Nigel
@nigel.mastodon.spowage.info.ap.brid.gy
Nerd/geek, roller derby player. He/him.
Interested in gadgets, technology, renewable energy.
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Interested in gadgets, technology, renewable energy.
[bridged from https://mastodon.spowage.info/@nigel on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Frustrating amazon, not scary.
August 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Frustrating amazon, not scary.
I've just pulled this much fluff out of my laptops fans. That'll explain why it was running so hot!
June 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I've just pulled this much fluff out of my laptops fans. That'll explain why it was running so hot!
I didn't realise this was part of Windows.
June 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I didn't realise this was part of Windows.
Amiga 500 keyboard membrane repaired successfully!
I followed an old video from https://www.youtube.com/@GadgetUK164 and https://www.youtube.com/@NoelsRetroLab. I followed their lead and took my time.
I love how accessible this information is now.
#amiga #repair #retro #keyboard
I followed an old video from https://www.youtube.com/@GadgetUK164 and https://www.youtube.com/@NoelsRetroLab. I followed their lead and took my time.
I love how accessible this information is now.
#amiga #repair #retro #keyboard
February 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Amiga 500 keyboard membrane repaired successfully!
I followed an old video from https://www.youtube.com/@GadgetUK164 and https://www.youtube.com/@NoelsRetroLab. I followed their lead and took my time.
I love how accessible this information is now.
#amiga #repair #retro #keyboard
I followed an old video from https://www.youtube.com/@GadgetUK164 and https://www.youtube.com/@NoelsRetroLab. I followed their lead and took my time.
I love how accessible this information is now.
#amiga #repair #retro #keyboard
It looks like I've got a keyboard membrane to attempt to repair.
#amiga #retrocomputing #amigatestkit #keyboard
#amiga #retrocomputing #amigatestkit #keyboard
January 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It looks like I've got a keyboard membrane to attempt to repair.
#amiga #retrocomputing #amigatestkit #keyboard
#amiga #retrocomputing #amigatestkit #keyboard
Did some diagnosis of a faulty Amiga mouse today. While the buttons worked the mouse pointer wouldn't move.
After a bit of reverse engineering and investigation it seems the issue with up-down is a bad solder connection on one of the IR LEDs which […]
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After a bit of reverse engineering and investigation it seems the issue with up-down is a bad solder connection on one of the IR LEDs which […]
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January 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Did some diagnosis of a faulty Amiga mouse today. While the buttons worked the mouse pointer wouldn't move.
After a bit of reverse engineering and investigation it seems the issue with up-down is a bad solder connection on one of the IR LEDs which […]
[Original post on mastodon.spowage.info]
After a bit of reverse engineering and investigation it seems the issue with up-down is a bad solder connection on one of the IR LEDs which […]
[Original post on mastodon.spowage.info]
Apparatus for time travel back to 30 years ago :D
January 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Apparatus for time travel back to 30 years ago :D
Fancy new usb-c cable.
November 8, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Fancy new usb-c cable.
Any idea what this connector is called? It's slightly larger than a C13/C15.
November 8, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Any idea what this connector is called? It's slightly larger than a C13/C15.
Cursed cable.
October 26, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Cursed cable.
I managed a quick qualification
October 20, 2024 at 10:36 AM
I managed a quick qualification
Another street lithium find (my 3rd so far).
This one only claims 0.6ah capacity, I'll test it soon to see how close it is to that.
#streetlithium
This one only claims 0.6ah capacity, I'll test it soon to see how close it is to that.
#streetlithium
October 14, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Another street lithium find (my 3rd so far).
This one only claims 0.6ah capacity, I'll test it soon to see how close it is to that.
#streetlithium
This one only claims 0.6ah capacity, I'll test it soon to see how close it is to that.
#streetlithium
With the recent couple of drive failures my main storage is back up and running, It's RAIDz1 with two hot spares.
I'd prefer to be using RAIDz2 with 1 hot spare but switching to that would require destroying and rebuilding the entire pool.
I'd prefer to be using RAIDz2 with 1 hot spare but switching to that would require destroying and rebuilding the entire pool.
October 3, 2024 at 9:37 PM
With the recent couple of drive failures my main storage is back up and running, It's RAIDz1 with two hot spares.
I'd prefer to be using RAIDz2 with 1 hot spare but switching to that would require destroying and rebuilding the entire pool.
I'd prefer to be using RAIDz2 with 1 hot spare but switching to that would require destroying and rebuilding the entire pool.
