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I just discovered the APC Back UPS 500 starts making a loud beep when its battery fails and you cannot disable it even though it would keep working on AC. mastodon.social/@gvy_dvpont/11…

Guy Dupont

2024-05-22 15:27:45


We've got this cheap egg cooker that plays the loudest, most terrifying alarm you've ever heard when it's done cooking. My wife requested that I make it "less aggressive" so I hacked it into the most gentle egg cooker of ALL TIME

(warning: probably loud)


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Glenn Fleishman
Glenn Fleishman
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@jon_alper @steveriggins Even my larger one for my computer with a USB connection—it relies on the host OS for comms. A few dollars would allow it to use Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to provide additional network-based data!
@Steve is ready for Xmas @Jon_Alper
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Jon_Alper
Jon_Alper
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@steveriggins Could definitely be handy! I do wonder how good ‘battery health’ could be accurately assessed for a lead acid battery but yeah, advance warning to my phone would be great!
@Steve is ready for Xmas
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