DeGraw DIY Speaker Kit: Assembly & Test MausolfB 2022-10-15 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. This is a DIY speaker kit from DeGraw (amzn.to/3eBCPMY) for projects like Arduino/Raspberry Pi or others (here I'm looking at it as a potential stereo speaker install for a 5.25 drive bay enclosure in a computer). Here I unbox, assemble and test the system on the bench. It comes with two 3 watt 8 ohm speakers (bare wires), a stereo 3.5mm audio connector (bare wires), a five-volt amplifier controller and a set of 2.54mm DuPont header pins. I decide to solder on right-angle DuPont male header pins for the amplifier's inputs/outputs and crimp-on female connectors for the 3.5mm audio cable and speakers (and you'll see these connectors are not the most fun working with). When everything is connected up and all parts have good connections the amplifier and speakers work pretty well. Initially I had issues with the crimp-on connectors not providing good conductivity and also had the L-R connections on the audio input reversed. I've since put the speakers and 3.5mm cable into 4-pin and 3-pin housings respectively instead on individual ones. ---------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
#didyouknow the #netflix “Hello World” test page exists? #funny MausolfB 2024-04-23 | So Netflix has a landing page that says “Hello World!!”… Is it an Easter egg? Some new show or movie that’s upcoming? Or just a practical joke for computer people? 🤔
Partial Solar Eclipse 2024 - Fredericksburg, VA MausolfB 2024-04-09 | This is the partial (non-totality) solar eclipse of April 8th, 2024 from the vantage point of Fredericksburg, VA. The video is sped up 10x (and with YouTube's speed controls can be sped up more or slowed down). The moon passes in front of the sun from the lower-right corner and works it's way approximately 80% over creating a sun crescent at its peak as the sun moves toward the west. Cloud cover eventually came in right at the end of the eclipse.#eclipse #science #physics -------------------------------------------------------------------------Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb
World of Lights @ BrickFair FXBG 2024 MausolfB 2024-03-09 | Taken with an iPad Pro 12.9 on Friday night at the expo. #lego #brickfair #show
#Lego #Mindstorms Ball Machine #shorts MausolfB 2024-03-07 | A machine using three LEGO Mindstorms computer bricks using various methods to move a set of six balls around in a continuous loop.
Machine with Plastic (Machine with Concrete adaptation) #lego #technic #shorts MausolfB 2024-03-07 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb----------------------------------------------------------- This demonstrates the concept of exponential gearing using LEGO. It is based on “Machine with Concrete” built by Arthur Ganson (which can be found here on YouTube).
Two-Cylinder LEGO Pneumatic Motor MausolfB 2024-03-04 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb----------------------------------------------------------- An early design for a two-cylinder pneumatically powered motor driven via air from an airbrush compressor at ~15psi. This is what would become known later on as a “LEGO Pneumatic Engine” or LPE.#lego #motor #shorts
Bad Apple but its in Anaglyph 3D MausolfB 2024-01-28 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Going to have to bust out those red/cyan 3D glasses for this one...Video source: youtube.com/watch?v=FtutLA63Cp8&pp=ygUJYmFkIGFwcGxl#badapple #touhou #meme ------------------------------------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
#didyouknow in 1994 a flaw in the first Intel Pentiums rocked the IT industry? #shorts #technology MausolfB 2024-01-15 | Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
More Sounds of Floppy Drives (3.5 & 5.25) MausolfB 2024-01-14 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Alright all you floppy disk nerds! You heard this same Epson SD-800 dual floppy disk drive testing its read/write heads for both 3.5 and 5.25 before... but this time it's going HD (that's "high density" not "high definition" for the not so familiar :) ). The system it's being used in is a Packard Bell Multimedia F170 tower (the Packard Bell Multimedia 486 desktop it used to be in died shortly after that video... from something else unrelated). The testing software is PC-Doctor version 1.9 and you get to actually see the software doing the testing this time!The disks used are:3.5" 1.44MB Double-Sided High Density (DSHD, 80 Tracks)5.25 1.2MB Double-Sided High Density (DSHD, 80 Tracks)Tests performed are:Hi-Low Seek (Head is moved from 1st track to last track repeatedly)Funnel Seek (Head is moved from outermost tracks to innermost and then back out again)Track-to-Track Seek (Head is moved up once each track from first to last)Random Seek (Head is moved to a randomly designated track)Linear Verify (Same as "Track-to-Track" Seek but disk sectors are read/checked)Random Verify (Same as "Random Seek" but disk sectors are read/checked)#floppy #sound #test --------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
#computers today need more power. The power of #sound! #shorts MausolfB 2024-01-07 | Many sound cards came with utilities for testing various audio functions including MIDI synthesis and 8/16-bit sound effects. The Aztech sound cards like what this Packard Bell uses has a program for testing 8-bit audio output by playing a sample 8-bit voice file. This was shot as part of a related video for installing a speaker kit in this Packard Bell tower PC.
