God, can I ever relate. Keeping them out is akin to soundproofing. You never really get it all.
~~~ Soon, I am sure to be fixing my Whammy, since I just ordered the Burson Audio v5i from DIY. Probably should do some more search on this first ~~~~
~~~ Soon, I am sure to be fixing my Whammy, since I just ordered the Burson Audio v5i from DIY. Probably should do some more search on this first ~~~~
The mice are a nightmare in the area we relocated to recently (north western CT).
I had the entire interior of the heater packed out with bags of moth balls and steel wool pads. Except the hook up box 😒
We are surrounded by woods…there is NO keeping them out.
I had the entire interior of the heater packed out with bags of moth balls and steel wool pads. Except the hook up box 😒
We are surrounded by woods…there is NO keeping them out.
The fresh air blower, heating and air condition on one of our cars didn't have any measureable effect at all. Found out that on this single car I had missed to replace the filter for the interior air. Maybe for quite some years. Now hot and cold air work like new. Usually I replace these filters every two years. Cost are less than 10€ if you buy informed.
And having a cat just means your class A amps are both for music and for a cat perch 🙂 Mice are free to roam while Mr. TomCat takes a nap on your XA252.
We have the Fatastic Mr. Fox who has taken up residence in a den on the edge of our property with the missus these past two years.
They had a brood of 4 pups both years that come out in the Spring and play by our pool and learn to hunt mice.
Still, they don’t put a dent in the mouse population.
There are several hawks in the neighborhood as well. Always hunting the mice and chipmunks.
Heat sealing machine for plastic bags...sprayed pot, no reult, then changed 3 electrolytic caps in the 555 timer circuit.
Now normal, it is over 20 years old.
Impeller broke in blower, so new impeller, and housings, in process.
Housing bit hit my thumb. So on hold for some time.
It seems to be frequent failure, the parts are easily available...just say model at the shop, they even asked cheapo or good quality!
Both cheap and decent ones were available at the power tools shop.
About $5 for nozzle, impeller, both halves of housing.
New blower is about 3x the parts price...Hitachi ex licensee, good quality, have had it since abour 2010. It was $10 at that time.
Now normal, it is over 20 years old.
Impeller broke in blower, so new impeller, and housings, in process.
Housing bit hit my thumb. So on hold for some time.
It seems to be frequent failure, the parts are easily available...just say model at the shop, they even asked cheapo or good quality!
Both cheap and decent ones were available at the power tools shop.
About $5 for nozzle, impeller, both halves of housing.
New blower is about 3x the parts price...Hitachi ex licensee, good quality, have had it since abour 2010. It was $10 at that time.
I've been struggling with mice and squirrels for ever it seems. Here's a few cases.
Squirrels decided the air intake box of my Aerostar was a good place to store nuts. Went to change the air filter one time and found it packed with acorns.
Later they got into the attic space above the bathroom for the winter. After they left in the spring I covered the hole with a piece of 3/4" plywood which they chewed through in the fall.
The next spring I used plywood covered with a thin sheet of aluminum, which they also chewed through in the fall.
The next spring I covered the hole with a ceramic tile glued to plywood and that finally kept them out.
Another time they chewed some insulation off the cable TV coax for our house. We were getting a poor signal and it took the cable company three visits before they found the problem.
Mice got into my shed and chewed through the plastic bin where I stored our pool cover. They made their nest and chewed the cover so full of holes I had to replace it.
In a previous rental house, squirrels got into the chimney and made a huge nest just above the damper in the fireplace.
We didn't know until some of it collapsed into the fireplace along with the squirrel.
After it died I cleaned out enough leaves and sticks to fill two large garbage cans.
Just glad we found out in the fall before trying to use the fireplace for the winter.
Many of my friends have similar stories.
Tobacco and Neem (or similar) leaves emit a nasty enough smell to keep rodents away.
I use shredded raw tobacco in muslin bags to protect my winter wear from moths etc.
Works in closed spaces for rats and squirrels.
Rodents need to wear out their constantly growing teeth...look for a similar solution to mine using locally available materials.
Tobacco is grown in my area, and sells for about $5 a kilo, sun dried leaves, shredded to slightly coarser than cigarette tobacco, and finer material mixed in, up to dust.
Effective for about two years in our climate.
I use shredded raw tobacco in muslin bags to protect my winter wear from moths etc.
