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Didn't someone effortpost in here tearing down a graphics card from aliexpress and discovering all the parts were subtly wrong or like, just doubled up lower tier hardware? Might want to be careful with that board
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MustardFacial posted:Just got one half of my order: a 32-bit control board fory 3d printer and 5x silent stepper motor drivers I have the same SKR1.3 board and TMC2130 drivers and getting Marlin configured properly was a huge goddamned pain, though I did get it running smoothly in the end, so if you run into trouble hmu e: i guess you have 2208s but the concept is similar.
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super sweet best pal posted:Better get used to Amazon's prices. AliExpress doesn't seem cheaper most of the time for item in the $10+ range, mostly this seems like it would kill the $2 items shipped halfway around the world for free. Which is sad 
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Sagebrush posted:I have the same SKR1.3 board and TMC2130 drivers and getting Marlin configured properly was a huge goddamned pain, though I did get it running smoothly in the end, so if you run into trouble hmu Yeah I got 2208's. The Marlin config doesn't really bother me too much, what I'm really nervous about is soldering the J2 bridge to enable UART mode. I thought it would be pretty easy looking at guides but now that I have it in my hand, those little pads are tiny and I've never soldered anything that small before.
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Killingyouguy! posted:Didn't someone effortpost in here tearing down a graphics card from aliexpress and discovering all the parts were subtly wrong or like, just doubled up lower tier hardware? Might want to be careful with that board That was me, and na those boards are pretty well as legit as they can get. Just check the board for any dry solder joints.
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Aug 29, 2019 08:56
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The other half of my drunk purchases came today:
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Aug 30, 2019 02:44
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MustardFacial posted:The other half of my drunk purchases came today: Love my 3D ouch!
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MustardFacial posted:Yeah I got 2208's. The Marlin config doesn't really bother me too much, what I'm really nervous about is soldering the J2 bridge to enable UART mode. I thought it would be pretty easy looking at guides but now that I have it in my hand, those little pads are tiny and I've never soldered anything that small before. It’ll be fine, a blob of hot clean solder will suck to the pads. Just dab it on.
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Aug 30, 2019 08:33
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Just buy the finest diameter solder you can find (0.4mm from RS electronics or similar will be cheap) and a nice fine tip for your iron and it's usually easier than you might think.
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Aug 30, 2019 11:34
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yippee cahier posted:It’ll be fine, a blob of hot clean solder will suck to the pads. Just dab it on. Crazy Achmed posted:Just buy the finest diameter solder you can find (0.4mm from RS electronics or similar will be cheap) and a nice fine tip for your iron and it's usually easier than you might think. I got berated by the 3D printing thread to get a soldering iron with adjustable temp for this job so being the cheap bastard I am I went out and got this one that has pretty good reviews and what looks like decent enough construction to not burn my house down.
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Aug 30, 2019 19:18
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Out of a dozen orders so far, I'd gotten ten orders fulfilled. (The remaining two are on their way.) I just received my order for this t-shirt, but they sent a wrong design. I messaged them 24 hours ago, but so far no response. The shirt quality itself is subpar. It's 100% cotton, but it looks like it will shrink on the first contact with water. The print quality is laughable, too. Blurry and not much ink, so you can see right through it, rendering the print gray, rather than white. So, lesson learned. No more t-shirts from Ali for me.
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Aug 30, 2019 22:37
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^^^ Or at least make sure the item has good customer reviews before oredring MustardFacial posted:I got berated by the 3D printing thread to get a soldering iron with adjustable temp for this job so being the cheap bastard I am I went out and got this one that has pretty good reviews and what looks like decent enough construction to not burn my house down. The usual cheapo soldering iron recommendation is the TS-100 (https://www.banggood.com/MINI-TS100...ur_warehouse=CN) or the newer fancier TS-80 (https://www.banggood.com/MINI-TS80-...ur_warehouse=CN), but I'm sure that one won't blow up too much. I went with the 100 as it's cheaper, more powerful and takes any 12-24v power supply instead of the fancy USB-C QC.
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Aug 30, 2019 23:42
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lmao that's the one that he got told to buy 
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Aug 30, 2019 23:46
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I used to do smd soldering with a pretty lovely soldering iron day in day out, those all look far fancier. Then again there's not much you can get wrong with an analog temperature control soldering iron, the important bit is the tip & solder.
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norp posted:I used to do smd soldering with a pretty lovely soldering iron day in day out, those all look far fancier. I used to have this ragged old iron from Dick Smith Electronics (so yeah OLD). I was dumb and always cleaned the tip with a stanley knife. Over time the tip developed a little hook of sorts. That was the hands down BEST iron I've ever used, the hook would essentially hold a little ball of solder and once touching the pad/wire release instantly. It's hard to explain really.
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Aug 31, 2019 04:05
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There are awesome hollow soldering tips, they basically hold a tiny bit of solder in the tip. Absolutely incredible for SMD work. Edit: they seem to be called 'wave' or 'drag' tips. yoloer420 fucked around with this message at 07:58 on Aug 31, 2019 |
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Aug 31, 2019 07:54
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yoloer420 posted:There are awesome hollow soldering tips, they basically hold a tiny bit of solder in the tip. Absolutely incredible for SMD work. Wow so I inadvertently created one. Hmm! And now I go shopping!
