u/WelshDavid2

So I’ve done some basic low voltage electronics work over the years, most for battery powered items, and have always had smooth experiences. Ive recently decided I want to add led strips to all my my cabinets and bookcases in my office, so happy to take the project on.

However, over the years my wife has developed a fear of electrical work, with a small fear that almost anything has the potential to burn the house down.

Some of that has now rubbed off on me and I’m doubting myself as I move into a project powered from an outlet.

I’m running a 24v power supply to an ESP32 and then to all of the lights. What are my chances that I burn the house down? And most importantly how can I get over the hurdle of feeling like maybe I will by taking on these types of projects?

So for context, I have quite a few cameras for my home ecosystem. I recently added two new Google Nest outdoor (battery) cameras along with 2 Wasserstein solar panels.

One is working perfectly, even thought it’s outdoors and powered by solar it’s in a high traffic area is is basically providing next to 24 hours video playback. Due to how much sun we have in this area, the power on the camera has stayed full for over 2 weeks, even with the maximum video coverage possible, without a single dip after even recording almost all night.

The second camera has its solar panel almost in the same location, however, it seems to be giving constant issues. The power on the battery is inconsistent, with some days it being fully charged, others it being down to 9%.

Additionally the recording on this camera is incredibly inconsistent. When it isn’t capturing it usually has a message showing ‘Camera was turned off’, ‘The device was off because it was unmounted’ or occasionally ‘no events detected’.

I’ve checked the mounting, and it appears completely fine. Most of the above messages and lack of recording is happening over night from around 10pm - 7am (when id ideally like it to work most).

Is this something that could be fixed via settings, or does it appear I may have a faulty camera or solar panel? Both cameras were bought as part of a 2 part set.

Decided it was the right choice to paint some ikea cabinets as part of a wet bar. Did all of the research I could, sanded down all parts of the cabinet, primed with Bin Primer with two coats, however at the end of each coat I committed what I now believe was mistake one:

- I used 220 sandpaper on an orbital sander as oppose to lightly by hand.

I then sprayed them each with three coats of the same paint I had bought for the room, thinking my previous steps were good, committing what I now believe is my second error:

I used Sherman Williams Interior Acrylic Latex (SuperPaint)

Six weeks later, the paint still feels ever so slightly tacky, and anytime a bottle of similar is place on a shelf for a short time it sticks a little. The paint is still fairly easy to scratch off, and when it does, is still a little rubbery.

I am indeed, screwed yes? And will have no choice but to completely remove, disassemble, scrap, sand and repaint again, right?

Or is there something else I can do to save this disaster?

Decided it was the right choice to paint some ikea cabinets as part of a wet bar. Did all of the research I could, sanded down all parts of the cabinet, primed with Bin Primer with two coats, however at the end of each coat I committed what I now believe was mistake one:

\- I used 220 sandpaper on an orbital sander as oppose to lightly by hand.

I then sprayed them each with three coats of the same paint I had bought for the room, thinking my previous steps were good, committing what I now believe is my second error:

\- I used Sherman Williams Interior Acrylic Latex (SuperPaint)

Six weeks later, the paint still feels ever so slightly tacky, and anytime a bottle of similar is place on a shelf for a short time it sticks a little. The paint is still fairly easy to scratch off, and when it does, is still a little rubbery.

I am indeed, screwed yes? And will have no choice but to completely remove, disassemble, scrap, sand and repaint again, right?

Or is there something else I can do to save this disaster?