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Monthly Archives: August 2012
1991 Mazda Miata Air Bag Diagnostic Computer Repair & System Down Fuse Replacement [Cars!]
My friend recently purchased a 1991 Mazda Miata from its original owner, in immaculate condition and with incredibly low miles. Except for one issue: the Air Bag light on the instrument cluster was indicating a trouble code. The number of … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, DIY, Electronics, Projects
Tagged 4283A, Air Bag, Air Bag Computer, Airbag, bad capacitors, capacitor, capacitor replacement, caution, computer, danger, Diagnostic, Ford, Fuse, Mazda, Miata, Module, MX-5, NA, NTE8139, risk of death, RX-7, severe bodily injury, system down fuse, Taurus, thermal, thermal fuse, warning
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Shortwave Radio Reception with the RTL-SDR Dongle
Need your own upconverter? Click here! I bought and did a quick setup on my RTLSDR dongle using SDR# a few weeks ago, where I used it to listen to FM radio stations around my area and a few public … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Hardware, Projects, Radio
Tagged converter, funcube, hf, loop antenna, projects, radio, RTLSDR, shortwave, up-converter
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New Project: Jamo MPA-101 Amplifier Repair
Project’s Conclusion Here My friend brought me this Jamp MPA-101 amplifier he picked up at a garage sale, complaining in only puts out some rumbling and humming. It looks like it’s suffered a failure in the power supply at some … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Electronics, Projects
Tagged amplifier, Broken, capacitor, capacitor replacement, hi-fi, Jamo, MPA-101, repair
2 Comments