SoCalAlpineJoe

TLDR: What is the correct pinout for wiring an APS6404L-SQL-SN direct to the ESP32-32E module on a CYD? (like pin1 to GPIO16 with a 10K pullup to 3.3V, etc). I see conflicts/mistakes on many sites, but have also tried them and still get PSRAM not found.

I have a few Hosyond 4.0" CYD with the ESP32-32E, one of which I turned into a webradio. Works well but running out of ram for HTTPS feeds, and my audio buffer is super small (11K). Bought some APS6404L-SQL-SN chips, dead bug wired it to the ESP32 module on the board based on looking up the pinout on this site:[https://blog.pagefault-limited.co.uk/lolin32-lite-esp32-8mb-psram-upgrade-mod](https://blog.pagefault-limited.co.uk/lolin32-lite-

TLDR: What is the correct pinout for wiring an APS6404L-SQL-SN direct to the ESP32-32E module on a CYD? (like pin1 to GPIO16 with a 10K pullup to 3.3V, etc)

I have a few Hosyond 4.0" CYD with the ESP32-32E, one of which I turned into a webradio. Works well but running out of ram for HTTPS feeds, and my audio buffer is super small (11K). Bought some APS6404L-SQL-SN chips, dead bug wired it to the ESP32 module on the board based on looking up the pinout on this site:https://blog.pagefault-limited.co.uk/lolin32-lite-esp32-8mb-psram-upgrade-mod and looking at the module's pin names on this site: [https://lastminuteengineers.com/wp-content/uploads/iot/ESP32-WROOM-32-Pinout.png](https://lastm

My old thread https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/17eb4n3/second_tram_1180_snapped_today/

The antenna today I did something different before putting it to use. I wound a spiral of tin plated copper wire on the stainless whip sections, then put heat shrink on it. Thought was it would serve to break up the air so it wouldn't break at the same point. Well today on the freeway, about a mile after getting onto it, I heard the familiar CLUNK on the roof of the car and when I got to work I saw my antenna mast was missing.

This time is snapped off right near where it enters the loading c

TLDR - Is it the nature of mini-splits to underperform when outdoor temps are in the 70's and below?

Have a 10 year old 12K Pioneer mini-split that has performed this way since day 1. When it's hot outside (high 80's +), we're nice and cold inside our dining room area. Sitting in the air stream, it's cold! 30+ deg differential.

Being on the coast, in the evening our outdoor temps will drop into the low 70's - 60's, and we are inside sweating because the house is heat soaked and the mini-split just isn't cooling very well. 18-20 deg differential.

I went back and forth with the manufacturer (Pioneer), nothing worked. System was evacuated and recharged by weight - no change. Gave up a

Time to replace the filters on my self built RO system and looking for something with higher flow for the polishing filter. I was running a pair of in-line Omnipure CL10ROT33 with 3/8" line but thinking of adding a canister with a 2x10" filter instead but not sure what cartridge to try that gives me the same great taste as what the Omnipure polishing filter provides.

Anyone use a cartridge/canister filter as their polishing filter on their RO system?

(FWIW, my setup to be for my marine fishtank but is now used to fill 5 gallon bottles for drinking, hence looking for a higher volume polishing filter after my ~15 gallon pressure tank)

2019 eGolf, non-heat pump, R1234yf system with very poor AC performance. Found the plastic dessicant plug on the condenser is leaking (per my Inficon leak tester). No leaks found anywhere else.

Going to replace the dessicant bag and plug, and I want to replace what oil is lost but found out I need to use special PAG oil for EVs.

- What PAG46 do you use for EVs? (looking for a brand and type)

- Is there a recommended amount of oil to replace when changing the dessicant bag?

FWIW, VW is out of stock on the dessicant kit (nationwide and no known ETA) so I'm going 3rd party and therefore cannot rely on just weighing the bags to know how much oil to add.

Anyone using a Heltec v4.3 successfully?

I have two Heltec V4.3 from an Aliexpress order. Both have unmeasurable RF output power. One I might’ve accidentally fried, but the second one I definitely had an antenna attached the entire time.

Two V4’s I bought from Amazon were V4.2 and put out near 1W on the same wattmeter (bird 43 with 5W 400-1000 MHz element)

I noticed the PA chip changed with V4.3 hardware and Heltec website confirms.

