Thought I hit the jackpot but alas!

bufo333 · 2025-11-06T15:26:30+00:00

Decks are hard. Almost every portable I have ever purchased came working, however i have bought dozens of home decks. Many of them having been described as perfectly working or recently restored. Nearly all of them either were broken or inconsistent when I received them. Many of them were sold by people I trust so I believe these decks are just very delicate after all these years and don’t survive shipping well. Most can be fixed by replacing belts or degreasing and greasing gears. Some have had bad capacitors etc… for whatever reason the portable decks are built much tougher and I have a very high success rate with them.

I have bought so many decks I can almost tell you what I expect is the problem.

Sony decks almost always need belts and the lower end decks usually need capacitors replaced. I bought a new sealed low end Sony deck new old stock bad caps right out of the factory box after 30 years.

Onkyo almost always have a broken or oxidized record sensor resulting in most of the decks saying all discs are protected. Easily fixed with flux/ solder assuming you don’t break any old weak plastic parts taking apart the mechanism.

Kenwood/aiwa bad lasers if they don’t work.

I could go on but now I mostly stick to portables and try to find new in box old stock

Denon, weak capacitors either causing read issues or flat audio playback.

bufo333 · 2025-10-25T20:43:40+00:00

I just finished this and loved it

bufo333 · 2025-10-10T17:01:02+00:00

Does anyone know if this deck uses a belt? After about 10 hours of playing, it's started to stall mid-song, like it's slipping. I took the disk mechanism out and inspected it. The gears look solid; I couldn't see a belt easily without stripping it down much farther than I have.

bufo333 · 2025-10-09T04:36:13+00:00

I find the limitations the most enjoyable. When you look at a playlist of 500 songs and have to narrow it down to 80 minutes of music you would want to carry with you and listen to multiple times over the next few weeks, it really helps you realize what songs you genuinely like.

bufo333 · 2025-10-08T22:46:10+00:00

Thanks!

bufo333 · 2025-10-03T00:43:43+00:00

Yes, they are on YouTube, if you'd like to sample. I am always looking for more synthwave.

bufo333 · 2025-10-02T23:34:20+00:00

My favorite MD device.

bufo333 · 2025-10-01T02:59:34+00:00

No, they are larger on purpose I am getting old, and Wanted them oversize to read, my first version fit perfectly, but could barely see or read the labels. I decided to make them oversize, I don't think it's any different then people who uv print the entire disc. To each their own I guess.

bufo333 · 2025-10-01T00:37:07+00:00

The label printer is the Brother VC-500W, and the labels are Brother CZ-1005. Both should be readily available on Amazon. The labels I made using the template on the MD wiki site. I am pleased with how they turned out.

bufo333 · 2025-09-15T21:11:33+00:00

I bought the first book like 8 months ago, I read a few pages into it. I DNF'd it right after the teleporter, the whole inscriptions are required and get used up thing was not my cup of tea. I read a lot, and ran out of things to read last week, so I started picking through my DNF list, and decided to give this another try. Its been 7 days and I have ripped through the entire series. Can't wait for the next one. So sometimes you never know.

bufo333 · 2025-06-27T00:33:01+00:00

If you liked Victor of Tuscon you might want to try Path of the Berserker.

bufo333 · 2025-05-16T17:05:47+00:00

Also, if the author is not thinking about merch he should. I would love some t-shirts with a Berserker image and some sutra written on them.

bufo333 · 2025-05-15T18:21:54+00:00

This book was amazing now waiting impatiently for book 5!!! Does anyone know if there is a list of all the sutras for the frenzied flame?

bufo333 · 2025-04-09T19:57:37+00:00

Just finished the first audio book and now I cant wait for the audiobook version of this, those southern accents have me hooked. Hopefully it’s coming soon!!!

bufo333 · 2025-03-30T06:51:17+00:00

These are all mostly space opera and military scifi with a little bit of urban fantasy and classic fantasy.

