MetaphysicalEngineer

Пікірлер

@igsaturation 4 күн бұрын

that APC was discontinued in June 2024 so you guys lucked into inventory clearance. I've been taking apart SPD for 30+ years and you should do it to every one you buy. they are fire hazards if designed or assembled incorrectly compared to simple power strips, as you know. the big boys, APC, a brand of Schneider, Tripplite a brand of Eaton, are made well albeit the actual design can be suboptimal as you found out. however, if you get Amazon Basics, or even Belkin, etc., they are resellers for OEM, YMMV. microcenter's inland spd? the basic one has no indicators and only has one mov LN, no thermal protection in batch I have. your only protection would be its listing by UL, ETL etc., but that's not on every product shipped, but a test sample and periodic resampling. the one you actually purchase could have quality issues. there are good sample failures with pics, see amazon reviews of their basic SPDs. now on the indicator light, APC is not alone. the less significant lines, LG, NG, could still cause induced currents by large EMP like lightning or solar storms and damage electronics, so you'd want the SPD replaced versus your home theater. but those tend to be true fast spikes, less likely to wear out the mov vs sustained overvoltages on LN which are more likely to cause fire risks.

@bambangsantososhorelineus6708 5 күн бұрын

Thanks bro my dryer is working again

@NathanHendy-ly4mp 7 күн бұрын

Ideally you should have turned the fans around so they're sucking the hot air out and blowing out the back blowing cold air on because what you're doing is just circulating the warm air around the TV

@let_freedom_ping 12 күн бұрын

2 years old and only used once and mine is now totally dead. Won’t take a charge, power button won’t respond, and if you plug in the clamps a time starts screaming

@aaronderossett3998 17 күн бұрын

The placement of the fan on the underside makes it look like there won't be enough airflow. Have you checked how much air it's able to suck in?

@MetaphysicalEngineer 13 күн бұрын

The fan has more clearance than first appears. Compare position of fan intake and the velcro at 27:46 and position of velcro and the channel in the battery box lid in the side view at 30:15. Almost as if I planned the placement! Not as effective as open air, but still plenty for this application.

@matthewmiskiewicz 24 күн бұрын

I found some older APC UPS models very similar if not the same as yours on eBay for cheap, and I got a few old car batteries for free that still work. My plan was to set up a budget UPS for my home PC and server, but someone warned me that these APC units might overcharge a car battery, causing it to wear out quickly-or worse, it could release gas or leak. In your video, you mentioned the voltage stabilizing at around 13.5V, which you said is safe. I don’t intend to run the battery for long periods to avoid deep cycling it, as I know standard car batteries can’t handle too many cycles. Really, I’d just want it for occasional power outages (every few weeks or months) or to protect against surges to avoid damaging my components. So, would this setup work with a regular lead-acid car battery, or would I need a marine/deep-cycle battery for my needs? My usage would be about 6-10 hours a day for the main rig and 24/7 for the server, though outages are pretty rare here. Is a marine battery necessary, or could a car battery handle this safely for my setup? Thanks!

@MetaphysicalEngineer 18 күн бұрын

Sorry for the late reply! A car battery would work safely, but it would be more susceptible to wearing out since it is designed for brief period of high current for starting, but not for any sort of significant discharge. A deep cycle battery has thicker electrode plates that can't deliver as much peak current but are much more resistant to degradation when cycled. An outage every few months is fine. Outage every few weeks and a car battery will quickly see more cycles than designed for. A flooded deep cycle battery should be comparable in cost to a similarly sized flooded car battery. An AGM deep cycle battery is the best lead-acid tech with zero off gassing in normal conditions and much better cycling performance, but will cost more. Follow up video shows how I do maintenance on this project and how little water is consumed (and thus how miniscule the amount of off gassing is): kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4G7f3qqa7OZqbc

@MadeInMichigan 27 күн бұрын

Brasso is ok for light duty, but next time something like that comes up, give nevrdull a try. Stuff works wonders and lasts forever.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Brasso was definitely weak for the kind of discoloration on this reflector. I'll keep Nevrdull in mind. By chance have you compared it to the Flitz polish like what I ended up using here?

