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Installing a LPR Camera on the house
So a few nights ago someone was driving around slowly then getting out and trying to open car doors. The Facebook group for the neighborhood has all sorts of pictures and video but all of it was...
View ArticleElectrical issues with the new house
So randomly breakers trip. The breaker panel has AFCI breakers. The odd thing is it trips two to three breakers at once. For a example I was running my 3D Printer all day two days ago and everything...
View ArticleCheap Smart Power Strip to run Tasmota
Couple of years ago I bought two cheap WiFi smart power strips. The “brand” is AHRise and the model is AHR-083. This same power strip has many brands. It uses that crappy Tuya app to control it. Well...
View ArticleSetting up a proper Network in the house
I have been saving up and buying equipment for the new home Network. Currently I have been using the equipment provided by the ISP that is Fiber Fast. It’s a small ISP that has a lean on the...
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ThinkCentre M715Q modding
So I have the first gen M715Q. I found out the second gen is the exact thing to the first gen but with a bigger SPI Flash ROM. The first gen uses a 8MB chip and the second gen uses a 16MB chip. I...
View ArticleSurvived Milton
This is our first year in Saint Augustine and it has been interesting. Use to live in Baker county and haven’t lived close to the ocean in 30 years. Our neighborhood is literately right outside of...
View ArticleStarting on the new Garage
Moved into the new house in April and it’s been too hot to work outside. Since Milton came and went it had gotten cooler outside. I started on installing the water softener for the house and since I...
View Article3D Printers and indoors
In the old Garage I had my 3D Printers out there. In the new house I have two of them in the mini shop. Since having them in the mini shop I have noticed the smell of hot plastic. Just like any...
View ArticleHardware hacking 101
I want to share some knowledge on hacking cheap, old, defunct IoT/Networking hardware. This is the beginning on getting started. But first, why? The short answer is it’s fun. It’s the ability to mess...
View ArticleBattling Electrical Issues
Since we have moved in we have had electrical issues with the house. Randomly breakers trip. The electricians have been out three times and all they have done is swap out breakers. Most of the...
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Electrical Issues – Darn Government Apparently
So they sent a master electrician to look at it. As soon as he saw the panel he knew the problem. The panel is a Siemens PN3048B1200 200 amp 30 spaces 48 circuit. He blames the panel and the...
View ArticleExpanding a 3D Printer
While the world goes out and buys the newest 3D Printers and abandoning printers such as the Ender series and such I still think these older printers are perfectly fine. Might as well say a year ago a...
View ArticleI need to stay away from eBay
A friend was shopping for a used Lenovo laptop and I was helping out. In the process I came across a bunch of Lenovo ThinkCentre M910t desktops. Before I knew it I scored one for 75 bucks. I’m going...
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Electrical issues – Tackling the garage myself
So the GFCI popped again. I now get phone calls from Alarm Grid about the power outage. I decided to look at the wiring in the garage. I started at the GFCI outlet and worked my way around. The...
View ArticleStuff going on 11/13/24
Just a update on a few things. Since fixing the outlets in the Garage the GFCI hasn’t popped. Planning to do the same thing to the rest of the house this weekend. Planning to take a bunch of pictures...
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Waiting on parts
My Lenovo M910t desktop came in and I started playing around with it. Launched Windows 10 and updated the Firmware to the latest. Then took out the hard drive and tossed in a SSD. Installed Debian...
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Workbench is complete
A month or two ago I started to build a new workbench in the Garage. I had it framed up and wired up in a single day. I finally broke down and bought some plywood. Since I have a SantaFe I could only...
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Waiting on Parts (Parts came in but have an issue)
The power supply is too big. Just by a quarter inch. So I now need to return the power supply and order a SFX/Mini ITX power supply and print an adapter to fit a ATX location. I found an adapter on...
View ArticleWaiting on parts (Fire the parts canon)
So the SFX/ITX power supply came in and I also printed the adapter. The EPS and 24pin connectors don’t reach. Now I have to order cable extensions. I never really had so many issues trying to build a...
View ArticleLearned something new with this PC build
So the extension cables came in and I wired it up and turned it on. Didn’t power on. I removed the GPU and it powered on but didn’t post. I then disconnected the PSU and hooked up the original PSU and...
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