2nd street lithium found!
This 18650 was found on the ground next to a bin in the high street, no vape casing nearby. I'm not sure what it came out of but it was almost fully charged when I checked, It looks like it holds pretty much it's stated capacity.
This 18650 was found on the ground next to a bin in the high street, no vape casing nearby. I'm not sure what it came out of but it was almost fully charged when I checked, It looks like it holds pretty much it's stated capacity.
October 2, 2024 at 5:09 PM
2nd street lithium found!
This 18650 was found on the ground next to a bin in the high street, no vape casing nearby. I'm not sure what it came out of but it was almost fully charged when I checked, It looks like it holds pretty much it's stated capacity.
This 18650 was found on the ground next to a bin in the high street, no vape casing nearby. I'm not sure what it came out of but it was almost fully charged when I checked, It looks like it holds pretty much it's stated capacity.
My UPS appears to intermittently have a strop but I'm failing to figure out what it's upset about (It's not the batteries, they were replaced a few months ago).
Leaving it turned off for a while appears to sort it. It might be time to replace it with something from this century.
Leaving it turned off for a while appears to sort it. It might be time to replace it with something from this century.
September 28, 2024 at 11:12 AM
My UPS appears to intermittently have a strop but I'm failing to figure out what it's upset about (It's not the batteries, they were replaced a few months ago).
Leaving it turned off for a while appears to sort it. It might be time to replace it with something from this century.
Leaving it turned off for a while appears to sort it. It might be time to replace it with something from this century.
I'm attempting to rescue a PC motherboard with a corrupt BIOS. The BIOS chip is an SOIC-8 surface mount package and I'm trying to use a chip clip along with a CH341 programmer. My main issue is getting the clip to attach and then stay on the chip. It […]
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September 25, 2024 at 3:17 PM
I'm attempting to rescue a PC motherboard with a corrupt BIOS. The BIOS chip is an SOIC-8 surface mount package and I'm trying to use a chip clip along with a CH341 programmer. My main issue is getting the clip to attach and then stay on the chip. It […]
[Original post on mastodon.spowage.info]
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It's finally delivered!
September 18, 2024 at 4:58 PM
It's finally delivered!
Electronics youtubers have often mentioned you can harvest rechargeable batteries from discarded single use vapes. It sometimes sounds like they're all over the floor and easy to find. I had not see a discarded vape until yesterday when I found my […]
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September 14, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Electronics youtubers have often mentioned you can harvest rechargeable batteries from discarded single use vapes. It sometimes sounds like they're all over the floor and easy to find. I had not see a discarded vape until yesterday when I found my […]
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I've had an SSD fail under warranty so I posted it back to the manufacturer. I'm posting from the UK to the Netherlands and my package has been stuck in customs for two and a half weeks.
I presume this is another "benefit" of brexit :(
I presume this is another "benefit" of brexit :(
September 4, 2024 at 9:48 AM
I've had an SSD fail under warranty so I posted it back to the manufacturer. I'm posting from the UK to the Netherlands and my package has been stuck in customs for two and a half weeks.
I presume this is another "benefit" of brexit :(
I presume this is another "benefit" of brexit :(
Using a server HBA in a regular PC case requires some cooling mods. Zip tying a fan on the heat sync seems to do the trick.
August 24, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Using a server HBA in a regular PC case requires some cooling mods. Zip tying a fan on the heat sync seems to do the trick.
Ooh, free electricity. I'll schedule all my things to charge :D
August 18, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Ooh, free electricity. I'll schedule all my things to charge :D
At least this failure mode is working as intended and I have an opportunity to remove the faulty drive and restore resilience.
Shame I don't have a cold spare on hand, amazon next day delivery will have to do though.
Shame I don't have a cold spare on hand, amazon next day delivery will have to do though.
August 13, 2024 at 7:21 AM
At least this failure mode is working as intended and I have an opportunity to remove the faulty drive and restore resilience.
Shame I don't have a cold spare on hand, amazon next day delivery will have to do though.
Shame I don't have a cold spare on hand, amazon next day delivery will have to do though.
Oops, FB marketplace isn't helping me declutter but the opposite.
This might become a new file server (but using the drives from the old one).
This might become a new file server (but using the drives from the old one).
August 7, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Oops, FB marketplace isn't helping me declutter but the opposite.
This might become a new file server (but using the drives from the old one).
This might become a new file server (but using the drives from the old one).