@MadeInMichigan 26 күн бұрын

@@MetaphysicalEngineer I don't think I've ever used Flitz, sorry. I've seen it around, but never had the chance to use it. I do know some people swear by it. For what it's worth, my grandpa always reached past it and went for the Brasso. Most of my experience with nevrdull comes from using it on chromed parts, but a few times here & there for brass, bronze, and silver. Jewelry, hand-me-down silverware sets, stuff like that. It never failed me.

@KeithSachs Ай бұрын

i kinda want to see it explode 😂

@MetaphysicalEngineer Ай бұрын

Now that you mention it, so do I... Might be the incentive to continue rebuilding my arsenal of high energy test equipment, like I had back in the good old days.

@neb_setabed Ай бұрын

Nice video, love the 'f*ck no it's probably going to go boom' 😂

@MetaphysicalEngineer Ай бұрын

Thanks! Sometimes a precision F strike is just the right thing to say

@judicox5696 Ай бұрын

I was nervous to do this on my own but after watching your video it was a breeze. Thank you!!!

@MetaphysicalEngineer Ай бұрын

I’m glad you found it helpful!

@tinkering123 Ай бұрын

Good outlay. Digg'n your tinkering..

@MetaphysicalEngineer Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@MechnoSferatu Ай бұрын

Another great tech adventure.

@MetaphysicalEngineer Ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

@andrewclarke3622 Ай бұрын

Nice job! I love these heaters. How do you replace the elements when needed? I also find the circular, ceiling mount heaters from Baurn and NuTone

@andrewclarke3622 Ай бұрын

My sister had an apartment that had a ceiling mount NuTone. It had the coolest control panel on it. It had three button; red for heat, white for the light and blue for vent. Plus a pilot light when the heater was active. Her current apartment has a unit similar to the one in the video. I know this unit is switched, but could it be controlled by a thermostat?

@MetaphysicalEngineer Ай бұрын

Thanks! I've not had to replace elements yet, and these ones appear to be original. If one broke, I would take measurements of the remaining, carefully select a suitable nichrome wire, and rewind the coils. The originals are welded to the studs, so new studs with a nut and washer sandwich to attach the new element may be the way to go there. I've seen the circular ceiling mount heaters before but only in passing. Same restoration process would work for the chrome reflector there.

@MetaphysicalEngineer Ай бұрын

Yes, this unit could be controlled by a line voltage 120V thermostat switching the power to the heater. A timer switch is another option that prevents accidentally leaving the heat on. In either case I'd need to replace a section of the power cable in the wall too, as there is not enough slack as is.

@andrewclarke3622 Ай бұрын

@@MetaphysicalEngineer thanks!

@craigconway4093 Ай бұрын

Awesome

@MetaphysicalEngineer Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@matthewsmith3403 Ай бұрын

The exact fan was in the house I grew up until the bathroom was remodeled back in 2012

@douglashoff95 Ай бұрын

Looks like 12AX7 drivers 6BQ5 outputs and a 5U4G rectifier in the amplifier. This is a rather rare record changer you have. It has the "Cobra Matic" tonearm and was soon changed in later models to the Micro Touch 2G tonearm.

@MetaphysicalEngineer Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! This unit is still stored at my parents' place, and I finally have the skills and and confidence to attempt restoration, but distance is a problem now. Still on my list to finish someday!

@SAROTHIBISWAS-e8n 2 ай бұрын

I have seen your KZbin channel and discord that you are not getting more and more views. So if you are interested to work with me or interested get a free consultation then you can share your detail here so I can reach you.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, any advice you’d be able to provide is already available for free, and SEO optimization is largely irrelevant with how youtube works now. But you’ve interacted with this video by commenting, so you’ve already helped me plenty :)

@thecorruptedbit5585 2 ай бұрын

My friend got one of these for 20 bucks. He's looking to sell it but I'm a bit too scared of what these are capable of

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

You’re right to be cautions. A big danger with these is lack of isolation and large amounts of current available, so just as much risk of shock or electrocution as if you were directly applying line voltage. Requires the same safety procedures and common sense as working with any other live, mains powered equipment. What would you be using it for if you did end up buying after all?

