#garfield Logs
Jul 26 2020
#garfield Calendar
04:24 AM polprog: how does your jukebox work? plays tunes from a network share or http server?
12:26 PM rue_bed2: from a usb stick, cause then when the hard drive dies I can just transfer the stick to the next machine
12:26 PM rue_bed2: I should back up the stick..
12:30 PM Tom_L: off site if it's important
12:36 PM rue_mohr: polprog, is it bad joke month on twitter?
12:38 PM Tom_L: got me a rotary head coming
12:59 PM rue_mohr: ah you gave in eh?
01:01 PM Tom_L: of course
01:02 PM Tom_L: next i may eventually get a set of cutters but need to decide the best pitch to get
01:02 PM Tom_L: i'd guess 20 or fewer tpi
01:04 PM Tom_L: i'll check the ones on my lathe and see what they are
01:08 PM polprog: rue_mohr, apparently it is
01:09 PM polprog: i was remonded about gals this morning and being stuck in a traffic jam i downloaded some guide for reading
01:09 PM polprog: and damn now i want to try gals
01:10 PM polprog: they seem to be easy enough to be programmed as neededz even for breadboarding
01:12 PM Tom_L: gate array logic?
01:13 PM polprog: yeah
01:14 PM Tom_L: same era as PAL?
01:21 PM polprog: i think newer. the datasheet says they supersede PALs
01:23 PM rue_mohr: oh maybe its pals that I have...
01:23 PM rue_mohr: sure there were some gals
01:23 PM rue_mohr: polprog, did they say anything about how to program them?
01:24 PM Tom_L: some were one time weren't they?
01:29 PM polprog: yeah but some are reprogrammable
01:29 PM polprog: even up to 100 times ;)
01:29 PM polprog: this lays out the software side nicely
01:29 PM polprog: http://sss-mag.com/pdf/PLDTUTOR.pdf
01:30 PM polprog: and https://twitter.com/ChartreuseK/status/1287451520540143616 says that we'd just need GALasm (which is on linux) and a generic programmer
01:31 PM polprog: and the bir i read about programming GALs shows that its as easy as powering it with 12V instead of 5 and writing the fuses as per the file
01:31 PM polprog: if you dont have an eeprom programmer then you might be able to make one
01:32 PM polprog: http://k1.spdns.de/Develop/Projects/GalAsm/info/galer/proggal.html
01:32 PM polprog: manual for GALer, some Amiga software
01:32 PM polprog: it describes a parport wiggler
01:34 PM polprog: http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~nelson/courses/elec4200/Slides/Programmable%20Logic%20Devices.pdf
03:18 PM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/mtkflash/flash_howto_index.php
03:18 PM Tom_L: polprog, ^^
03:26 PM polprog: oh yeah, ive seen that :) i love it
03:27 PM polprog: firefox doesnt like the DOS boot diskette link
03:27 PM rue_mohr: heh
03:27 PM rue_mohr: flyback was using cdrom or harddrive baords to flash eproms
03:27 PM rue_mohr: with the bios utilites
03:27 PM rue_mohr: didn't try it
03:28 PM Tom_L: i did one since i had that lcd display
03:35 PM polprog: who's flyback?
03:35 PM Tom_L: he's been on irc for ages
03:36 PM Tom_L: can be a pest sometimes but lately somewhat ok
03:36 PM polprog: i keep away from #electronics
03:36 PM polprog: i havent been there in ages
03:48 PM rue_mohr: yea, It got stupid
03:48 PM rue_mohr: back in like 2002
03:48 PM rue_mohr: I think
06:04 PM rue_mohr: the printer the hospital scrapped seems to work...
06:29 PM Tom_L: don't tell them
07:58 PM rue_mohr: I dont think they made a mistake
07:58 PM rue_mohr: this one is old enough to support netware
07:58 PM rue_mohr: and appletalk
08:03 PM rue_mohr: https://polprog.net/blog/thyrosc2/
08:03 PM rue_mohr: found it!
08:07 PM rue_mohr: https://twitter.com/hn12v1_jp/status/1285913427311865856/photo/1 <- rue
08:08 PM Tom_L: something went wrong. try again
08:12 PM rue_mohr: https://twitter.com/86723nasogamat/status/1284837069575995392/photo/1
08:12 PM rue_mohr: hu?
08:13 PM Tom_L: something went wrong. try again
08:13 PM Tom_L: something went wrong. try again
08:13 PM rue_mohr: I wonder why its working for me?
08:14 PM rue_mohr: https://twitter.com/shapoco/status/1250808351132282881/photo/1
08:14 PM rue_mohr: ?
08:15 PM Tom_L: Your account may not be allowed to perform this action. Please refresh the page and try again.
