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  • paul@techy.newstoSelfhosted@lemmy.worldtravel routers
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    1 year ago

    I’m also currently exploring options for travel routers and am particularly interested in their interaction with captive portals.

    My main question is: Are there any travel routers out there that offer the ability to automatically log into captive portals? This feature would be incredibly convenient for frequent travelers like me, eliminating the need to manually enter credentials each time.

    Additionally, I’m curious if there are any plugins or software modifications that can be added to existing travel routers to enable this functionality. If anyone has experience with setting up a travel router to automatically handle captive portals, your insights would be highly valuable.











  • When you’re engine braking—like when you downshift and let off the gas—the ECU often cuts off fuel to the cylinders. The throttle valve is also closed. In this scenario, your RPMs are maintained by the car’s forward motion, which is connected through the drivetrain back to the engine.

    So yeah, you’re not using any fuel in that case, but you’re still turning the engine over. The wheels are essentially driving the engine instead of the other way around. That’s how you can have RPMs but no fuel flow during engine braking. The energy to keep the engine turning is coming from the car’s inertia.

    A common example would be going downhill. You downshift to a lower gear, take your foot off the gas, and let the engine do the work to help slow you down. You’ll see the tachometer showing RPMs, but fuel flow is minimal or even cut off, thanks to our friend the ECU.







  • One thing I found interesting here was a comment on the YT video from a CFI who taught his students rejected takeoffs using this method to successfully execute them in an emergency setting. However, they did it for a hitting a goose with the wing. Obviously I wasn’t there so I couldn’t see what happens and make the call, but what are y’alls thoughts on that? It seems like it would be better to keep flying and maybe do a lap in the pattern instead of risking running out of runway and rejecting the take off.