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Lanx

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Just shitty luck I'm assuming. Both were always used within the depth markers. When the 2nd died last weekend it had been running for an hour and a half. New house since last use so probably not electrical.
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maybe new house is the problem and you got some shitty electrical work done.

maybe just get one of these
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Bastex Socket Tester with GFCI check. Receptacle Tester for Standard AC Outlets. Includes 7 Visual Indications and Wiring Legend. Automatic Electric Circuit Polarity Voltage Detector Breaker Finder
i saw my house inspector use it on every outlet, actually found 2 fault gfci outlets, it was promptly one of my first house purchases too. (even tho i know zero electrical and the inspector already did all the checks, i just have it around and use it when i was sorting out where my breakout box lines where going to)
 
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If the Annova ran for a while before shooting craps, there's really only one fault that would show that sounds plausible (open ground can bother a lot of electronics, while still allowing things to operate). Hot/Ground reversed is usually an INSTANT RED FLAG, aka "OH SHIT MY ANNOVA IS ON FIRE!" or "wait...was that a puff of smoke?!?". Everything else either would be obvious immediately (open hot and open neutral = "why isn't it turning on?") and the rest wouldn't likely bother it at all.

Just Googling around a bit, it seems like there have been A LOT of different issues with the Annovas. Everything from cords to fuses to poorly soldered connections.
 
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If the Annova ran for a while before shooting craps, there's really only one fault that would show that sounds plausible (open ground can bother a lot of electronics, while still allowing things to operate). Hot/Ground reversed is usually an INSTANT RED FLAG, aka "OH SHIT MY ANNOVA IS ON FIRE!" or "wait...was that a puff of smoke?!?". Everything else either would be obvious immediately (open hot and open neutral = "why isn't it turning on?") and the rest wouldn't likely bother it at all.

Just Googling around a bit, it seems like there have been A LOT of different issues with the Annovas. Everything from cords to fuses to poorly soldered connections.
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hey Erronius can i live a worry free electrical life just having that yellow pluggy thing around and popping it in outlets every so often?

So far i've been lucky w/ electricity, had a fuse blow out on a new furnace no idea why but i learned about 1$ fuses.

and i had a power strip blow cuz i plugged in my iron to it (it also had my htpc/tv running), i did it b4 at other apts (you basically have no outlets in apts, lol), guess it was just too much draw, well powerstrip did it's job, so no complaints.
 
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"Uh, can I just have my salad already?"
 
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Erronius

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Lanx said:
hey Erronius can i live a worry free electrical life just having that yellow pluggy thing around and popping it in outlets every so often?
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I'm sorry; it's a compulsion. I literally can't help myself. It's like Tyen with P99 or EQ in a Browser

Lanx said:
and i had a power strip blow cuz i plugged in my iron to it (it also had my htpc/tv running), i did it b4 at other apts (you basically have no outlets in apts, lol), guess it was just too much draw, well powerstrip did it's job, so no complaints.
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Dunno what quality it was, but a lot of cheap ones have a tendency to fail-closed instead of failing open.

DAMNIT I DID IT AGAIN
 
Sir Funk

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Made two Chef John recipes back to back the past couple of days. Both A+++ would recommend.

That potato salad is fukkin delicious, but you might expect that with the dressing being made out of bacon grease



 
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Lanx said:
maybe new house is the problem and you got some shitty electrical work done.

maybe just get one of these
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Bastex Socket Tester with GFCI check. Receptacle Tester for Standard AC Outlets. Includes 7 Visual Indications and Wiring Legend. Automatic Electric Circuit Polarity Voltage Detector Breaker Finder
i saw my house inspector use it on every outlet, actually found 2 fault gfci outlets, it was promptly one of my first house purchases too. (even tho i know zero electrical and the inspector already did all the checks, i just have it around and use it when i was sorting out where my breakout box lines where going to)
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You can also test GFCI's by plugging an extension cord into them and dipping the other end in water, but I imagine some people would think that's a bad idea. It works though, they pop instantly and that's how I check them at my stock water tanks after a heifer got electrocuted by a faulty heater.
 
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Was in Montreal on the weekend and had a most gluttonous meal at Au Pied de Cochon.


It included "Duck in a Can" where they sous vide a bunch of amazing things (duck breast, foie gras, cabbage, onions ...) and dump it on toast.

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Also got into a plate of foie gras poutine (fries, cheese curds, gravy, foie gras) that was insanely wonderful.

I'm still daydreaming of this stuff.
 
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Foie gras is one food snobby item that I cannot get down with. Think it's disgusting. I don't really like any of the "spreadable" meats. Foie gras, pâté, bone marrow. Shit is gross.
 
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Alex said:
Foie gras is one food snobby item that I cannot get down with. Think it's disgusting. I don't really like any of the "spreadable" meats. Foie gras, pâté, bone marrow. Shit is gross.
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I like pâté, I love bone marrow (though my guts don't like it...), but I just don't really care for foie gras.
 
Lanx

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Alex said:
Foie gras is one food snobby item that I cannot get down with. Think it's disgusting. I don't really like any of the "spreadable" meats. Foie gras, pâté, bone marrow. Shit is gross.
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are you disgusted by the texture or the forced feeding?

Of course me being asian i've eaten every animal innard except eyes, and have had my fair share of chicken/duck liver canton style. Having had Foie Gras for the first time a few years back, eh, it was actually hard to stomach.
 
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I just can't get down with anything to do with liver, even a delicious banh mi makes me second guess myself because I know there's pate in there.
 
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