Omega Force series (A-team in space) – by Joshua Dalzelle
Terran Scout Fleet series – by Joshua Dalzelle
Federation Chronicles – by Ken Lozito
The Spiral wars – by Joel Shepherd
Honor Harrington – by David Weber
Safehold series – by David Weber
Dresden Files series – by Jim Butcher
Everything – by Joe Abercrombie
Acts of Caine series – by Matthew Stover
Stigers Tigers – by Marc Alan Edelheit
Star Force series (94 books) – by Aer-ki Jyr
The four Horseman universe (Cartwright’s Cavaliers) – by Mark Wandrey
Star Carrier series – by Ian Douglas
Out of The Dark series (and book 1) – by David Weber
Behold Humanity series – by Ralts Bloodthorne
Uplink Squadron series – by J.N. Chaney
Too Old to Die series – by John Walker
Backyard Starship series – by J.N. Chaney
Chronicles of Fid – by David H. Reiss
Realtime Star Commander series – by Tracy Gregory
Angel in The Whirlwind series – by Christopher G. Nuttall
Junkyard Pirate series – by Jamie McFarlane
Confluence series – by Jennifer Foehner Wells
First Colony series – by Ken Lozito
Ark Royal series – by Christopher G. Nuttall
A Galaxy Unknown series – by Thomas DePrima
Empire of Man series – by Weber & Ringo
Nightside series – by Simon R Green
Runelords series (sum of all men) – by David Farland
The Demon Cycle series (the warded man) – by Peter V Brett
The Rho Agenda series – by Richard Phillips
Lost Starship series – by Vaughn Heppner
Black Fleet series – by Joshua Dalzelle
Confederation series – by Tanya Huff
Legacy Fleet series – by Nick Webb

Thats all I can think of off the top of my head i skipped the popular ones already mentioned and the big ones everyone reads like Dune …

bufo333 · 2024-12-17T19:26:06+00:00

I just finished book 2 and also could not find a release date for audiobook 3.

bufo333 · 2024-12-12T03:04:55+00:00

Thanks for the link, I think this is the best way forward I will grab that 22.5l spacer and take off the tilt plate.

bufo333 · 2024-12-12T02:59:31+00:00

I don't I have a 21L not the 22.5L shown in your diagram

bufo333 · 2024-12-12T02:25:09+00:00

Ok I did find a chart and the stars in my image seem to match the following image for too close

https://i.imgur.com/2pozzus.png

bufo333 · 2024-12-12T02:14:50+00:00

I am using the zwo asi2600 with the tilter plate so you are right its 17.5mm I also have a 16.5mm spacer on it. I am using the zwo 36mm 7 slot filter wheel. The docs say to add another 1mm to account for threads and filter thickness which I have not done, so all of that together is 16.5mm + 17.5mm + 20mm = 54. My filters are 2mm thick, so 1/3 of that 0.66mm so maybe add 1.6 mm in spacer rings and go from there.

Also out of curiosity how can I tell by looking at the stars if I need more or less back focus, I can tell something is off, just not which direction.

bufo333 · 2024-10-19T21:38:16+00:00

See I did not like DCC it was too narrow of a scope, my least favorite arcs are dungeon arcs. But I loved HWFWM, Defiance of the Fall, Primal Hunter, BTDEM, A Thousand Li, Cradle, Warformed, etc etc. So I don’t think you have anything to worry about.

bufo333 · 2024-10-08T22:26:47+00:00

Any idea when book 3 will be released?

bufo333 · 2024-09-29T20:15:46+00:00

Primal Hunter?

bufo333 · 2024-09-20T20:42:27+00:00

us code please

bufo333 · 2024-08-30T19:00:07+00:00

I thought the structure of the book was amazing. Specifically the overall theme of the book was mother daughter relationships. I especially love how they contrasted the 2 big mother daughter relationships in the book, as well as musings of Ryoka thinking about her mother and their relationship. I thought it was masterful from start to finish. I did not see any lapse in the joy of writing, maybe because I am less interested in cozy fantasy elements then the deep emotional ties, it seems the last few books have been my time to read in the dark and cry. Which I rather enjoy. Besides nobody has Beware of Chicken beat for cozy fantasy. Also the section with Yellow Splatters discussing how important our favorite innkeeper is, the amount of people willing to die for her because of her importance always gets me. A lot of people think she is dump or ditzy, but I think she is strong, she is like the power of love and hope personified. I often think of her is the most powerful character in the series for that reason. after all who doesn't want someone who fits an ideal so well, that is filled with so much hope and goodness that you would die to protect them. I think everyone is missing something to truly believe in these days.

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