// #eevblog — 2019-09-16
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05:00:40 <rust_collector> I got a 7.4v lipo battery in the mail the other day. I never ordered one, but... what should I do with such a battery?
05:01:00 <rust_collector> I could dig out an old rc car, I guess
05:04:43 <T3sl4> geez, someone outside just started up their, motorcycle i suppose
05:04:51 <T3sl4> thump, thump, thump, thump
05:04:56 <T3sl4> sounds like a fkn hit-and-miss engine
05:07:01 <rust_collector> that could be pretty cool
05:07:24 <rust_collector> Not sure I would want one on a bike, but
05:08:36 <rust_collector> maybe it is one of those mercedes v12 things, with no muffler, and the standard broken distributor(s)
05:09:24 <rust_collector> hmm, maybe it was the v8 that had that issue. I can not remember
05:12:34 <rust_collector> but a hit and miss engine would be neat
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06:35:33 * Ampera sprinkles some ash all over rust_collector
07:05:35 <rust_collector> hey you
07:05:35 <Ampera> yes you
07:05:35 <Ampera> get out of yown
07:05:35 <Ampera> *town
07:05:35 <rust_collector> yawn
07:05:35 <rust_collector> prrrfffffftttttttt
07:05:35 <rust_collector> so, It looks like I will be at work all day next week also. greaf fun
07:05:35 <Ampera> rust_collector, isn't that how it works for pretty much everyone?
07:05:35 <rust_collector> well. I am not sure what other people do at work
07:05:35 <rust_collector> it is just the timing. I have to leave home around 11.30, and I am back between 22 and... later some time.
07:05:35 <rust_collector> it just does mess up all the day
07:05:35 <Ampera> rust_collector, I have to leave at 6:30 and don't get back until around 7-8, maybe later
07:05:35 <Ampera> not every day, this is for school
07:05:36 <rust_collector> I just prefer to not work in the normal office hours
07:05:36 <Ampera> in other news I really need to upgrade my personal security systems
07:05:36 <Ampera> the methods I have for keeping account information and sensitive details, numbers, and text is just awful.
07:05:36 <rust_collector> cover yourself in acid, so anyone who touch you will get...
07:05:36 <rust_collector> oh
07:05:36 <rust_collector> forget that then
07:05:36 <Ampera> personal information security
07:05:36 <Ampera> and while I do enjoy slathering my body head to toe in things, I'm not sure that will solve my problem.
07:05:36 <Ampera> I know among the lines of how I'd want to reimplement it, I just have to do it
07:05:36 <Ampera> and then change pretty much every single password I currently use
07:05:36 <rust_collector> that is a thing
07:05:36 <Ampera> I might make it my weekend project, but I might need to get some stuff in order to make secure copies.
07:05:36 <Ampera> My main idea is a sort of secure football database I can keep in various locations heavily encrypted containing all that information
07:05:36 <Ampera> and then some live versions that get updated more frequently in some others
07:05:36 <Ampera> the main idea being take all of my information out of password managers and make it so that I and I alone handle it.
07:05:36 <rust_collector> I guess, as long as you find a way to manage it
07:05:36 <Ampera> I just need to figure out things like how to put the database together, how to generate decent passwords, and how to easily access it in browsers and such
07:05:36 <Ampera> anyways, my last class of the day is starting, bbl
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10:42:15 <Halcyon> Morning all
10:54:12 <Halcyon> Hey Ampera
10:56:03 <Ampera> Hi Halcyon
10:56:11 <Halcyon> How's school?
10:56:18 <Ampera> Good, but home is much much worse.
10:56:23 <Halcyon> Why?
10:56:40 <Ampera> Shit's coming to a head with my dad's girlfriend, and I'm about to lay down some shit soon
10:56:47 <Halcyon> Oh?
10:56:52 <Halcyon> What is she doing?
10:56:57 <Ampera> She's pulling his ropes, lying to him, manipulating him, and is currently moving in
10:57:02 <Ampera> under very dubious and false pretenses
10:57:07 <Halcyon> What has she lied about?
10:57:21 <Ampera> Her life, her issues, her position, her needs.
