Recent content by matt167

I forget why I stopped playing Sleeping Dogs. I remember liking it but I got to a point where I struggled I think. I’ve had it a long time. I forget I still have Mad Max I can finish, but I got bored with that grind. I’m over half way through that one if I pick up off my old save. Problem is...

Temps are dropping. Outside activities are slowing down. I’ve decided to dedicate a small amount of time to games again. I’m still running an HP Z2 G4 SFF with an I5 8600, RTX 4060 and 16gb of ram. Obviously not the fastest but no slouch either I just finished up my play through of the...

Do the cheap PC status screens used for temp and such work on Aida64? I was searching for something on AliExpress and came across them for $15. I’ve seen them before but discounted them due to the software downloaded from a random Google Drive. Some of the listings says works with Aida64 but...

I’m a mechanic. Don’t need the latest and greatest but I need my phone daily for 2FA for secure accounts at work. My SE 2022 is aging and battery is at 75% and dropping. Out of storage, can’t update ect. I’m on Visible since it’s about the best deal. I think an IPhone 13 in the $200 range...

Through the years I’ve had both brands. Never been disappointed with either one. I do know that some old games like Darkest Of Days won’t run on ATI/AMD hardware

What I would do, Is buy an HP workstation that is off lease or used one to two generations old or so. Get it with an I7. They don’t go for a lot of $$$. You can go down to 8th-9th gen dirt cheap. Keep in mind that Sata ports often de activate when M.2 is used and that goes for any board. It’ll...

Yeah I know. Most vehicles use the entire frame and body as a ground. I know I have to get ground into the arduino for it to work

Definitely an option. I’m not sure if I have ground all the way back to the controller or not. It might be grounded to the body somewhere but I’m not sure.

I think putting a relay shield on it would be a good idea. Since the only other thing I would have needed is a bread board or screw shield, I can use simple automotive screw terminal buss blocks for negatives and any positives that have to be tied together. The original is a variable speed...

I’ve used arduino in the past I mean. I never do anything fancy. Last project I did which is still running is an interface for a thermostat to run a Chinese diesel heater. The arduino listens for a change in input from a home style thermostat, to switch the Chinese heater on and off. For...

Good to know. In the past, I’ve written and wired them with the brute force approach, and it’s always worked. A relay is going to be most likely the easiest.

This is right up my wife’s alley.

Yeah, I looked into the screw shield and at the very least that’s what I should use. Digikey probably has something, they probably have everything As far as the relay I was thinking of using a mofset to control an automotive relay as another option. I don’t think I’d use a mofset for that...

I could probably use a transistor to make the automotive relay work. I’ll have to look into it. I had no idea a shield like that existed

The original controller does the same thing. It’s a little more advanced in that instead of having 2 time settings it has 10 settings and all but setting 10 isn’t working. It turns off for a very short time to let the spinning platter refill with salt, and turns back on to throw it. But as it...