The Sounds of Microsoft Soundbits MausolfB 2024-01-05 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. As multimedia computing grew in the early 90s thanks to improving hardware including sound cards, Microsoft released a set of three sound theme/expansion sets for Windows 3.1 that added a multitude of sound effects for the operating system. These included a set featuring Hanna-Barbera cartoons, movie sounds and quotes and last a set of musical sound effects (some of which got used in the Musica theme in Windows 9x). Here you can relive all those sound effects lost to time. Pause the video if you want to read the descriptions of each sound.#microsoft #sounds #windows --------------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
The Long-Running Windows Calculator Bug MausolfB 2023-12-17 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. For a long time the Windows calculator that's standard on all versions of Microsoft Windows had an issue with square roots... If you took a number with a perfect square such as four and subtracted two from the result you'd expect to get zero. However that isn't what happens; instead you get an odd result no where near zero! This was determined to be a result of the arbitrary precision arithmetic library the calculator uses. In patch 17639 for Windows 10 this issue was finally addressed and patched.There was a counter-argument made about the bug in that it wasn't a bug at all but in fact a misuse/understanding of the calculator. In it, when you take the square root of a number the calculator performs the calculation and then the result is stored (and displayed) temporarily and by inputting the next function (like subtraction) and then hitting the equals button you'll get the correct zero answer. So just how far back did this bug go?#windows #calculator #bug -----------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
#didyouknow the #Windows calculator had a bug in earlier versions? #shorts MausolfB 2023-12-16 | Versions of Microsoft Windows prior to build 17639 of Windows 10 had a bug/flaw in the calculator program involving square roots. If you took the square root of 4 and subtracted 2 (or the square root of 9 and subtracted 3, etc) it would produce a strange and erroneous result that wasn’t zero.
PC BIOS POST Testing/Diagnostics Card (Parallel Port) MausolfB 2023-12-13 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. AliExpress: aliexpress.us/item/3256803013507079.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.9c1a1802rGp5Ol&gatewayAdapt=glo2usaHave an issue with your PC giving you beep errors or other problems upon powering up and need a way to understand what's going on? You might consider one of these BIOS testing cards that read back the POST error codes. This one in particular uses the 25-pin parallel port (IEEE1284) on a computer to read the BIOS POST codes. Not all computers support such capability on the parallel port however (most desktops do not but laptops tend to). It uses a 4-digit segmented LED display to show POST codes in hexadecimal (0 to F) format. The last two digits is the most recent stored code while the first two digits are the prior code. Pressing the up/down (prev/next) buttons allows you to scroll through the stored codes (with indicating how many are stored). If you press both buttons together the unit will perform an LED display test. As the parallel port doesn't provide any power the tester relies on a USB connection to supply the 5 volts it requires to operate. You'll need a USB power bank or AC adapter to use it or if the machine has an available USB port that can also be used (note that some PCs don't power the USB port at start or reset it during boot).#unboxing #test #pc ------------------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Sights & Sounds of a 5.25 Floppy Drive MausolfB 2023-12-03 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Operational visuals and sounds of a single 5.25 floppy disk drive, particularly a TEAC FD-55GFR 7149-U5 (that I just acquired and repaired a simple write-protect fault on). It's being tested by PC-Doctor, a DOS-based diagnostics and information program for back in the day on a Packard Bell Platinum 2220. The media used is a 360K 40-track diskette.Tests performed are:Hi-Low Seek (Head is moved from 1st track to last track repeatedly)Funnel Seek (Head is moved from outermost tracks to innermost and then back out again)Track-to-Track Seek (Head is moved up once each track from first to last)Random Seek (Head is moved to a randomly designated track)Linear Verify (Same as "Track-to-Track" Seek but disk sectors are read/checked)Random Verify (Same as "Random Seek" but disk sectors are read/checked)#floppy #sound #retro --------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Septic Tank Alarm (Buzzer Disabled) #shorts MausolfB 2023-10-31 | Septic tank overfill alarm notification on a pump control box. The buzzer is disconnected so only the light part illuminates. #septic #alarm
