Monthly Archives: November 2012

First Look: 1934 Grunow 750 World Cruiser

Posted on November 19, 2012 by jwk

I picked up this Grunow 750 “World Cruiser” radio from eBay a little while ago for an incredible deal and now it’s time for it’s turn on the bench. These radios are fairly uncommon and frequently sell for several hundred … Continue reading →

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Bose 901 Series 1 Equalizer Repair (Deux)

Posted on November 16, 2012 by jwk

A client recently engaged me to repair his Bose 901 Series 1 equalizer. This second one was in a bit worse shape electrically than the previous one I’ve written about, with one channel entirely dead and scratchy switches. I received … Continue reading →

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Visitors From Around the World

Posted on November 9, 2012 by jwk

I’m working on a couple of projects – another Bose equalizer, and a Grunow radio – but they’re not quite finished to post photos, so in the mean time I’d like to post some meta commentary for a moment. WordPress … Continue reading →

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Election Day!

Posted on November 6, 2012 by jwk

Don’t forget to vote, everyone! If you live in Washington, today is the last day to return your ballot and have it postmarked or to return it to a ballot drop location. Otherwise, check with your local election supervisors or … Continue reading →

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A neat discovery to add more storage to a laptop.

Posted on November 3, 2012 by jwk

I acquired a few HP ProBook 4415s laptops which had been scrapped, and decided to rebuild them into working machines. I’ve been needing a new personal/media laptop for a bit, and these are capable little machines with an HDMI output … Continue reading →

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