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MikroTik CSS326 fan installation

2023-04-012022-08-14 by Eric Schewe

It was time to upgrade my networking equipment in my homelab. I needed two 24p 1GB switches with 10GB uplinks to facilitate moving my homelab into my crawl space and out of my office. As things are configured right now I’d easily saturate a 1GB uplink between the switches and since I don’t have any … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags 3D Printing, Hardware, MikroTik, Networking, Tinker 9 Comments

Replacing the battery in Balanzza Mini Rechargeable Scale

2023-01-022020-07-04 by Eric Schewe

After my last trip to Mexico I had the desire to buy a rechargeable luggage scale so I didn’t have to remember to replace the batteries in it. When we travel we always have multiple USB chargers with us so a rechargeable luggage scale made a lot of sense. Based on the Wirecutters recommendation I … Read more

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How to use the Meater Probe in a smoker for ambient temperature only (Part 1)

2023-01-022018-11-16 by Eric Schewe

Lets get this right out of the way. This is Part 1 because it failed miserably. I figured I might as well document what I did to help save someone else the trouble. Hopefully Part 2 will be how to do this properly. Alright now that that’s out of the way… I recently received my … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags Hardware, Tinker 8 Comments
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