Netis ST3108C 8-Port Ethernet Switch Unboxing MausolfB 2023-09-14 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Unboxing the Netis 8-Port Ethernet Switch from amzn.to/3Lp4Jsu .Only around 10 dollars (at this time) it features eight 10/100 megabit RJ45 ports with auto MDI/MDI-X capability. It's small lightweight plastic and uses 5v 600mA for power input. The switch is unmanaged so there is no configuration options; it is plug and play.----------------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Signing Out of Apple ID/iCloud and Erasing iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch MausolfB 2023-07-22 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. When selling or handing off a pre-owned iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch you've likely heard about the issue new owners end up facing where they cannot set up the device due to something called "iCloud Activation Lock". This is a security feature by Apple for their devices if they're lost/stolen that prevents their use even when reset/erased. It's part of the "Lost My iPhone" service through iCloud that allows users to find their devices on a map, have them make sounds to find them, display a message on the screen and remotely erase them to prevent any breach of their personal data. Most users tend to overlook this when erasing their devices as you must first sign out of your Apple ID on the device itself and then erase it. Otherwise just erasing the device will not remove it from your Apple account and your Apple credentials will be required to activate it. Simply go to "Settings" and tap on your Apple ID at the left-upper corner of the display and then scroll down on the submenu to "Sign Out" and tap the button. You'll need to enter your Apple ID password and then answer a few prompts about saving any data (to which you don't) to remove the device from your account. Afterwards make sure you're in the "General" submenu and scroll down to "Transfer or Reset" and tap the button. In the next menu tap "Erase All Content and Settings". You'll have to answer more prompts and enter any passcodes you have set on the device and answer one last prompt. After that the device will perform a hard reset/erase removing all data and setting the device back to how it would be from the factory.---------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Kosie 8.5” Premium Square High Pressure Rainfall Showerhead MausolfB 2023-07-22 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Demo of the Kosie 8.5” Premium Square High Pressure Rainfall Showerhead. Taken and posted years ago for a review but set to "unlisted" and recently decided to make it "public" just because who knows... maybe someone wants to see the thing work?Get it from Amazon: amzn.to/2LwwwKF-----------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
BrickFair Fredericksburg 2023: SPECTRE VR Cam - First 90 minutes Saturday/Sunday (4x speed) MausolfB 2023-03-28 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. This is footage of the first ~90 minutes of both the Saturday and Sunday public days taken by the SPECTRE VR's onboard camera while sitting at the Technic side of the MINDSTORMS & Technic theme area. The video has been sped up by 4x (play at 2x speed to get 8x).---------------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Nissan LEAF: 12V Battery Replacement - Optima Yellowtop D51R MausolfB 2023-03-25 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. In this video I'm replacing the failed 12V lead-acid battery in my 2015 Nissan LEAF with an Optima Yellowtop D51R from Amazon amzn.to/3ZepKdt---------------------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
BrickFair Fredericksburg 2023: World of Lights - 360 MausolfB 2023-03-25 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. World of Lights segment in 360' viewing form from BrickFair Fredericksburg 2023. The 360 camera isnt too good with low-light environments so most MOCs will have a blurry or hard to see appearance. In reality you have to see these in person all lit up to truly appreciate them.And for those that were there we also had a surprise fireworks show courtesy of the Fredericksburg Nationals Stadium next door shortly before the World of Lights. It was their "Fireworks Friday" night as part of their home baseball game.------------------------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
CGSULIT SC880 Diagnostic Scan Tool MausolfB 2022-11-29 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Amazon link: amzn.to/3EJpvz3Discount Code: mausolfb (Valid until 12/31/2022 11:59 PM PST)This is an overview and test of CGSULIT's SC880 diagnostic scan tool. One of the more comprehensive scan tools I've looked at it provides a wealth of information; particularly when it comes to various computer modules contained in a vehicle. While the tool will perform your typical OBD2 diagnostics (like most scan tools) where this one shines in my opinion is its manufacturer-specific diagnostic abilities. It supports essentially all major car manufacturers from America, Europe, Asia and the like. It also can handle many types of service-based functions including transmission relearning, fuel pump priming, DPF service, etc. ---------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
