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WardCo
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Hello. My name is Ward.
Northern California Bay Area born and bred.
35+ year firmware engineer; now a retired crank.
Theater geek.
These days I make videos and long for death.
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Northern California Bay Area born and bred.
35+ year firmware engineer; now a retired crank.
Theater geek.
These days I make videos and long for death.
LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE!
Radio Shack VHS Rewinder Rebuild Part 1
I work on a circa-1996 Radio Shack VHS cassette re-winder, catalog number 44-1201 to see if I can get it to "auto eject" again. This basic model was also sold under the Solidex, Ambico, Veratron, and Walnex brand names so the info here should be applicable to those too. Along the way we rebuild the electronics, talk about drive belts, and explore the miracle of damping grease. Hope all you tape-heads enjoy.
00:00 - Start
02:56 - Mechanism Overview
04:45 - Schematic
05:46 - Drive Mechanism Operation
07:37 - Introducing The Rebuilt Unit
10:32 - Preliminary Drive and Electronics Demo
11:07 - Stupid Drive Belts
13:10 - Reassembly
13:52 - The Miracle Of Damping Grease
16:20 - Apparent Success
17:01 - But Actual Failure
00:00 - Start
02:56 - Mechanism Overview
04:45 - Schematic
05:46 - Drive Mechanism Operation
07:37 - Introducing The Rebuilt Unit
10:32 - Preliminary Drive and Electronics Demo
11:07 - Stupid Drive Belts
13:10 - Reassembly
13:52 - The Miracle Of Damping Grease
16:20 - Apparent Success
17:01 - But Actual Failure
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Other World Computing Express 4M2 16TB Build: Unpack, Assemble, Format, and Test with MacStudio
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Bought myself a present during Amazon Prime Day of an Other World Computing 4M2 SSD case and 4 Crucial Technologies P3 4TB SSDs to give myself 16TB of solid-state storage in a RAID0 configuration. In this video I unpack everything, assemble, format, and test the system. I also opine about that "loud" cooling fan and other stuff. The case: eshop.macsales.com/shop/express-4m2 The sticks: www.amaz...
Amazon Basics Patio Heater 3 Year Revisit and New Heat Reflector Install
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Just a slow video where we revisit the Amazon Basics Patio Heater I did an assembly video for in February 2021 during the pandemic. It got blown over in a windstorm last year and the heat reflector was badly bent, so this video also shows the installation of a "Top Hill Upgtaded Aluminum Patio Heater Reflector Shield" from Amazon (sold by AnYangBoXiuShan). I think he meant an UPGRADED reflector...
Yuanjing Audio Soft-Start Module: The Missing Manual / Soft-Start a Variac
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I bought a Yuan-Jing Audio X-JM0016A Soft-Start Module to keep my big red Variac from blowing the circuit breaker when I turned it on. But the documentation was poor to non-existent. This video describes how the the thing works and what you have to do to use it.
Instant Hot Water Dispenser/Faucet: Replacement Hose Selection & Installation
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Buying and replacing a broken rubber hot-water hose on a Westbrass Velosah Hot Water Dispenser Faucet and Waste King Instant Hot Water Tank. I mange to do the hose installation in the most difficult way possible, but at least you'll get to see how disassemble the Velosah faucet. The full part number of the faucet: Westbrass D271-NL-26 Velosah 9" 1-Handle Hot Water Dispenser Faucet. Also applies...
Toto Washlet Bidet Model C5: Usage & Details Not In The Manual
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This is the 2nd of two videos on the Toto C5 Washlet / Bidet. The first was an unboxing and install and can be found here: ua-cam.com/video/A6lMeVSBNkY/v-deo.html. This video covers using the washlet, clearly explaining things not adequately covered in the manual and also includes some power and temperature measurements.