08:15 PM rue_mohr: it should work if your not logged in
08:15 PM rue_mohr: mine did
08:15 PM Tom_L: yeah cause i don't have one
08:15 PM rue_mohr: thats ok, it should work
08:15 PM Tom_L: well, it doesn't
08:16 PM rue_mohr: their just random schematics
08:16 PM rue_mohr: 555 based power supply and transistor one
08:16 PM Tom_L: yeah but polprog cries when somone doesn't look at his
08:16 PM Tom_L: so i wanted to look
08:17 PM rue_mohr: thats strange, the other browser I have isn't logged in, and it opens them ok
08:17 PM rue_mohr: https://twitter.com/hn12v1_jp/status/1285913427311865856
08:17 PM rue_mohr: does that work?
08:17 PM Tom_L: no
08:17 PM rue_mohr: why me and not you?
08:18 PM Tom_L: dunno, i've viewed your twitter stuff befroe
08:18 PM rue_mohr: I wonder if its the users settings
08:18 PM rue_mohr: but I'm not logged in
08:19 PM Tom_L: i've never had or will have a twitter act
08:20 PM rue_mohr: thats completely ok
08:20 PM Tom_L: or fb or instagram or....
08:20 PM rue_mohr: I thought it would be a good way of 'virusing out' to find more people doing things like us
08:20 PM Tom_L: i know
08:20 PM rue_mohr: I set up fb to find some people I knew, its hopeless at anything else
08:20 PM rue_mohr: tho the targeted ads are amazingly accurate
08:21 PM rue_mohr: https://twitter.com/dave1stapley/status/1284524351124131840
08:21 PM rue_mohr: does that one work?
08:21 PM Tom_L: no
08:21 PM rue_mohr: same message?
08:22 PM Tom_L: yup
08:22 PM rue_mohr: }:/ twitter must have changed somehting
08:22 PM rue_mohr: or your browser is acting up?
08:22 PM Tom_L: not that i'm aware of
08:22 PM rue_mohr: https://twitter.com/_Towble/status/1284526448514969600/photo/1
08:22 PM rue_mohr: how about that
08:23 PM Tom_L: no
08:23 PM Tom_L: not over there either
08:23 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/EdON_IaUwAIzt5G.png
08:24 PM rue_mohr: well there is it, its a good one
08:24 PM Tom_L: too tired to click now
08:24 PM Tom_L: :)
08:24 PM rue_mohr: extension or the normal chart
08:24 PM Tom_L: saw that already
08:24 PM rue_mohr: THAt one?
08:24 PM Tom_L: yes
08:24 PM rue_mohr: with the extra stuff
08:24 PM rue_mohr: huh
08:24 PM rue_mohr: not just the one with the normal oddballs
08:34 PM rue_mohr: so, the chipper ejected its spark plug
08:34 PM rue_mohr: not many threads left, I dont know if I'll be able to get it to grab again
08:35 PM rue_mohr: wonder if I can find a thread kit
08:37 PM Tom_L: http://www.timesert.com/html/sparkplug.html
08:38 PM Tom_L: problem is, you'll get shavings in the cylinder
08:38 PM Tom_L: unless you pull the head off
08:53 PM rue_mohr: it would only be the 5th time taking the head off
08:54 PM Tom_L: or find another head
08:54 PM rue_mohr: whe I got it, the valves didn't seat
09:37 PM aandrew: rue_mohr: size up on the spark plug diameter? :-)
09:38 PM aandrew: also, I was today years old when I learned that the indian guy in Short Circuit wasn't actually an indiam
09:57 PM Tom_L: aandrew, are you scared for life now?
10:31 PM aandrew: lol
10:31 PM aandrew: not in the slightest
10:42 PM rue_mohr: heh
10:45 PM aandrew: I'm not a cancel culture kind of guy
10:45 PM rue_mohr: ?
10:46 PM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/cnc/Mill_Steel/Y_Axis_Plate1.jpg
10:46 PM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/cnc/cutters/counterbore2.jpg
10:46 PM Tom_L: right tool for the job
10:48 PM aandrew: I can admire a person such as Jackson or Cosby or Louis CK for their talents while also understanding they do things that aren't acceptable
10:48 PM aandrew: no need to try to erase them from history as some kind of idiotic punishment
11:25 PM rue_shop2: !!
11:25 PM rue_shop2: You cannot order an Intermec cable for the RS-422 interface, but there is a
11:25 PM rue_shop2: schematic on page 94 in Appendix C that you can use to purchase or make
11:25 PM rue_shop2: your own cable
11:25 PM rue_shop2: ""
11:25 PM rue_shop2: from a printer manual
11:25 PM rue_shop2: haha
11:26 PM rue_shop2: "The items listed below create noisy electrical environments that can
11:26 PM rue_shop2: disrupt data communications between your host computer and the printer:
11:26 PM rue_shop2: • Large power transformers
11:26 PM rue_shop2: • Large electrical motors
11:26 PM rue_shop2: • Arc welders
11:26 PM rue_shop2: • Motor controllers
11:26 PM rue_shop2: • Switch gears"