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Since we're taking about electronic devices and heat, this is a mini PSA that applies to all electronics to varying degrees.

Heat is the enemy of electronics. One of the most overlooked reasons for electronics overheating is dust. A thin layer of dust is a very good insulator for modern electronics, in a bad way. It restricts their ability to air cool as designed.

Having seen the insides of thousands of electronic devices from computers to routers to phones and more, you'd be surprised how many issues are caused by airborne dust settling on and over electronic boards and chips.

It's a very worthwhile thing to blow the dust out of devices to allow the airflow and cooling they need to run properly. Circuits and chips can go bad with prolonged heat exposure, and even cause intermittent issues that are hard to diagnose well before they die.

There are many many inexpensive devices that work perfectly fine until they are slowly simmered over time.

When blowing out/off electronics, unplug them. When using canned air, compressed air, it even just blowing into openings, your introducing moisture. Give your device time to dry.

I know there are some here that do much more to protect their devices, and this will only serve as a reminder. Some will open devices and use electronics cleaner which is great when you have the knowledge. But everyone can do something to save yourself the inconvenience and cost of losing and replacing something you rely on.

One small thing to note, because I have dealt with many astonished people. Just because you keep your house or vehicle spotless doesn't mean the inside of your device will be dust free. The dirtiest devices consistently came from the cleanest environments. Mostly because the more cleaning you do, the more dust is kicked up into the air. That dust can land inside your devices.

It's just starting to get warmer, so it's a good time to do some preventive maintenance on our devices. That even includes fridge compressors.

Sorry for the long post, but I think it's a very overlooked issue with a simple if inconvenient fix.

LOL the hardest thing about physical therapy is NOT doing (too much, or the wrong) stuff. My gimp ankle is getting worse. They changed "use your own judgment on when to go for a walk" to "don't go for walks" (I apparently have about as much good judgment when it comes to this as a 12 year old looking at an ice cream cone) and cut my home exercises in half (I was doing almost 2 hours/day ... I couldn't remember which ones to do twice so I did them all twice). They seemed so easy it felt silly to rest after them but I suppose that someone with a doctorate in this stuff might know more about it than I do ... Nice people who seem to know what they're doing, that's the main thing. For now, license to slack off I guess. Less is more!

Morgana said:

LOL the hardest thing about physical therapy is NOT doing (too much, or the wrong) stuff. My gimp ankle is getting worse. They changed "use your own judgment on when to go for a walk" to "don't go for walks" (I apparently have about as much good judgment when it comes to this as a 12 year old looking at an ice cream cone) and cut my home exercises in half (I was doing almost 2 hours/day ... I couldn't remember which ones to do twice so I did them all twice). They seemed so easy it felt silly to rest after them but I suppose that someone with a doctorate in this stuff might know more about it than I do ... Nice people who seem to know what they're doing, that's the main thing. For now, license to slack off I guess. Less is more!

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You sound like me... if they say 20 reps I’ll do 40... more is better right?
I’ll be going back to more myself... hard to stay in one place long enough to do any good.

Yeah, I was thinking of you, Ben! fellow over-doer.

lol one little pill is good so two little pills must be twice as good right?
KIDDING, JOKE, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME

a good PT is worth their weight in gold and not always easy to find. hope you get one you can work with long term.

The weather is 10 degrees colder than yesterday but still hot at 88 degrees. The refrigerated soft gell ice packs are working as hoped to keep my cell phone from overheating by resting the phone on a chilled ice pack when charging or if it heats up when watching a video. No condensation issue as the humidity is moderate even on this mostly overcast day near Lake Havasu Arizona.

My vintage 17 liter Engel fridge is on a full extension, custom mount the spring clamp in the photo is just to keep the drawer from rolling back inside as I am parked at a slight angle . (See photo below) The cabinet it is in is vented but on these hot days I leave it extended out for maximum venting to remove compressor heat as it runs more frequenty. I have extra closed cell, Eva foam around the bottom, top and sides of the fridge but of course not over the compressor area. I do have a 12v fan I can aim at the compressor to keep the heat buildup to a minimum on really hot days. I had lots of time to think this stuff through before I started designing and building cabinets.

Morgana said:

LOL the hardest thing about physical therapy is NOT doing (too much, or the wrong) stuff. My gimp ankle is getting worse. They changed "use your own judgment on when to go for a walk" to "don't go for walks" (I apparently have about as much good judgment when it comes to this as a 12 year old looking at an ice cream cone) and cut my home exercises in half (I was doing almost 2 hours/day ... I couldn't remember which ones to do twice so I did them all twice). They seemed so easy it felt silly to rest after them but I suppose that someone with a doctorate in this stuff might know more about it than I do ... Nice people who seem to know what they're doing, that's the main thing. For now, license to slack off I guess. Less is more!

