Recent content by 3930dave

2025... (actually, long b4 now.....)...... instead of replacing a $3 light-switch (typically a really long life)...... you need a Controls Electrician to show up...... Truck-roll alone, is well over $1000 CAD up here, at least in the building I work in..... That's Progress for Ya ! Rgds, D.

I took the advice (olde Firefox user already) of a smart young'un I work with, and tried Librewolf 1+ years back...... really liking it, and on what I run here, no "injected by Youtube" ads show, and with no lag, and Librewolf is open-source, free. (Meaning ^, if the channel owner sits down and...

Yes, bikes are not efficient transportation..... She's a beauty Rich, but you must have to allow extra time for every Stop..... everybody will want to talk to you about it ! I totally get the back-roads/relaxed ride vibe..... I'm getting a hit, just from the pic :cool:. Rgds, D.

Olde Iron, getting it done (y) , well. Rgds, D.

Sounds like (should tempt murph, 3930.....) you should be back b4 long Lou..... No crying over spilled milk, and you got to test the UPS too ! (y) Rgds, D.

Some righteous wisdom, Right There ^ ! Recent post about mc's being inefficient (often leading to finding the longest way to get A-B), had me looking for a Family Circus cartoon to post, but only found what I wanted in some weird format TBN does not like.... Those of Us, of a Certain Vintage...

As noted, there are still a few geographies with low-cost grid-power, but that's getting to be the exception rather than the old norm..... That ^ issue, shows no decline in trajectory........ yet another consideration for building totally off-grid. The general push is to make ALL forms of...

Thanks for stopping-by Sonny. Looks like you build things.... carb rebuild or swap ? .... There is that Time Thing though :cool: , Roger That.... Rgds D,

Local media reported late-afternoon........ an Osprey had started to build a nest, on a main feeder-line into this area..... explains the wide-span outage, with no rough weather today. Rgds, D.

Power was down for about 1 hour. "Tree contact" is the listed reason. (Likely stragglers from recent ice-storm). I'll take it.... but the area affected was widespread..... Things that Make You Go Hmmmmm...... Rgds, D.

Power went down, about 10 minutes ago. 7200+ affected, no cause or ETA yet..... No gen yet (my choice), but clock is ticking...... Rgds, D.

Interesting bit of history Robin.... thanks for posting that. Probably ran plenty of AC drills, back before good cordless ones came along. Even has a DC output. I'm not used to seeing AC fused, but that might have been a space-constraint issue.... Rgds, D.

Lately, I'm feeling under-resourced here..... JK... :cool:, one of the reasons I hang-out here is to catch up with the success people are having with Products That Work Well..... keeping electrons flowing...... Rgds, D.

Less than a $1/mo.... sounds good ! Even if you are home much of the time, that is useful. Just went through a family-event, that had me away more than normal, so would be even more appreciated When Things Happen..... Rgds, D.

I'm often impressed, by how low/no-cost software, coupled with almost no-cost hardware (and, someone willing to spend a bit of time tuning the tech) can outperform many commercial offerings. Having that telemetry, accurately sitting on your cell-ph, Doesn't Get Much Better, than that..... Rgds, D.