28DavesLater
@28daveslater.bsky.social
previously Cripple Mr Onion on twitter. Noodling on retro stuff and working on my running. I occasionally work on movies and tv shows and stuff.
Just stsrted trying my hand at SMD electronics and this may be the worst / best contraption I've ever cobbled together.
October 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Just stsrted trying my hand at SMD electronics and this may be the worst / best contraption I've ever cobbled together.
Decided to cancel my Disney subscription.
September 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Decided to cancel my Disney subscription.
Well this sure was fiddly to bodge such a tiny wire, but seems to have worked out. First time I've tried a usb port replacement.
August 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Well this sure was fiddly to bodge such a tiny wire, but seems to have worked out. First time I've tried a usb port replacement.
Don’t Happy, Be Worry
Hilltop Hoods · Fall From The Light · Song · 2025
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August 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Re-shelled my first DS. This one was revived from a decapitation - likely caused by how brittle its plastic had become. Screens were fine, as was the digitiser in the end. The battery seems to recharge, and games are playing well. I kept the original back and buttons, ship of Theseus style.
August 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Re-shelled my first DS. This one was revived from a decapitation - likely caused by how brittle its plastic had become. Screens were fine, as was the digitiser in the end. The battery seems to recharge, and games are playing well. I kept the original back and buttons, ship of Theseus style.
What the hell was going on with Nintendo's plastics in 2004? This stuff holds together worse than any of my 40+ year old Commodore stuff.
August 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What the hell was going on with Nintendo's plastics in 2004? This stuff holds together worse than any of my 40+ year old Commodore stuff.
Before and after on a Gameboy Advance upgrade. Cheap pickup of a junker GBA but it worked fine and now has a second life. Not as challenging a "repair" as I was hoping for but now I can play a bunch of GB and GBA titles I never had the opportunity to enjoy as I've never owned a GB before.
July 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Before and after on a Gameboy Advance upgrade. Cheap pickup of a junker GBA but it worked fine and now has a second life. Not as challenging a "repair" as I was hoping for but now I can play a bunch of GB and GBA titles I never had the opportunity to enjoy as I've never owned a GB before.
It glows! My nephew lent me a little esp32-C3 super mini and a temperature sensor and I've been experimenting with Esphome and Home Assistant.
Had some odd issues getting it all going but eventually it started working.
Had some odd issues getting it all going but eventually it started working.
July 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
It glows! My nephew lent me a little esp32-C3 super mini and a temperature sensor and I've been experimenting with Esphome and Home Assistant.
Had some odd issues getting it all going but eventually it started working.
Had some odd issues getting it all going but eventually it started working.
Came home the other night and found this chewed open in the entry. "Oh no! What have the dogs pinched that we left out" I thought.
I then realised it's a bag of gravy powder. The dogs barely touched it, but confusingly, we've never bought gravy like this. Who's yeeting gravy into my yard?
I then realised it's a bag of gravy powder. The dogs barely touched it, but confusingly, we've never bought gravy like this. Who's yeeting gravy into my yard?
July 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Came home the other night and found this chewed open in the entry. "Oh no! What have the dogs pinched that we left out" I thought.
I then realised it's a bag of gravy powder. The dogs barely touched it, but confusingly, we've never bought gravy like this. Who's yeeting gravy into my yard?
I then realised it's a bag of gravy powder. The dogs barely touched it, but confusingly, we've never bought gravy like this. Who's yeeting gravy into my yard?
Bought these 2 gameboys as "not working" and even though they are dirty and rough as, they both worked fine without being opened or cleaned at all. I've never owned any Gameboy stuff so was looking for a project piece.
The GBA I've got plans for a new shell, IPS drop in and battery mod.
The GBA I've got plans for a new shell, IPS drop in and battery mod.
June 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Bought these 2 gameboys as "not working" and even though they are dirty and rough as, they both worked fine without being opened or cleaned at all. I've never owned any Gameboy stuff so was looking for a project piece.
The GBA I've got plans for a new shell, IPS drop in and battery mod.
The GBA I've got plans for a new shell, IPS drop in and battery mod.
Fog days. Pre and post run photos from a few days ago. It's pretty rare that my city looks like Silent Hill. I was quietly terrified running in it 😅
June 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Fog days. Pre and post run photos from a few days ago. It's pretty rare that my city looks like Silent Hill. I was quietly terrified running in it 😅
I have so many photos from the window seat that I don't post anywhere.
June 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I have so many photos from the window seat that I don't post anywhere.
OK. This C64 keyboard has to be the grossest one I've cleaned so far.
Check out the 'tea' coming off those keycaps. 🤢
Not to mention the crusty hair etc. It took a bit of removing I can tell you.
Check out the 'tea' coming off those keycaps. 🤢
Not to mention the crusty hair etc. It took a bit of removing I can tell you.
