idk ive had some leadership that has a mouth like that.
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Ok, I finished a bunch of stuff and gave the dog ball thrower posts another read. The negative of the capacitor is mostly likely going to be connected to the large copper pour on the board. Thatās going to be your ground plane.
So this should be the polarity for the capacitor:
Upon second inspection and knowing that this uses a power adapter, those are likely flyback diodes for the motors and solenoids.
And sorry that I missed this earlier, I was a bit busy but my DT forum addiction got the best of me.
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I appreciate any help I get
Iāll give it a shot in an hour or 3,
Worst case 50/50 shot I do it right and donāt dyslexic it up
Figure another 50/50 it turns on after that, but nothing ventured nothing gained I guess
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Iām just gonna say, if the last one popped everywhere. Safety glasses. 
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Nahā¦ Iāll just reassemble it so itās enclosed
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Wooohooo!! Super happy for you.
Super pissed off for me: despite having been on here every day the algorithm shows that I missed a day a couple of days ago which I know is not true. I even posted on the day it claims I missed.
I know itās totally unimportant in the scheme of things and certainly has no relevance to the topics discussed here but I was using it as an inner proof of my ability to be constant over time - something I struggle with normally.
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Can you see a daily breakdown like that?
The algorithm has been know to be a little slow to catch upā¦Maybe thereās still some hope?
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Fsck sinusitis! This is one of the reasons why Iād sign up for a full robot conversion if it was available.
Besides, Iād look awesome!
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Something I realized was that the counter must run on its own clock or something. I ended up having to check the forum at least twice a day. Usually first thing when I woke up and right before I went to bed at the very least, just to make sure I was in the time window it counts as a āday.ā
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The counter does appear to be on its own timezone.
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It was Wednesday wasnāt it?
The forum update has you. 
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No, but when I go onto the forum I usually look at the posts first then check on the stats on my way out. Sometimes the weekly stat freaks me out by dropping to 6 days if it hasnāt updated yet but then the next day it catches up. This time itās gone past 24 hours and it still shows 6 days.
Yup, thatās what I do so I canāt figure out how itās missed one.
Actually, that would make sense: I could have visited earlier than the first check, bang in the middle of the update and just after the last check.
That would be rather annoying (translation for non-British speakers: That would really fuck me off big time). Resetting my year for the stupid cheers feature!
I will find out someday next week when the weekly count flips to 7.
One last thing (and then Iāll move on because I realise this topic is only important to the person itās happening too - a bit like telling someone about the weird dream you had, or the intricacies of a long harrowing call with a customer service person) I am still posting as āLabRat Regularā. I thought Regular only applied to those with 90 consecutive days which I no longer have.
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I suspect that the cheers thing came with an update that potentially patched vulnerabilities and fixed bugs. But losing one day because of it must be infuriating!
Iām not sure if the regular status requires 90 consecutive days, I think that itās just being extremely active but I could be wrong and defer to the forum AI for clarification.
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@LabRat
I have some answers for you
We have had this discussion a few times, and indeed the counter is weird.
A person will show they have missed a day, when they havenāt.
They freak out but then the ship rights itself.
You can see here, that a couple of guys have missed a couple of days within the year, except myself with 366 days (probably a time zone thing) and enginerd is all good, Az MAY be alright, but could have missed a day or 2.
The best I can do (and you guys also) is check the quarter and see there are no missing days, then watch the year counter total, and when your 362 days becomes 363, then 364, you are back on track.
Why 362 you ask?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it looks like you may have missed (or discourse has missed) a couple of visits
Mine vs yours
I cant be certain, but I dont think this is the case, at least not soley
Nah, I think we are all invested, and bummed for you.
Discourse can be a temperamental bitch sometimes.
Your quarter is perfect, so now just keep an eye on your year, but remembering, it may fuck with you on occasion, but it should only be out by a day, or maybe 2.
And heres where you are at on the DT Forum
YOU ARE SMOKING THOSE REQUIREMENTS, AND EASILY DESERVING OF REGULAR STATUS
Also, if you like stats.
Heres arguably the most important one
Your Cheers counter
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I mean, I have the achievement already:
That doesnāt change the fact that Iām fully addicted to this forum.
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Iām sure everyone whoās aiming for that badge would be equally upset/confused at the system dropping days, certainly they have been in the past.
I know Iād be complaining if the system made me restart on the ever elusive 5-year āCrazed Fanaticā badge
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Maybe Iām lost, how do I track how many consecutive consecutive days I have.
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Itās in the forumās menu
Pilgrim posted pics a while ago:
Youāre at 357 this year
Well, thatās total days, not consecutive days
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That one is awarded once your brain fully integrates into Amalās dial system and itās not defined by time spent on the forum. Although at that point, youāll practically live hereā¦
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Unfortunately I am well aware of how it works. The other days I am missing were not a glitch, they were days I had to be away from the forum and they would have been cleared by October. I was about 8 months into a clear run.
As I mentioned, I know it goes out of phase every so often and no longer get a panicky feeling when the week goes to 6 because I understand why it happens but the 6 day week has gone over the margin of error catch-up gap so I now know that the new consecutive year target will end in a year, less a few days.
Which sucks because in all likelihood I fell into the narrow update time gap that I couldnāt foresee.
No PM, I donāt like stats, particularly when they turn a non-competitive field into a competitive one, so donāt even get me started on the effing āCheersā lead table!
I only liked the 365 consecutive days badge as a solely personal challenge to my ability to stick to something.
But, as I said, Iām done with it. Even starting to annoy myself by how much importance I have given this. Time to talk about something else.
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