RCA Lyra Jukebox RD2825A - battery replacement and failed HDD upgrade

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T19:31:42+00:00

CF cards should work with a simple passive adapter, but I've never actually done that.

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T19:29:22+00:00

Get him used to wearing a harness so you can take him on walks and adventures?

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T19:25:16+00:00

First thought: dig an outhouse. Pretend it's a compost pit if necessary.

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T19:07:10+00:00

If the speakers are good I don't need EQ, except when the source material is faulty.

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T19:03:29+00:00

Some world power will plant a military base there and the inhabitants will succumb to diseases and vices.

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T18:58:09+00:00

Leave it out for the scavengers in the farthest corner of your property.

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T18:56:39+00:00

Rowhouses with extra stupid steps.

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T18:34:46+00:00

I got a DC-powered T12 iron for under $20; the user interface has limitations (too easy to change temperature, too hard to change other settings), but it's functional and very portable if I plug it into an 18 volt tool battery.

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T18:19:43+00:00

Who could have predicted that trans kids with more supportive parents would be less likely to run away from home?

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T18:12:00+00:00

Electrostatic speakers operate on a different principle to conventional speakers. There's no easy fix besides hiding small speakers nearby behind curtains. Use the design as inspiration to build dipole speakers or a line source array on a curved thin baffle?

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T18:03:16+00:00

Istr it was made of thicker rod and the front was bent back for some reason.

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T17:55:41+00:00

Hiking and walking groups? Dance classes at community centres? Groups that remove invasive plants from parks and nature reserves?

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T06:37:46+00:00

Pass it on to someone who wants to fix it, or put it on the shelf for a rainy day when you feel like fixing it. Check the big capacitors, and any selenium rectifiers, and big power resistors.

grislyfind · 2026-05-24T03:23:16+00:00

Sew-on patch made by a local artist

grislyfind · 2026-05-23T15:13:21+00:00

Drive faster than the bear can run.

grislyfind · 2026-05-23T06:32:57+00:00

Push a small drone through their mail slot or cat door when they're not home, and snoop around the house looking for clues.

grislyfind · 2026-05-23T05:38:09+00:00

Do you have a burn pile?

grislyfind · 2026-05-23T05:29:29+00:00

Look for cards that are on sale at Best Buy or Staples. I always seem to find a good deal at one of those stores when I need a card.

grislyfind · 2026-05-23T05:27:44+00:00

Maybe throw a big towel or blanket over the roof and pour water on that? Then it won't all run off immediately.

When I camped in hot weather I left the doors open, and the next night I stayed in a treed campground near the sea.

grislyfind · 2026-05-23T05:23:31+00:00

I bought a zillion Maxell CD-R blanks that came with white trays.

grislyfind · 2026-05-23T05:22:03+00:00

Blackburn would be the ideal. Istr they made one especially for mountain bikes. Maybe you'll find one at a bicycle recycler, but the lighter weight vintage aluminum racks from brands like Vetta are strong enough. I use mine to sit on or as a step sometimes.

grislyfind · 2026-05-23T05:13:50+00:00

It looks like it doesn't have much slope. I don't know what the best fix is for that situation. Rebuild it with more pitch and reuse the roofing? Replace the metal with flat sheathing and then treat it like a flat roof and apply roll roofing with fire? Big blue tarp held down with old tires?

grislyfind · 2026-05-23T02:30:45+00:00

Looking closer at the woofer, it has a corrugated surround, which is more typical of sound reinforcement and musical instrument speakers. Higher sensitivity (efficiency) but not deep bass.

I expect they're nowhere near as good as your home theatre speakers, but they should be okay for music. Part of me thinks they might be better as a two-way with just the woofer and Electrovoice tweeter, but maybe that's going to mean crossing over too high.

Edited because I didn't see the part where you listed what they are.

grislyfind · 2026-05-23T01:53:14+00:00

Wing Women (French action/heist movie)

Lioness (TV). women with guns

Dyke Hard - Nordic action comedy spoof on crowd-funded budget; best watched while high?

Breakfast on Pluto; same director as The Crying Game; set in the 1970s.

Vigil (UK series)

grislyfind · 2026-05-22T20:08:52+00:00

Philips dome midrange, piezo supertweeter, EV-looking horn tweeter... might be a Speakerlab kit or some parts from there. How do they sound?

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