@thecorruptedbit5585 2 ай бұрын

@@MetaphysicalEngineer I don't really know, to be honest. Debugging analog electronics? I'm an ECE student so I see it as a tool that I can play with AC with, not that playing with AC sounds very safe. I know a guy who's more into analog and power electronics than I am (he's collected microwave transformers for "eventual use"), maybe he'll get the variac instead. I'm curious what he'd do with it!

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

If you’d be reconditioning things like amplifiers, a variac is an extremely handy tool. Combine with a ballast controller like I had in the load test and an incandescent lightbulb to carefully power up equipment that’s been sitting for a while. Or in general on equipment where you suspect damage or don’t know the history of. Slowly bringing up the voltage will allow things such as power supply capacitors to reform instead of punching through. The lightbulb will limit fault current and give a handy indication of problems if it glows brightly. Combined can prevent avoidable problems like exploding input stages, or stop a minor fault from causing a cascade failure. Other uses involve testing a design’s tolerance of line voltage going out of spec. I have a few much older videos where I used this device for destruction, or for science, such as running a fluorescent tube on variable voltage DC with a lightbulb for a ballast.

@MadeInMichigan 2 ай бұрын

I got one I've had for like 20 yrs I need to do the same thing to. Nice to see someone walk through it.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

A little bit of care now and then and these units can almost last forever. Glad you found this video helpful! How much and what kind of use does your unit see?

@MadeInMichigan 2 ай бұрын

@@MetaphysicalEngineer Lately, I don't use it all that often. It mostly does duty as a variable DC power supply when I need 100-150V for something. Occasionally, I need 24-48VAC to test a small drive or something.

@DonNoddingPolitely 2 ай бұрын

Hey man. Thanks for the vid. I love all that old kit. I don't know if it means anything, but... I clicked the "Like" button but the like counter stayed at zero???

@DonNoddingPolitely 2 ай бұрын

Reloaded page and like counter is working. Chillax

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! Hoping to keep this gear going for many more years! That's quite strange about the comments! Let me check the settings on my end.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

Sometimes KZbin can take a sec to catch up. Seeing it on my end now!

@pseudonym3690 2 ай бұрын

Cool upgrade. I recently did a similar one: 2018 AM4 board with a Ryzen 2700X and 16GB of RAM upgraded to 48GB and 4TB NVME. Funnily enough, the Ryzen 5950X is the highest supported CPU for my board and I was considering going for it, bt ultimately decided against it, because it only doubles the speed compared to the old CPU, but for a 300 EUR price point which I deem is way too much, especially considering that the Ryzen 2700X is still plenty for video editing, gaming and productivity software. In your case, I would have probably gone for a cheaper, but more modern ASUS board and a current AMD CPU to extend the longevity of the system, because everything else you have in there should last you quite a while. Cool that you have an M-Drive. Never saw one before. May be you could make a video on the M-Disc format and your experience with it? If you used those discs that is.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

All depends on what you need it to do! If the 2700X does all you need and still works, no reason to swap it yet! Sounds like your rig benefitted a lot from the upgrades as is. In my case I was severely overtaxing the CPU before the upgrade so I'd take what I could get. At the time, the newest AMD chips were much more expensive and the 9000 series wasn't ready yet. I'd also need to buy all new ram too for a 7000 or 9000 series. Maybe I am paranoid but I like some mobo overbuilding when the CPU will run flat out at maximum socket power for hours upon hours. As is the VRMs get a bit warm. I have plans for follow up videos at some point, so I can include how the M.2 drive is working too. That form factor's older than you think, starting to appear around 2012, but was first used in laptops because tiny size and very power efficient. Extreme performance is the other major benefit, as flash memory easily outpaces SATA 3 but the PCIe interface can move much more data.