DeGraw DIY Speaker Kit: Install MausolfB 2022-11-16 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. This is a continuation from a previous video I had done on the DeGraw DIY Arduino Speaker Kit (youtube.com/watch?v=sXT5d0txIR0) where I show the kit installed in my Packard Bell Multimedia F170 tower PC. For the installation I 3D printed a snap-in 5.25 drive bay holder for the two speakers in the kit. As i suspected there wasn't enough available space for the amplifier to fit with them so that component had to be located separate from the speakers. As for the amplifier I 3D printed an adapter that used the rear modem slot found on Packard Bell cases. This mainboard didn't support such a modem that used it so it worked out fine. As for the connections, the speakers connect to the 4-pin speaker out from the amplifier. The 5-volt power despite what I said in the video does come from a good 5-volt and ground on the Aztech sound card wavetable header. The L/R audio input comes from the line out header of the Aztech sound card (which I had to solder on as the card from factory did not have any soldered on). Thingiverse links for the 3D models:thingiverse.com/thing:5633745thingiverse.com/thing:5633733---------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
The Intel Pentium FDIV Error MausolfB 2022-09-17 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Probably one of the most well-known microprocessor bugs in the IT industry is the Pentium floating-point division bug that gained widespread attention in 1994. A replacement for the socket 3 systems using 80486 processors, Intel developed a new socket 4 chip based on the P5 microarchitecture and named it Pentium introducing it in 1993. It ran at a 60MHz clock speed (including a 66MHz version later on) using a new floating-point calculation methodology and still utilized a 5v power interface like the 486. It was distinguishable by the gold top heat spreader. During manufacturing the etching machine lacked or did not have the correct data for etching an array utilized by the FPU leaving it empty or with zeroes. This problem would make its way into later Pentiums using the P54C architecture (noted by their dark ceramic heat spreaders) that ran at 75, 90 and 100 megahertz. By the time of the introduction of the P54CQS and subsequent architectures the bug had been corrected. In 1994 Thomas Nicely, a professor of mathematics at Lynchburg College in Virginia (now the University of Lynchburg) discovered the presence of the bug while performing arithmetic operations involving long divisions on affected systems. He noted that results from older 486-based systems and Pentium-clones were providing the correct values but the Pentium ones were returning incorrect results. In response Nicely developed a small test program named PENTBUG and reached out to other individuals including tech professionals to evaluate their Pentium systems for the presence of the bug. He'd be proven correct as others would soon discover the presence of the bug on their Pentium systems and the issue became known worldwide.Intel did acknowledge the presence of the bug but their initial response was the bug being too insignificant for the typical user to be concerned with. This did not go over well and soon Intel began a voluntary recall of all affected Pentium processors in December of 1994. Subsequently the discovery of the bug and the widespread media attention it gained proved negative for Intel. Their stock price fell, computer manufacturers particularly IBM stopped producing machines using Pentium processors, tainted reputation with consumers and a several hundred-million dollar loss in business for that tax year.Checking for the presence of the bug on an affected system is fairly easy. Using an arithmetic program that is old enough to utilize the FPU without any software correction a user divides 4195835 by 3145727. If the result given is 1.333739 then the processor has the bug. The correct value is 1.333820.#intel #bug #processor ------------------------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Sights & Sounds of a 3.5 Floppy Drive MausolfB 2022-09-07 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Operational visuals and sounds of a single 3.5 floppy disk drive, particularly a Panasonic JU-257A135P with its top cover removed. It's being tested by PC-Doctor, a DOS-based diagnostics and information program for back in the day on a Packard Bell Legend 100CD. The media used is a 1.44MB 80-track diskette with some bad tracks around 76 onwards.Tests performed are:Hi-Low Seek (Head is moved from 1st track to last track repeatedly)Funnel Seek (Head is moved from outermost tracks to innermost and then back out again)Track-to-Track Seek (Head is moved up once each track from first to last)Random Seek (Head is moved to a randomly designated track)Linear Verify (Same as "Track-to-Track" Seek but disk sectors