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I'm going absolutely stir crazy since my back surgery. I'm trying to be smart and follow instructions (no lifting more than a gallon of milk) until I get the ok from the surgeon.

Problem is that I've had to wait an extra week or so because he had a scheduled vacation. I'm chomping at the bit to get things done and I can't until I finally see him on Friday. Then I start PT and hopefully normal things again. Waiting is driving me nuts.

I blow the dust out of my refrigerator compressor, lap top and vinyl cutter etc once a month or so. Canned air is always in my traveling repair kit as I am not traveling with my compressor. I started out with an air brush compressor that was great for that job but I wanted to reduce weight and gain space and it was a non essential.

I went to my local community college a little over 20 years ago and took the courses to get what was called an A+ certification for computer repair and custom building desktops plus took networking classes. It has been handy at times over the years to be able to do a few basic repairs with the help of YouTube videos on specific laptop and cell phone components, CNC machines, etc. But not my favorite thing to do, it was never a hobby, just more of a necessary skill for work to keep things running.

I enjoyed the cooler evening and morning air today and yesterday. It always feels noticeably wonderful after a bit of a heat wave.

For the moment I am camping food-wise in Sandwich and salad weather. Too hot to think about cooking anything at noon or dinner time. But later this evening I got around to steaming some fresh asparagus seasoned with lemon. That was a great springtime treat!

Just business stuff and chores to do this weekend unless I decide to check out the swap meet in Lake Havasu City. I really do not need anything though and do not have room for collectible items, especially breakable ones!

Saved from having to cook dinner. Some friends just arrived to camp near me and fed me their Chinese takeout leftovers !

They are migrating refugees from last day of the BLM LTVA winter season in Quartzsite . Poor babies, helping them with their leftovers was an act of kindness on my part.

In & of itself not new thread worthy in the Communication Forum so will post here. Yesterday Got a new ifone 14 Plus 256 gb. Traded my XR & they gave me some kind of a handout for the trade. cupl hundred bux trade I think so net was like 800ish?

M gud wit it
jonny boi

Wow! New phone, new van, new power station, what’s next? Maybe an electric 3 wheeler! Combo bike rack /lift gate to the rack platform! Better name that van “The Big Rock Candy Mountain” Lol!!!

I quit taking blood thinner and bam... blood clots. My sinuses wouldn’t quit bleeding. (Was my excuse) just can’t stay away from the nurses! Haha!

Take care, can’t be filling up the hospital! Get well soon!

NctryBen… just no hope for you….As in it is impossible to keep a good man down long enough for him to get rested and healed up

One of those days watching the wheels spin on my computer while it sorts itself out from a recent update. Very frustrating as I have kits to get cut that came in on a special order. . But I also want to get packed up for moving in the next few days. Oh well, work comes first before I can pack up the business stuff.

The wind is kicking up with 30mph gust out of the NE keeping things a lot cooler today. If it was not for that I would be having smoke come out of my ears.

One of my friends fed us all pancakes this morning. The folks in those two rigs had both camped with me before but had not met each other. Turned out fine for good conversations in the evenings the last few days and even their dogs got along OK. It has been nice having company around.

bullfrog ! said:

Wow! New phone, new van, new power station, what’s next? Maybe an electric 3 wheeler! Combo bike rack /lift gate to the rack platform! Better name that van “The Big Rock Candy Mountain” Lol!!!

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Setting myself up for the next decade. All this shit is meant to take me to my 80th……….
…….then my Dr Dawter can foot the bill for me living too long. Hell she’s 37 makin 500 thow/ yr. She owes me. Gawd med school cost me 50 thow per yr. She can put me up in an 10x12 Amish built shed in the back 40 sumwhere of her Carolina horse farm/ranch……..

Wha I’m thinkin
jonny boi livin too good.

Sand on the floor, electric radiant heat cranked up, beach music and a lawn chair kept me going many winters in Kentucky Lol!!!

The woman, Kathy, in this video with Bob seems like a really nice person. Does anyone know if she is still a nomad? Bob might (or might not) have a followup video with her; if so,I do not recall seeing it. The stories/videos where one can follow the progress of individual nomads are quite interesting.

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The woman, Kathy, in this video with Bob seems like a really nice person. Does anyone know if she is still a nomad? Bob might (or might not) have a followup video with her; if so,I do not recall seeing it. The stories/videos where one can follow the progress of individual nomads are quite interesting.

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I remember watching that video a while back. I really enjoy Bob's videos especially when he interviews the Nomads and we see how they outfitted their rigs and we learn their stories. The common denominator I noticed early on in these videos is that everyone he interviews seems to be smiling, proud of their set-ups and appear to all be really happy and enjoying their lives. I think that is great.

Time to head to higher ground. The weather at Lake Havasu is heading into the 90s for the daytime highs and the ten day extended forecast shows nothing lower than that for the daytime highs.