@pseudonym3690 2 ай бұрын

@@MetaphysicalEngineer I completely get the VRM concerns. Usually, I trust ASUS with their design and build quality and didn't have an issue driving my B450M-A board to the limit. Ever since the "ROG mainboard killing Ryzen CPU"-scandal I'm a little bit more weary of the company's quality management. Understandable that you didn't want to throw out the RAM. I kept mine too. I'm using the same Ripjaws modules and they are currently dirt cheap. 64GB can be bought for 100 EUR over here. That M2 video will be interesting. In my case, switching from a really slow SSD with 50MB write speed to a blazingly fast NVME that was able to max out my old 32GBit port didn't do anything in terms of speed gains until I turned off swapping entirely.

@TheAussieRepairGuy 2 ай бұрын

12 amps at 110v (1320 watts) seems a little under rated to my Australian ear, we have a max power point rating of 2400 watts (10 amps at 240v)

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

Nominal voltage here is 120 for 1440W. In the states, the NEC lists 80% of branch circuit capacity as max continuous load for durations of more than 3 hours. For durations less than 3 hours loads may equal the branch circuit rated current, so 1800W on a general purpose 15A circuit. This surge protector's overload warning is tuned to alert the user they have reached or exceeded the continuous load rating. Temp rise stabilized around the time I recorded the end of the load test, so I'm confident it will handle indefinite operation at 12A at normal ambient temps. 20A is common for higher power kitchen or utility or workshop branch circuits for 1920W continuous or 2400W short term. Portable devices rated for 20A are not as common and will use a different plug. Some light workshop or refrigeration equipment may have such a plug. Devices such as clothes dryers, air conditioners, etc needing more will use a 208 or 240V dedicated circuit. Three phase service is unheard of in residential applications and only starts to be used in light commercial.

@TheAussieRepairGuy 2 ай бұрын

@@MetaphysicalEngineer we commonly have 15a 240v connections for high load. 3 phase is less common but still found in commercial kitchens, workshops, and some residential sheds. Usually 415v. But you can get 240v from a single phase.

@akiwi2562 2 ай бұрын

Ditto, for New Zealand, we share the same power standard.

@TheAussieRepairGuy 2 ай бұрын

@@akiwi2562 AS/NZS3760 is the test and tag standard I am certified to - NZS - stands for New Zealand.

@TheGodOfAllThatWas 2 ай бұрын

My understanding is this is one of the standard Surge Protection circuits. With the other one just moving the location of the thermal fuses so they cut power to the outlets permanently once tripped. That's what they're pointing you to in the manual Not replace the MOV's. Buy a different surge protector. Never noticed the J mismatch before. Kind of upsets me. It's probably banking on the over current to kick in if the MOVs are cooking. In that case I think I actually prefer the design that cuts power to the outlets permanently. At least then a surge has to get past that (blown) fuse.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

Yeah the power cut when the L-N MOV cooks and takes out F1 is the final safety measure. But a surge N to G or L to G may well take out MOV 2 or 3 with no outward indication damage has occurred. Hence the confusing instructions to replace a device with compromised protection but the device can't warn the user it is no longer capable of protecting against further hits of that sort. Starting to wonder if the joule ratings on the data sheet is for max single event surge that will degrade the MOV beyond usefulness. While APC has perhaps done testing to find the MOVs can take dozens of much smaller surges spread over time adding up to 800J. MOV failure seems to be thermal in nature, so the smaller the hits and the more spaced out, the longer the MOV will last. Certainly something I'll find out more about in the follow up where I will take apart several more surge protectors.

@AnnaVannieuwenhuyse 2 ай бұрын

I'd say skid marks are an unintentional indicator too 😂@@MetaphysicalEngineer

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

I'd say one of my power strips suddenly letting the smoke out qualifies for a code brown moment!

