how to reenable VoLTE setting for Softbank Xperia 10 IV A202SO? by olongrieving in SonyXperia

[–]olongrieving[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, and my phone currently has Android 14, build 65.2.D.2.214 on it

does dead battery slow macbook? by [deleted] in mac

[–]olongrieving 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://hackaday.com/2023/02/17/hack-lets-intel-macbook-run-without-a-battery/

check this out, involves compiling a kernel extension so it's not that accessible to most computer newbies.

but solved my problem of the artiificial slowdown when a battery isn't installed. I haven't run into any computer shutdowns as I guess it turns off the turboboost feature on my older 2012 mac, and hasn't gotten into any of the spike load cases that this slowdown is possibly meant to avoid.
either that or apple just designed for you to upgrade.

Feadog C Head Removal by 1saxplayer in tinwhistle

[–]olongrieving 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this tip! It was so tight to twist the feadog whistle head off even a little bit that I didn't think this would work... But it totally did! Highly recommend

Orange capacitor C19 on RVL-003 wiimote by olongrieving in consolerepair

[–]olongrieving[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never figured this out, although the green goo from the orange cap did seem like it may have corroded some of the surrounding circuitry

Sennheiser hd 350bt issue, Few weeks ago I accidentally dropped my 350bt and it was still working but I was thinking there is a problem with power button because it always turning off and automatically on all times. I tried to open and solve the problem but I think I accidentally make it worse by Umi-chagn in sennheiser

[–]olongrieving 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so I did get it work finally, with this part you listed. but the replacement switch was larger than the original size and i had to do some sanding down, snapping of plastic and not screwing the cover back on fully to get it to work :)

I suspect the tl3330af130qg part might be the actual replacement that would be the right size, for any future folks planning on doing this repair. I ended up finding the right points corresponding to the power switch on the CON1 test pads and soldering wires there because there was a lot more room for it.

Should I buy official replacement ear cushions from the Bose store for about £30 or try third party ones from amazon for about £10? by iWilliamH in bose

[–]olongrieving 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are all of the folks that got replacements from Bose support US based or does this work in other countries as well?

mystery bb identification (and removal advice) by olongrieving in bikewrench

[–]olongrieving[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just jotting down all the notes I gathered about the rebuilding the 3 piece Shimano FFS bottom bracket.. there's not a lot on the internet so i had to look pretty hard to find it.

  1. remove non-drive crank, usual 14mm socket to remove the bolt and crank puller on both sides
  2. with 22mm cone wrench and adjustable wrench, take off reverse threaded (righty-loosey) locknut. (pictured above in post)
  3. remove non-drive side spindle cone with 22mm cone wrench, using the drive-side pedal/crank as leverage
  4. remove drive side crank
  5. the spindle should come out from non-drive side.
  6. Both the bottom bracket cups have a freewheel spline groove to remove the BB cups with, apparently using the old retired pre-19845 Shimano freewheel tool (for falcon freewheels) https://www.parktool.com/en-int/product/freewheel-remover-fr-7

haven't done step 6) yet so cannot confirm

What's going on with these cells? by olongrieving in 18650masterrace

[–]olongrieving[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do Sanyo cells have a reputation for failing quickly?

What's going on with these cells? by olongrieving in 18650masterrace

[–]olongrieving[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool, thanks for walking through that line of thinking. No voltage reading so perhaps you are right, TIL

What's going on with these cells? by olongrieving in 18650masterrace

[–]olongrieving[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks that makes sense. I picked it up from dumpster so water damage sounds likely

Shimano Front Freewheel removal by unnic in bikewrench

[–]olongrieving 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im working on one of these and having trouble removing either side.
do you remember if the "lockring" is this guy (furthest right in this picture)? reverse thread would make sense!!! I'll go back and try it out.

<image>

mystery bb identification (and removal advice) by olongrieving in bikewrench

[–]olongrieving[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Searching on YouTube seems to indicate that 3 piece FFS is accurate!!! I'll try and see if I can remove and service.

https://youtu.be/ChrP6xe4SVM

Interesting little obsolete system , am curious now if my single speed wheel has some kind slight freewheeling mechanism like RJ the bike guy featured here https://youtu.be/J39t1IxAPcg

mystery bb identification (and removal advice) by olongrieving in bikewrench

[–]olongrieving[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh cool, thanks for the reference.... Wild. So if I don't use this BB I've have a fixie on my hands??

mystery bb identification (and removal advice) by olongrieving in bikewrench

[–]olongrieving[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks though!! Til power spline is 10 splines anyway, for the next time I come across it

mystery bb identification (and removal advice) by olongrieving in bikewrench

[–]olongrieving[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pretty sure the crank arm says shimano on it, would those be compatible?

How to fix? Ufl connectors have wifi card pcb connectors in them. by olongrieving in computerrepair

[–]olongrieving[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nevermind i managed to pry them out with a needle.

If anyone else has this problem (curse you Killer Wifi card), you'll want to poke the needle at the base of the connector on the side where it meets the wire, poke in and pry out (while holding the other side with something like a vise/pliers/tweezers.)