10:57:30 <Halcyon> You think she is using him?
10:57:46 <Halcyon> Also, bit quick to be moving in don't you think?
10:57:48 <Ampera> She's taking advantage of my dad, who just had the love of his life leave him, and using him to get shit like a roof
10:57:51 <Ampera> No shit
10:58:03 <Halcyon> Hmmm have you spoken to your dad?
10:58:17 <Ampera> Nope, because he doesn't tell us anything.
10:58:26 <Ampera> He'll straight up leave the house and tell nobody anything about where and when and for how long
10:58:36 <Halcyon> So what's your plan then?
10:58:38 <Ampera> He will on occasion outright refuse to tell us where he is going.
10:58:42 <Ampera> Rip his fucking head off
10:59:12 <Ampera> The unfortunate part is she's on her way, so I can't do this before she gets here
10:59:22 <Halcyon> :-(
10:59:27 <Halcyon> Move to Australia :P
10:59:28 <Ampera> Actually give me a second.
11:01:21 <Ampera> Just wanted to tell my brother to have 911 on standby.
11:01:46 <Halcyon> What do you think she is going to do?
11:02:00 <Ampera> She doesn't have custody of her children, and nor does the father.
11:02:10 <Ampera> She's lying, and outside of my dad, homeless.
11:02:19 <Halcyon> Sounds like a lovely lady
11:02:23 <Ampera> She doesn't care enough to take care of herself, there is no telling what she may be capable of.
11:02:32 <Halcyon> True true
11:02:42 <Ampera> Our home phones do not call 911, so my brother has a cellphone, and I intend for him to be out of the line of fire.
11:02:55 <Ampera> If she becomes violent, I have means to keep her at bay until police are able to get here.
11:02:57 <Halcyon> Good stuff
11:24:35 <Ampera> Anyways, all I can say is I'm not looking forward to tomorrow.
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16:08:45 * DogWomble meows at Halcyon
16:08:55 <Halcyon> Heya
16:09:06 <DogWomble> how goes?
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17:22:51 <Halcyon> ThunderSqueak, :-)
17:23:23 <ThunderSqueak> hi there, how goes Halcyon ?
17:23:34 <Halcyon> Not too bad hows about you?
17:23:35 <ThunderSqueak> I am missing my GF
17:23:44 <ThunderSqueak> she went home an hour and a half ago
17:23:49 <Halcyon> Nawww
17:24:05 <Halcyon> How long have you two been together?
17:24:14 <ThunderSqueak> hmm not that long tbh
17:24:27 <Halcyon> Have you guys been to the hardware store yet? :P
17:24:27 <ThunderSqueak> but we clicked like nothing I have ever felt before
17:24:34 <ThunderSqueak> yes <.<;;
17:24:40 <Halcyon> Haha, such a lesbian
17:24:41 <Halcyon> :P
17:24:51 <Halcyon> I'm only teasing
17:24:52 <ThunderSqueak> I uhm... fixed her car
17:24:54 <ThunderSqueak> XD
17:25:11 <Halcyon> Hehehe
17:25:12 <ThunderSqueak> for once... I am the butch one O.o
17:25:21 <ThunderSqueak> that is really unique for me
17:25:32 <ThunderSqueak> she is so delicate :>
17:25:36 <ThunderSqueak> makes me want to protec
17:26:09 <ThunderSqueak> she is almost my height
17:26:12 <Halcyon> Naww
17:26:19 <Halcyon> She's the lipstick lesbian?
17:26:23 <ThunderSqueak> yeah
17:26:54 <ThunderSqueak> I mean, we can both look like that
17:27:01 <ThunderSqueak> I just don't bother much anymore
17:27:20 <Halcyon> Got a photo?
17:27:27 <ThunderSqueak> not that I want to share no
17:27:29 <ThunderSqueak> ^^
17:27:31 <Halcyon> :P
17:27:44 <ThunderSqueak> she is 2 inches shorter than I am
17:27:54 <ThunderSqueak> I can easily pick her up
17:27:56 <Halcyon> Is height important?
