OGA Trouble

Keeping it short. The dad not paying child support, amount he has to pay per month is tiny (< $300). He doesn't have a lot to even take.

OGA never did anything helpful to collect it over the years when Mom needed it.

Mom found it much simpler to use 0% child support and waiving the existing arrearage as motivation to agree to drop the residency restriction of the child (to within the state of Texas vs a school district in a rough area). We bring the kid to the dad once a month ~200 miles away for the weekend during the school year.

We signed the agreement with the dad for court, OGA forced us to drop the arrearage forgiveness from the new simple custody agreement before they signed.

He's at 8k owed. 10k is a felony. We would much rather have him paying nothing and in his kids life, than him getting arrested and not being there at all... But the OGA is standing in the way of it.

Would a notorized letter from the mom forgiving past arrearage help? Is him paying us through the OGA and us sending it back once received illegal?

It feels weird that the OGA has so much power when even the other parent doesn't want or need the help.

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u/FuzzyMolasses5686 — 4 hours ago

OGA trouble.

Keeping it short. The dad not paying child support, amount he has to pay per month is tiny (< $300). He doesn't have a lot to even take.

OGA never did anything helpful to collect it over the years when Mom needed it.

Mom found it much simpler to use 0% child support and waiving the existing arrearage as motivation to agree to drop the residency restriction of the child (to within the state of Texas vs a school district in a rough area). We bring the kid to the dad once a month 250 miles away.

We signed the agreement with the dad for court, OGA forced us to drop the arrearage forgiveness from the new simple custody agreement before they signed.

He's at 8k owed. 10k is a felony. We would much rather have him paying nothing and in his kids life, than him getting arrested and not being there at all... But the OGA is standing in the way of it.

Would a notorized letter from the mom forgiving past arrearage help? Is him paying us through the OGA and us sending it back once received illegal?

It feels weird that the OGA has so much power when even the other parent doesn't want or need the help.

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u/FuzzyMolasses5686 — 5 hours ago
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Westinghouse 1905

Picked up a 1905 Westinghouse tank for $65 from an old flea market. I feel like it's in pretty good condition given the price.

Need to rewire it though.. I feel like the transformer to step down the voltage for half speed is missing secondary winding wires?

u/FuzzyMolasses5686 — 21 days ago

1905 Westinghouse tank

$65 at a flea market. Needs a lot of wiring love 🥲

Cosmetically almost perfect though

u/FuzzyMolasses5686 — 22 days ago
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Dell XPS 15 9520 won't power on unless plugged in and unplugged?

Anyone else seeing the XPS 15 9520 laptops not powering on? This has been a long ongoing issue.

* Laptop won't power on
* Plug into a USB C PD adapter or Thunderbolt Dock.
* Nothing happens.
* Unplug, laptop turns on.

Multiple docks tried. Multiple cables tried (all USB PD 100w or higher, or USB 4). I replaced the battery today thinking it was a bad battery... same issue persists.

It feels like the issue has gotten worse recently... now it turns on after being plugged in for 5-10 minutes then being unplugged.

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u/FuzzyMolasses5686 — 1 month ago

Brake Controller Installation?

Anyone have any experience installing an aftermarket brake controller? Not sure what signal to use for the Stop Lamp switch. 2023 Dodge Durango v6 without trailer package.

  • Brake Pedal Travel sensor
    • pin 1 Brake Pedal Travel Sensor Return
    • pin 2 Pedal Travel Sensor Signal
    • pin 3 Pedal Travel Sensor Feed
  • ABS Module somewhere
    • Bake Signal 1

I feel like the Brake Pedal Travel Sensor pin 2 is the right place to tap into... but i've also read the Brake Pedal Travel sensor is a potentiometer and not a switch.

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u/FuzzyMolasses5686 — 1 month ago

Quick antenna question from non-ham

Slapping a NMO mount on my electric vehicle for 900Mhz LoRA stuff (I know, NMO is kind of weird for 900Mhz, but i'm rural and need better range without sticking my arm out the window, and might ham someday so wanted a generic mount)

I know generally the best configuration is the antenna is grounded to the body of the vehicle, but with all the high frequency noise from the EV... is this still a good idea?

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u/FuzzyMolasses5686 — 1 month ago