April 14Apr 14 Our wall mounted home heating thermostat went blank. No battery power and therefore no digital display of temperatures and no heat from the air grills. But the thermostat's two AA size batteries were still testing strong voltage. Which means the batteries have lost contact with the terminals. Folded a square of aluminum foil into a few layers thick and cut with scissors to match the size of the thermostat terminals. Dropped the batteries back in the slot and placed the folded foil on top, and closed the hatch door. Now there was less room for the batteries and so they fit more snug. And the thermostat went back to displaying numbers, and heat came of the registers again. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
April 14Apr 14 Thanks for that idea. I'm sure it will come in handy some day. Hook Larry Hookins Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of EarthAnd danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
April 15Apr 15 Author I did the same aluminum foil trick for years since I was a kid. Flashlights, aquarium thermometer digital display, TV remote controls. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
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