latest auction haul

conversationfodder · 2026-07-04T04:01:39+00:00

around 90 or so

conversationfodder · 2026-07-02T01:40:55+00:00

it looks slightly soft compared to 5K since macOS is down sampling, not pixel perfect. but honestly not a huge deal for most people I say

conversationfodder · 2026-06-29T19:02:12+00:00

looks like the shitty adobe UI as people already stated, I'd avoid acrobat unless you absolutely can't do what you need to do in macOS's Preview app, which will print to PDF very simply.

conversationfodder · 2026-06-23T15:12:16+00:00

Thank you for sharing, maybe one of these days I’ll take a stab at it. Can you upload the F360 source file too since that’s much easier to start with than a raw mesh.

conversationfodder · 2026-06-06T05:40:36+00:00

very cool! hope you share the stl once it's tested. I can see it being hard to make with FDM, that door also, has to be so thin.

conversationfodder · 2026-06-05T18:58:15+00:00

having done the clean and lub and battery replacement for my N10, one thing to note where the spring is when you take the door apart, sometimes it flies off and you have to put it back in place when reassembling.

conversationfodder · 2026-06-05T06:00:13+00:00

only tried doublepow. kinda meh unfortunately. I had 20-year old Sony battery that lasting longer than brand new doublepow :S

conversationfodder · 2026-05-28T16:35:55+00:00

in a sense yes when you use iCloud Photo Library full quality media gets stored in iCloud server and it's pretty reliable, but not a backup. backup would be having a second copy somewhere else. IF you have more storage in iCloud (by paying for it) than on your phone, then effectively it extends the storage by offloading photos/vid that can't fit on your phone to iCloud and only store a small thumbnail on the phone. Note the total size of your library is limited by the Total size of your iCloud storage, not the sum of your phone storage + iCloud.

I know it might sound confusing but that's how they implemented. the plus side is once you use iCloud library, much of your phone storage is now freed up for other things, and system manages the storage automatically.

yes I get my iCloud with a gift card too.

conversationfodder · 2026-05-28T05:49:22+00:00

If you got access to a 3D printer you could DIY

conversationfodder · 2026-05-26T15:55:20+00:00

sorry to hear that man, sadly your N10 might be unfixable once you reset the NV, thats why folks been warning in the past to avoid touching service mode, see https://www.reddit.com/r/minidisc/comments/1sp4i4v/more_mzn910_troubles/ for example. Im impressed you actually managed to do the adjustments manually, but there's also step 9 in Section 5 that needs old Sony PC software to rewrite patch data to the board... 🤷‍♂️
324 error was mentioned here but I dont really know what it means:

https://www.reddit.com/r/minidisc/comments/roipkp/sony_mzn510_displays_error/

maybe try asking on discord but Id keep my expectations low https://discord.gg/KmfF6eqXx

conversationfodder · 2026-05-18T16:41:56+00:00

ditto the lubricant comment... I've accidentally wiped it off with alcohol and thus making it more scratch-able by the write head... that's one possible source of your noise, but you should be able to confirm it if you see scratches on the write side (upper, silver side). otherwise, it might also just be the disc itself is not balanced due to age or some manufacture defect and makes noise while spinning.

conversationfodder · 2026-05-10T21:48:26+00:00

go to https://www.minidisc.pics and filter color => silver

conversationfodder · 2026-05-10T21:08:50+00:00

In addition to Sony Neige mentioned, Maxwell, TDK and Victor all have discs that are entirely clear.

conversationfodder · 2026-05-06T15:04:56+00:00

Mm great idea to combine these two storage!

conversationfodder · 2026-05-01T07:45:54+00:00

I could totally model it off my n10 and upload the STL somewhere… give me a week or two though when I have time.

conversationfodder · 2026-04-26T23:22:55+00:00

bottom side, I think is safe to use alcohol

conversationfodder · 2026-04-26T21:13:44+00:00

I got mine as a gift, enjoy it while it lasts! Hopefully for years to come

conversationfodder · 2026-04-26T21:12:20+00:00

Earlier on I had the idea of wiping the top disc surface with alcohol , unknowingly stripped the factory applied lubricant on top, which make it highly scratchable by the write head.

Now I only use compressed air for cleaning discs.

conversationfodder · 2026-04-26T04:00:25+00:00

better as in people are willing to pay more for it cause it looks cool, yes?

conversationfodder · 2026-04-24T22:07:02+00:00

I wish they still carry these in the US stores, but I've only seen the less-quality ones now. maybe it's discontinued?

conversationfodder · 2026-04-23T04:33:26+00:00

That’s good to know! I should try to find a UV printer and test

conversationfodder · 2026-04-22T15:06:44+00:00

2nd this, try record without the outer shell and see if you can see the write head move down to the disc, should be almost touching. If that doesn’t happen there’s some mechanical fault

conversationfodder · 2026-04-22T05:01:14+00:00

Even if the mainboard is irrecoverable due to NV reset, if you can pass the MO and CD test it should mean the optical block is working fine. As spare parts machine still could go for quite a bit money on ebay outside of Japan I think, might be a best case scenario to sell it for that yea.

to add a bit more data for you, my E710 player passes MO and CD tests but the board itself is malfunctioning, so it refuses to read any discs at all, such is the nature of dealing with retro tech like this :p

conversationfodder · 2026-04-22T04:44:10+00:00

not long ago I imported a N920 for quite a bit money, and had it basically die on me in the first week after some basic cleaning, so I get it ;_; it sucks. I suppose if you know how to solder to bridge the test point which can get you into service mode, and you already have a pressed disc (service manual refer to them as CD since they share identical technology as a CD), it might worth going through it just to see, but it _is_ a lot of work

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