@LilRedDog 2 ай бұрын

It is made by APC. I'm going to guess you lucked out and got not a great deal but a fantastic deal.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

Getting this unit for ten bucks was a no brainer. Overload indicators should really be a more common feature on multi outlet power strips. And now I want to open all the other surge protectors I have to see the build quality and design differences!

@MarkVanderberg 2 ай бұрын

Last week I was at Siemens North of Atlanta Georgia and needed a power strip for the hotel room. I stopped at a Micro Center and picked up this very same surge protector.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

What a coincidence! Was it also on sale for ten bucks in a big clearance bucket? Do you feel more or less confident after seeing what's inside?

@theirisheditor 2 ай бұрын

I ran into a similar issue with a Kemelo surge protector I recently bought on Amazon. Unlike that APC one, this one not have a separate protection LED and its user guide only mentions about its overload protection breaker and nothing about surge protection, which makes me wonder if it has any MOVs. My previous Belkin surge protector had a separate protection LED that no longer lights up after about 10 years of use, which is the reason I replaced it.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the input! Do you remember the full product name of the Kemelo unit you bought or have a link? MOVs are very cheap so it may have surge protection, but I doubt it has thermal fuses or anything else. Belkin seems to have a decent reputation, and I have one of their units with a protection indicator. I'll be taking a closer look at it in the follow up.

@theirisheditor 2 ай бұрын

The Kemelo one has the model number FMK235 - It has 8 AC outlets as a tower (2 per side), 4 USB charging ports and a 3M (10ft) lead. My previous Belkin SurgeMaster 8 AC outlet power strip has the model F9M823uk2M. The AC outlets still work, so still useful as a basic power strip.

@cjay2 2 ай бұрын

You get cheap chinese junk. You get fake 'protection'. You want a real device? Spend the money required.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

The scary thing is, this is already way nicer than the really cheap ones! Now I'm very curious what those look like inside, and how much I'd need to pay before the protection indicator is accurate.

@spacewolfjr 2 ай бұрын

You seem like a man I could be a best friend with.

@spacewolfjr 2 ай бұрын

That's an awesome looking table you've got there.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

Ah yes, the second (third?) hand workbench so heavy it might as well be bolted to the garage floor. Definitely in need of a paint refresh!

@spacewolfjr 2 ай бұрын

@@MetaphysicalEngineer I kinda like it's current look! But I suppose it's wise to protect the wood and ward off Sasquatches

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

Yeah. Lots of projects were worked on there, long before I was around, so the patina is cool. Painting it a solid color would help the image quality on camera though.

@Raz_Review 2 ай бұрын

"Hey we won't tell you if things are going wrong... they might be they might not" *insert skeletor laugh*

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

Seriously! Hence why I now want to see if any consumer grade surge protectors have an accurate indicator!

@marshyspudder 2 ай бұрын

"Please don't blow up" seconds before disaster

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

A wise thing to request before turning on a recently repaired gadget! Borrowed that from the HVACR Videos channel!

@Mathiascerato 3 ай бұрын

Amigo tem como você me tirar uma dúvida essa placa mãe deixa o seu processador trabalhando com os clock's em qual velocidade máxima em todos os núcleos

@MetaphysicalEngineer 2 ай бұрын

"Desculpe pela resposta tardia, e desculpe por quaisquer erros na tradução! A velocidade máxima depende da temperatura e do limite de potência do processador. Também depende da sorte de conseguir um bom processador. Com resfriamento líquido, consegui atingir 4,4 gigahertz em todos os núcleos. Pode ser possível ir mais rápido, mas ainda não tentei."

@Mathiascerato 2 ай бұрын

@@MetaphysicalEngineer obrigado

@BaronOfDaker 3 ай бұрын

Lol helloooooooo Eastlink

@BaronOfDaker 3 ай бұрын

No shade on the tech, it's a thankless job. When I worked for Rogers, we didn't work in attics, and this was a decade ago.

