this is the unofficial odd or random question thread

[sswilson]

the first thing that popped into my head was 'potentiometer,' but I haven't a clue what kind of variable resistor I would need to look at for 120v 15A power.

edit - I guess I would want to look at something like this:

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www.amazon.ca

No specific recommendations from me as the only ones I've used have been fairly large industrial units from the cold war era, but yeah, that kinda looks like what I'd be looking at for my own use.

 

[Marzipan]

@sswilson honestly, I'm loath to spend $30 on the thing because the dang fan was only $20 but...to get a fan that has a low enough RPM for what I'm trying to do would likely cost a heck of a lot more.

 

[Marzipan]

who here flies kites...or used to?

 

[Marzipan]

are there any 'good' USB Type-A to USB-C cables out there? I have been searching common brands all day and can't find any that have a USB 3.2 Gen 1 (aka USB 3.0) speed rating; they're ALL gibbled with a USB 2.0 speed rating. <_<

 

[Marzipan]

and now for something different!

@gingerbee why is your avatar muzzled? and are they trying to imitate Bane or Buffalo Bill off SotL?

 

[gingerbee]

and now for something different!

@gingerbee why is your avatar muzzled? and are they trying to imitate Bane or Buffalo Bill off SotL?

It was made many moons ago and I thought it was slick when I was a kid/young man, "run run as fast as you can you'll never catch me I am the gingerbread man, but if ya do catch me I ain't saying a word", Like I said it was created a very long time ago and just never bothered to change it, the things we do as older teenagers/young adults, but I have always liked the look of it so there it stays.

the avatar was created in the 1990s when I stole it offline and modded it I was between 18-21.

 

[Marzipan]

does anyone make a 60w charger with 4x USB A ports that peak at 15w per port? I can't seem to find anything like that...1x USB A and 3x USB C, but I don't want to have to buy a whole bunch of new cables after spending $50+ on a whack load of A to C or A to Mini or A to Lightning

 

[djbrad]

Maybe this one? I got the 4 port 40w version a few years ago, works well :

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www.amazon.ca

 

[Marzipan]

Maybe this one? I got the 4 port 40w version a few years ago, works well :

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www.amazon.ca

that's the one I found, but limited to 10w per port and most of our devices can take up to 15w.

 

[Marzipan]

that's the one I found, but limited to 10w per port and most of our devices can take up to 15w.

yeh, like I said, I can find 4 port ones but 3 of them are USB-C...

I guess I could go out and buy 100w 5Gb or 10Gb USB C cables....but I just finished buying a whack load of 6ft+ USB A to C