Toto Washlet Bidet Model C5: Unboxing / Install
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This is the 1st of two videos on the Toto C5 Washlet / Bidet. This one covers unboxing and installation and the second video covers usage, testing, and thoughts. It can be found here: ua-cam.com/video/MvHMkK7_MhA/v-deo.html
Ivy Removal From Big Trees / Quick Update
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This is a quick 5 month follow up on the state of the ivy I set out to kill in the "Big Trees. Big Ivy video" from late 2022: ua-cam.com/video/N4jlxM_yJVE/v-deo.html Thanks to UA-camr "Logan DW" for asking for this and getting me outside to shoot it this morning.
Behringer MS16 Studio Monitor Speakers "No Power" Fix
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A pair of Behringer MS16 powered studio monitors speakers (P0222) we use in our theater stopped powering on. In this video I find out why and fix it. Music used for the final test/checkout is: The Coldest Shoulder - The 126ers Support by RFM - NCM: bit.ly/3qRLgq0 For the robots: TR-E1-MS16-UL E10157 (R1L) MS-16
Bosch "Touch & Turn" Range Stove Oven Model HDS-255/HDS-25 No Heat Diagnosis and "Repair"
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The venerable Bosch stand-alone range we bought in 2004 stopped heating. In this video, we diagnose and "fix" it. Service manual for the range is here: youtube.wardco.com/bosch_hds25_service_manual.pdf Similar models for the robots: HDS7052U/700, HD2515 U/01 HD2516 U/01 HDS252 U/01 HDS255 C/01 HDS255 U/01 HDS256 C/01 HDS256 U/01 HDS355 U/01 HE2415 U/01 HE2416 U/01 HE2515 U/01 HE2516 U/01 HES232...
A Simple Trick To Help Diagnose A Crackling / Popping 3-Way Switch
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A switch making crackling or popping noises (and maybe flickering the lights) is dangerous. Here is one way to get more insight into what is wrong before you open up the box. Also, check out my fast explainer about how 3-way switches work: ua-cam.com/video/kCHBC3_3_C0/v-deo.html #electrical #3-way
Frigidaire Washer No High-Speed Spin Control Board Swap & Belt Replacement FRFW3700LW0 137005005(NH)
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My Electrolux / Frigidaire FRFW3700LW0 (or just FRFW3700L) front-loading washer stopped going into high-speed spin. This is the same machine on which I removed, explained and replaced the door-latch in this video ua-cam.com/video/8zMDCbemn70/v-deo.html a year ago. Well, not it's not the door latch, it's the control board, so I guess I'd better go in and replace it. Along the way I mistakenly pu...
Remove Ivy From Trees. Big Trees. Big Ivy.
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I attack the 20-30 year old English Ivy that had infested the 50 foot high California Live Oaks on the property behind my home. It takes lots of tools and time. [4K]
Herman Miller Aeron Chair Seat Repair/Replacement Fix & "FOAMON" Replacement Seat Review
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I swapped the original seat from my 1999 generation-one Aeron chair with a 3rd party replacement sold by Amazon and eBay and made by "FOAMON." It went well, but you won't be able to do the swap with only the tools they included, nice though they are. 00:00 - Vaguely Useless Filler 04:31 - Doing The Install #Aeron
Logitech Harmony One Remote Control Button Repair Refurbish (4K) with Charging Pad Swap & Board Tour
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The buttons on my ancient but loved Logitech Harmony One Remote were becoming intermittent or not working at all. Plus, all the copper on the charging pads had worn away and rubber "door" that protects the USB port had broken off. (Also, it was disgusting with 15 years of crud on the keys.) All these problems are addressed in this video, slowly and clearly, with the hope that you will find this...
Vintage Radios at The Museum Of Brands (other stuff too!)
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Vintage Radios at The Museum Of Brands (other stuff too!)