@marshyspudder 3 ай бұрын

"Cheeseburger units" X'D

@crazysquirrel9425 3 ай бұрын

Catwalk is a 100% MUST HAVE! They could have tied the cable to the fiber cable and pulled it that way. Think fish tape in a way.

@Phil-D83 3 ай бұрын

Need to silicone the hole (or sprayfoam) to seal the air leakage

@MetaphysicalEngineer 3 ай бұрын

Agreed. Only didn't yet since that area will be remodeled soon(tm) and the actual placement of cables may change. There will be a video about that part coming when it happens. Looking to put in hardwired ethernet to a few rooms too.

@bruhty9504 3 ай бұрын

You use a terminal box for you to detach the fiber optic when you need to do home renovation.

@PeterHonig. 3 ай бұрын

In preparation for the fiber installation on our farm, I installed 70 feet of 1/2 inch PVC conduit and ran a pull cord through it so the installation was a breeze! By using a conduit, I was able to do a direct run from the junction box on the outer wall of my house to the network rack in my telecom closet, assuring that there could be not be any chance of a pinched, cut, or kinked fiber cable. It is very important not to exceed the minimum bend radius, as a small radius in fiber results in data loss and therefore lower throughput. I installed the conduit myself so my only cost was my time and materials, and I don't know what it would cost someone to hire an electrician to do the job. However, I feel that conduit should always be used to get the best quality and longevity from your fiber line.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 3 ай бұрын

If I had known how limited the installer actually would be, I'd have definitely set up pulling tools ahead of time! Didn't use conduit but do have everything strapped up in the attic now so can't flop around or chafe against anything. As is the sharp edges of the vent would have sliced the cable apart in a matter of months. How's the fiber been working for you? How long ago did you get it installed?

@PeterHonig. 3 ай бұрын

@@MetaphysicalEngineer I have been on fiber since the beginning of May this year and I couldn't be happier. Here in southern Vermont, we have Fidium (Consolidated Communications) as our provider, and though they offer much faster throughput, I went with their lowest speed of 100 Gbps which is plenty for our household (I can always go much higher if I want to pay more). Having fiber is awesome, especially since there is no line interference as with the VDSL service that we had before. Another nice thing about our fiber service is that even though the IP address that we have is not static, it is "sticky" so I always know how to access my system from the public side via VPN. By "sticky", I mean that it does not normally change. Anyway, I hope you are enjoying your fiber service!

@yoppindia 3 ай бұрын

if you had bribed him, him he would have done the attic.

@seen-bc9eq 3 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: in India(Delhi) I am paying 70 dollars for this fiber to my home and 30 dollars for optional static IP, Annually. The subscription is on monthly basis so no committing headache and guy comes every month to collect cash!

@ketas 3 ай бұрын

why put fiber into attic vent? instead of dedicated hole. since you can't relocate it, assuming it needed splices too. unsure totally different country here, but here i insisted i'll do internal myself. and even had to redo the overhead entry as it gave way somewhat somehow due poor placement of screw hook hell with such installs, i didn't complain about that, just fixed it on my own

@MetaphysicalEngineer 3 ай бұрын

The installer went with the easiest route where the (much older, well before we moved in) coax was routed. I didn't touch the fiber before since I didn't want to get blamed for breaking it. When the installer is supposed to do the install, I boldly and quite incorrectly expected them to "come prepared with everything they need". How wrong I was!

@quintrapnell3605 3 ай бұрын

Attics are a liability. It is too easy to damage the home or get injured. Also it is not like they get paid extra for pain in the ass jobs. Jobs they have no experience doing like attics they don't service.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 3 ай бұрын

I agree attics are dangerous. However, contractors in my area need a minimum of a million bucks of liability insurance against property damage and injury. Even more beyond a certain number of employees / certain volume of sales. That should be the least of their concerns. I had "no experience" in attics when I started my previous HVAC job. I got trained. Once I had experience, I in turn trained new people. Nervous kids who'd never seen the world above the ceilings became deft navigators of the utility spaces. Indicative of systematic problems in throwing untrained people into the field too early, and of major communications breakdown where the customer info for preparing for installs doesn't mention how limited the installers actually will be.

