The big electrolytic caps there on board #1 were the first thing I checked, even before I bought the boards. Believe it or not, that board was the cheapest out of the litter, only $25 on ebay. I have an extra now
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The big electrolytic caps there on board #1 were the first thing I checked, even before I bought the boards. Believe it or not, that board was the cheapest out of the litter, only $25 on ebay. I have an extra now
The big electrolytic caps there on board #1 were the first thing I checked, even before I bought the boards. Believe it or not, that board was the cheapest out of the litter, only $25 on ebay. I have an extra now
Foolish me, I had assumed a board would cost close to the cost of the monitor itself.. It was a 400$ hd 26inch monitor I found on the street on day
So, you can fix your TV, even the thin plasmas and LCDs. I've done it twice. I paid about $2k for the thing 2 years ago, I don't wan't to replace it (59" Samsung smart tv, 3D, all that stuff).
The first time, the thing wouldn't turn on at all. I opened up the back of the plasma and started replacing boards, one at a time (see #1 #2 and #3 in the pic). #1 was the power supply board, I was sure it would be that one. Anyway, #3 fixed it. I bought these boards used off ebay. Turns out that a lot of people break these screens, and the repair companies sell off the boards and parts. I bought those 3 boards for less than $100 total.
Then, about a month ago, the picture got these fuzzy lines running vertically all over the picture. It was watchable, but irritating in certain scenes. With the Masters coming up, and tomorrow the first day of baseball season, I needed to make that problem go away. I opened it again and started probing cables with a stick. When I touched the cable at #4 there, the problem went away. The connector was not seated at all. It was clearly not right. I'm 99% sure I never touched that cable when I was fixing the original problem, so it might have been there from the factory. Well, it's possible I did it.... yea, I probably did it now that I thinking about it.
Anyway, in case anyone else has these sorts of problems, rest assured you can fix them yourself.
I read up on my dead plasma (a giant tv that came with a home I had bought..I loved that tv). I saw the over expanded parts (capacitors?). The internet had pics of the typical problem, mine matched. (Btw I successfully out the back off the TV). Then I remembered my soldering skills, and bought a new TV. Ashamed? absolutely. Not electrocuted? Yes. I wish I had your skills PP.
BBL_Brewer
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Any Give Away winners here? Santa Krausen didn't bring me anything.
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bberg
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good evenin' y'all. Hope all is woods on the next of HBT.
I realize there are tens of thousands of users, but for as much time as I spend here I am always amazed that I don't recognize any winners. (maybe hoppopotomus). Congrats to the winners at anyrate.
CGVT
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I realize there are tens of thousands of users, but for as much time as I spend here I am always amazed that I don't recognize any winners. (maybe hoppopotomus). Congrats to the winners at anyrate.
Yeah, it would be nice to see names that I recognize, maybe some of the more prolific posters once in a while.
I sometimes check out the winners to see a bit of their HBT history. On one major give away not too long ago I think the winner only had a handful of posts and they were all to enter contests.
Skeptidelphian
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I'm just the lurking sort since my knowledge is nothing compared to the brewing gods who post here.
bottlebomber
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I think there should be a contributors giveaway some time... Only members with 1000+ posts can enter. Or something like that. It is kinda lame time after time seeing people who never post win. I want to see someone cool win.
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Someone cool?, well that doesn't increase my chances!
If I won I'd give it to you LRB. But I won't win, so that's really a empty offer.
Every time I enter, I lose. I'm going to change it up and not enter next time, maybe I'll do better. We'll see. Albert Einstein said the definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
I wanted that electric system real bad.
I think about how bummed I am that I didn't win, then I think of how sad Lydia might have been about the bike (though I hope she wasn't). I respect the extra mile you went on that PP.
You must be talking about the people who've already done all the dumb things, made all the mistakes, infected enough beers, broke countless hydrometers, stuck the sparge, horribly missed their OG/FG, made a DME mess, boiled over, broke the carboy, burned feet, all that stuff you haven't done yet.
They're not gods, they just started this odyssey before you did. Start posting, you'll be one of them soon enough.
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Brewing Gods who post here? Hmm...?
Good people, humble brewers, and HBTians who welcome others and share ideas are who post here. Only rule here, if I may. Is to treat others with dignity and respect and share brewing adventures and life stuff. Not actually a requirement to share your life here but it does sometimes happen over time.
Not sure if I come across as welcoming or condescending. But believe me it's welcoming.
There are some wonderful people on HBT, you can find many of them here. Bring on your thoughts Skeptidelphian and welcome to "this time of night" on HBT.
