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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
Trololololo, lololo-lololo
"Working vintage"
I sometimes work on older stereo receivers, Sansuis, Kenwoods, Onkyos (Oinkers), Sanyos...
Before I get to them, they're also "Working Vintage." Working at blowing their vintage caps, that is...
"pokemon go... to hell!"
EOL it...
Originally posted by shango066Originally posted by smashstuff30guilty,guilty,guilty,guilty!
guilty of being cheap-made!
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
missed the dork squad warrenty.
nice catch!Comment
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"pokemon go... to hell!"
EOL it...
Originally posted by shango066Originally posted by smashstuff30guilty,guilty,guilty,guilty!
guilty of being cheap-made!Comment
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
I thought I mentioned this before, but maybe not. A few weeks ago, my neighbor let me have his 24-inch CRT TV (no remote). He was disappointed the trash man did not take it, so I got it. The original owner couldn't get it to work, so he gave it to my neighbor. My neighbor also couldn't get it to work. I used a universal remote and it was working in minutes.
My cheap/free scores are never as good as the rest of the people here, but for me, this is a big score.
You'll always need to use a converter box with it, and colors might not be perfect all the time, and it is 4 by 3, but it's bigger than the 13-inch I had been using!
(One other notable score is an 80 GB (3.5-inch) EIDE Samsung hard drive from CompUSA for $10 after rebate.)Last edited by Hondaman; 07-29-2013, 05:06 AM.Comment
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
^ CompUSA has been long gone now, so if this was a few years back before they closed, it would be a really good deal.
Just 2 months ago, I bought a 60 GB refurbed IDE HDD at MicroCenter for $4. That's 15 GB to the $1. Not bad IMO.
Now here's something I got that I thought wasn't that good of a score: 2 old keyboard. They came with the 2 CRT monitors I picked up from Craigslist last month. It turned out one of the keyboards is an IBM Model M. Haven't tested it yet, but it seems to be in good condition and not that dirty at all. The other keyboard is a Dell with the same 101-key identical design (i.e. no Windows keys). It doesn't use a buckle spring mechanism, though. Still quite clicky, nonetheless. I think they'll make good gaming keyboards
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
I can't find any cheap hardware. The cheapest place that I can find old stuff is eBay, and it's easy to get screwed there. I can either spend $60 on a 40GB 4200 RPM laptop hard drive or hope that a $20 40GB 5400 RPM drive from eBay is still good.Comment
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
mfj-993b autotuner on cl for $20.
just needed a meter light and the cover painted.
some cb'er had it and didnt have a clue.Comment
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
Saw a TV with a broken back cover on the side of the road the other day, so I took some tools with me yesterday and went to salvage parts from it. Almost everything was still inside except for the board that attaches to the neck of the tube, the red HV wire from the flyback, and the electron gun assembly (so as you might imagine, the neck of the tube was broken too). I forgot to check the brand and model of this TV, but it must have been a Sony judging by the flyback design (2 focus knobs) and the part numbers on the boards, which are all made by Sony.
Even though some of the boards are broken, there are still a lot of useful parts on them. I think the most useful are from the power supply - full input filter, nice bridge rectifier, two 250V 560uF Rubycon capacitors, and lots of other goodies. The audio board may also come useful. It has a Toshiba T8216H 13 Watt SE stereo amplifier IC on it (not the best in terms of specs, but might come in useful for a cheap amplifier project). Speaking of audio, I also got 2 speakers out of this TV. Not sure of their rating as it's not printed on them. Will probably have to look up their numbers. But they look beefy enough for 3 to 5 Watts RMS. Good enough for computer speakers I suppose (not that I have use for any).Last edited by momaka; 08-11-2013, 07:30 PM.Comment
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
It was in the autumn of 2005. At that point I was using the Athlon 2900 (32-bit). EIDE drives are still helpful for USB external housings, older machines, and as a "scratch pad" or temporary storage for important files from some other drive before reformatting. And today the drive still has very, very few hours of use on it.You spent money on an IDE disk?Last edited by Hondaman; 08-13-2013, 05:55 AM.Comment
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
... And it's here, sitting in my closet until I find a computer to assign it to.
Now I have 5 CRTs in my dorm room (3x 21", 1x 19", 1x 17")
. Good thing we have high beds, or else I wouldn't know where to store them all 
. Right now using the 21" Hitachi SuperScan 814. The aforementioned 19" Dell is a M990 - nothing spectacular, but it's got a really short back, which makes it neat for shallow desks. I think I'm going to return either the E540 or the D1626HT back home and put it on my desk as my secondary monitor.