are read/checked)Random Verify (Same as "Random Seek" but disk sectors are read/checked)--------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Sounds of a CD-ROM Drive MausolfB 2022-09-07 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. The operational sounds of an optical (compact disc) drive. In particular a failing (due to read errors) Packard Bell (rebranded Goldstar) GCD-R580G 8x speed CD-ROM. The tests are bring performed by PC-Doctor, a diagnostics program for DOS back in the day on a Packard Bell Legend 100CD. Primarily the drive noises are the optical head moving and the spin up of the spindle motor.Tests performed are:Linear Scan- The drive scans the first sector to the last sector of the disc.Random Scan- The drive scans a random sector of the disc.Funnel Scan- The drive scans sectors starting from the outermost to the innermost and then back out again.-------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Packard Bell Legend 100CD: Unboxing, Diagnostics and In-Depth MausolfB 2022-09-05 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. So I recently purchased a Packard Bell Legend 100CD from the good ole electronics bay (also known as eBay) to add to my collection of other vintage computer systems. Here I take it out of the Amazon box it was shipped in complete with an original Packard Bell PS/2 keyboard, look it over, run some diagnostics with Navratil and PC-Doctor and then take a look at the hard disk "contents".Specs of this particular machine at the time of filming:-Packard Bell 4x4 Desktop Case (4 drive bays, 4 expansion slots)-Packard Bell 520r "Robin" Socket 4 Mainboard (Bad DS12887 RTC)-American Megatrends Inc (AMI) BIOS-Video: Cirrus Logic 5434 Onboard 1MB | Cirrus Logic 5446 PCI 1MB*-Intel Pentium 60MHz Socket 4 CPU (FDIV Error)-48MB Fast Page RAM-2.1GB Seagate HDD-4x TEAC CD-ROM*-1.44MB Panasonic FDD-3Com Etherlink III 3c509-Combo Network Card*-Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 CT1780 Sound Card*Since the time of the video the Dallas RTC has been replaced with a DS12887A+ that is setup to be removable/replaceable and items marked with an * have been removed/replaced. I did say that the Cirrus Logic 5446 PCI card was 2MB (as was indicated in the seller's listing) however after examining it it is in fact only 1MB which back up the reporting from Navratil and PC-Doctor.---------------------------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Aurora 8-Sheet Strip Cut Shredder AS810SD MausolfB 2022-03-05 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Amazon link: amzn.to/3hEtZvB(There is also an Amazon Basics equivalent)Looking at an Aurora 8-Sheet Strip Cut shredder I've had for over ten years (according to the Amazon order). As the capacity implies it handles up to a maximum of eight sheets of standard 20lb paper cut in a 1/4 inch strip pattern. It features a separate slot for shredding CDs and uses a three-position switch for control with a manual forward button (for the CD shredding). If the shredder becomes overloaded or overheated it will go into protection mode requiring some time for the motor to cool down and reset before it can be used again. -------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Amazon Basics 8-Sheet High-Security Micro-Cut Shredder with Pullout Basket MausolfB 2022-03-05 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Amazon link: amzn.to/3hFA8rGLooking at the Amazon Basics (essentially a rebrand) 8-sheet micro cut shredder that is upgrading my older Aurora 8-sheet strip cut shredder. As its capacity implies it will handle a maximum of eight sheets of standard 20lb paper and a sizeable pullout basket to hold the shavings in. It has a dedicated slot for shredding CDs (strip cut only) and the four-position switch lets it operate in manual reverse, off, auto and manual forward. It comes provided with optional caster wheels to assist in moving the shredder about and some safety lockouts:Bin Full- If the waste bin becomes full of shavings it will illuminate and lock the shredder from operating until the bin is emptied.Drawer Open- Whenever the drawer is open this light illuminates and will lockout the shredder from operating.Overload- If the shredder is fed too much paper at once the unit will stop and wait to be turned off and on again before resuming.Overheat- If the unit is operated for a long duty cycle there's potential to overheat the motor. In that case the unit will stop and will require time to cool down before it can be used again.Power On- This light illuminates whenever a position other than off is selected and no other conditions are active. -----------------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