So now I wonder if my v4.3 units are good but need different FW to operate.

I designed an electronics enclosure 3 years ago, went to modify it today and the 'ungroup' never becomes active. I have remixes of this design and those too are not editable.

Other designs around the same year can be ungrouped, but not this one. Duplicating it results in the same thing - a full grouped 3D model that cannot be ungrouped to the individual components.

Anyone else have this happen?

Edit: I read that copies of designs can't be ungrouped if the original is deleted, but I have an original (doesn't say 'this is a remix) and it too cannot be ungrouped.

Bought a SN5000 1TB M.2 drive, plugged it in and Win11 Computer Management says it has 1863.0GB free and that I need to initialize it. Initialization fails. HD Sentinel is showing the same thing.

This is the 2nd drive to do exactly the same thing out of the box. First one I returned. This one arrived today and is doing exactly the same thing.

Win11 24H2. I don't see that this drive is on the Sandisk tools list as having a problem with 24H2 but something is going on.

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Looking for a new bed and happened to stay at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Seattle for a week and really liked what we slept on. Found out that we could buy it through 'HospitalityServices' - it's called a "Sealy Posturepedic Hyatt Luxury firm Euro pillowtop".

Went to several local stores this past weekend and one said their Sealy Posturepedic Elite Brenham 2.0 firm pillowtop is similar to the Hyatt bed. Price is $800 more than Hyatt bed above.

Went to another store and tried a bunch of beds, liked the Beautyrest Black series 2 non-pillowtop the best. Another $1K over the SP Brenham. (REALLY liked the Aviara Streamline Luxury Firm but it's out of our price range)

So we narrowed down

400 mbps service, promotion ended about 3 months ago and my autopay hit again yesterday. If I'm successful with retention to get a new promotion, will I lose my current month's payment or will they prorate? Going to try for the 500 mbps package.

FWIW, I don't need gig, though I wish I had better UL speeds. If I don't get the promo, going to give TMO 5G a try as we're not gamers. $50/mo guaranteed for 5 years is attractive.

I have 400mbps internet service and I'm only getting ~ 280-300 mbps DL speeds, and this is with only 1 laptop connected to the lan side of the ER-X. I get 400+ going right to the cable modem.

I have no QoS, no VPN, no DPI and I've turned off traffic analysis. No change. HW offloading shows it is ON. The one thing I do have configured is DNAT, as I have an older OOMA device and OOMA changed their server IP address years ago and I needed to add this to get it working again.

Does adding a DNAT entry disable HW offloading?

I plan to get 1gig service but need to figure this out first.

7 year old Ubiquiti ER-X with occasional dropped packets / stuttering. Only getting ~280 download speeds vs near 400 right at the modem (HW offloading is on, no QoS set. Going to upgrade to Spectrum's 1GB service but want to solve the speed drop first. FWIW, I don't need gig, but current promotion expired.

ER-X has 3 DHCP networks on the LAN side, .78, .20, .10. AP is a single Ubiquiti AP-AC-LR.

192.168.78.x - 'main' LAN, ~ 25+ devices, ~10 have static IP addresses. Most of the connected devices sit idle or are off.

192.168.20.x - ~ 15 wifi connected IoT devices, mostly purchased (smart switches), some self built.

192.168.10.x - this is the wifi guest network.

Question 1: - Usin

Have a flip phone that an acct that expired on 9/11/2025. Opened up a new flip phone box that I bought a year ago. Logged into my Tracfone acct, I choose Activate, then New Phone, Keep my existing number, and then am prompted to pick a plan. My only choices are 'Buy a Plan' or 'I've already purchase a plan card'

At no point did it ask to send a text to my old number, and I'm not seeing where to enter the sim card info like I used to be able to every year for the past few years.

Anyone know how to activate this new flip phone?

About to pull the trigger on a gaming build for the wife who doesn't need a high end system. Choosing an I5-12600KF and Platinum Micro has the best price on the CPU, but are they legit? Will I get a boxed CPU or a CPU in an ESD blister pack meant for a manufacturing line where they get bulk CPUs?

Also planning on getting a Patriot P400 lite 1TB PCIE M2 drive. Okay or hold out for a more name brand offering?

Thanks