u/TheFredCain

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TheFredCain

Just get a proper tip for the soldering station. Doesn't matter that it's cheap. Having the correct tip/solder is far more important than the cost of the iron. You can get irons for well under $20 that will work great for 95% of anything you want to do.

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Could be as simple as a ground issue in the cluster circuit or could be several unrelated issues. Not something I would gamble on for any real money. Find out what scrap value is in your area and then add the amount you would be willing to lose in case of catastrophic issues - that is your offer.

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Install TLP and configure it to keep the BT off on boot and wake.

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^^^^THIS is the correct answer. With a properly calibrated machine you can use ANY infill you like. If it's hitting you need to tune the machine.

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Of course it did. All the folding phones always will too. I don't understand why people can't just be happy with dual screens instead, probably becuase the manfacturers can't get the software right.

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I see you haven't taken part in the Walk In Challenge. There is significant shrinkage, can you overcome? LOL

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First thing to check is your air filter. It may have ingested water and become saturated.

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If your soldering tip looks ANYTHING like this, it won't work. You need a high mass, high surface area tip.

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This is actually an ideal task for an AI coded script. Debloating via ADB is so simple and straightforward I see no problem asking an AI to spit out a script to save a little time. Should take all of 10 seconds to glance over it for mistakes.

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Just go slow be gentle to avoid cracking the end bells. Try to pry from 2 sides at once and rotate those points from time to time.

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THIS^^^ - Every kitchen is filled bacteria, blood, sweat, jizz, tears and death. Preparing food is serious business, not everyone is cut out for it. If you're bothered by this my advice is to not go peeking behind the curtain and just enjoy your meal instead.

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For what you are doing the $15-20 Pittsburgh are more than good enough. When you pay more you are basically paying for a tool tough enough to hold it's calibration being used 10 hours a day every day for a few years and about %1 more accuracy which is irrelevant for basic car maintenance and repair. Do yourself a favor and get a set of 3 for $50 or so all your bases are covered.

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Once again, plastic products are NOT where microplastics and the threat they pose come from. It's from the very manufacturing of anything made from plastics. So if you want to eliminate the risk you would need to stop producing plastic of any type. Good luck living without transportation, housing, clothing, etc all the way down to the paint on your walls. If you want to reduce it you need to convince manufacturers to reduce their profits by using practices that will drastically reduce the amount of microplastics released into the environment. Good luck with that.

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Well, unless all the livestock drink filtered water and all the farm sprinklers are filtered that does zero.

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No idea, but it has a "cold air intake" and fake exhaust tips. Also very likely to have a sketchy obd2 dongle hanging out of the port.

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That's not microplastics, that is shards of plastic. If you were to eat that whole handful they would simply pass through your system unchanged and without harming you. Microplastics are microscopic as the name implies and they are a byproduct of the production of plastic everywhere. They are also 100% unavoidable because they have contaminated the water supply worldwide. So use whatever sponge you like, you'll still be full of microplastics but it won't be coming from your sponge, it will be coming from your food, water and the air.

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Next time use a cotton rag to wipe the oil on it instead of pouring it in, you just need a light coat. Then every 30 min or so remove from the oven and wipe a bit more on while hot (carefully.) Do at least 4-5 coats.

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For gifts I like to get a good used/vintage pan and restore it. It's quality, it has rarity (new) and it shows effort/caring on your part. For someone who may take this up as a hobby it also gives them an example to shoot for.

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Warm it up very slightly (can still touch it), spray it with oven cleaner, put the lid on and let it rest for an hour or so.

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Compressed air with a long nozzle blow gun. After you blast out the dry stuff you can spray a bit of carb cleaner or degreaser in there and blast it out again while holding a rag around the blow gun.

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I had one and loved it dearly for many years until I did something incredibly stupid and broke it. Still can't bring myself to toss out the carcass.

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CRC Heavy Duty Corrosion Inhibitor is basically a light form of cosmoline and lasts a very long time. Don't just spray it on tools, put it on a rag and then wipe a thin film on. It can get gummy if you soak things down with it.

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Are you speaking to us from the afterlife?

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For stubborn ones, heat it until liquid and then quickly blow through it.

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Probably one of the most important things. If you don't have the proper cross hatch oil cannot lubricate the ring and cylinder walls.