PC BIOS POST Testing/Diagnostics Card (ISA-PCI) MausolfB 2020-05-13 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Amazon: amzn.to/3bwxlexHave an issue with your PC giving you beep errors or other problems upon powering up and need a way to understand what's going on? You might consider one of these BIOS testing cards that read back the POST error codes. This one in particular uses an 8/16-bit ISA bus or the successor 32-bit PCI bus. If you have a modern PC you'll likely have a PCI-Express (or PCI-E) based bus and therefore this card will not work for you (however there are diagnostic cards compatible with PCI-Express). It uses a 4-digit segmented LED display to show POST codes in hexadecimal (0 to F) format. The first two digits are the most recent stored code while the last two digits is the prior code. Pressing/holding the onboard button cycles through different functions including scrolling up/down the stored codes, a special mode I'm not familiar with what it does and a self-test of the segmented display.There are also 4 LED lamps to indicate power conditions (-12v, +12v, +5v, +3.3v) and another 4 LEDs for monitoring the system clock, READY signal, MESSAGE signal and the RESET signal. If for example the RESET signal stays lit when first powered on that usually means you have a short on the reset circuit (bad reset switch, wires or mainboard connections) or a faulty BIOS.There is also a 5v buzzer and jumper connection on the tester if your mainbaord doesn't have an internal speaker and requires an external speaker like those found on PC cases. By connecting the card's speaker to the mainboard in testing you can then listen to any beep codes present (useful when bench testing outside a case). It also features a remote segmented display that can be plugged in to see the codes if the tester card is not visible (as if used in a PCI slot where the display is facing down) and can also control tester functions.------------------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
The Iomega Clik!/PocketZip Drive System (Spoiler: It Doesnt Work) MausolfB 2020-05-07 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Just before the turn of the millennium, Iomega (who is known for their Zip and to a lesser extent Jaz drives) unveiled a small 40 megabyte storage solution for digital cameras, media players and laptop computers using a PC card (PCMCIA) slot. They called it "Clik!" (a name derived from it's purpose as a digital camera storage medium and and *click* sound made when a disk is fully inserted).Clik! disks were small and had a resemblance to an even smaller form of a floppy disk (3.5 inch was still mainstream at the time). They featured a metal shutter that retracted upon insertion into a drive and made a *click* sound when they were fully inserted and locked. Another press then would unlock/eject a disk. The drive itself functioned similar to a hybrid of a floppy drive and hard disk. Components would unlock and move the protective shutter away upon insertion of a disk and the drive spindle motor would spin the disk. An angular read/write head would then get positioned over the disk and this would then be used in writing data. Later on Iomega had to deal with the lawsuit surrounding the "click of death", brought on by user complaints of failed Zip drives (most notably the Zip 100). Because they didn't want users to mistakenly associate "Clik!" with the "click of death" they changed the name to "PcoketZip" to defer any possible relationship between the two. The actual hardware remained the same. As years went on, Clik!/PocketZip like Zip, Jaz and other storage solutions made by Iomega dwindled away into memory.---------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Fixing a dead wireless vehicle keyfob (for keyless entry/starting) MausolfB 2020-05-06 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Ever have those situations where you're trying to lock/unlock/start your vehicle with your key fob and it doesn't respond? More often than not your key fob has a dead 3 volt lithium coin-cell battery causing the problem. Wireless key fobs use RF (radio frequency) for communication with the vehicle and require a source of power hence the 3 volt battery. When it goes bad it can no longer produce the RF signals your vehicle listens for.Here I use a Nissan key fob for my LEAF that needs a new battery. First thing is splitting the key fob case open. If your fob has an integrated spare key like this one remove that first. Most fobs have a similar setup where there's a small notch for something like a small flat-bladed screwdriver or spudger to go and help get the case open. Don't be surprised if you mar your key fob in the process; nothing is perfect.When open, you'll find (most commonly) a CR2032 battery. This is what most key fobs use but yours may be different. Simply remove the coin cell and replace it with a new CR2032 and double-check to ensure the correct polarity. The flat side of a CR2032 is always positive (+) and a marking on your key fob indicates what orientation it needs to be installed in. Simply reassemble the key fob after installing the battery and you're ready to test.Take the refurbished key fob back yo your vehicle and try out the unlock/lock (and if you have it, start) functions. If they work you've solved the problem. If not then you have two potentially expensive scenarios:1 - Your key fob is defective possibly due to a bad component on the key fob itself.2 - The wireless system of your vehicle has issue(s). bad antenna, faulty component(s), no power, etc.