You don’t have surge protection where you’d want it for this particular problem.
Say you have a PoE doorbell, & it gets hit, that power will go straight to your PoE switch & blow it. Possibly other connected equipment. But lightning would hit your roof, not your porch. So cameras are the next likely inlet.
https://blog.doubleradius.com/how-to-protect-outdoor-poe-equipment-from-surge
Why tf do all my rabbit holes have rabbit holes?
I don't think anything stops a direct lightning hit. Certainly not $50 consumer surge protectors plugged into the wall.
I have a 100,000 amp whole-home surge protector (Siemens FS100) installed at the breaker box, but that won't stop a lightning strike either.
But it will EASILY handle typical non-lightning surges. Whether or not the consumer plug-in surge protectors are good enough depends on how spikey your supply might be.
I think inside a home there are so many bigger fire hazards that it won't matter. Within a home air duct is still maybe worth considering though...?
https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeNetworking/comments/xsfcw5/comment/iqkdyb7
https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeNetworking/comments/xsfcw5/comment/iqkncwe
I didn't read up on my local code, but the general reddit wisdom was that:
* Corp building installs have diff requirements than homes.
* And then even within homes, it's a question of how long the run is. Somewhere around 50-100' is usually short enough that there are no regs. Plus minimal concern about jacket off gassing in the vents for such short runs.
Ooh, actually the bulk cable I bought does offer plenty of other length options. Pricing isn't terrible. ~$0.26/ft for 100'. I got 300' at $0.21.
And from what I could tell, Riser rated is fine for short-run home installs (~50ft). No need to spend more for Plenum, ya?
I might need to run some lines through a short vent duct section, but even for that I'm skeptical that plenum matters. Although... only a $10 diff for the length I'd need in the ducting... 🤔🤷♂️
Well... they don't exactly sell spool sizes that would be convenient for a home DIYer's needs.
Someone: Why do you have like 2,000 ft of leftover cable?
Me: nostr:npub1r7psmkr4zv93xnal8un6d8hvmpsn5jvhfzn3kk38rfcel6awznks7znspg told me to use multiple colors.
First connector had a slightly janky brown line. 😕
Def going to get some more practice short runs done before crawling under my living room and putting in the longer runs!
Err, maybe "patch" was the wrong word? Not a crossover cable, just a basic connection.
Nerd achievement unlocked!
First attempt at making my own ethernet patch cables was a success!
Thanks! Felt really good to be that productive again!
🤣😭
Well, to be fair, I think most Rust stuff is WAY more complicated than python!
1000x the performance, but ~5x more complicated? Pretty dang fair tradeoff.
I unplugged from social media yesterday. Too many bad takes, distressing takes, etc.
Instead I somehow managed to successfully(?) refactor and improve the most complicated area of the nostr:npub17tyke9lkgxd98ruyeul6wt3pj3s9uxzgp9hxu5tsenjmweue6sqq4y3mgl code.
This isn't really meant to be a flex, more of a: "Oh, shit. I got something amazing done during peak outside world distraction!"
Of course I'll return to moments of obsessive scrolling and the associated rage, terror, depression. But diving DEEP into something really f'n complicated was an unexpectedly effective escape.
Try to stop fretting. Just keep building.
I'm only about a week or two in, but REALLY amazed by Home Assistant so far and especially the ESPHome possibilities.
My initial focus is home security. Adding door sensors and building these wireless speakers to announce "Front door opened", etc. Just want to get more situational awareness and buy me more time if anyone were to break in.
Will def be fun to integrate my home mining when I resume in the winter.
Trying whatever other options I can find around the house. One tape roll core was disappointing, but TWO tape roll cores sounds pretty f'n good!
Hard to appreciate in the video, but it goes from tinny and shallow to the mids just popping into existence the moment the speaker is properly seated.
Certainly not audiophile grade, but pretty impressive for a $1.95 speaker and a $2.78 3W amp!
Experimenting with Home Assistant and ESPHome to make a not-yet-smart wireless speaker with NO Google or Amazon integration at all.
Bought this bamboo toothbrush cup as a possible makeshift enclosure for the speaker + esp32s3 + mono amp.
Turns out that the BOX IT CAME PACKAGED IN sounded WAY better! 🤣
You mean stamp it into the switch's metal enclosure? 🤣
That would be kind of hilarious.
Ya. Recovery actually sounds kind of awesome, though I could imagine it could be a disaster if the device isn't designed for it.
Device: "Cool, not much going on, gonna drop into my low power mode."
POE switch: "It's DEAD! POWER CYCLE IT!!!"
Device: "Ahh, wtf are you doing to me?!!"