DuroFix Emergency Light Battery Replacement RL435
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Visit To Tim Hunkin's Novelty Automation Arcade (The Secret Life Of Machines)
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LG 40WP95C-W Ultra-Wide Monitor: Oddball Thoughts & Info (Review lite)
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LG 40WP95C-W Ultra-Wide Monitor: Oddball Thoughts & Info (Review lite)
Tivo Edge: Hard Disk Troubleshooting And Repair
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Pentair IntelliFlo VS-3050 Pool Pump Install & Test
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Rewiring an Intermatic T32404R Pool/Spa Timing Control Center for a Pentair Intelliflo VSF Pool Pump
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Rewiring an Intermatic T32404R Pool/Spa Timing Control Center for a Pentair Intelliflo VSF Pool Pump
How To Test Or Bypass Frigidaire/Electrolux Washer Door Latch Lock 1317632 131763202
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ADU Final Inspection Day Tour (Granny Flat, Granny Unit, Casita)
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ADU Final Inspection Day Tour (Granny Flat, Granny Unit, Casita)
Paralleling Honda Generators / Generator Inlet Upgrade
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Paralleling Honda Generators / Generator Inlet Upgrade
Solar Inverter Swap: Fronius IG to Sunny Boy 6.0-us & Tesla Powerwall Gateway Tour
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Zidoo Z10 Pro 4K Media Player: Initial Thoughts & Internal Drive Setup using Mac (no Windows PC)
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Zidoo Z10 Pro 4K Media Player: Initial Thoughts & Internal Drive Setup using Mac (no Windows PC)
I dunno why, but i like it😁And i agree.. Sadly Apple just dying (technically/inventions) since Jobs died.
You're the best. I don't care what your wife says. Very helpful diagnostics.
Hi Sir, I need help with this radio, model 505, please. My father gave me one (he's not with me now), but I'm not sure how to configure the clock. There's another knob behind the radio that doesn't move, and I don't know if it's supposed to be used to configure the clock. I understand how the other buttons in front of the radio work, except for the "set/alarm" function. If you can help, I would be very grateful, sir. :)
The knob in the rear moves the hands to set the time. If it is not turning the clock mechanism is jammed up in some way. If you pull out the set/alarm button and turn it, the inner alarm wheel turns to set the alarm time. When it is pulled out, the alarm is "armed" and you push it in to silence the alarm when it goes off.
@@WardCo Sir, you are correct; the clock mechanism appears to be jammed in some way. The seconds knob is working, and the alarm is functioning as well, but I can't set the correct time I read that old mechanisms like this one sometimes need a bit of lubrication. Could that be the issue? I will attempt to fix it Thank you for your help; I really appreciate it
_That_ was certainly worth the price of admission! :) I've been using vi/vim since 1984 and this year I started to take a look at Emacs. And yes, I agree, Emacs is a wonderful beast. Very fascinating.
17:27 please check that connection, or be more clear with that because, I check the connections and what are you showing is a short circuit.
You can set the rotor on a v-block to drill and heat up.
awesome video answered a lot of questions...felt like high school electronics class back in the 70's ...great explanations
Had to give you a 👍
Super useful.
How to hard reset ? Thank you.
Internet says try this: Press and hold the "Rear Wash" button for 5 seconds Release all buttons. Push the Power on/off button once to turn off the unit. Unplug the power cord and wait for about 10 seconds. Plug the power cord back in and turn the unit on.
So you put a crucial nvme rated for 4800MB/s when you can use the the much cheaper version since that enclosure is not capable of the max speed of your SSD M.2.
Yet you still live in COMMIEFORNIA?
Oh, I forgot to mention in the closing that, off camera, I broke apart the array and re-created it with every possible chunk size from 16K-256K and tested each one. Read speeds were close enough to each other to not be a big factor, but write speeds noticeably dropped at 128K and 256K. In the end, 32K and 64K seemed to perform best. (I personally stayed at 32K.)
That was very jarring -- Can't you make the point without sound like the insane ward of a mental hospital? Warning: Jump Scare!
great review but since you cant use it as a nas its garbage given the price.
I've actually been shopping 4-slot Synology boxes since it's been about a decade since I've had a NAS in the house, I thought it might be time to revisit, but the fact that I/O to it is bound by network speeds ultimately negated the advantage of having a shared resource with redundancy -- for me, anyway.
I wish you would have put a link for this.
Added to description. Thanks.
dont worry .....its garbage with no rj45 port
Of course, you can always have the host it's attached to share the volume with SMB.
