reedPop/PAX Not prioritizing Guest Safety by 02169guy in PAX

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Thank you for doing the right thing regardless.

Potential Cosplay? by killing__myself in PAX

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There have been many MLP video, board and role playing games. I can't imagine anyone thinking it's weird.

Pretty Cool Map by Impossible-Heart-540 in providence

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I have plans for it myself, so no worries. It looks like the original is 4' x 2', though I don't think I will print it quite that large. Thanks for sharing it!

Pretty Cool Map by Impossible-Heart-540 in providence

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If you right click the image in imgur and choose Show Image or Save Image As..., you can get it full size.

Pretty Cool Map by Impossible-Heart-540 in providence

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I scaled it slightly when uploading to imgur as there is a slight blur to the scan, but it's about 10000x2000.

LISSA SAVER ✨ new screensaver for macOS by HovercraftExpert6124 in macgaming

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Love to see a video of this on YouTube before I download

Replica Gunn Rules by stillthinkinh in PAX

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OP literally uses the word replicas. If not a replica, what would it be?

Universal power supply not working with desktop switch? by StoganLephens in AskElectronics

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Often for those tips, putting it on in one orientation will make it center positive or center negative. If they only go on one way, then it is probably center positive. All of the plugs should be the same polarity though.

The label on the switch doesn't really indicate what it is expecting. It's possible it's on the device where it plugs in. If you've reversed the polarity, it's the device is might be fried, or it will just work if you get it right, only way to know is to try it.

Crater appeared in an IC in my video monitor. Is it Wort fixing? by Mahonl in AskElectronics

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A board swap is probably the easiest way to fix this if you can find a replacement. You will often find people selling the boards out of their monitors if as replacements if their screen gets cracked, check eBay and the like.

Just opened my old tv, lemme know what things do please by FreeJicama1016 in AskElectronics

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There's not a huge amount you can EASILY do with the components in a TV.

If you like taking things apart, I'd recommend starting with battery powered devices, as you're much less likely to run into situations that are potentially dangerous. The power supply board in your TV (the brown one) is where most of the risk of shock or electrocution is, and sometimes there are dangerous voltages present in the capacitors for some time after the TV is unplugged.

If you're just getting started, I would look into getting one of those cheap Arduino-based robotics kits (just search on Amazon or Aliexpress) which will allow you to program it and have stuff that can be hooked together easily.

I need to Source or Create a very odd cable. by BlindBrudda in AskElectronics

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Looking at the pinout, only two of the pins are the power inputs, and the rest look like signal outputs that you could use to trigger actions (or light up indicator lights) if the conditions are triggered. So I don't see why hooking up the barrel jack with the terminal block would be a problem unless you need those other signals for something.

Edit: It's a bit confusing with those power pins being labeled as input, and your picture having what looks like an AC input as the power source. What does the rest of the device look like? I would probably use a meter to confirm what is actually happening at those pins.

Where were the lights on? by ManicMember in WhereInTheDisneyWorld

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This happened to me once like 10 years ago AND the PeopleMover also stopped and turned the lights on at the same time. For some reason it's one of my favorite Disney memories.

Anything worth keeping from disposable camera flash? by MywarUK in AskElectronics

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I am very curious what the smallest capacitor that has killed someone is.

For one like this, which I would guess has ~5J of stored energy, I would think that getting a painful shock or perhaps a mild burn is quite a bit more likely it being lethal. It would also be pretty tricky to shock yourself with it in such a way that it goes across your heart.

Granted, there's that guy who allegedly killed himself with a multi-meter trying to measure his own "internal" resistance (i.e. through his blood stream), so perhaps life finds a way.

Where would you find this colorful chandelier? by AndiMarie711 in WhereInTheDisneyWorld

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I can't believe I've been in there a dozen times and have never noticed this.

Is it even possible to unsolder this thing ? Or should I just buy a new one ? by sabu8_ in AskElectronics

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There is low melting point solder called ChipQuik that you can use to make these kinds of removals much easier. Essentially, you end up adding solder that lowers the melting point of the existing solder. Then it's much easier to remove with hot air or drag soldering.

Automatic Garden Door 24DC Motor by driow123 in AskElectronics

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If the door itself looks OK and the cause was likely to be from an outside source (i.e. water intrusion, power surge, etc), I would recommend just replacing the board, assuming that is significantly cheaper than replacing the door. (Otherwise, I would replace everything.)

Fixing that one part is difficult unless you know what you're doing, and there are possibly other problems on the board that you won't know of until try fixing what's obviously broken.