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Am I insane to be considering buying a cellphone on Ali? Has anyone ever done this? C$ 574.92 20%OFF | Global Rom OnePlus 7 8GB RAM 256GB ROM Smartphone Snapdragon 855 6.41 Inch Optic AMOLED Display Fingerprint 48MP Cameras UFS 3.0 https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/tPSEDbf6C
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Aug 31, 2019 14:23
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flashy_mcflash posted:Am I insane to be considering buying a cellphone on Ali? Has anyone ever done this? If you do, make sure to reinstall the system before putting any information into it unless you want one that is guaranteed (instead of only presumed) to stream all your data to China.
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Aug 31, 2019 14:36
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That's a good call. Normally i wouldn't consider this but that's a variant of the phone that wasn't available in North America and seems to have good reviews. Thanks!
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Aug 31, 2019 14:39
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I bought my oneplus on one of the hong kong grey import sites (gearbest I think) As long as you wipe it with the rom from the oneplus site you'll be fine - well as fine as a oneplus from a local retailer
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I picked an AGM m1 "rugged phone" last year and I have not had any issues with it however it is pretty much just a dumbphone. I recently bought one of these https://www.aliexpress.com/item/327...rchweb201603_55, it's actually pretty nice probably because it's a clone of a fancy razor that had the patent expire,
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Aug 31, 2019 16:48
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this is the only valid phone on aliexpress
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I got an Amazfit Bip cuz I wanted something simple for heartrate tracking. Battery life is really good but it is a laggy piece of poo poo, which shouldn't be surprising to anyone.
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Aug 31, 2019 17:08
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Severe case of Engrish in all menus too.
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Aug 31, 2019 17:09
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Holy poo poo
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flashy_mcflash posted:Am I insane to be considering buying a cellphone on Ali? Has anyone ever done this? I just received a Xiaomi Note7 for my mom since she drowned her previous phone and it's perfectly fine. Obviously OnePlus is legit too. You can wipe or reflash them if you're paranoid, but I didn't bother with this one, though that was from banggood and not some random seller.
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Aug 31, 2019 21:13
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 And now to steal her tuna casserole recipe, heh heh heh...
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Recently bought some “large ticket” poo poo. Dual camera motorcycle dashcam  Long-life SD card recording camera to find out who’s loving with my bike at night. And a load of various morale patches just because. Hoping both the cameras work well. One to catch idiots on the road, the other to catch idiots in my apartment.
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Just don't buy the memory card from AE.
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rear end posted:I got an Amazfit Bip cuz I wanted something simple for heartrate tracking. Battery life is really good but it is a laggy piece of poo poo, which shouldn't be surprising to anyone.
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mobby_6kl posted:^^^ That's the one everyone told me to buy but my thinking was why would I drop $90 on an iron I'm going to use once every 6 months, when I can get a knockoff Weller WLC100 for $30 it even had analog temp control. That wasn't good enough, so I got the other one that some dude bought that had digital temp control and used T12 tips and was $60. I'm sure the thread is still seething about my compromise.
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It just seems silly to buy something that will work terribly for six months and then break, as opposed to buying a good tool that will last a long time and be a pleasure to use. Totally your call, and this is exactly the thread where people fall into that trap a lot. Just be aware that you're buying the lovely $5 plastic shirt that will discolour and rip within the year, instead of the $15 cotton one that will last a decade. I know you don't believe us, but I have gone through two cheapo soldering stations, and one hot air station, and it's always been regrettable 
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Man, this looks like a really nice porcelain palette. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32946065022.html But it's 19 bux! That's more than I'm normally comfortable with using on an alix purchase, even if one of the reviews does ominously say "you will love it like I do". This one's cheaper at 14 bux, which is closer to comfort zone:  https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32858037076.html
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I saw this and for less than 20 notes I was tempted just for fun https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32968922091.html  
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also; after making the Lovejoy Division I found a listing for making your own duvet cover, I had the really hi-res pulsar waveform graphic from the JD cover to hand and thought I would enquire: yeah I guess I was asking too much for any sort of helpful information 
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NoneMoreNegative posted:I saw this and for less than 20 notes I was tempted just for fun They also have a PHONE THAT IS ITS OWN HEADSET  https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...rchweb201603_52
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I think the tiny phones are for prisoners to stick in their booties.
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remigious posted:I think the tiny phones are for prisoners to stick in their booties. This is correct, but I also knew a guy who kept one in his car because the battery would last for ages and ages and it would make a great backup. He left it with a Sim ejector and adapter too.
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Thanks everyone, I think I'm going to pull the trigger on it. I don't desperately need a new phone yet but probably will within the next few months, so I can tinker with the Ali one until my existing phone dies.mobby_6kl posted:They also have a PHONE THAT IS ITS OWN HEADSET
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