Nicely done Ward, I like your desktop image is that in English countryside seen
Nah I'd use VI old man
I can smell the salty body odor and coffee stained breath as he sprays me through the monitor
Great video. I found that both coil leads were broken off due to vibration I’d guess soldered back on & it worked, for how long is anybody’s guess🤓
Excellent explanation - I did get it in 2min! Thank you, Sir!
I attached my remote using sticky velcro so that I didn't have to mount it with screws.
Best explanation/visuals by far without wasting time!!!!!
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under ground power repairs are a night mare.
THank you so much you just explained everything so clearly. Question- the lid on my washlet is no longer working in slow mode- can i fix it myself??? Toto wants me to send in the whole unit!!!!
Thank you for saving the trees
You need to have the inspector look at that jerry rigged electrical its a major safety issue it will have a short evenually probably a fire
All the work was inspected and approved by the AHJ. Is there something specific of concern to you?
Ward! Never run any appliance on less amps than what is required, doing so can overheat both generator and appliance and cause damage.
Ward! Never run any appliance on less amps than what is required, doing so can overheat both generator and appliance and cause damage.
Thanks for taking the time to explain how this part works and taking it apart to show what's what, for those of us who want to know how things work. I ended up finding that my relay coil broke (open) and my replacement worked!
A great job. I presume that the ivy canopy will eventually fall out of the trees.
After you cut the vines and they die, do you need to go up the tree and remove the dead vines? Or are you all done at this point, and the vines will just rot and fall off naturally?
Hey. So, I have this washer. I’ve had random issues over the past few months of the door not locking all the way. Well, noticed this morning, went to go turn the washer on, all the lights blinked really fast one time and the washer won’t power up at all. I’ve unplugged it for an hour and tried again, same thing. Could this door switch cause that to happen?
Probably not. Door closing problems (at least with my machine) are generally the result of the tub seal getting in the way thus making you push the door to get the solenoid to latch. I'd say you're getting into control board problems (and I did a video when I swapped ua-cam.com/video/MHuAVtVPqAA/v-deo.html) but the fact that your machine is not powering up at all points to power supply problems, and I *think* power goes to the motor control board in the back first and then up to the control board. So, if it were me, I'd poke around on the motor control board and take some readings and look for damage -- the idea being to verify if power is being sent up to the control board at all before tearing into the top/front of the unit to get to that.
Very entertainig and informative
Thanks, good video but no mention of adjusting the light, which I'm still trying to figure out. Maybe your unit doesn't have one. I will add that Toto has the worst manual of any appliance I've used in 50 years!
I have one box that has 2 red, 2 black, 1 green. The other 2 boxes have 1 red, 1 black, 1 green. There is neutral in all 3 boxes. I have 3 way switches. I want all the switches to be Kasa for ascetics. How do I wire this thing?
Finally someone with worse ivy than me.
poles rot when put into concrete so yeah don't do this
Now I am totally convinced! These arguments were so consistent that have to switch from VS code with vim to Emacs. Thank you for convincing me! Please upload more intellectually videos just like this in the near future!
Cross legged? Mother nature will break you of that habit very soon! 😅
YAYYYYY
Hey, I'm just in the DIY planning phase for this. Thanks a lot for this in-depth video. Absolutely amazing wealth of knowledge. Also in CA / Bay Area. No kidding on the stubborn "This is my interpretation of code, no room for debate" issue. Even quoting code at them is like talking to a brick wall...
Thank you so much for telling me how to turn off the heated seat during our 90f heatwave. Greatly appreciated!
Thanks for the video very helpful. My door switch stopped working, for a temporary fix I took the unit apart and bent the door switch contacts up they would be made all the time, then put it all back together.
Shown by Channel Four, actually.
Hopefully this isn't too upsetting but I'm halfway through your video and have the same model. It's actually one of the first 100 made. Anyway if you squeeze the 2 red squares for the battery release hard it slides down pretty easy to expose the yellow cells
Okay so every time I come I have to reset the back and forth jerk setting. Got it. 😂
What if the light fixture is crackling/popping inconsistently.
The description here with the animation accompanying was great!