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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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: Read More

Quick teardown on the inexpensive smoke alarm from COSTCO Close up images of the PCB Read More

Several years ago someone just gave me this old iPhone 3GS as non working, I could not figure out what is the problem and kept it in drawer for years. But recently I decided to review this old guy and give it another life. So i purchased new battery, took screwdriver and starter Read More

I wanted to buy a slider for a long time, but instead of buying one I decided to utilize my brain and 3D printer in order to make it 😀 This is a very simple version of a camera / smartphone slider for shooting time-lapse. It does not require fancy parts or bearings. 3D printing Read More

Lets get this old Sony WM-FX271 technology working again Got this Sony Walkman WM-FX271 locally and decided to repair it and restore it to former glory. First of all lets talk about specs: Country:  Japan Manufacturer / Brand:  Sony Corporation; Tokyo Year: 1998 Read More

Lets get this little new camera from blink on chopping block and see what is made of ! Complete video of the teardown is here: Here are some high resolution photos: Read More

This is story about my first digital camera and how it served me well until it died! I have purchased this camera in 2004. I was quite feature packed for 2004. Featuring that fancy Fuji SuperCCD IV HR sensor with native 6.6 MP and extrapolated 12Mp ( Which was quite a bit crazy Read More

Did you know that your Carbon Monoxide and Natural household gas detector has expiration date? No? Me either. So please check the date on your unit, otherwise one night it start beeping waking up you and your family ! And will be wondering around the house and looking for Read More

Could not resist temptation to check what inside Amazon Echo Show 5. To see what makes it chooch 🙂 Check detailed video of the disassembly: Check these high resolution images of the Amazon Echo Show 5 Read More

Is not your ordinary micro:bit clone I was happy to snag an alpha version of Adafruit CLUE, straight from the hot baking sheet. When Adafruit Industries release limited batch of their new development board. I was really stoked to get this one as I really like BBC micro:bit and Read More