------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Yandu USB Semi-Rigid Endoscope (iOS/Android) MausolfB 2020-03-27 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. This is a Yandu sem-rigid mobile endoscope I did a video on back in 2018 (almost two years ago) that I left as "unlisted" and now made it public. Anyway, the endoscope is semi-rigid meaning you can bend it at angles you need and it'll maintain it which is good for fishing into areas where a flexible one might get up on things. The controller is rechargeable with its own power source and features a full-size USB port. This is advantageous as you don't need to use an OTG (On-the-Go) adapter with your mobile device; just use your standard USB micro/C or Apple 30-pin/lightning cable. It does make it more tricky for connecting to a regular Mac or PC as you'd need a USB A to A type cable (two male ends). It does come with a short USB micro cable.The app required to use the scope is called "WiFi Image"One click of the power button turns the endoscope on; two clicks to turn it back off. It has a wheel to adjust the brightness of the LED lighting at the scope end and also has a dedicated button for taking snapshots without needing to do it on your device (video still requires you to do that on your device). Three accessories provided with the scope are:Hook (for catching objects)Mirror (for looking around say inside a pipe)Magnet (for catching any ferrous objects)--------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Sounds of Floppy Drives (3.5 & 5.25) MausolfB 2020-03-27 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. This goes out to all the nerds...Operational sounds of an Epson SD-800 dual floppy drive (3.5" and 5.25") when performing various tests using PC-Doctor (a system testing program for DOS back in the day). The system performing the tests on the drives is a Packard Bell Multimedia 486-based PC. The disks used are:3.5" 720K Double-Sided Double Density (DSDD, 80 Tracks)5.25 360K Double-Sided Double Density (DSDD, 40 Tracks)Tests performed are:Hi-Low Seek (Head is moved from 1st track to last track repeatedly)Funnel Seek (Head is moved from outermost tracks to innermost and then back out again)Track-to-Track Seek (Head is moved up once each track from first to last)Random Seek (Head is moved to a randomly designated track)Linear Verify (Same as "Track-to-Track" Seek but disk sectors are read/checked)Random Verify (Same as "Random Seek" but disk sectors are read/checked)#floppy #sound #test --------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolf Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Kosie Li-Ion USB Rechargeable Arc Lighter MausolfB 2018-07-24 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. This is a USB rechargeable Arc Lighter made by Kosie. Arc lighters are different from traditional gas lighters in that they use a high voltage to create an electrical discharge (a corona arc in this case) to act as a means of ignition. Simply press down on the lever to expose the electrical contacts and turn on the lighter. And it does work quite well in lighting items! And as mentioned, it's USB rechargeable so it can be charged back up when it runs low.Available at Amazon: amzn.to/2NH32Gv---------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
FOXWELL NT201 OBD2/EOBD Scan Tool MausolfB 2018-07-24 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. This is FOXWELL's NT201 OBD2 and EOBD code scanner for vehicles. It supports the reading of codes (including manufacturer specific codes through EOBD) and has a code library built-in giving you the code definition without having to look it up. Another noted feature is live data capture. With this you can monitor several parameters in real-time (including graphing them) for helping in diagnostics. Available at Amazon: amzn.to/2Oaixb2------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
A Solar Eclipse Glasses Alternative MausolfB 2017-08-16 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. My take on an alternative form of eyewear for viewing the upcoming solar eclipse over those 3D-like eclipse glasses sellers are pushing. Demo picture in LINKS.These are a pair of welding goggles from Harbor Freight and they retail for $5.29 according to their store website. With a easily obtainable 20% off coupon the price drops by a dollar (and taxes apply depending on state). The lenses on these are very dark (a common complaint on them funny as it is). However they may be useful for viewing very bright light (like the sun or high candlepower lighting). You get two goggles: One has flip up lenses, another has fixed lenses. Also you can stack one over the other if you need additional filtering. Disclaimer: If you're unsure about using alternatives like these or others (like a pinhole projector), use NASA-certified glasses for viewing the eclipse. LINKS:https://1drv.ms/i/s!AgWcy9Y7BuDAgYNlI8vn9Eh-IW5UJQ - Demo viewing sun with theseharborfreight.com/digitalsavings.html - 20% coupon can be found hereharborfreight.com/2-piece-welding-goggles-set-35711.html - Welding Goggles Product Page------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Sounds of a Failed Hard Drive MausolfB 2017-08-11 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. WARNING: This video contains loud noises!I've had numerous hard drives fail over the years (mainly the "click of death") but this hard drive gives a sample of a few different failures... namely "riding the platter" and the "click of death".The hard drive in question is a Seagate Barracuda 750GB SATA from an HP Personal Media Drive enclosure. The head has failed with subsequent damage to the drive platter(s).