I don’t use chrome though. The ad blocking DNS server really seems to cut down on ads in apps. I use uBlock Origin in Firefox, so I don’t need DNS based ad blocking for that.

Android already supports DoH. It’s called Private DNS. I’ve been using it for system wide ad blocking for years.

The VPN is needed for the torrent client. If you use it with the arr programs, you will probably be blocked by anything that’s behind cloudflare.

Have you tried doing a factory reset and not connecting it to the internet?

Are you using anything to defend against bots?

There’s still tons of content available on public trackers. Just be sure to use a VPN so you don’t get nasty letters from your ISP. It’s not hard, just connect to the VPN and bind your torrent client to the VPN interface.

The other ranges connect exactly the same.

Yes, that is wired correctly.

Did you get the 5 amp current sensor or the 30? The higher current ones output less voltage per amp, which will make it harder to measure small currents.

The sense output from the op amp connects directly to an ADC input. The output is 1 volt per amp. If sense_a is already connected to ground, you will have to disconnect it.

The hall effect current sensor will work fine too. They do tend to have an offset, but you can calibrate that out in software. Just take a reading when the motor is off and subtract it from the reading when the motor is on. If you do use the hall effect sensor, you could connect it between sense_a and ground so it will only measure the motor current.

A current shunt is a resistor that can handle the full current of the motor. You would probably want a 0.1Ω resistor rated for at least 1 watt.

You measure the voltage drop across it to determine the current. The voltage will be quite low. With a 0.1Ω resistor and a 2A load, it will be 0.2V. You want to amplify that up closer to the full scale input of the ADC to get a decent resolution. An op amp with a gain of 10 would work well for that. Use a rail to rail op amp that can run from the 3.3V power supply.

Here is a schematic:

R4, D1 & D2 protect the op amp input from any spikes the motor produces.

The L298 has two sense pins. Connect a current shunt between each sense pin and ground and you can measure the motor current. Use an op amp to amplify it and measure it with the ADC in the microcontroller. The microcontroller can stop the motor if the current gets too high.

FAT32 is still a very common filesystem for flash drives and memory cards because it works on everything. Lots of people are likely to run into the 4GB file size limit.

Don’t leave cameras uncovered. Webcam covers are cheap. Tape works too.

There are some channels uploading several AI generated videos per hour 24/7. I’m surprised they don’t get banned.

I use RadeonTop for monitoring my AMD GPU and s-tui for monitoring the CPU. I also use lm-sensors for monitoring fans, temperatures and voltages.

Sure, their gear is a bit expensive, but their layer 3 switches are energy efficient and quiet. You can get an old, used switch for a lot less, but it will be expensive to run and the fans will be loud.

Compact flash cards would be even better. They’re easier to handle and have a lot more room for a label. It’s too bad they are so much more expensive.

The idle power consumption for a GPU tends to be pretty low these days. The only major issue is running multiple monitors with different vertical timings. That will lock the VRAM frequency to maximum and use a lot more power.

Your ISP has working battery backups. Don’t expect it to stay on for longer, widespread outages though. When the power is out for a week, satellite is usually the only thing that will still work.

ISPs that still provide DSL, really don’t want to put any effort into maintaining their equipment these days. They probably stopped replacing the batteries a long time ago.

You can get conductive paint for RFI shielding. It’s very conductive, so make sure that the case can’t come in contact with any circuit boards or it will short out. Make sure the paint is compatible with the type of plastic you print the case out of too.

They also make ESD safe filament, but it’s $150+ a roll.