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Cheap LCD Uses USB Serial - Browsing the Asian marketplaces online is always an experience. Sometimes, you see... - hackaday.com/2023/09/11/cheap-

#lcd #ch552 #python #teardown #hackadaycolumns #microcontrollers

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Industrial Surge Protector Teardown - Surge protectors are a common item in the modern household, but the Meanwell unit ... - hackaday.com/2023/09/10/indust

#varistor #teardown #surgeprotector

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Rare Arcade Game Teardown and Mods - [Video Game Esoterica] loves a 1990s video game called Operation Tiger. Apparently... - hackaday.com/2023/09/09/rare-a

#games #teardown #arcadegames #reverseengineering

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To cap off the thread, here's the "F/W Upgrade" jumper.
Did this thing need a jumper in place to enter the firmware upgrade mode?
Then what is the point with the external upgrade connector?

Also, yes, I did nab the 32MHz crystal and all of the 3.5mm audio connectors.
You folks are likely gona see those in some future build.

So that's it.
End of this .

#thread #teardown

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ftg · @ftg
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So, I found a KVM switch in the eWaste bin (well, five, but the other 4 went to an actual good home, instead of my chopping block.

So let's tear into it!

#junk #ewaste #kwm #teardown

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Retro Gadgets: The 1974 Breadboard Project - It is hard to imagine experimenting with electronics without the ubiquitous solder... - hackaday.com/2023/08/29/retro-

#teardown #breadboards #hackadaycolumns

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Turning Soviet Electronics into a Nixie Tube Clock - Sometimes you find something that looks really cool but doesn’t work, but that’s a... - hackaday.com/2023/08/27/turnin

#retro #nixie #clock #soviet #vintage #teardown #clockhacks

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ftg · @ftg
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Inside a unit.
No idea what gen of roomba either.

It has interesting (and sensible) construction.
A short with partial below.

#teardown #thread #lidar #roomba

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A Guide to Field Stripping Your Voyager Tricorder - For the last few years, [Mangy_Dog] has been working on what is easily the most te... - hackaday.com/2023/08/14/a-guid

#prop #startrek #teardown #Tricorder #reproduction #handheldshacks

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Portable 1990s POS Will Strain Your Back - [JR] over at [Tech Throwback] got ahold of an unusual piece of gear recently — a p... - hackaday.com/2023/08/13/portab

#portable #motorola #teardown #phonehacks #pointofsale #mobilephone

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Opening a Curta — With Great Care - We’ve always admired Curta mechanical calculators, and would be very hesitant to d... - hackaday.com/2023/08/12/openin

#curta #teardown #toolhacks #handheldshacks #mechanicalcalculator

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Starting now. If you can spare a pair of hands, WE will appreciate that!

ist in vollem Gange.
Wenn du zwei Hände frei hast, danken wir für deine Hilfe.

#teardown #abbau #froscon #froscon18 #thankyou

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Let’s Listen to a Tape — Paper Tape - These days, data is as likely as not to be “in the cloud.” Otherwise, it’s probabl... - hackaday.com/2023/08/03/lets-l

#fanuc #teardown #papertape #repairhacks #retrocomputing

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All American Five Lives Again - If you haven’t heard of an “all-American five,” then you probably don’t dig throug... - hackaday.com/2023/08/01/all-am

#teardown #tuberadio #repairhacks #allamerican5 #allamericanfive

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Examining Test Gear from Behind the Iron Curtain - Back in 1978, an oscilloscope was an exotic piece of gear for most homebrewers. We... - hackaday.com/2023/08/01/examin

#soviet #teardown #repairhacks #oscilloscope

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Tivoli Teardown Disappoints - [Fran] has been curious about the innards of Tivoli Audio’s Model One radio, but w... - hackaday.com/2023/07/25/tivoli

#tivoli #fmradio #teardown #modelone #radiohacks #homeentertainmenthacks

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Vintage Digital Frequency Meter Teardown - You think of digital displays as modern, but the idea isn’t that new. We had clock... - hackaday.com/2023/07/19/vintag

#racal #teardown #digitaldisplay #frequencycounter

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The Last Psion | Alex · @thelastpsion
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A little tip when putting a 3mx back together that you don't have to worry about on the older Series 3 units.

When installing the mainboard, *ALWAYS* have the SSD doors open. The 3mx uses microswitches to detect door state; earlier models just use pads and contacts.

I have snapped off the plastic parts of the microswitches on a 3mx prototype. They are impossible to replace without cannibalising a 3mx or two Series 5 units.

Learn from my mistakes!

#repair #teardown #retrocomputing #psion

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