17:28:00 <ThunderSqueak> it is to me yes
17:28:04 <ThunderSqueak> very very important
17:28:13 <Halcyon> Fair enough
17:28:13 <ThunderSqueak> uhm... I dont like feeling like an ogre
17:28:17 <ThunderSqueak> I am tall
17:28:21 <ThunderSqueak> 5 foot 10
17:28:27 * Halcyon converts to cm
17:29:07 <ThunderSqueak> tbh, everyone I have dated has been taller than me
17:29:15 <Halcyon> That's about average height isn't it?
17:29:18 <Halcyon> I'm 185cm
17:29:26 <ThunderSqueak> 5 foot 10? for a woman?
17:29:36 <Halcyon> *shrug*
17:29:51 <ThunderSqueak> no that is on the edge of max height where I can buy clothes without having them ALL custom made
17:30:19 <ThunderSqueak> her hands are so delicate :>
17:30:20 <Halcyon> I see
17:30:27 <ThunderSqueak> she says the same about mine tho too <.<;;
17:31:00 <ThunderSqueak> and she is really smart :D
17:31:09 <Halcyon> What does she do?
17:31:26 <ThunderSqueak> she is a teacher who works with kids with mental disabilities
17:31:35 <Halcyon> Challenging job
17:31:41 <ThunderSqueak> I think I have found someone with more patience than I have tbh
17:31:49 <Halcyon> \o/
17:31:52 <ThunderSqueak> people say I have the patience of a saint...
17:32:07 <ThunderSqueak> if I do... she is like way beyond that
17:33:28 <ThunderSqueak> anyway... I think I found the one
17:33:30 <ThunderSqueak> ^^
17:34:30 <ThunderSqueak> if we are still together and I still feel like this in a year's time... I think I will propose to her
17:34:42 <ThunderSqueak> never thought those thoughts would ever enter my mind
17:34:47 <ThunderSqueak> ^^
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17:35:05 <ThunderSqueak> hi T3sl4
17:35:22 <Halcyon> Welcome back T3sl4
17:37:44 <T3sl4> hmm
17:37:53 <T3sl4> did power go out earlier?
17:38:03 <T3sl4> my CRT doesn't seem to be coming back
17:38:56 <T3sl4> i have a blinking amber light
17:39:16 <T3sl4> strange thing is my LCD was out too, i had to reboot apparently to get anything back
17:40:49 <T3sl4> hm, "Horizontal / Vertical Deflection failure, Thermal protector" seems to be the code
17:41:00 <T3sl4> don't have a clue how that would affect the other display...
17:41:19 <T3sl4> but the deflection on the CRT has been going, so that seems likely at least?
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17:47:16 <Halcyon> T3sl4, we lost you at 1552 local time
17:47:26 <Halcyon> Which is UTC+10
17:48:09 <T3sl4> that doesn't make sense
17:48:28 <T3sl4> well
17:48:43 <T3sl4> -10 -5 i think? so that'd be somewhere after midnight?
17:49:01 <Halcyon> Yu
17:49:02 <Halcyon> p
17:50:14 <T3sl4> it's been thunderstormy here so while i was out having what little social life i do, it's not unbelievable that that would happen
17:50:33 <T3sl4> still no clue how the LCD didn't wake up though...
17:50:34 <Halcyon> I can't believe you still use a CRT
17:50:42 <Halcyon> Maybe copped a spike?
17:50:59 * T3sl4 hugs steve30 with a warm CRT cathode
17:51:39 <T3sl4> nah, probably just that it's finally had it, went into power-save mode once and didn't come back, it's been having deflection problems for some time, it's about time i finally fix it really
17:57:49 <ThunderSqueak> I still use a CRT <.<;;
17:57:55 <ThunderSqueak> it is on my 486
17:58:03 <ThunderSqueak> also have one on the apple IIe
17:58:21 <Halcyon> So you been out all night T3sl4 ?
