r/hardwaregore • • 3h ago

My girlfriend hates HP (for a good reason)

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51 Upvotes

Printed only the test page, nothing else.
No jobs listed in queue.
(On the same Wi-Fi Network as the printer)

Printed the pages thru a USB stick.
10 Minutes later, this happens
(See attached)


r/hardwaregore • • 1d ago

My slowly decaying phone charger as i try to keep it alive with tape and zipties

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835 Upvotes

r/hardwaregore • • 4h ago

The battery was hungry and ate the motherboard

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r/hardwaregore • • 10h ago

SIYI MK15 Air Unit won't power on with a new 4S–18S BEC. Could my CUAV PMU Lite 2 be the problem?

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0 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I'm building a custom hexacopter and having trouble powering my SIYI MK15 Air Unit. I've replaced the original BEC, but the new one also appears to produce almost no output voltage. I'm trying to determine whether this is a BEC problem, a compatibility issue, or something related to my CUAV PMU Lite 2.

Hardware

- Flight controller: CUAV Pixhawk V6X

- Power module: CUAV PMU Lite 2, 5V version

- Battery: 6S LiPo, 22.2V nominal

- Radio system: SIYI MK15 Enterprise Combo

- New BEC/power module: SIYI 4S–18S module advertised for the HM30 Air Unit

- Connections: PMU Lite 2 battery output → XT90-to-XT60 adapter → BEC input → XT30 output → Air Unit

My original SIYI BEC appeared to have failed. It received approximately 22.2V, but its output measured around 0.2mV, so I ordered a replacement. Unfortunately, the new BEC appears to have the same problem.

Measurements and symptoms

  1. The PMU Lite 2 battery output measures approximately 22.00V.

  2. The XT90-to-XT60 adapter also measures approximately 22.00V.

  3. The new BEC's XT30 output measures approximately 0.01V on my multimeter in DC voltage mode. I still need to verify the reading directly across the BEC input and repeat the output measurement with the Air Unit disconnected.

  4. The Air Unit does not appear to power on, and I cannot establish the expected connection through QGroundControl on the MK15 monitor.

I noticed that many setup videos show the older CUAV PMU Lite 1, while my setup uses the newer PMU Lite 2. According to the specifications, the PMU Lite 2's battery output carries battery voltage, while its 5.2V regulated output is on a separate connector.

I don't want to assume the PMU Lite 2 is defective, but I'm wondering whether there is something important about the power path or connection that I'm missing.

One additional uncertainty is the Air Unit generation. My seller described the unit as an older MK15 Air Unit, but the physical unit does not clearly identify itself as either MK15 or HM30. The replacement module is advertised as a 4S–18S HM30 power module.

Questions

  1. Should the PMU Lite 2 battery output work with an external SIYI 4S–18S power module in this configuration?

  2. Could the newer HM30 power module be incompatible with an older MK15 Air Unit, even if the battery voltage is within the module's input range?

  3. If approximately 22V reaches the BEC input but its XT30 output remains near 0V with the Air Unit disconnected, does that point to a faulty BEC or another possible issue?

  4. What exact wiring or measurements would you check next to identify the fault?

I would appreciate advice from anyone who has used a SIYI MK15/HM30 with a CUAV PMU Lite 2. I can provide photos of the modules, labels, connectors, and wiring.

Thank you!


r/hardwaregore • • 1d ago

Seller states "screen mildly cracked, usable as-is"

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320 Upvotes

WHY DID YOU STICK THAT SAFETY PIN INTO THE PHONE


r/hardwaregore • • 2d ago

What happened to you?

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610 Upvotes

At this point just take it to a recycling center. Also love the obvious AI description.


r/hardwaregore • • 1d ago

Too expensive

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136 Upvotes

r/hardwaregore • • 1d ago

Headphones broke in school

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I MIGHT need new headphones 😭🙏


r/hardwaregore • • 1d ago

My laptop after my mom accidentally broke it during an argument (not sure if it breaks rule 6, as it was not me who wanted it destroyed, if it does break it mods please remove it)

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7 Upvotes

At least she offered to pay me the price of this laptop (very small as it was bought at a pawnshop) for the damage...


r/hardwaregore • • 1d ago

AI in washing machine:

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3 Upvotes

r/hardwaregore • • 2d ago

My thinkpad

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12 Upvotes

This is my thinkpad t460 the bottom is held with electrical tape missing keyboard keys and track pad half a broken screen


r/hardwaregore • • 3d ago

Cooking

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418 Upvotes

r/hardwaregore • • 3d ago

Worst condition CRT I’ve seen at ewaste.

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46 Upvotes

Yesterday I found a CRT as this same ewaste drop off spot. Today I saw another one then I saw it was smashed up and that it was a JVC D series


r/hardwaregore • • 3d ago

one time my monitor became fucked up and evil

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45 Upvotes

Clarifying rq: this was a monitor issue, it wasn’t a graphics card issue. In the first image you can see that the monitor wasn’t plugged into the computer and still had the issue.
Thankfully my aunt let me use her monitor since she wasn’t using it, but I still have this evil messed up monitor in my closet


r/hardwaregore • • 3d ago

iPhone Duo wannabe ahh

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17 Upvotes

I needed to use another donor board since its OG got literally split in half


r/hardwaregore • • 4d ago

Charger still works!!

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69 Upvotes

r/hardwaregore • • 3d ago

Is my phone doing ok?

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1 Upvotes

its expanding


r/hardwaregore • • 3d ago

Ayuda para jugar WOW forever

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Una consulta, tengo un ordenador de hace 7-8 años con la caja pequeña (de estas fujitsu premontadas), con la salida del WOW quiero jugar peor tengo una quadro P1000 que no tira nada, mi idea pillarme una 3050 la versión pequeña o algo asi, tengo 16 gb de RAM un i7 de esa época i fuente alimentación de 250W, crees q m irá bien con la 3050 o es meterla con calzador? Esq no puedo permitirme un PC completo de 1000€…


r/hardwaregore • • 4d ago

Target Product Display

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21 Upvotes

r/hardwaregore • • 3d ago

It’s as solid as a rock now, and it works much better than it did before it broke.

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0 Upvotes

r/hardwaregore • • 4d ago

My fathers HDD after 18 years of file sharing

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3 Upvotes

r/hardwaregore • • 4d ago

Deeze goedverdammte display

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0 Upvotes

r/hardwaregore • • 5d ago

The final moments of a PS2 after 20 years of gaming.

71 Upvotes

Cant repost, community doesnt allow videos. Thought you all would appreciate this though.

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/7j8C6vPoGN


r/hardwaregore • • 5d ago

do NOT accidentally drop a camera down the stairs

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49 Upvotes

r/hardwaregore • • 5d ago

Chromebook has tape around the edges, hasn't turned off in 32 days, and no hinge cover

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27 Upvotes