I'm in a position where using simplex SFPs made the most economical sense. I'm about 5 years in on a few sets of generics. It got me thinking, what is the technical hurdle to building both wavelengths into a BiDi adapter and having them auto negotiate? For years nics and switchports couldn't do Auto MDIX now almost every device has it baked in. This would eliminate the need for a matched pair.
Not looking forward to investigating this one. Took my SeaRay 250DA out a couple weeks ago it ran great, I trailered it home and parked it in the garage. Monday there was a puddle of fresh oil on the floor that had come out of the drain hole. I initially thought it was a trim cylinder leaking but it was indeed engine oil and it had come out of the drain hole. It took at least a week to appear and oil on the ground is maybe only about 5 or 6 table spoons with no more in the last couple days. Hope it's something simple, the hardest part about owning this boat is contorting myself to get down in to the engine bay to do maintenance.
Anybody else hate it when you get a "please contact your system administrator" error an you're like I am in constant contacting with him, I literally am him, and he don't know WTF is wrong.
Considering a trip to Cuyahoga Valley NP this weekend anybody happen to have been there in the last few days how are the waterfalls looking? We're south and have had an unseasonable amount of rain in the last few weeks, wasn't sure what it was like up there.
Why are there so few BYOBattery boxes that would work directly with a customer provided LifePo4? For portable use it seems like the only option is buy a power station with a fixed battery or build your own from discrete components.
We have historically had external filesharing disabled in our M365 tenant for security purposes. We are getting more and more request to enable the feature. I'm currently in discussions with leadership about the security implications of enabling external sharing. There is a business need for it and not enabling it is leading to shadow IT workarounds. I'd like to take r/sysadmin's pulse on this topic. Is it enabled in your org do you do any active monitoring of files shared outside the org?
I was brush hogging the other day and had the forks on my tractor. I like to keep the forks on when cutting trails, makes it easy to move a downed tree or other debris. I lost a fork somewhere without noticing. I walked the entire area I cut with no luck, with a mass as big as the fork I wonder if a metal detector would be helpful?
Was considering taking the boat to Summersville lake this weekend but am seeing the National Scout Jamboree is going on. Will the lake be incredibly busy this weekend or is all Jamboree activity confined to the Summit Bechtel Reserve?
This is a long shot but I have a 2005 Forest River Lexington and I need to find some wood grain contact paper to match the overhead cabinets. Anybody have a Lexington with this color scheme pictured below and have a product number for matching contact paper?
My SeaRay 250 DA with the 5.7 and Alpha One outdrive is having a hard time getting on plane and at WOT it will redline. It has a 15.25x15 3 blade prop, my limited research tells me this is the wrong prop for the boat. Recommendations seem to vary... either a 14.5x17 4 blade or 15x17 3 blade but I am also seeing recommendations for a 15x19 3 blade. Do you have this boat/engine/outdrive or similar size? What prop do you recommend?
Boat has a very nice Vacuflush system with a nice porcelain head. I mostly trailer to two different local lakes none of which currently have black tank pump out available. Hate to rip it out and shove a plastic portable toilet in there but I’m at a bit of a loss. Is there a reasonable method for dumping a marine black tank? Do I need to get a sacrificial shop vac?
Looking to spend a night or two in my boat on the lake. Tygart is my go to but I'm looking for a change of scenery . Anybody overnight on Cheat Lake, Burnsville, or Stonewall? Sutton, Summersville and Deep Creek are a little to far for me.
I mostly come from the RV world and a few years ago did a major solar build out that gave me off grid air conditioning. I'd like to do something similar on my boat. I've got far less space/weight capacity for equipment on the boat. I think I'd like to avoid a marine AC system that requires raw water as I may need to occasionally camp in the cabin on the hard.
I opted for a Furrion Chill Cube for the RV but did a good bit of research into the 12v units. I think the CountryMod or Outequip 12v units would fit the power and cooling needs. Anybody using an RV style AC in their hatch?
Just picked up a splash ready 1997 250 DA. Every few years I get a hankering to buy an old express cruiser, it's like I get amnesia and forget how much of a headache owning an old boat is.
I've also owned two pontoon boats, I don't even care to talk about them. They are 100% functional, easy to tow, easy to launch, easy to work on, can hold tons of people, have a shallow draft, have lower operating costs........ Literally the perfect boat for the waterways and lakes I have access to, but I hate them, they feel like the minivan of boats, I find no joy in owning one. I'm generally a practical guy but sometimes the heart wants what the heart wants.
It's been a while since I've owned an express cruiser, and am thinking about picking up a 240 DA this weekend. Anybody single hand one of these on the regular? In the past I always had another set of hands this season I'll be solo quite often. I'll be trailering to local lakes and maybe occasionally on the river. My biggest concern is launch and load, I know its possible just curious how stressful it is to do on the regular.
Having great overnight results with the Chill Cube on our last trip I recently decided to do a not very scientific daytime test in the drive way.
I stepped inside to check every couple of hours and the Chill Cube had no problem keeping up. According to the MPPT charge controller the 2x 400W panels max output for the day was recorded at 580 watts. I don't have any data from the GoPower controller. I was pleasantly surprised with the battery SoC at the end of the test. It's certainly not enough battery for 24x7 AC but it shows me that I can get at more at least a full days worth of AC if I start with a full charge and have good sun.
Just decommissioned my pool and was taking out the outdoor circuit that someone had installed. On a small pole near the filter was a duplex outlet with the top outlet switched and the bottom outlet always on.
20Amp Breaker ---> GFCI outlet ---> Junction/relay box --> Direct bury 12-3--> Duplex outlet near pool.
In the relay box the hot leg was split in 2, one leg was switched by the relay and one leg was unswitched and the neutral was shared. Breaker, GFCI outlet, & relay were in the basement. Other than the questionably repurposed packaged relay, I think this was a mostly safe install but I'm curious about sharing a neutral and what part of this wasn't actually to code.
Boondocking on the east coast is difficult to find. Its also difficult to limit dispersed camping searches to hike in vs drive in. If anybody is interested I compiled a list of RV capable dispersed campgrounds in WV. Most of these are free but a few have nominal fees. I can't confirm your RV will fit in any of them.
Here is a RoadTrippers Link with all of them on a map and below are names links to google maps.
I've got some free time and can leave anytime in the evening on July 7th and have to be back anytime before the end of the day on July 15th. I'm on the East coast PIT, IAD,BWI,CLI,& CMH are all within reasonable distance of me.
Where would you go on an international last minute solo adventure? I don't necessarily need to take the entirety of the window and I'd like to keep the trip under $3k USD but could splurge a little bit.
I'm considering Chile, flights from IAD are priced right, but I've been there recently. I was in Mexico last summer I have no interest in going back. Lets leave Canada off the list for now as I've got some future Canadian travel plans.
Is aluminum flat trim really ~$100 per 92" section, I can't seem to find it online anywhere cheaper? I can buy flat bar for $20 per 108" section? Has anybody been able to source it cheaper, if so where? I need about 50'.
