Dimand
@Dimand@aussie.zone
- Comment on Be aware that buying electrical items from Ali Express might not be too clever. 2 weeks ago:
Nah mate. The transformer is usually used as an inductor for the switch mode conversion.
It looks like you have it right though. The big brown cap should be rated for 250v + and will be on the mains AC side.
The DC side will have lower voltage rated smoothing caps.
Post the link to the device or better photos and I’ll have a closer look for you.
- Comment on We are seeing some vote manipulation 4 weeks ago:
Nothing is secret on the internet these days.
- Comment on Stepping up from Tinkercad but to what? 2 months ago:
Blender has a decent cam processor add-on. Solve space and openSCAD are other very good parametric CAD programs.
- Comment on Stepping up from Tinkercad but to what? 2 months ago:
Solve space and openSCAD or both great options. I have been learning solve space lately and it is great. I couldn’t learn freecad, something about the UI and workflow was just too unintuitive for me.
I was burnt by fusion 360. Had some of “my” designs locked in the cloud when they spent 2 weeks and a dozen emails trying to “fix” my educator access. The fix they really wanted was my credit card details. I refuse to use or teach anyone to use that ecosystem now.
- Comment on Australia seeking to buy back Port of Darwin from Chinese firm, says PM 2 months ago:
Watch the media turn on anyone that tries such sensible shit. And then watch the voters lap it up.
- Comment on TIL: Deer are popping off down here 5 months ago:
I stopped giving SSAA any of my money. I don’t agree with most of their political lobbying stances, especially for reducing requirements around accessing firearms and legalising higher rate of fire guns.
Hasn’t been any great loss.