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A couple hours each way is right around where a separate app stops feeling like overkill. That’s enough distance that one bad stop can eat a chunk of your day, so I’d rather have the app that actually knows if the place is open and working. For shorter stuff around town I don’t bother, but for family trips I do.
Regular maps are decent for finding a plug in a pinch, but I wouldn’t count on them for a relaxed weekend trip. Mine tends to show chargers that are a bit out of the way or at a dealership that’s closed on Sundays, and that gets old fast. One extra app for the actual charging stops has been worth it for me. What kind of weekend drives are you thinking, like a couple hours out or longer?
Mine gets that same choppy look on turns and I just stopped trying to fight it. Not saying it’s impossible to smooth out, but for me it’s more effort than it’s worth on this drone. I mostly just accept that turns will be a little rough and keep the interesting stuff straight ahead.
I’ve had decent luck just sticking with a brand that’s been selling the same style pack for ages. My old drill and newer impact driver from the same line share batteries no problem, which sold me on staying put. Features don’t matter much to me either, I’d rather have boring and consistent.
The app usually needs the cloud, that’s why it goes unresponsive. The physical button is the fallback for most of my stuff too, and I’ve noticed the timers I set on the plug itself still fire even when the wifi is down.
Mine’s been in the same spot for about a month and I did notice more activity near it at first, then it kind of tapered off. That’s the only reason I haven’t moved mine around much. Not sure I’d bother chasing the ants to a new room, but if the kitchen is where you’re seeing them, it’s not like it costs you anything to try.
I don’t think night only is enough to see anything. Mine has been in since March and the only time the light flickers is when the dryer kicks on.
I’ve used mine a few times for general night walks, not specifically owls, but I’d say the main thing to keep in mind is that it’s really an entry level device. It does fine for spotting stuff in the yard or a few houses down, but don’t expect to be picking out an owl perched high up in a tree way across a field. The IR illuminator on these things is decent up close but it fades out pretty quick with distance.
That said, for what you’re describing it might be okay depending on how close you usually get. If you’re walking trails where owls are sometimes low or in nearby branches, you’ll probably see them. It’s lightweight and easy to just carry in a pocket, which matters more than people admit when you’re actually out walking for an hour. Battery has held up fine for me on shorter walks. Just don’t expect it to replace a proper setup if you get serious about it later.
Mine doesn’t do that at all. I’ve fallen asleep on it a couple times with heat on high for way longer than 15 minutes and it just stayed steady. If yours is getting hotter the longer it runs I’d be a little suspicious of that unit.
Kind of a pain if you ask me, but yeah the app is pretty much where everything happens. I messed with it for like 20 minutes before I got the hang of it, mostly just tapping stuff until it made sense. Not really a manual person though.
It’s a bit thicker than those old tiny cases but I got used to it after a week or so. The screen is nice for checking battery without pulling my phone out. Doesn’t really bother me in jeans.
Mine actually works way better if I don’t go straight in at all. I tilt it slightly and sort of sweep it along the outer edge first, then do the inside. Going straight in just pushes the longer stuff around for me.
If the room is losing heat that fast, I think you’re mostly paying to fight the outdoors. It’ll take the edge off, but a drafty living room is kind of the worst case for these things.
I got one mostly because my hands cramp up holding regular clippers, and that part has been genuinely nice. The trimming itself is fine, nothing magical, but it does leave the edges way less jagged than clippers do in my case. I still run a file over them sometimes out of habit, but it’s not the mandatory chore it used to be. The tradeoff is it’s slower. Like noticeably slower if you’re doing all ten nails. So if speed matters to you, that could get annoying. For me it’s a fair trade since I’m not in a rush and my grip isn’t great anyway. If your hands are fine and you just want quick trims, I don’t know that it solves a problem you actually have.
I only used the old keychain kind a couple times years ago so I can’t really compare. Mine pulls pretty smooth though and hasn’t gotten stuck or anything, which is all I care about.
I’d just skip the curved mount and stick the camera to the side of my helmet with the flat pad, way less fuss. Mine stayed put on a few rides that way. Not sure I’d trust the curved one on a helmet at all.
Mine actually frayed right where the cord meets the clip after about four months. I could see the little wire exposed, so I just ordered a replacement off the site. It’s not a huge deal but it does happen.
I used to think heat warnings on stuff like this were mostly just covering the manufacturer, but after a couple summers with mine I kind of changed my mind, just not in the way I expected. The nozzle itself has been totally fine through some pretty rough days. What actually got me was the hose side of things. My old hose got soft enough in direct sun that the connection started weeping a bit at the collar, and I spent ten minutes chasing a leak that wasn’t even the nozzle’s fault. Swapped to a shorter hose that stays in the shade and it stopped.
So these days I just keep the whole setup out of the worst of the afternoon sun, not because I think the Jetterix is fragile but because the hose and fittings are the weak link in my experience. The nozzle has handled the heat better than I expected. I figured the plastic would feel cheap after a season but it’s held up fine, and the spray settings still click like they did on day one. If anything the heat made me realize how much I was blaming the wrong part of the setup. Anyway that’s been my take after using it through two summers.
I’d just keep using it and see if anything actually changes. Mine’s been making little noises like that since I got it and nothing’s gone wrong so far. If it starts leaking or the cooling stops working then I’d look into it.
I think the always-on thing is mostly a marketing angle. It’s not like it won’t do anything if you only use it sometimes. For a normal fridge, it’s probably fine either way.
I’ve been using mine for client calls for a few months now and the delay thing is real but not as bad as you’d think. Like there’s a pause after someone finishes talking before you get the translation, but it’s maybe a second or two. Nobody’s hung up on me yet. The bigger thing I noticed is it struggles when people talk over each other, which happens a lot on group calls. One on one it’s fine. For Spanish and French specifically I’ve had decent luck, those seem to be well supported. My Portuguese colleague is hit or miss though. If your calls are mostly one on one with the client, it’ll probably do what you need. If it’s a big group thing with people jumping in, that gets messy fast.
It’s not just you. Any fan noise gets way more noticeable at night when the room is dead quiet. If you truly need total silence to fall asleep, this kind of cooler probably isn’t going to cut it.
Mine does the same thing and it’s been plugged in for months now. Warm casing never seemed to bother it and the light stays green. I figure any device pulling power from an outlet will generate a bit of heat, that’s just how it goes.
If you’re getting full-on afternoon sun through the window, no wall unit is going to cancel that out completely. I run mine in a room that bakes from around 3pm and it does fine once the sun isn’t hitting the glass directly anymore. Before that, it’s really just keeping things from getting unbearable.
