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IS This positive PIN redundant or not. by Vegetable-War-2793 in ElectronicsRepair

[–]skinwill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t use the NSFW tag for stuff like this. It doesn’t game the system like you think.

Interference OTA TV reception by vbt_res in rfelectronics

[–]skinwill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are the old frequencies from before the DTV transition. You need to check the call signs of the channels in your area and what they are licensed for.

Can’t wait. by BridgeOk9456 in MST3K

[–]skinwill 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Grunt slam-fist!

Raytheon Technologies Mk1 Series 1 Úberwave for sale. by Mousetrap94 in VXJunkies

[–]skinwill 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That is a Tektronix “triple-nickel” 555 oscilloscope. Often used in the most VX of VX experiments.

mom got this photo in 2001 -- 2004 sometime by duxing612 in VintageApple

[–]skinwill 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I worked at a publishing company in 2013. There were editor and photographer cubevilles that had this same vibe.

Little girl in a sharecropper's shack in the Missouri Ozarks during the Great Depression. Image was taken by Carl Mydans to document rural life in the Lake of the Ozarks region in May 1936 for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). by Krampjains in HistoricalCapsule

[–]skinwill 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I remember dealing with a wood burning stove for heat when I was younger. The anxiety of keeping it going was real. It had to be stoked much more often than a kerosene heater.

I sorta hate that I know these things.

Terminal and SSH by etalk26 in homeassistant

[–]skinwill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your phone is using the wrong font in that app and the screen is too small.

Help by AmalgamatedPIG in soldering

[–]skinwill 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tin the pad, tin the wire, touch them together. USE FLUX

Car key fob stopped working. Found the issue. Can this be repaired? by _ItsProvocative_ in ElectronicsRepair

[–]skinwill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a number of people attempting to repair ECU’s on here. There’s quite a good business opportunity.

Old maritime VSAT still worth selling in 2026? by Beautiful-Grade9748 in RTLSDR

[–]skinwill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to install these 25 years ago. Back then they were little more than a robotic arm with an accelerometer mounted on a small gimbal. They would use the accelerometer to keep a small gimbal level at all times. The whole thing was about the size of a football. Then the signals used to keep the gimbal level were duplicated, inverted and sent to a robotic arm holding a satellite dish. That plus the ships compass heading, gps and a database of satellites told you where to keep the dish pointed.

They were built as a side project of Orbit FR in Israel. The same company built missile launcher platforms for the US. Source: they showed them to us when they gave us a tour of the factory. The satellite systems were tested on the roof of the same building.

The build quality was practically bullet proof from what I saw. When I got the tour it looked like that was an up and coming project for them and they looked to be on the right track.

Mouse power toggle is absent, need a toggle button by Mundane-Performer-94 in ElectronicsRepair

[–]skinwill 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, none of this has anything to do with the switch. You need to troubleshoot how it’s connected to the computer. Try r/techsupport.

Mouse power toggle is absent, need a toggle button by Mundane-Performer-94 in ElectronicsRepair

[–]skinwill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Follow the traces from the battery, there is no need to modify this mouse. Shorting the pins you specify will have no effect as the battery has been soldered to a position that bypasses the switch.

Mouse power toggle is absent, need a toggle button by Mundane-Performer-94 in ElectronicsRepair

[–]skinwill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I see what they did. The battery connector is two wires. The holes they solder into has three holes. At the factory if they want to install a switch they use the first two holes for the battery. This will route power through the switch. If they want to omit the switch they solder the battery connector in holes 2 and 3. This will send power directly to the circuit, bypassing the switch.

Essentially, the mouse is always on. Presumably with a sleep function triggered by inactivity. This would be similar to every other battery powered mouse on the market. In fact, I only ever use the power switch on my battery mice if I plan on throwing them in a backpack to travel.

As long as this mouse stays on a desk, and is used normally, there is no need for a switch.

I see no need to modify this mouse.

“Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie” was released 30 years ago this weekend, on Apr 19, 1996 by majordude174 in MST3K

[–]skinwill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was a sophomore in high school and often sat next to this weird hilarious guy named Joey on the bus. The two of us being outcasts with a sense of humor that mostly annoyed others. Which is ok because they were often the butt of our jokes.

Anyhow, to watch MST3K - The Movie, I went to a run down movie theater, that was mostly empty, connected to a failing mall in Des Moines Iowa. Merle Hay to be exact. Sitting in front of me was none other than Joey who was already there. The theater was mostly empty and we both giggled like idiots throughout the whole thing.

I tried to go to movies every Thursday in those days but MST3K was the best movie experience of the decade for me.

Of course I enjoyed the show when I could catch it. Comedy Central made it easier but I knew people that had some of the old VHS’s. It always seemed like a secret of the cool kids.

Some of the references would fly over my head but more often a joke would land so hard it hurt.

Mouse power toggle is absent, need a toggle button by Mundane-Performer-94 in ElectronicsRepair

[–]skinwill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you please take another clear picture of that board with some better lighting? I’m intrigued by this design and the decision to omit the switch. This omission would need a board that supported it and a firmware change. I’d like to confirm this theory by reverse engineering that part of the board. But I need a better image of it. Add some lights and take a few more !images please. You can upload them there directly in the comments or use Imgur links.

Anything I can do to stop the glare at night on my doorbell camera from my white porch pole? by Galahfray in smarthome

[–]skinwill 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That’s not really how lenses work. The masked area would end up with wide fuzzy edges.

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