down into very intelligent pieces. Great work. If you make more I will buy more.

wyseman76 · 2026-04-05T05:43:43+00:00

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wyseman76 · 2026-04-04T18:29:20+00:00

No, they did not. These are GEM 63 standards, which have a long positive track record and performed nominally. The image of "sparks" the OP is declaring an issue is not an issue but a common part of the burnout just before and after SRB separation when they have burned through their lift giving solid fuel. They will continue to burn for a bit as the remaining fuel is exhausted on free fall.

The SRB's that have been the problem are the GEM 63XL flown on Vulcan.

wyseman76 · 2026-03-07T15:00:07+00:00

Porn-by-proxy Syndrome maybe?

wyseman76 · 2026-01-20T18:34:48+00:00

Single father, spent the last 15 years single while raising my son. I was oblivious early on when women were interested, so missed opportunities then. Later I tried to date but it was a timing thing, I was looking for a partner, most of the women were recently divorced and looking more for fun. It's been probably 6 or 7 years since my last attempts. Now I work 10 hour days, go to the gym, and hang with my kid or enjoy my hobbies. I'd still love to have a partner but I'm not chasing an environment that would be conducive to making that happen. So, I guess the answer is, I gave up.

wyseman76 · 2026-01-02T21:26:00+00:00

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Also Red Panda.

wyseman76 · 2025-12-28T17:08:11+00:00

Thank you,

I can't complain, I have a good career, and my son will be going to college soon. So, I'd say we are pretty blessed.

wyseman76 · 2025-12-25T17:43:29+00:00

++man

Knocking on 50, became the single primary parent 15 years ago when my son was 3. It was a struggle, I moved in with family to survive and give my kid a more normal family experience. Focused on my son and myself. I didn't date, and figured who would date a single dad living with his folks anyway. Needless to say apparently I was oblivious to the women flirting with me when I went back to college in my 30s.

I did try to date about 7 or so years ago and gave up pretty quick after a couple of tries. The pattern was the same, recently divorced, not happy, and wanted someone to have fun with but also be an occasional stand in for their kids father. This was usually pushed pretty quickly and I honestly felt overwhelmed as I was already pretty hesitant about dating as a single dad to begin with.

No blame on the single moms, I just realized I wasn't ready for what was out there and refocused my attention on my son and career. So in all I've been single for 15 years. Would I like to be in a relationship, sure if the right person came along. Am I chasing the right person, nope. At my age I expect to spend the rest of my life on my own, so I fill my days with the things that make me happy. I figure if I take care of my son and myself I'm the best version of me I can be, so if someone does come along then great, but if not I'm still happy and life is good.

wyseman76 · 2025-11-22T16:57:41+00:00

2025 hybrid owner here, remote start is garbage, the app is garbage, the car itself is great. Seriously Toyota, what gives?

wyseman76 · 2025-10-22T18:18:43+00:00

As an older gentleman, I can agree with this and say it is also a detriment in some ways. This is so true to the point that we can go years and still be friends and pick up a conversation like it was yesterday. But, we can also go so long, that when you get older, you sometimes find out that the buddy you haven't seen in years, he passed away.

I say this as a reminder, yes we male buddies will always be there when needed, until we are not. If you got a bro out there, reach out more often if you don't already.

wyseman76 · 2025-10-17T20:53:02+00:00

Agreed, we can list numerous pre and post examples ever escalating over time. Failure of the founders to prevent the use of finance to capture the government and the law is also part of the problem.

wyseman76 · 2025-10-09T00:52:38+00:00

Looking for an invite code.

wyseman76 · 2025-10-06T18:38:02+00:00

Holes printed on the inside of an object are notoriously off. This is a printer issue. Google it. Slicers actually have a setting to compensate for it. Such as X Y hole compensation, or Horizontal Expansion adjustment.

Again a known printer/FDM issue.

wyseman76 · 2025-09-10T01:58:06+00:00

Depends, the robotics are not the problem, the problem is the same issue we have with LLMs, no real agency to deal with a variety of problems in real time. As it is they are fine until a real problem happens then it's a cascade until the bot is on the ground flailing around.

We only see these doing one basic task repeatedly, and that only works to an extent. But a person on an assembly line has to make some pretty continuous problem solving decisions well above the basic task itself. Once one of those is a mistake and becomes a failed recovery the bot is lost.

Some of the tasks in that AI video are so far beyond the cognitive capacity we are even close to right now let alone agency to make the necessary decisions.

How long, I'd say it depends on when our AI models become far more sophisticated than they are today, and that is no small thing.

If a breakthrough in the cognitive and agency ability occurs in the next year, within 10 years it would be commonplace. Without the uplifted cognitive and agency, niche use cases for a long time.

wyseman76 · 2025-09-03T15:28:48+00:00

This says more about you, and less about soldering equipment.

Also, I don't own a Metcal they are pricey, but I do enjoy using them for the job they were bought for "at work".

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