17:59:47 <T3sl4> all, most, whatever
17:59:57 <T3sl4> since 9, it's 3 now
18:00:13 * T3sl4 hugs ThunderSqueak
18:01:04 * ThunderSqueak hugs T3sl4
18:01:20 * ThunderSqueak invites T3sl4 over to meet her GF
18:01:21 <ThunderSqueak> :D
18:03:11 <T3sl4> owo
18:03:48 <ThunderSqueak> she is adorable :D
18:04:02 <T3sl4> so are you
18:06:26 <ThunderSqueak> oh? :D
18:06:54 * ThunderSqueak has had her friends call her cute when she is around her GF... apparently I get all giddy :P
18:06:59 <K> hello
18:08:25 <T3sl4> K is a little cute too
18:11:34 * T3sl4 crystallizes K with an alumin(i)um sulfate hydrate salt
18:12:19 <K> oh my
18:13:19 <T3sl4> you went to school with those salts, you might say, you're alums
18:14:17 <ThunderSqueak> o.o
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18:16:16 <T3sl4> hm, this display is dirtier inside than i remember
18:16:17 * ThunderSqueak bounces around ...
18:16:24 * ThunderSqueak is happier than she has been ... ever
18:16:25 <ThunderSqueak> :D
18:16:36 * T3sl4 squees at ThunderSqueak
18:16:51 <ThunderSqueak> omg I swear... i have done that recently <.<
18:16:54 <ThunderSqueak> XD
18:22:56 * Halcyon ate too much
18:24:13 * Halcyon be's fat
18:32:03 <K> lard bee
18:42:17 * steve30 pets T3sl4's crt
18:43:30 <steve30> I'm going out for coffee shortly, but tbh, I'd rather go back to bed
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19:26:25 <Halcyon> Evening all
19:26:26 <Halcyon> Ampera
19:26:29 <Halcyon> steve30,
19:37:43 * Halcyon licks T3sl4
19:46:25 * T3sl4 headpats Halcyon
19:46:30 <Halcyon> Aww :)
19:46:41 <Halcyon> Do you ever sleep?
19:47:00 <T3sl4> soon
19:47:14 <Halcyon> It's almost 0600 there?
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20:00:31 <Halcyon> You a Linux user T3sl4 ?
20:00:53 <T3sl4> nein
20:01:50 <Halcyon> Bah
20:06:20 * DogWomble sends wine to Halcyon
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20:18:47 <Halcyon> YAY! Wine
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20:21:30 <FiremanSam> hic
20:21:43 <Halcyon> Indeed
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20:23:27 Nick: Sam is now known as UnemployedSam
20:24:53 Nick: UnemployedSam is now known as StandingInDoleQueueSam
20:25:48 Nick: StandingInDoleQueueSam is now known as NoOneWantsMeSam
20:26:25 <Halcyon> That can't be true
20:28:42 <NoOneWantsMeSam> Goodbye.
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20:35:04 <hassan> hey
20:35:18 <T3sl4> hi
20:35:54 <hassan> where are you from mate
20:36:14 <Halcyon> Yo
20:36:33 <Halcyon> T3sl4 is from Retardistan, I'm from Australia
20:36:39 <T3sl4> https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/soap-opera
20:36:48 <hassan> same im nsw
20:37:03 <Halcyon> Likewise
20:37:17 <Halcyon> Welcome to the chat
20:37:22 <hassan> ty
20:37:42 <Halcyon> It's a little quiet in here at the moment. Most of our US and UK people are still asleep
20:37:46 <hassan> anyone got any cheap projects
20:37:54 <T3sl4> except for me, because i sleep whenever i'm tired
20:37:57 <Halcyon> T3sl4 is cheap... wha what :P
20:37:57 <hassan> yeah true
20:38:22 <hassan> i dont wanna spend toomuch money
20:38:31 <Halcyon> What kind of project you after?