Works in closed spaces for rats and squirrels.
Rodents need to wear out their constantly growing teeth...look for a similar solution to mine using locally available materials.
Tobacco is grown in my area, and sells for about $5 a kilo, sun dried leaves, shredded to slightly coarser than cigarette tobacco, and finer material mixed in, up to dust.
Effective for about two years in our climate.
Brought a Nakamichi BX-300 discrete 3 head cassette deck back from the grave for a neighborhood guy. Rebuilt the control motor to get the transport to function. Cleaned heads and capstans, refreshed pinch rollers and idler tire. Per service manual I set play and record head's height and azimuth, set speed, VU meter levels, output levels and bias levels, etc. Nice performing deck. My first time working on a Nakamichi.
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Start with a bomb shelter, then 'seal' it. I know difficult this all is, especially living in the forest. I knew that I wasn't going to win over gophers and mice given the house/cabin that I was living in. Cats were of little use so I got rid of them too. Wish that I had the answer guys, but that's nature that we are trying to invade.
Unfortunately no. My test tapes are from a guy in Germany. I started up on the sequence immediately following the jig procedure.
PB head height is set with a test tape. If you do have the Nakamichi jigs you could be close. If you don't, who knows? The tape path setup is exacting to get right, easy to "make go". Everything else is referenced from the playback head alignment and calibration.
Yup, I have a BX-300 also. Fantastic sounding machine. Those cam motors are a real pain, frequent failure club.
Yup, I have a BX-300 also. Fantastic sounding machine. Those cam motors are a real pain, frequent failure club.
The last thing I repaired was a microwave oven. It made a pop and failed. The low voltage control circuitry remained intact. The failure was the high voltage smoothing capacitor which was shorted. I replaced it and the oven is now functional.
I know about the risks, so I was cautious what to touch and started fiddling with the high tension circuitry after duly turning the oven off and discharging the high voltage capacitor using an insulated wire.
I know about the risks, so I was cautious what to touch and started fiddling with the high tension circuitry after duly turning the oven off and discharging the high voltage capacitor using an insulated wire.
Our Roomba exist in what can best be described as a perpetual torture test. Our two Saints equate to a 360lb fur factory that distributes cedar twigs (tail sticks) for good measure. The wheels, brushes and auto-empty gate/flap all need clearing on a regular basis, but the thing is a trooper. Surprisingly, the only actual repair necessary has been to the retractable charging contacts on the base unit. I'm not 100% certain but believe that poor contact during charging may have produced enough heat to mildly deform the plastic pivot arm. I filed a small amount of plastic away, refit the arm and its been back to normal for the last few days. This is our second Roomba. We tried a cheaper knockoff when the first one died after several years of hard use. The knockoff lasted about two months
Is this the correct thread for failures as well?
Daughters TV.
Replaced main board (didn't need to).
Then identified faulty backlight LED.
Replaced one backlight strip & reassembled.
Still didn't work. disassembled & found I'd left the connector off one of the other backlight strips.
Reassembled but clumsiness broke the screen. OOPS!
Lessons learnt:
1 - check the backlights before replacing anything else. Disassembly is fiddly, take notes.
2 - Backlight LEDs are series strung. In this case, 3 strips of 7 LEDs 94V operation.
An individual strip can be tested with a 20V power supply. A longer strip would likely need a higher voltage.
Or probe each individual LED, examine closely (magnifier would help) to look for the giveaway black smudge on the LED.
3 - First build a billiard room and install a billiard table. You need a large table to carry out the work.
I worked on the floor which contributed to my downfall.
Daughters TV.
Replaced main board (didn't need to).
Then identified faulty backlight LED.
Replaced one backlight strip & reassembled.
Still didn't work. disassembled & found I'd left the connector off one of the other backlight strips.
Reassembled but clumsiness broke the screen. OOPS!
Lessons learnt:
1 - check the backlights before replacing anything else. Disassembly is fiddly, take notes.
2 - Backlight LEDs are series strung. In this case, 3 strips of 7 LEDs 94V operation.
An individual strip can be tested with a 20V power supply. A longer strip would likely need a higher voltage.
Or probe each individual LED, examine closely (magnifier would help) to look for the giveaway black smudge on the LED.
3 - First build a billiard room and install a billiard table. You need a large table to carry out the work.
I worked on the floor which contributed to my downfall.