Dan
Stauffbier
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One of my friends from BeerForum won a march pump. I'm really happy for him. He's a nice guy!
I installed a bunch of ceramic tile today, and I feel like I got run over by a bus. I'm getting to old for this construction crap. I really need to consider looking for a job that's less physical. 25 years of hard labor has done me in!
It's only Monday, but I'm getting excited for my brew day this Saturday. I haven't brewed for a while due to finances, so this Saturday is going to be awesome. Brewing my first Oktoberfest. I realized today that the best thing about brewing an Oktoberfest is the promise of Fall. It's not bad yet, but I'll be B!tching about the heat in about 6 weeks. Fall is always very well received in my area. Nothing better than a good lager beer in autumn!
I installed a bunch of ceramic tile today, and I feel like I got run over by a bus. I'm getting to old for this construction crap. I really need to consider looking for a job that's less physical. 25 years of hard labor has done me in!
It's only Monday, but I'm getting excited for my brew day this Saturday. I haven't brewed for a while due to finances, so this Saturday is going to be awesome. Brewing my first Oktoberfest. I realized today that the best thing about brewing an Oktoberfest is the promise of Fall. It's not bad yet, but I'll be B!tching about the heat in about 6 weeks. Fall is always very well received in my area. Nothing better than a good lager beer in autumn!
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Cheers everybody! Hope all is well.
I got on the thread earlier this evening and wrote a long post in reply to Pappys TV fixing and LG's paintings. My reply was a work of art :fro: and I somehow dumped it into the same black box that is hidden somewhere - nowhere..
I'm leaving for Hawaii two weeks from tomorrow or 4/15. Cheers to you guys. Lifes changing for me, if in a few weeks I don't post much it is not because I have stopped caring. It's just life is taking a financial and stuff change. Not for the better. Internet might not be top of the list. I'll still keep the cellphone. So if you see some un-intelligible text coming from me.. I'm using a phone to text.
Cheers my friends.. cheers for all the good times and friendship.
I got on the thread earlier this evening and wrote a long post in reply to Pappys TV fixing and LG's paintings. My reply was a work of art :fro: and I somehow dumped it into the same black box that is hidden somewhere - nowhere..
I'm leaving for Hawaii two weeks from tomorrow or 4/15. Cheers to you guys. Lifes changing for me, if in a few weeks I don't post much it is not because I have stopped caring. It's just life is taking a financial and stuff change. Not for the better. Internet might not be top of the list. I'll still keep the cellphone. So if you see some un-intelligible text coming from me.. I'm using a phone to text.
Cheers my friends.. cheers for all the good times and friendship.
Stauffbier
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Good luck Dan. I hope to see you on the island(s) someday. I haven't made it there yet, but you never know. HI has a nice public library system and very good wifi access everywhere, so no excuses for not posting (btw I just made that up, but its paradise so it seems probable). Have fun and hug your wife.
Skeptidelphian
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Haha, as I get more batches with less gusher infections under my belt I'll start contributing. I'm pretty sure I've done all those things except broken a carboy.
There are a lot of great people here. I've read a lot and have a lot of theoretical knowledge - brewing experience is ~ two years. I've brewed maybe 15-16 batches. Now that I'm kegging I'll brew more (HATE BOTTLING) but once I get more experience I'll contribute more...worthwhile discussions.Brewing Gods who post here? Hmm...?
Good people, humble brewers, and HBTians who welcome others and share ideas are who post here. Only rule here, if I may. Is to treat others with dignity and respect and share brewing adventures and life stuff. Not actually a requirement to share your life here but it does sometimes happen over time.
Not sure if I come across as welcoming or condescending. But believe me it's welcoming.
There are some wonderful people on HBT, you can find many of them here. Bring on your thoughts Skeptidelphian and welcome to "this time of night" on HBT.
Dan
This time of night will be rarely visited except on weekends. I have a factory job that has me up at 4AM - that's what happens when you major in history...
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Hey all. I just got a neat phone call from the gas company. In a nutshell they aee coming out to my rental property to do an energy efficiency assessment and will take steps to make It more efficient. Ie window caulking, weather strips, possibly more insulation in the attic and a few other things. All paid for by the gas company which in realty is paid by customers via a sir charge. I never qualified for
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Not sure if its a new program but I had never heard of it when I lived in the house. It might have cut down on those outrageous summer time electric bills. Ha!
Not sure if its a new program but I had never heard of it when I lived in the house. It might have cut down on those outrageous summer time electric bills. Ha!
