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Fixing APC XS1500

Yeah the warranty has expired. I obtained it from work and they were going to throw it out so I figured I would give it a go. At this point I don't have the time or the equipment to pull out transistors and test each one and there seems to be a relay that is not operating properly. I figure the...
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- Post #5
- Feb 9, 2016
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Fixing APC XS1500

I believe they are. Before putting the ups back together i tested with my voltmeter with the batteries plugged into the holder not connected to the board. Red to red. Black to black and it was reading +24v
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- Post #3
- Feb 4, 2016
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Fixing APC XS1500

Hi All, looking for some advice here. I am trying to fix an APC XS1500 with LCD. Taking it apart I found the battery fuses to be blown so just today I replaced those. Now when I plug the unit in something happens and the batteries are getting warm. Thing is the unit will not turn on, and now...
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- Feb 4, 2016
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Buying Ultrawide LG monitor

I saw that, and as good as a deal that is, I may have to wait until they hit the $700 or $650 mark. Which might be in a few months considering how things are going so far and with the imminent release of some other widescreens that do G-sync/free sync. Of course, I can't tell the future, so...
- Narumi
- Post #26
- Jul 12, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Buying Ultrawide LG monitor

I want to say he kept it past the return date? But he states this is "like new" I think from the advice here $650 is not a deep enough discount to warrant the purchase. I have since left it be and politely told him that he would need to drop the price more for me to consider buying it.
- Narumi
- Post #19
- Jul 10, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Buying Ultrawide LG monitor

I'm not quite sure what you mean by this... I don't have a need for a 60 inch 1080p TV that sits 2-3 feet from my face, I already own a 1080p 23 inch monitor and this is a step up. I am also not interested in 4k monitors or any TN panels, which maybe is what you are saying by "real LCD"? Either...
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- Post #15
- Jul 10, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Buying Ultrawide LG monitor

Lol, if I wanted you to do that I would have posted the link :p, plus searching all of Texas just for this monitor, that's one heck of an egg hunt :P Also, yes this is the higher resolution and not really going to be used for gaming. Mostly word documents and productivity, with the occasional...
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- Post #13
- Jul 10, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Buying Ultrawide LG monitor

Hi all! Need a little advice here. Found a LG 34UM34-p on craigslist that the seller is willing to sell for $650. Checked the post out and emailed to make sure this is a legit thing. So far, so good and seller is willing to both let me see the monitor first and will provide a proof of purchase...
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- Jul 10, 2015
- Replies: 25
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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The Wink home automation thread

Yeah mine's been out too, at least they updated the status page.
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- Post #2,678
- Jun 23, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

That would be nice, but not all houses are built the same. In a two story house not all the wires for the lights go through the attic, you would have to go to the breaker and find your wires there and then hook it up that way. Also what would you do to the existing light switches? and not all...
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- Post #419
- Nov 18, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Yeah, ecobee did not have the same marketing power as nest/apple did in the beginning, and then Google buying it out also raised it's light in the public space. The ecobee is an amazing device as ieee has said. Their support is really good from the reviews I have seen and you can run just...
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- Post #349
- Nov 2, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

I wish they would have added ecobee. I have one of their thermostat's and liked it better than the nest. Maybe in due time....
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- Post #345
- Nov 1, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Well I guess I was not clear. What if there was something of a "server" like app that we could run that would act like a wink server. That way if wink's cloud were to go down we would still have functionality. I only say this because it seems like the local caching has done nothing. I have come...
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- Post #281
- Oct 11, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Haha, yeah free stuff is always a good thing. I may just ask straight up if I can get in on the beta program then. Like you said I also noticed that their web site is a bit too "simple" and not much on there about status and updates. When an update rolls around, or there's a new firmware I'm...
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- Post #279
- Oct 11, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Wonder if we could set up our own server at home? That would be nice if we could just put it on a comp that ran 24/7. I know most people will not have this but if your home and your computer is on why not? Also how's the beta program working out? I was thinking of trying to get into that...
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- Post #277
- Oct 11, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Has any one found the caseta light switches found on their product page here? I wanted some basic on/off switches and wanted to keep the Lutron theme going. So far the online ones I found are like 70.
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- Post #195
- Sep 10, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Haha, yeah if we had a good amount of money I would have gotten a control 4 system and they integrate with a lot of other gold standard HA systems. I do wonder if they will include ecobee support someday. It would be nice since it's zigbee capable and pairing that with a robot would be...
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- Post #194
- Sep 10, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Yeah, I found nest stuff to be overpriced for what they offered.. It's nice stuff just way over budget for people like me trying to not spend a fortune on something I may replace in 10 years. I don't think it is a requirement to have hard wired smoke alarms, but since I am used to having them...
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- Post #178
- Sep 6, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