@westtell4 3 ай бұрын

i got my fiber installed... last year in December the company rolled up with a fleet of truck's and Equipment had the line down underground and me connected and online within 2 hours

@TdrSld 3 ай бұрын

Low Voltage Tech here (Retired), the reason for the LOOOOOONNNGGGGG fiber is they use pre-terminated cables. When we FINALLY got fiber out here and someone other than SPECTRUM (thank god, they were killing me on $$$ for next to nothing for speed). They asked me where abouts I wanted the ONT and how far it was from the injection point (D-mark). I told them it was 130' from were the D-mark was on the side of the house to my server closet. They were not happy because after 120' they could only place orders at 100' lengths added, so I ended up with a 200' cable. So I had to mount a cable spool box in the server closet to eat up almost 70' of extra line lol. As for the no attic work, I can understand it. Todays techs are scary bad at their jobs, yell I had to actually install my parents alarm because the the two techs they sent didn't even know how to wire a take over module for a G2 alarm panel. Hell they didn't even know how to diag a bad reed switch for a door sensor, it was crazy both of them swore they had been doing this for at least 6 years. Mind you I had only been out of the game for 5 years at that point. So it wasn't like wireless alarm panels were the norm yet. (2016 is when all this happened)

@MetaphysicalEngineer 3 ай бұрын

Interesting! I figured it was pre terminated, though the installer who strung the cable from the pole had a measuring wheel. Maybe it was a case where we fell between lengths so had to give us extra! Not shown in video but I carefully hung that extra coil in the attic where it can't get tangled or trampled. As for techs not doing jobs properly, that's an everywhere problem. When I did HVAC I ran into so many second opinion calls where small issues had been messed up into major ones. Or cases where homeowners had been given a fear mongering three page list of problems to address that totaled a significant chunk of the cost of a system replacement which they were not in a position to pay at the time. That "tech" missed the two actual glaring issues which I was able to fix with the standard spare parts in the truck. Happy homeowners, and we got another system replacement job in that neighborhood from their recommendations.

@crazysquirrel9425 3 ай бұрын

Not hard to do a fiber termination on site. Not much different than a cable termination.

@TdrSld 3 ай бұрын

@@crazysquirrel9425 No its not, but you have to understand that most of the "Techs" are nothing more than hardware installers. Most don't even know how to terminate a CAT cable let alone fiber.

@crazysquirrel9425 3 ай бұрын

@@TdrSld Maybe they should make fiber plug and play? Cut end and shove it into a fiber optic socket then tighten the ferrule with your thumb?

@TdrSld 3 ай бұрын

@@crazysquirrel9425 Making fiber terminations is not that simple. Despite what you mite think fiber is actually a very thin glass string. So when you cut it the cut is very ruff on an optical level. So after cutting it you have to polish the cut end before putting the termination goes on it. There are many ways to go the polishing but for a basic tech it's not worth the time for him or the company to have him do it on site for you cable.

