PROZOR - Audio DAC

PROZOR – Poor man’s DAC or golden nugget in disguise ?

Got this Cheap Audio DAC from Amazon for experiments.#Ad Check one here, they usually comer on sale pretty often – https://amzn.to/2W8I1el Specs Supported Sample Rates: 32KHz, 44.1KHz, 48KHz, 96KHz, 192KHz Supported Resolution: 16, 24 bit Supported Data formats: Supports
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Repairing TEAC V-700 Cassette Deck

This wonderful 3 head cassette deck TEAC V-700 definitely worth restoring! Purchased this deck off ebay very cheaply and decided it worth a shot to give it good repair. There was definitely few issues in place but biggest one was that it was not playing or rewinding. Specs Type:
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Aiwa GS110 Walkman

Repairing AIWA GS110 Walkman

I got this Aiwa GS110 cassette player ( or walkman ) for free from a lady on Facebook Market place.It appeared very sick. Symptoms: buzzing noise over the very quite music, low motor speed.I decided to take it apart to see what is going on. Specs Impossible to come by 🙁 Please
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Sony TC-K22 Cassette Deck

Sony TC-K22 Cassette Deck Repair

Today we are fixing Sony TC-K22 cassette deck Original Issue Stuck tape mechanism. Belts seems to be ok. Power button is not working ( stays always off, unless you hold it ) Specs Entry level Sony deck. Essential features with attractive price. Type: 2-head, single compact
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Sony TC-K5 repair

Restoring another piece of gear from 1977 Sony TC-K5 Video Specs Type: 2-head, single compact cassette deckTrack System: 4-track, 2-channel stereoTape Speed: 4.8 cm/sHeads: 1 x record/playback, 1 x eraseTape Type: type I, FeCr, CrO2Noise Reduction: BFrequency Response: 20Hz to
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Sony TC-k60 Front Panel

Sony TC-K60 repair

Today we are repairing Sony TC-K60 cassette deck from late 1970 ! I purchased this cassette deck for a price of cappuccino with a muffin. And it was clearly broken. But I decide to tinker with it and make sure it works ! I think this Sony TC-K60 cassette deck is pretty decent
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MeanWell Se-450-24

Teardown of MeanWell SE-450-24

After several years of use I decided to do Teardown MeanWell SE-450-24 and attempt to replace the fan for quite one. Check my teardown video: Here are specs of the MeanWell SE-450-24 Here are detailed photos from the PDB
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Crycial P1 CT1000P1SSD8

Crycial P1 NVME SSD 1TB with Startech PCIE Adapter

In order to accelerate my Video editing I decided to invest in NVME SSD. I have purchased Crucial P1 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD – CT1000P1SSD8. But turned out that my mother board doe not have M.2 connector so I had to invest in PCIe to M2 adapter. After quite a bit of
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ABOV A96T218GDN

Induction Cooktop Teardown

Component details on Salton Induction Cooktop from COSTCO: User Control MCU: ABOV A96T218GDNhttps://www.abov.co.kr/en/sub02/sub01_view.php?ca_id=A01020&it_id=171 Inverter Control MCU Holtek Semiconductorhttps://www.holtek.com/productdetail/-/vg/HT45F0057
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2TB portable hard drive from WD Review

Here is the quick look at one of the smaller conventional portable hard drive form WD. I decided to get one to see how modern conventional hard drives perform because they are not expensive these days. First check the video: Here are real numbers:
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