Alex
@i3w3.bsky.social
Enthusiast of vintage and modern electronics and electrical devices of all types, but mostly A/V equipment, test gear, computers, etc.
Well there’s your problem!
January 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Well there’s your problem!
It would be cool to set the record for the longest distance game of Nintendo DS multiplayer with a high gain dish antenna for each person
January 16, 2026 at 6:36 PM
It would be cool to set the record for the longest distance game of Nintendo DS multiplayer with a high gain dish antenna for each person
Oh Verizon, to me you are so wonderful…
January 14, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Oh Verizon, to me you are so wonderful…
Rate my PSU cables
10AWG silicone cable from DFRobot, banana plugs from Cal Test Electronics, and Mueller Electric’s famous alligator clips which are rated for 30A
Everything is rated for 30A
10AWG silicone cable from DFRobot, banana plugs from Cal Test Electronics, and Mueller Electric’s famous alligator clips which are rated for 30A
Everything is rated for 30A
January 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Rate my PSU cables
10AWG silicone cable from DFRobot, banana plugs from Cal Test Electronics, and Mueller Electric’s famous alligator clips which are rated for 30A
Everything is rated for 30A
10AWG silicone cable from DFRobot, banana plugs from Cal Test Electronics, and Mueller Electric’s famous alligator clips which are rated for 30A
Everything is rated for 30A
Even in 1998 they were trying to put AI into everything
January 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Even in 1998 they were trying to put AI into everything
If only he knew how bad it is now with streaming…
January 9, 2026 at 10:40 PM
If only he knew how bad it is now with streaming…
How much do you want to bet That every ELNA cap in this television set is bad
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 PM
How much do you want to bet That every ELNA cap in this television set is bad
It has been a week since HP-UX has died.
Itanic has finally sunk!
Itanic has finally sunk!
January 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
It has been a week since HP-UX has died.
Itanic has finally sunk!
Itanic has finally sunk!
I now have two of these things, but this one has a problem where the OSD is interfering with the waveform monitor, and the waveform monitor doesn’t work at all
My TV station equipment collection is growing!
My TV station equipment collection is growing!
January 5, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I now have two of these things, but this one has a problem where the OSD is interfering with the waveform monitor, and the waveform monitor doesn’t work at all
My TV station equipment collection is growing!
My TV station equipment collection is growing!
The most blatant badge engineering I saw when I visited Ireland
Also a version badged Peugeot and this van is known in the US as the Ram ProMaster
Also a version badged Peugeot and this van is known in the US as the Ram ProMaster
December 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The most blatant badge engineering I saw when I visited Ireland
Also a version badged Peugeot and this van is known in the US as the Ram ProMaster
Also a version badged Peugeot and this van is known in the US as the Ram ProMaster
Something needs an adjustment
December 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Something needs an adjustment
My test pattern generator I got for Christmas has some interesting things programmed into it
December 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
My test pattern generator I got for Christmas has some interesting things programmed into it
My little collection of old broadcast equipment
I have another 1780R and a test pattern generator on the way
I have another 1780R and a test pattern generator on the way
December 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
My little collection of old broadcast equipment
I have another 1780R and a test pattern generator on the way
I have another 1780R and a test pattern generator on the way
One thing a meter has to have for me are separate connections for all current ranges, I do NOT want to blow an expensive fuse or my expensive meter just because I had the range switch on the wrong position
December 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
One thing a meter has to have for me are separate connections for all current ranges, I do NOT want to blow an expensive fuse or my expensive meter just because I had the range switch on the wrong position
Mercury vapor discharge tube lamps with green phosphors are among the most efficient around
This is just 7w!
This is just 7w!
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Mercury vapor discharge tube lamps with green phosphors are among the most efficient around
This is just 7w!
This is just 7w!
Anyone know how to fix delaminated front panels?
December 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Anyone know how to fix delaminated front panels?
I remember playing some old off-air VHS tapes on my early 2010s Sony LCD TV, and it perfectly decoding the program information, closed captioning, and V-chip data
I miss that TV, it served us well for over 10 years before it failed
I miss that TV, it served us well for over 10 years before it failed
December 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I remember playing some old off-air VHS tapes on my early 2010s Sony LCD TV, and it perfectly decoding the program information, closed captioning, and V-chip data
I miss that TV, it served us well for over 10 years before it failed
I miss that TV, it served us well for over 10 years before it failed
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No one wants to step into the ring with the Switch 2 and Steam Deck. I get it, but also, I genuinely have no idea who's splurging well over a grand for something being dommy mommy'd by Moore's Law.
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
No one wants to step into the ring with the Switch 2 and Steam Deck. I get it, but also, I genuinely have no idea who's splurging well over a grand for something being dommy mommy'd by Moore's Law.
I have a neat Sony Watchman FD-210 handheld TV with a hybrid magnetic/electrostatic deflection flat CRT
Unfortunately no more analog TV so I can't watch the People's Court
Unfortunately no more analog TV so I can't watch the People's Court
December 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I have a neat Sony Watchman FD-210 handheld TV with a hybrid magnetic/electrostatic deflection flat CRT
Unfortunately no more analog TV so I can't watch the People's Court
Unfortunately no more analog TV so I can't watch the People's Court
The muppets at UPS have another victim, my Tektronix 1780R!
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The muppets at UPS have another victim, my Tektronix 1780R!
Nice to know my power supply came with ticking time bombs
December 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Nice to know my power supply came with ticking time bombs
This is what happens when you try to use Apple Translate
December 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This is what happens when you try to use Apple Translate
When you take apart these vacuum cleaners, you realize how small the motor actually is
December 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
When you take apart these vacuum cleaners, you realize how small the motor actually is