June 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM
OK. This C64 keyboard has to be the grossest one I've cleaned so far.
Check out the 'tea' coming off those keycaps. 🤢
Not to mention the crusty hair etc. It took a bit of removing I can tell you.
Check out the 'tea' coming off those keycaps. 🤢
Not to mention the crusty hair etc. It took a bit of removing I can tell you.
The very last non-working c64 I had is now working.
The poor thing had been the chip donor for all the other repairs so I still need to get some permanent replacements but all it really needed (from its original chips) was a new Kernal.
It does need a new power switch + the weird double RF gone.
The poor thing had been the chip donor for all the other repairs so I still need to get some permanent replacements but all it really needed (from its original chips) was a new Kernal.
It does need a new power switch + the weird double RF gone.
June 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The very last non-working c64 I had is now working.
The poor thing had been the chip donor for all the other repairs so I still need to get some permanent replacements but all it really needed (from its original chips) was a new Kernal.
It does need a new power switch + the weird double RF gone.
The poor thing had been the chip donor for all the other repairs so I still need to get some permanent replacements but all it really needed (from its original chips) was a new Kernal.
It does need a new power switch + the weird double RF gone.
About a year ago I'd had very minimal electronics experience. A bit of noodling with Arduino's, a tiny bit of soldering here and there, wondering what ever happened to my childhood c64.
Then one late night drunken bid later, I found myself going from 0 C64s to an entire carload of them in one go.
Then one late night drunken bid later, I found myself going from 0 C64s to an entire carload of them in one go.
June 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
About a year ago I'd had very minimal electronics experience. A bit of noodling with Arduino's, a tiny bit of soldering here and there, wondering what ever happened to my childhood c64.
Then one late night drunken bid later, I found myself going from 0 C64s to an entire carload of them in one go.
Then one late night drunken bid later, I found myself going from 0 C64s to an entire carload of them in one go.
Another day another c64 repair. This one had the all too familiar black screen, which basically means it could be anything but do you see what I see... Not 1, not 2, but 3 MOS logic chips.
June 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Another day another c64 repair. This one had the all too familiar black screen, which basically means it could be anything but do you see what I see... Not 1, not 2, but 3 MOS logic chips.
Soothing the dog by telling him gentle tales of what his Outie gets up to
June 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Soothing the dog by telling him gentle tales of what his Outie gets up to
@morefunmakingit.bsky.social
Did you end up doing a follow-up repair vid for this Commodore 128 issue from back in march 2024? I'm going through the back catalogue, it's left me on a cliffhanger and I can't find mention of the finale.
youtu.be/9txVOBSFBu0?...
Did you end up doing a follow-up repair vid for this Commodore 128 issue from back in march 2024? I'm going through the back catalogue, it's left me on a cliffhanger and I can't find mention of the finale.
youtu.be/9txVOBSFBu0?...
C128 Repair - Can You Help?
YouTube video by More Fun Fixing It
youtu.be
May 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
@morefunmakingit.bsky.social
Did you end up doing a follow-up repair vid for this Commodore 128 issue from back in march 2024? I'm going through the back catalogue, it's left me on a cliffhanger and I can't find mention of the finale.
youtu.be/9txVOBSFBu0?...
Did you end up doing a follow-up repair vid for this Commodore 128 issue from back in march 2024? I'm going through the back catalogue, it's left me on a cliffhanger and I can't find mention of the finale.
youtu.be/9txVOBSFBu0?...
I wanted to play with Protracker on Amiga 500 but couldn't find an .adf image for the ST-XX sample files needed. I could get the files, and found XDFtool - a python toolset for making amiga disks.
First time trying out Colab, I managed to get it all to work and now the samples run fine :)
First time trying out Colab, I managed to get it all to work and now the samples run fine :)
May 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I wanted to play with Protracker on Amiga 500 but couldn't find an .adf image for the ST-XX sample files needed. I could get the files, and found XDFtool - a python toolset for making amiga disks.
First time trying out Colab, I managed to get it all to work and now the samples run fine :)
First time trying out Colab, I managed to get it all to work and now the samples run fine :)
I ran a Half Marathon on the weekend. I was hoping for cool weather after struggling in summer on my first one. Weather was cool but it also rained and the course was very wet.
Despite Strava thinking this was a PB it was about 2 mins slower than previous. GPS issues in a tunnel threw it off.
Despite Strava thinking this was a PB it was about 2 mins slower than previous. GPS issues in a tunnel threw it off.
May 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I ran a Half Marathon on the weekend. I was hoping for cool weather after struggling in summer on my first one. Weather was cool but it also rained and the course was very wet.
Despite Strava thinking this was a PB it was about 2 mins slower than previous. GPS issues in a tunnel threw it off.
Despite Strava thinking this was a PB it was about 2 mins slower than previous. GPS issues in a tunnel threw it off.