@just42tube 3 ай бұрын

Automatic translation of an operator's instructions for their customers about the installation of a fiber connection. Not all local operators have exactly the same policies or details, but they tend to have much in common. Can I influence which route the optical fiber is brought to my detached house? Yes, you can influence which route the optical fiber is brought to your house As the start of construction approaches, our fiber optic installer will contact you and arrange a time to view the home's yard route. During the inspection, the customer and the fiber installer together plan a suitable route for the optical fiber, which takes into account possible obstacles such as cables, pipes, yard paving, tiling and trees. Stones and asphalt are tried to be avoided and/or a route with the smallest footprint is chosen. In connection with digging the cable, the excavation footprint in the yard is filled. Environmental restoration work on the customer's plot, such as grass cutting and restoration of plantings, paving stones and asphalt, are the customer's responsibility. As far as possible, ready-made piping is always used primarily. It is the customer's responsibility to find any piping and pipe ends ready before installation. In newer houses, it is sometimes possible to do the installation in the technical room of the house, from where the cabling of the local area network connections to the different rooms of the home starts. If there is no cabling, a logical location from the direction of the trunk fiber to the house is chosen together with the customer. Please note that sufficient space is required for the internal installation of the optical fiber and the hole to be drilled through the wall. It is therefore recommended to think in advance about a suitable location for the fiber terminal and to clear the space for the installation. Please make sure that there is also an outlet near the terminal for the necessary electricity. Typically, the fiber optic installer also performs the interior installations and digs the route for the fiber optic in the same visit. However, the fiber optic installation can also be carried out in a different order, for example indoor installations can be carried out in winter and other site works in summer. During the visit, the fiber optic installer will ask for your signature on the installation document, with which you give permission to install the fiber optic. At the same time, you will receive a document on how to start and instructions for setting up the fiber optic connection.

@Scooplar 3 ай бұрын

We've had fibre to the home since at least 2016 here in NZ, I have had gigabit since 2017. In certain areas of NZ you can get 2, 4 and 8 Gbit/s "Hyperfibre"

@Scooplar 3 ай бұрын

Main drama with installers is they refuse to install the ONT in a bedroom as they had too many complaints about the blinking lights where people sleep

@MetaphysicalEngineer 3 ай бұрын

One of my friends in a pretty rural area of the USA got fiber more than a decade ago. That 200+ year old farmhouse way out in the sticks had better connection than my parents' place close to a major city. Somewhat relatable about the lights. One of my PC monitors has a very bright blue power light that bugged my lady at night so had to put a piece of tape over it!

@Spl1ntMan 3 ай бұрын

we dont do attics, no worries m8 ill call a professional lol

@MetaphysicalEngineer 3 ай бұрын

Yeah in another case we might have had to call *another* installer to finish what the ISP customer info said their techs would do. For all the annoying bits, my previous job taught me a ton of useful skills.

@just42tube 3 ай бұрын

In my country cabling is put underground in a protective pipe and telephone poles are historic memories. Operators bring cabling indoors through a cable conduit. It comes into technical spaces in the basement or through a wall to the first floor depending on what the owner wants and the type of building it is. It would be a very unusual situation when something is put hanging in the air. Perhaps a historic protected building where there already is a cable in the air and digging or making a new hole to the building wouldn't be allowed.

@AlexKarasev 3 ай бұрын

In my country a drone now pulls the single-mode fiber optic cable through the air to a new customer from 5km away.

@just42tube 3 ай бұрын

@@AlexKarasev Sounds like a battle ground, where temporary installations need to be done and other factors have less priority.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 3 ай бұрын

You're right; this is an old neighborhood. Not historically protected, but built in the 1960s. Around here most older and residential construction has overhead lines, while newer and more urban areas have all utilities underground. Basements are quite rare here too; this house is built on a concrete slab with no basement or crawl space underneath. All plumbing, electrical, etc runs through the attic.

@just42tube 3 ай бұрын

@@MetaphysicalEngineer All plumbing thru the attic - that was a new idea for me.

@ai-aniverse 3 ай бұрын

@@AlexKarasev well now I’m curious about where you live

@TheAIKnowledgeHub 3 ай бұрын

I think it is a installer thing. If the installer isn't ok with doing it, then they won't. It might be less about being lazy and more about a bad experience or something mental like being in a closed space like that. Then again, they really might have a policy on it.

@MetaphysicalEngineer 3 ай бұрын

Sounding more and more like a policy thing. From a safety standpoint as someone who's worked in attics a lot, I can agree that attics are dangerous. From a "train people to do the job they will be expected to do" standpoint, it's silly that we might have had to hire a separate installer if I'd been unable to pull the cable myself, after the customer info claimed the installer would handle the rest assuming there was power. This is an extremely typical layout for residential construction in the area.

Ең жақсы KZbin

Пікірлер