---------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
A new (additional) channel: MausolfB Music MausolfB 2017-07-29 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Channel link - youtube.com/channel/UCl_lNb3syjcHC1PHkEm2vdgPromoting the new channel dedicated to electronic music: MausolfB Music. ---------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Champion 3500/4000 Watt Digital Hybrid Inverter Generator - 100302 MausolfB 2017-06-04 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Buy from Amazon: http://amzn.to/2sF7xa6This is the Champion Digital Hybrid Inverter Generator providing 3500 running watts and 4000 surge watts. --------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
ETQ DG7250LE Diesel Generator Startup (And an Extra) MausolfB 2017-02-26 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. I've since sold this generator last year of this upload but anyway I start it up with the electric starter and also show a bit of "startup troubles".-----Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Flagstaff 4000W Portable Generator (Item# 720850) MausolfB 2017-02-25 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. This is the Flagstaff 4000 Watt Surge/3200 Watt Rated Generator available from Northern Tool and Equipment. It has a 212cc gasoline engine with a 4 gallon fuel tank (with fuel sight gauge) and is EPA compliant (not CARB). Requires 0.6 quarts of 10W-30 engine oil and I show it under no load and at 75% load.----------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
WEN 1800 Watt Generator (56180) MausolfB 2016-05-25 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Buy this generator on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1qHTUW2This is the WEN 1800 Watt 98cc Portable Gas Generator. It's rated for 1500 watts with a surge of 1800 watts. Features a single duplex outlet at 12.5 amps plus a 12V DC power outlet at 8.3 amps. It can hold 1.45 gallons of regular unleaded gasoline and will run approximately 5 hours at 50% load. I start it up and put under a 750/1500 watt load while showing voltage, amperage, wattage and frequency while loaded.----------------------------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Kodak PIXPRO SP360 Road Test (360 Video) MausolfB 2016-05-19 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Road testing my newly acquired Kodak PIXPRO SP360 video camera. It's pretty neat with the 360 degree video these cameras take (more practical in my opinion than a 3D camcorder). The camera records a 360 degree horizontal by 180 degree vertical dome around it. Therefore you the viewer can view what you want to see out of the camera without me having to move it around. The particular kit I got was the aqua sport package from Adorama Camera.--------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Quanum Venture Return-to-Home Crash MausolfB 2016-01-15 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. The Venture drifted a bot too far away for comfort (and potentially out of sight). Activated return to home on the DJI Naza-M and it worked for a while... decided to throw a fit during the return trip and then resume going back home... just to find a nearby tree to put itself into until falling to the ground.---------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Quanum Venture Deluxe FPV Crash MausolfB 2016-01-03 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. After the first successful flight that usually means "don't go up immediately a second time..."--------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
200mm Fan Mount Printing MausolfB 2015-07-10 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Printing off a 200mm fan mount for a stand.http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:910417 ---------------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
Hand Dryer/Blower Prototype Test MausolfB 2015-07-10 | Visit my Linktree to access my socials and other channels: https://linktr.ee/mausolfb-----------------------------------------------------------. Testing of the prototype hand dryer/blower project.http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:917188/#files------------Like the Facebook page: http://facebook.com/brian.mausolfFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mausolfb