So let's take count... I now have two 24" GDM-FW900s (one of which is dead), three 21" (two Sony, one Hitachi), two 19" (both shadow mask), and two 17". That makes a total of 9 CRT monitors, 8 of which are usable.
... and to think all of these were going to be thrown away
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Also have another 17" in my grandmother's house, but that's far away from home, so I'm not counting it. Otherwise it would be 10 total.Comment
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
I avoid CRT Monitors anymore, but I did get a nice find on CL about 2 months ago.
HP 2311x LED Monitor, less than 2 years old, $25. The guy just didn't know what he had.........Comment
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^ Seems like mine met the same fate, unfortunately. Internal arcing in tube whenever tube HV anode is connected. Already tried a new flyback too.Comment
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yes arcing in the neck.
now wheres that tombstone smiley.Comment
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Re: Your Best Dumpster Finds
Gosh, where to start!?
2 42" plasmas both work
2 viore units 24" and 26", replaced caps in both, working
4 19" units (diff models) replaced caps, all working
1 42" vizio, working on it now
1 36" vizio, working on it now
1 32" vizio, working on it now
1 32" LG working
10-12 17"-22" computer monitors, 8 working
1 quad core unit with 4 gig mem, 500gig hd 1 gig video double dvd burners, WIN 7 loaded and working
2 dual core units, with misc equip and hard drives working
4 Misc laptops, 3 working
3 surround sound units, all working after repair
2 blue ray players, working
3 dvd players, working
2 apple units (with discs), 1 working after reload 1 haven't worked on yet
2 car dvd players
2 boxes of military equipment, including vests (not bullet proof type), distress beacons, self inflatable raft, gun holsters, pepper sprays ect.
4 24 port hubs working
5 misc routers working
3 external computer dvd units
2 external hdd units
2 zeon servers
misc computer cases and equipment
I'm sure I missed a few things
Oh guess I should also say I WORK in the garbage industry so if you missed it I most likely found it!
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Recently I've gotten into EC flashing due to my broken laptop(s) and started frantically searching methods for flashing the IT5571E-128 chip on the cheap(due to me beaing a student and not having a job) and noticed that ITE newer chips can be flashed via ISP (In-System Programming) either via SMBus or the KBC (EPP - Enhanced Parallel Port) interface. While these can be achieved with programmers like SVOD4/3 or the RT809H/F those options are WAYYY out of my budget so I was horrified. But recently I stumbled uppon some programmers on aliexpress that claim they can program a variety of ITE chips...06-17-2025, 07:17 AM
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My Mom bought some cheap motion sensor lights on wish... then complains about about batteries and this thing chews though them, well it uses 4 AAA batteries and a pack of rechargeable ones is about 13 USD
well since it uses 4 AAA and rechargeable are 1.2v and non-recharge at 1.5 this thing must work with 4.8-6v, I'll shove a USB cable on it, infant i will use a broken phone charge cable... dam this thing uses 430 mA and they made it battery powered...
lets ignore the fact that i thought the board fit both ways... and the wire color is reversed going to the board... -
Hi all,
I was looking to upgrade my main multimeter (Asita MD591) with something that has more features. I'll use it mostly for board diagnostic and diy repairs. I've been eyeing out many of those multi-function ones from Aliexpress but can't seem to make my mind up. Here are the features that I'm looking after:
- Autorange
- DC volts up to 30V
- Accurate Resistance
- Diode test (Beep mode)
- Frequency up to 200MHz
- Capacitanze up to 5000uF
- as cheap as possible
Other functions are not needed but those which are needed... -
Just as the title states. Two cheap SiS machines, surprisingly stable.
What I will tackle in the near future (the build will be slightly postponed due to slight stomach issues - am still recovering and my physical power (sorry if it sounds weird,English isn't quite my primary language) isn't the best at the moment. Especially with the diet I have to take at the moment.) are two SiS based machines.
The first one is a IPC rebranded Mitac 7521T. Why did I feel the need to tackle this machine? Well, just look at the specs:
CPU - P3 1100MHz Coppermine... -
"Caseless Cheap Chinese electronic tools" I mean things you get from banggood, ali, fleabay, Am-Zon, etc. like AVR-Transistortester, miscellaneous signal generators, frequency counters, (variable) power supplies, oscilloscopes, low resistance meters, etc., etc. that comes optionally with a case, or comes only with a cheap piece of plastic that barely provides protection to the PCB.
Just wondering what of these (generally flimsy) tools you actually find use (almost) everyday and find indispensable for the price, compared to buying a Fluke or whatnot, if there is an expensive...
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