20:38:37 <Halcyon> I'm into vintage computers myself
20:38:41 <hassan> learning
20:38:42 <Halcyon> Not really a proper EE
20:38:44 <hassan> cool
20:38:47 <Halcyon> T3sl4 is however
20:38:58 <hassan> im not an ee at all
20:39:18 <Halcyon> You get a good mix of people in here (and on the forum)
20:39:31 <hassan> im one of the youngsters
20:39:32 <Halcyon> Those just wanting to learn and those who are experts
20:39:44 <hassan> im the learner
20:39:52 <Halcyon> Personally, I come from a networking/IT/cyber security background
20:39:59 <T3sl4> the only thing from me that's cheap are my potshots, projects are $4.99/min
20:40:04 <Halcyon> Although I know how to use a soldering iron without burning myself :P
20:40:19 <hassan> same haha
20:40:41 <hassan> if it smells like chicken your holding it wrong
20:40:57 <Halcyon> They are also good for poking holes in plastics :P
20:41:07 <Halcyon> If you want to ruin your tip
20:41:24 <hassan> i use a solif cooper tip for doing that
20:41:32 <hassan> solid
20:41:57 <Halcyon> I just have a shit Jaycar soldering station for that kind of work
20:42:02 <Halcyon> I don't use it often
20:42:16 <hassan> whats your main station
20:42:21 <Halcyon> The same one :P
20:42:28 <hassan> hahah
20:42:34 <Halcyon> I could probably count on two hands the number of times I need it at home
20:42:45 <hassan> i use a jaycar one as well
20:42:48 <Halcyon> We have decent stuff at work that I can use
20:43:03 <hassan> yeah
20:43:14 * T3sl4 is poking at a circut board as we speak
20:43:24 <Halcyon> What ya working on?
20:43:34 <T3sl4> hm, weird, "we" in the third person; but i think it's correct??
20:43:48 <Halcyon> It's correct, includes us all
20:43:53 <T3sl4> https://www.seventransistorlabs.com/Images/Induction1501.jpg
20:44:09 <Halcyon> Yes, that's certainly a circuit board
20:44:13 <T3sl4> the red board, swapping around a few resistors and diodes because some numpty put them in the wrong way
20:44:18 <Halcyon> What's the induction for?
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20:44:30 <T3sl4> none of the components look placed wrong, you say? that is correct, the design is wrong ;)
20:44:51 <Halcyon> I was about to say :P
20:44:52 <T3sl4> induction like an induction cooktop, this test board will be about that power level, but a wider load range
20:44:56 <hassan> i just blew my psu
20:44:58 <hassan> sad
20:45:10 <Halcyon> How did you manage that?
20:45:11 * T3sl4 sticks hassan's PSU inside an induction coil, melting it
20:45:40 <hassan> rookie mistake of charging a battery
20:45:52 <Halcyon> That killed your PSU ?
20:45:57 <hassan> wrong way around
20:46:03 <Halcyon> Even still...
20:46:08 <hassan> not reall there is no output
20:46:16 <Halcyon> I would expect the PSU was OK and the battery to go pop
20:46:21 <hassan> i think it just blew a fuse
20:46:22 <T3sl4> both
20:46:27 <Halcyon> i /clear
20:46:28 <hassan> hopefully
20:46:31 <Halcyon> Ooops
20:46:45 <T3sl4> i made this for a pair of car batteries, https://www.seventransistorlabs.com/Images/100WPowerSupply24V.jpg
20:47:00 <T3sl4> the connector is polarized so it's not going in backwards :P
20:47:00 <Halcyon> T3sl4, correct me if I'm wrong, but I would have thought they would make power supplies resiliant to that sort of thing
20:47:10 <hassan> no it was a 10s3p battrey it can with stand that
20:47:24 <Halcyon> Nice box T3sl4
20:47:26 <hassan> ive got a cheap chinese one
20:47:49 <hassan> https://www.banggood.com/RIDEN-DPH5005-Converter-Constant-Voltage-Current-Programmable-Digital-Power-Supply-Module-p-1230368.html?ID=514833&cur_warehouse=CN
20:47:51 <T3sl4> average supply is going to have a big fat diode there and no fuse, most likely the transformer or PCB traces blew up in addition to the diode either failing shorted, or alternately failing shorted then blowing open
20:48:11 <gremlinz> @#$% minorities
20:48:35 <Halcyon> Heh
20:48:38 <Halcyon> Sup gremlinz
20:48:38 <hassan> ill send pics one sec
20:48:46 <T3sl4> heh, come to think of it, that supply is labeled 4A, but that's the nominal rating; it typically delivers ~200W from 120V input :P
20:48:53 <Halcyon> Might as well, T3sl4 is showing us all his box
20:49:21 <Halcyon> I like how you built it to support 230-250VAC as well
20:49:25 * Halcyon pats T3sl4
20:49:57 <T3sl4> forget if i've ran it at full 240V, may've since i have that from my isolation transformer
20:50:07 <T3sl4> it's a pretty simple feature from that kind of design actually
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20:51:18 <Halcyon> Question though, why use a tant in there
20:51:24 <Halcyon> Why not just a normal cap ?
