Category: Hardware
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FIAT Panda: LED di illuminazione interna
Sostituzione della luce di cortesia a incandescenza con una striscia LED Tutti gli altri articoli sulla Panda sono disponibili qui. La luce interna a incandescenza originale era molto debole, quindi ho pensato di usare un pezzo di striscia LED 12 V che avevo a casa per avere una illuminazione migliore. La striscia in uso viene venduta…
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FIAT Panda: lavaggio fodere dei sedili
Pulizia dei sedili in lavatrice Tutti gli altri articoli sulla Panda sono disponibili qui. I sedili erano sporchi dopo oltre 20 anni di utilizzo, per cui ho pensato di lavarli a fondo prima di metterci dei coprisedili più moderni. Ho cercato qui informazioni su come smontarli, poi li ho tolti e uno alla volta li ho lavati in…
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ESPhome-Controlled Power Strip
Integration with Home Assistant using a ESP8266 and ESPhome I needed a power strip which can be turned on and off remotely to power the active speakers of my AV receiver. Since I wanted some sockets always powered (for example, the AV receiver) and some switchable (the speakers), I decided to prepare a custom power…
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Repair of a Senseo With a Broken Hinge
Senseo machines are quite sturdy and long lasting, but the plastic exterior in this case was broken in the hinge part, connecting the cap with the main body. Another issue, common in the Senseo machines, was the rusting of the floaters in the tank, resulting in the machine never detecting the water level, always indicated…
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Comparison Jack for Senheiser and KRK Headphones
Senheiser HD598, HD558, HD518, HD595 and KRK KNS-8400 Both companies provide some headphones with cables using a 2.5 mm jack and a twist-and-lock system. The cables for the KRK KNS-8400 are not easy to find so I checked if other companies sell similar cables. Also, I wanted to try to solve the issue of the microphonic…
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Homemade Brass Keychain
Description of the making of a brass keychain with the etching method. On the keychain there is the name of the owner and a QR code During the last months I had different keychains, but none was good enough to withstand even a pretty light use, so I decided to replace my current one with…
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Opening and Repairing a Palm Vx
Replacement and then removal of the backlight IC Versione italiana in fondo Some time ago I received an old Palm Vx which had a problem with the battery: instead of lasting more than 3 weeks, it lasted only less than 12 hours, often less than 5 hours. I kept it unused for one year, then…
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Cleaning of an iBook Keyboard
Versione italiana in fondo Pictures of the disassembling and reassembling steps The pictures are old, from 2006, they show how the different keys and leverages of this kind of low-profile keyboards are built. At least all the iBooks and recent Powerbooks are built this way, plus some additional keyboards (MacAlly). The pictures show the different…
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Hard Disk Noise Reduction
Versione italiana in fondo Obtained by damping vibrations generated by plates rotation and heads movements Unlike modern hard disks with hydrodynamic ball bearings, old hard disks were pretty noisy, especially the firsts 7200 rpm units. My IBM Deskstar 60 GXP 40 GB was one of them. I also had a Maxtor 5400 rpm unit (not…
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Application of a Heatsink on a Hard Disk
Versione italiana in fondo How to improve the cooling of a IBM 60GXP with a Duron heatsink Someone might still not know the IBM Deskstar 60GXP fame, so here it is: when IBM released them, some years ago, mostly units among those with capacity of 60 GB failed (they were soon called “Deathstar”). This problem…