🔴 Mailbag Monday 20th January 2025 - No.1325

[@IanScottJohnston]

See my GIT for the latest Blue Pill firmware, it was updated today........and my PCB does say on it what it's for along bottom edge...🙂

[@bblod4896]

Excellent. As the person sending a gift, I've secured the package using duct tape and strategically placed zip ties 😁 That's a hint for next time 😂.

[@pault6533]

Eneloops are awesome. They last me more than 15 years and don't self-discharge. I never had a bad one! No leaks! Wrappers last too. There are a few downsides (1) Lower voltage isn't always suitable (2) Sometimes don't fit because they push the size out to maximize capacity (3) They make whatever you have them installed in heavy. When I need the higher voltage or lighter weight, I go with lithium primaries.

[@craxd1]

I changed to solid state drives and never went back, especially for laptops. Mechanical HDs, in a laptop, are easily damaged as I've done it by simply having something strike a laptop, and not with that much force, to turn it to toast. They're prone to being dropped as well.

[@ray73864]

I have 2 of the air blowers, 1 that just blows, the other can suck, the one that can blow and suck I got off of Amazon, best investment I ever made. I do wish the batteries lasted a bit longer in both of them, but overall I am happier than having to use my more powerful air blower that requires plugging in. IMHO, I switched from compressed air cans to an airblower around 8yrs ago, you would be mad to buy cans these days.

[@triplexdread]

I have the Treedix HDMI tester aswell. I did purchase the USB tester aswell at the same time.. That comes in handy at times...

[@GeorgeGraves]

I wonder if those entaloops are 4.6 times as good as the cheap harborfreight rechargeable ones. They would need to be at that price.

[@simontay4851]

1:19 $130 for a cable!!! Fk that. That is absolutely insane!! Are the wires inside made of some exotic rare metal? Fk crapple. You have been well ripped off there

[@GregM]

I just use Amazon Basic NiMH rechargeable batteries. The Enerloop Pro AA x6 are $36 CAD and the AAA x 4 are $33 CAD. The Enerloop Pros AA are 2500mAh w 500 charges while the Amazon Basics AA x16 are $22 CAD on sale and are 2000 mAh and can be recharged 1000 times. For electronics both Enerloop and Amazon performance are roughly the same. The only advantage to Enerloops are for high drain like camera flash units they will recycle the flash faster. Another advantage to the Enerloop LSD (Low Self Discharge) they can remain on the shelf and retain their charge for a few years where the Amazon would be drained within a year. This is a moot point because Li-on will replace NiMH batteries as we are already seeing for high performance flashlights and radios.

[@hachogonzalez8649]

what watch are you wearing?

[@iowahank1]

You need to switch to rechargeable lithium batteries. They last longer and don't have a memory.

[@alanvandusen76]

Can you give us a update on how the air blower works out after you have had some time using it?

[@TheDefpom]

@@alanvandusen76 so far so good, ask me again in a month or two.