20:51:28 <Halcyon> (Forget the name)
20:51:35 <T3sl4> where
20:51:52 <Halcyon> That orange thing behind the big green resistor?
20:52:15 <T3sl4> https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31h9qta3K-L._SX342_.jpg
20:52:22 <Halcyon> That
20:52:26 <T3sl4> ceramic disc :P
20:52:30 <hassan> how do i upload images?
20:52:43 <T3sl4> best way, create an imgur account
20:52:43 <Halcyon> Use something like imgur hassan
20:52:46 <Halcyon> This is IRC :P
20:52:51 <hassan> ok
20:53:13 <Halcyon> And yes, ceramic disk
20:53:16 <Halcyon> My bad
20:53:44 <Halcyon> Why would you use that over a regular canned elecrolytic?
20:53:55 <T3sl4> tbf, i've seen dipped tants that dark, or the photo's color could just be weird
20:54:35 <T3sl4> that's a snubber cap, so it needs high voltage and modest value; film would also be fine
20:55:04 <T3sl4> https://www.seventransistorlabs.com/Images/100WPowerSupplies.jpg the middle one also has a ceramic there, but the right one has a box film cap
20:55:36 <hassan> https://i.imgur.com/o95bnLP.jpg
20:55:39 <Halcyon> I guess what I'm saying is, why mix types? Why not just get all film?
20:55:46 <hassan> https://i.imgur.com/BOd3S7i.jpg
20:56:09 <T3sl4> because space and cost? :P
20:56:16 <Halcyon> Oh those, I think Dave did a video on those PSU's?
20:56:21 <Halcyon> Or was it Clive Mitchell?
20:56:26 <T3sl4> hassan: oh yeah, that is fused on the output, isn't that handy
20:56:40 <T3sl4> hopefully that's all that's dead
20:56:52 <T3sl4> chip fuses are cheap and readily available, if a bit annoying to replace
20:57:07 <hassan> its blown i just probed it
20:57:20 <Halcyon> Hopefully an easy fix then hassan
20:57:25 <hassan> ill fix it tommorow
20:57:33 <hassan> gor lucky
20:57:36 <hassan> got
20:57:43 <Halcyon> That's how you learn though
20:57:47 <Halcyon> My making mistakes
20:57:49 <Halcyon> *by
20:58:01 <hassan> true
20:58:05 <T3sl4> preferably by learning from others mistakes, but that will do in a pinch
20:58:11 <hassan> what psu do you use
20:58:11 <Halcyon> You also learn how to repair it in your case
20:58:47 <Halcyon> I have no idea what we have at work? Some big brand thing no doubt. I don't use them much
20:58:58 <hassan> oh
20:59:08 <T3sl4> my PSUs are all hand made, as you can see :P
20:59:16 <Halcyon> I don't get too much time at home to play, so I haven't bought one yet
20:59:27 <hassan> i use this buck/boost converter powered by a pc power supply
20:59:47 <hassan> yeah makes sense
21:00:07 <hassan> i would highly recommend this
21:00:36 <Halcyon> I would love to have somewhat of a lab set up at home but realistically when you own your own house, there is other shit to spend money on, plus I just wouldn't use it enough
21:00:43 <hassan> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32955686701.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.24aa3003ziSqTM&algo_pvid=c970b7d3-c9ea-43da-9cc9-5ad82945c57b&algo_expid=c970b7d3-c9ea-43da-9cc9-5ad82945c57b-3&btsid=e4ff3f5d-51e6-4984-a032-9cc70e4afb96&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_10,searchweb201603_60
21:01:08 <T3sl4> i wonder how noisy that particular one is
21:01:10 <hassan> its just not worth it
21:01:25 <T3sl4> the chinese modules tend to skimp on filtering, and layout
