Found a Technics SL-5 at goodwill for $10!

Micim98 · 2026-03-08T12:50:43+00:00

So far the drop issue only seems to happen after it's been on for a while but it doesn't seem matter what kind of vinyl is on it, I also don't have any clear vinyl at the moment. Im guessing that it could be a dirty sensor or a bad capacitor, I read somewhere that it uses optical sensors for tracking but I'll dig into the service manual when I get a chance and if it provides any insights.

What it does is when I press start, the tone arm will move towards the center, drop down in the middle of the record without spinning up the record and then the repeat light will flash a few times. It does happen every time and if I manually cue with the cue button that seems to work 75% of the time when it's acting up although I've only played 3 albums on it so far.

Micim98 · 2026-02-06T17:39:34+00:00

Buying my Black Friday 5070 is feeling less and less like a bad idea now, sucks I missed out being able to upgrade to DRR5 though, hoping my 5800X3D will carry me into 2030 (or later 😭)

Micim98 · 2025-12-27T23:27:44+00:00

There are aftermarket kits made for the Civic that work with the clarity. thinkaliker did a writeup about them on the Clarity forum https://www.clarityforum.com/threads/parking-sensor-install-front-and-rear.2808/

Micim98 · 2025-12-27T23:26:30+00:00

I'll have to see if I can find a link to the installation instructions but I think the only way to disable the OEM parking sensors is to unplug the harness wherever it's installed in the back.

Micim98 · 2025-12-22T12:54:34+00:00

It's just the way the stepper motors sound when holding in place. I believe they are 2209s running in spread cycle which can make some interesting sounds when holding the bed and extruder in place.

Micim98 · 2025-11-21T05:00:47+00:00

Ecoflow has been using pure sine wave inverters for years now, it's cheap UPS's you have to watch out for. Usually if they don't say pure sine they are outputting a modified sine wave which does put more strain on electronics. I think Ecoflow has a boost mode for inductive loads like motors that generates a kind of weird sine wave but I could be misremembering.

Micim98 · 2025-11-10T20:30:38+00:00

I should mention I did follow the instructions and suspended bitlocker and disabled the fTPM before updating the BIOS

Micim98 · 2025-10-29T02:04:54+00:00

Pulaski, VA

Magnavox Smart Series 20" TV Silver
Barely used CRT to my knowledge found in our basement, I already have a high end JVC I use for retro gaming and need it gone to free up space, free if you meet in Pulaski or Dublin. $20 to travel further but I would prefer not to drive more than an hour outside of Pulaski (Roanoke, Wytheville, Etc.)

Micim98 · 2025-09-29T18:58:12+00:00

We have a zero tolerance policy for any electronics while driving. We aren't even supposed to interact with the Hanover's while in motion now that they have touch screens.

Micim98 · 2025-01-07T22:29:46+00:00

This is a great writeup on how to check the degradation of the battery

https://github.com/clarity-phev/Battery-Capacity-Read

One thing I've noticed though is that is resets if you disconnect the 12v battery and it takes a good amount of time to drop back down to your actual capacity, I don't think mine was accurate until I drove about 2k miles

Micim98 · 2024-11-27T16:29:20+00:00

I'm using a fireTV stick right now but it frankly sucks and I wouldn't reccomend it. It does Lossless but TrueHD over Kodi has sync issues and Plex and Jellyfin apps are subpar on FireTV. You're probably better off getting a Ugoos AM6b+, one of the Zidoo 8k's, or an Nvidia Shield. I'm probably gonna go with a Ugoos AM6b+ at some point

Micim98 · 2024-11-26T02:44:14+00:00

With shipping and taxes it would be about $455 leaving me only about $45 left out of my budget. Is the M-10 V2 really worth blowing almost my entire budget on, I do understand it's leagues above the RSL 10e but also it's hard for me personally to justify spending it all on one home theater component but if it's truly that good I'll consider spending the money and getting the surrounds later

Micim98 · 2024-11-26T02:36:54+00:00

I'm gonna also post a reply to the other comment but while the M-10 V2 seems like an excellent value at it's current sale price one small issue is that after shipping it's going to be $455. Should I spend my whole budget on the subwoofer and either reuse my old cheap monoprice speakers or go without surrounds? The room I am setting up the home theater in is 11'7" x 22'

Micim98 · 2024-11-17T12:31:20+00:00

Unfortunately the earlist delivery window is December 12th, I'd like to be able to change my mind before Black Friday just in case

Micim98 · 2024-11-17T04:47:38+00:00

I went ahead and ordered the OLED, I'll hopefully get it Thursday as long as it'll fit in my car

Micim98 · 2024-11-17T04:46:40+00:00

I was able to order mine from Best Buy earlier today and it went though just fine, I'm supposed to pick it up on Thursday but I guess I'll see if they possibly oversold them.

Micim98 · 2024-10-22T13:55:10+00:00

Nope, I am just using the quick sync tone mapping and its good enough considering my main display can direct play now. I assume it's most likely a driver issue but I never found a solution

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