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- Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cooling a Wedge
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2342
Re: Cooling a Wedge
Yes, I'm very familiar with all the passive and active cooling components used in computers. My head hurts when I think too much about this, but I'll briefly explain why this wedge shaped gap exists. About six years ago I built a "hybrid" computer. It's a cross between a desktop and server. I won't ...
- Thu Jan 14, 2016 5:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cooling a Wedge
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2342
Cooling a Wedge
I've got to force some air into a wedge shaped gap. There is one hot spot. It can't be more than two (maybe three) square inches. A stream of air from a four inch desk fan completely swamps the problem, even though 95% of the air flow from a round desk fan does not enter the gap. As you can see in t...
- Sat Dec 26, 2015 4:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: USB Hub Malfunction
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2942
Re: USB Hub Malfunction
I managed to pry the case apart using a chisel (flat) X-Acto blade. You can see the hub case and board in the attached images. There are four articulated ports (0º - to - 90º) and six soldered to the board. The switch is a simple SPST rocker. Both switch terminals had sheared away from the board! I ...
- Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: USB Hub Malfunction
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2942
Re: USB Hub Malfunction
My experience buying stuff through eBay has been 99% positive. PayPal was a seperate company that became the "bank" for eBay. eBay owned PayPal for several years. A few months ago PayPal became an independent company again. I like PayPal! The few times I had serious problems with eBay they always fo...
- Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: USB Hub Malfunction
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2942
USB Hub Malfunction
I was searching eBay for a small USB hub that I could use with a laptop on business trips. I found several round 8-port hubs like the attached image. I liked the vertical ports a lot. There was one seller from the USA. All the others were from China. The guy from California sent me a different hub! ...
- Wed Nov 18, 2015 4:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spam Madness?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2915
Re: Spam Madness?
Yes! I love that name. I'm the Evil Spammer! This problem reminds me of something else that can get you banned from some forums instantly. I've been creating scripts for decades. These scripts automate incredibly complex and tedious processes. The scripts are used in my home office and a small LAN (...
- Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spam Madness?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2915
Spam Madness?
When you have one question about a particular subject your only option is to join a forum. I've joined more forums than I can remember, just to ask a single question. My question was about a "Vos Sports" jacket. The company selling them wasn't helpful, so I joined a men's apparel forum. I didn't kno...
- Tue Nov 03, 2015 3:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buying Components
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1774
Re: Buying Components
Does this sound familiar? You started buying components many years ago. Most of what you purchased was not for a specific project. If you were anything like me, you devoured catalogs and data books like some people read the bible! I have racks with hundreds of little drawers. Each drawer carefully l...
- Mon Nov 02, 2015 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buying Components
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1774
Buying Components
A few years ago I could drive to five Radio Shacks. All gone. There were also several other businesses that sold hobby supplies and electronic components. They're gone too. If you need a couple of items that are cheap, the shipping costs can easily be more than the components. You can search eBay fo...
- Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Make or Buy Headphone Adapter?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1566
Re: Make or Buy Headphone Adapter?
I have to apologize, Janitor Tzap. I asked a question when I already knew the answer. You can search a dozen popular sites that sell components. No one has the type of adapter I need. I have a huge collection of audio and video adapters that I never use. Many are obsolete and should be tossed in the...
- Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Make or Buy Headphone Adapter?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1566
Make or Buy Headphone Adapter?
I've got a box full of audio adapters, but what I need is probably not manufactured. I need a 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo plug at the front and a normally closed (NC) jack in the rear. Why do I want this? I'm constantly plugging wireless or corded headphones into desktop speaker jacks. All these NC jacks ge...
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 10:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A little TV remote help, please
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2075
Re: A little TV remote help, please
It's a Pace converter from Comcast. Just "any old remote" from a junk pile is not going to work, Janitor Tzap. Since all the lights in my bedroom are off, I need that backlit display. Remember when most TV's had a simple audio output jack? If they didn't, it was easy to install one because that hot ...
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A little TV remote help, please
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2075
A little TV remote help, please
I have a couple of full feature (expensive) remotes, but they CANNOT be used in my bedroom. I watch TV in bed with the lights off. Two or three times each week I fall asleep with the remote in my hand. When I awake the remote is under a pillow, blanket, or on the floor. The drop to the floor isn't m...
- Sat Jun 27, 2015 2:27 pm
- Forum: Computer Programming
- Topic: Download Manager used for Something Else
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5746
Download Manager used for Something Else
I started with a simple problem, not knowing how difficult it would be to resolve. I constructed a kind of "hybrid" desktop server. Its main function is to download large files without slowing down the other computers in my home office. As a result, I don't need lightning fast download speeds or spl...
- Fri May 01, 2015 12:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Repair (Maybe) or Replace Mouse?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2577
Re: Repair (Maybe) or Replace Mouse?
Kensington 72121 is listed as a "normal" product on dozens of websites. For whatever the reasons might be, an uncountable number of companies never update their websites! You can actually order this mouse and millions of other long gone products. I sent several quick emails to some of the companies ...