21:01:31 <hassan> not the cleanest but it does the job
21:01:37 <Halcyon> If I need a power supply, I normally just butcher the many plug packs I have in a box :P
21:01:49 <hassan> haha
21:02:03 <hassan> its got decently large filter caps
21:02:31 <T3sl4> high frequencies don't know what large filter caps are
21:02:58 <Halcyon> I would buy a power supply from you T3sl4 if you built me one
21:03:02 <hassan> yeah you would need ceramics
21:03:08 <T3sl4> you couldn't afford it Halcyon ;)
21:03:26 <Halcyon> All the more reason to want one :P
21:03:31 <Halcyon> At least it will last decades
21:03:57 <T3sl4> perhaps
21:04:09 <hassan> what exactly do you do t3sl2
21:04:39 <T3sl4> it's been long enough now (nearly a decade), since some of the first daily-use items i built for myself, that they're coming into need of repair about now
21:04:43 <Halcyon> I remember growing up, Dad had one he built, with the stick on labels and everything, did a few amps at 2-30 volts
21:04:47 <Halcyon> Very nifty
21:04:56 <T3sl4> like last, wait was it this year or last year? i had to fix my LED desk lamp
21:05:17 <T3sl4> hassan: https://www.seventransistorlabs.com as Halcyon said, i do EE :)
21:05:29 <Halcyon> Also, nice CF to IDE adapter there T3sl4
21:06:07 <T3sl4> hah, it was in that shot, wasn't it? sneaky
21:06:18 <Halcyon> You know how to appeal to me :)
21:06:19 <T3sl4> yeah, i put an SSD in my Pentium and my XT
21:06:29 <T3sl4> the latter via XT-IDE, of course
21:06:36 <Halcyon> Nice
21:07:21 <T3sl4> still need to shoot some lube or something into my ST-238R, the heads are frozen :(
21:07:21 <K> hello
21:07:21 <EEVBlog> Hello there, K!
21:07:25 <T3sl4> hah
21:07:26 <K> yay, a win!
21:07:29 <Halcyon> YAY!
21:07:36 * T3sl4 gives K a gold star
21:07:51 <Halcyon> eevblog time
21:07:51 <EEVBlog> Ah shoot, Doc! We've ended up at 21:07 Sydney time.
21:08:00 <Halcyon> It's almost bed time...
21:08:01 <K> thank you
21:08:33 <T3sl4> Halcyon: speaking of XT, did i ever mention i ported this code more or less to it? https://imgur.com/tdApTG1
21:08:44 <T3sl4> it ran at something awful like 20 sec/frame :P
21:08:45 <Halcyon> No you didn't....
21:09:05 <Halcyon> Gees
21:09:15 <Halcyon> And what is it that it's running on there?
21:09:36 <Halcyon> Oh I should probably read it... derp
21:16:44 <Halcyon> Hey T3sl4, you'd probably know...
21:17:15 <Halcyon> I have one of those old Sega consoles and the signal coming from the RF port is hella noisy
21:17:19 <steve30> hi Halcyon
21:17:46 <Halcyon> Any ideas?
21:19:40 * steve30 foods
21:24:33 <T3sl4> noisy like static? like weak signal?
21:24:54 <Halcyon> Well visually and audio it's just crap
21:24:59 <Halcyon> I can't seem to tune it properly
21:25:12 <Halcyon> It's a direct cable connection between console and TV
21:34:45 <T3sl4> so, yes?
21:34:53 <Halcyon> Yes
21:35:51 <T3sl4> could be a bad connection, maybe the connector is all worn out
21:35:57 <T3sl4> tried other cables, right?
21:36:01 <Halcyon> Yup
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21:39:25 <Halcyon> I probably should hook it up to a scope
21:39:35 <Halcyon> Future Halcyon problem
21:42:07 <gremlinz> i just watched a v.disappointing NRL match
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