Philip Heron

@fsphil
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Writer of reasonably adequate software. He/him.
Websitehttps://www.sanslogic.co.uk
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It's Fedora 44 time. I'm giving the KDE version a go this time, for the first time in decades. So far so good...

Anyone able to identify this IC from a small 12V AC light? The B924A1 code isn't turning anything up for me. I'm assuming it's some kind of constant current driver.

Hoping to modify it to run on a lower DC voltage.

NASA's Psyche mission getting some nice early views of Mars ahead of the flyby next week.

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/psyche_images/5964/

A moments silence for my HG612 VDSL modem, finally powered down after what must have been 15 years of near continuous use.

Now, to see what I need for setting up my own VDSL service in the garage ...

It's back! Crisis averted.
And thanks to @aaisp having a very cool L2TP service I've got my servers back online through a NAT'ed mobile service.
If I've understood things correctly Openreach have somehow deleted both the old and new circuits to my house. Lovely.
Day 2 of Openreach FTTP. Nothing is working. I just want my packets back.
Wasn't expecting to be preached at. Ugh. #Artemis

Possibly a silly question but what am I to do with the shield tab in this RJ45 module? Just wrap the drain wire around it?

Searching around for an example but not finding anything.