I don't know how a wall outlet would work without a neutral? I always thought there had to be a neutral, unless a ground is being used as one? In any case those receptacles probably have a relay controlled by a microcontroller so you would need a neutral wire. The Lutron light switches do not...
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- Post #176
- Sep 6, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

The hub actually uses wireless (android phone) to obtain the information from your phone and then stores the config onto the hub itself. Also make sure the signal is 2.4Ghz and not 5Ghz. I have two SSID's one for 2.4 and another for 5 just to make things simpler for me. Also the lights on the...
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- Post #170
- Sep 5, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Kaido, I have 2 spare pico's that I am not using. If your interested, shoot me a PM and we can work something out.
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- Post #157
- Sep 3, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

I agree I am optimistic as well, but having experience in the IT industry its not black and white as we would like. We are beta testers and that goes for anything new in the market. The hardware is solid but the coding will always be worked on and can always be improved upon. Wink... is...
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- Post #155
- Sep 3, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Greetings as well! :biggrin: Hm I might grab another hub then just to play with that Ethernet port.... As for the bulbs, I never really liked the idea of them because it means whatever they are plugged into will always have power. For mainstream, I don't think that's a good idea (think...
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- Post #149
- Sep 3, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Interesting, You know I have an ethernet port lying around from a build I did awhile ago. Wonder if you could solder one on and it would "work" Too bad i didn't buy a second hub. For a dollar I would have sacrificed a board ^_^
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- Post #145
- Sep 2, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

That wink relay hub looks really nice and I would get one for some really cool HA that's DIY and looks like a pro install. The hub, as much as I would have like wired, the truth is mainstream is going wireless. I have yet to see affordable 10 gigabit switches or even advances in the fiber...
- Narumi
- Post #144
- Sep 2, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

Your welcome! I agree, the server reliance is a bit of a let down but hopefully they will cache more of the settings on the hub itself as time moves on. I can only see this going forward. Smartthings and Samsung look like a good prospect, but at the same time I have little respect for big...
- Narumi
- Post #136
- Sep 2, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The Wink home automation thread

I was waiting a few weeks before posting here my experiences with the wink and it's implementation. My impressions after using it for a few weeks are as follows: Pros: 1) It's dead simple to set it up. And with Lutron being a major partner there were easy to set up instructions that the app...
- Narumi
- Post #134
- Sep 1, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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BSOD error code 124 issues

Thanks for the replies. Denis, I'm pretty sure its not the RAM. I've tested it both when I got the computer over 2 years ago and just now with memtest86+ going on for at least overnight and 7 passes. I guess this means that I have to replace parts in my computer one by one until the error codes...
- Narumi
- Post #4
- Aug 23, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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BSOD error code 124 issues

Hopefully you guys can help me narrow down the issue I am having with my computer. For the past two years it has been running great. Then when I decided to move, my computer starts giving me problems. First I was having error code 116 which meant video driver issues, so I reinstalled drivers...
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- Aug 11, 2011
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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I don't trust my current LAN

Your welcome, just trying to do my part for the forums ^_^ Yeah unfortunately ATT uses a crazy compression rate to feed their HD video through and it does have an impact. Though I had somewhat of a similar problem, but when I went from HDMI to component the picture looked a lot better. I...
- Narumi
- Post #7
- May 19, 2010
- Forum: Networking
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Use usb drives on a home network?

Do any of those routers have USB ports on them like the buffalo? If they do you could use that to share the drives on the network and if the router has only one USB I'm sure you could use a hub to connect them. If not does a computer stay on all the time? you could plug all the drives into the...
- Narumi
- Post #2
- May 19, 2010
- Forum: Networking
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I don't trust my current LAN

My problem is I don't trust the security on my U-Verse 2WIRE router. I can understand this, but at the same time let me explain a few things about what the uverse techs do. Under the agreement, which I as many others do not fully read :D , they cannot access your router unless given...
- Narumi
- Post #5
- May 19, 2010
- Forum: Networking
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mini ITX based router

Yeah this thing is basically going to handle everything for my network including running an ssh server, firewall, VPN, and possibly a drive to do backups on. Honestly I wanted it just for routing purposes from my DSL to the network. Right now I have an ASUS but I'm going to give that to my...
- Narumi
- Post #4
- Mar 31, 2010
- Forum: Networking
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mini ITX based router

So I have been looking into doing this for awhile now, build an Atom/via based router. More then likely in a mini ITX format to keep power consumption and footprint small. I have been looking at a few options from newegg and have come across a few things that I like. What I want is something...
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- Thread
- Mar 31, 2010
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Networking

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