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>>1043700
I'm not very good at this and i'm still researching, but i need some guidance. Did someone else transform their useless optical drive to a Thunderbolt 3 port?

No. The protocol is completely different. Plus external GPUs don't use USB 3.1, they use thunderbolt 3.

>>1043702
So there is no way for me to connect an eGPU to a laptop with 3.0 usb?

Shameless self bump

>>1042633
Why not just pour it by hand? Is there something I'm missing here?

>>1042633
You can make a centrifuge out of a $5 swap meet bicycle dude...

Sterilize bottles
Make fruit syrup
Fill bottles
Store for the winter or whole year round for fruity delight

Don't you have a mother to disappoint?

Rifle.

>>1042491
>What can I do with 7 different types of bottles?

Shove them up 7 different types of ass.

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>>1041047
1. rip that piece of shit engine out of there
2. get a 5.0 and trans from a mustang
3. img related

Or for some real power go 2.3 turbo.

Replace your one with a Ranger T6 or the all-new one.

Neither are Rekt's, both are solutions.

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>baling twine
believe it or not, i once fixed a crt tv with it (back in the nineties). channel switcher was loosey-goosey sometimes the tv wouldnt get any reception (solder joints between channel switch daughter board and main pcb broken). i was out of solder so i just strapped some of that twine around the daughter board pcb and tied the other end to the bottom of the case insides, making sure it stayed somewhat tight.
completely forgot about it the next day (was supposed to go get some solder to properly fix that) till the crt broke for good about 5 years later or so. good times

>>1044221

Looks like a bad ballast. Fluorescent bulbs need to be lit by firing a pulse of high voltage at them. Then the ballast takes over and controls current draw. So if the ballast is failing and giving low current the bulbs don't light up entirely.... Hence what you are seeing.

>>1044221

the LAMPS (yes this is the correct term. fluorescent LAMPS) are bad. the ends are black the lamps need to be replaced. its unusual for ballasts go go out in every fixture like that. its probably the lamps old age.

If they do this while they're supposed to be off, it's because you've either got leakage (in case of an electronic switch; dimmer, etc, anything with semiconductors), or because you're switching neutral instead of live (in case of a traditional switch).

If you switch neutral instead of live, the lamps will couple slightly to the grounded metal fixture, and enough current will flow from live, through the lamp, through the air, to ground through the fixture, in order to light the lamp slightly.

Take the bottom cover off and take more pics.

Is the battery inflated?

Did you find it on the street?

>>1044075
You sure it's not one of the wheels that's fucked up? That can throw it off balance.

>>1044079
The wheels are perfectly fine. It's gotta be this black thing. Looked at it from different angles, it's definitely bent.

Hit it with a rubber mallet on the bottom until it pops out. Or put a piece of wood on the bottom of the cylinder and whack it with anything until it pops out.

There's a few issues here. How high is the ground water in your area? You will want to keep this away from any buildings as this could cause sagging.

You could always build a big ass pond and pipe to i. use the soil from the excavation to fill the lower spots.

>>1043977
Op should dig a pond cause then he has no water and a nice pond.

>>1043977
>>1043979
A pond? You think 3 acres is enough to accommodate that without sacrificing usable land for a garden and stuff? I'm not opposed to this...

>>1043917
You need to connect the + to the motherboard and the - to the cpu, you need adaptors for this but you can just tape down with electric tape

>>1043918
lel


I was also thinking to just put in a power source and have a in-room mobile desktop. I hate sitting at a desk, i wanna stay in bed and play.

What do you think?

>>1043920
you can just get a power extension cord

crematory

They'd make a pretty good garbage can filler until garbage day.

>>1043876
Sell them to me at an affordable rate?

Buy some "liquid fire brick, grind those soft up, mix and poor 4 foundry?

If u dont abuse them they will make a fine forge.

I have a plaster or paris and sand foundry. It works

Still need help

This is a very slow board. Your thread will be up for days. Give it a bit.

Anodise it
There's a DIY in the archive for non-sulphuric acid anodising

>>1043612
yep, that's literally what you're testing.

personal opinions time: i don't think you can trust a clamp meter down in the single digits of milliamps.
also testing that way won't account for unintended earth paths like instrument wiring or buried rebar.
and i'm sure the leakage limit is allowed to be much, much higher than 5mA if a machine has a commando plug and a correctly sized earth conductor.

Thanks.
I've been looking at "good brand" mA clamp meters for around $400 NZ which beats the $1500 adapter I was quoted.

>>1043845
what the heck is wrong with directly connecting your meter?

Probably normal, probably fine. Always ask for ID and a contact number. If you get suspicious call the contact number they gave you, and if you get really suspicious call the po-lease. Unless you live in an utter shithole where the cops are speeding around town all day arresting petty crooks, drunks, and shoplifters they're normally thrilled to take calls like this.
>in my sleepy little town the cops reckon it's their town and they run the place, and anything the town gov't does or anything salesmen, inspectors, solicitors, etc do behind their backs pisses them off. they love the opportunity to intervene and obstruct and flex

that sounds suspicious as fuck

>>1043578
>>1043577

I normally do I was distracted by my fucking puppy going berserk thinking he was going outside. I'm calling the city tomorrow and ask if they sent anyone my way.