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16:54, 28 May 2020 Shredder motor and gears.jpg (file) 223 KB The motor and reduction gear chain in a domestic shredder. 1
16:52, 28 May 2020 Shredder paper sensor.jpg (file) 144 KB The paper sensor in a domestic shredder, showing the infrared led and the phototransistor on opposite sides of the paper slot. 1
16:48, 28 May 2020 Shredder cover off.jpg (file) 304 KB The underneath of a domestic cross-cut shredder with the cover off. 1
16:46, 28 May 2020 Shredder cutters.jpg (file) 201 KB The underneath of a domestic cross-cut shredder, showing the cutting wheels. 1
11:56, 27 May 2020 Steam iron thermostat.jpg (file) 70 KB A steam iron thermostat showing the heat control knob spindle (red), the contacts (green arrow) and the bimetallic strip (yellow arrow). 1
11:39, 27 May 2020 Steam iron control circuit.jpg (file) 79 KB A resin-encased control circuit from a steam iron. The resin is cracked, probably due to a failedelectrolytic capacitor. 1
10:26, 16 May 2020 Induction motor with starter winding.jpg (file) 1.76 MB An induction motor with a supplementary winding for starting, offset by 90 degrees and fed through a capacitor. 1
09:29, 16 May 2020 GingerCat.jpg (file) 1.14 MB Mog was getting tired of his online persona being defined by just one picture, so I uploaded another. 3
17:57, 3 April 2020 Common mode choke.jpeg (file) 78 KB A common mode choke used to filter the mains input to a power supply. 1
21:27, 16 February 2020 Coreless motor2.jpg (file) 111 KB A coreless motor - Commutator and brushes. 1
21:22, 16 February 2020 Coreless motor1.jpg (file) 49 KB A coreless motor - rotor and shell with permanent magnet inside. 1
16:10, 9 November 2019 USB Microscope.jpg (file) 217 KB A cheap USB microscope. 1
13:31, 21 July 2019 Micro-switch.jpg (file) 67 KB A microswitch. 1
10:30, 18 July 2019 Quartz crystals.jpg (file) 42 KB Surface mount and wire-ended crystals. 1
10:25, 18 July 2019 Crystal-opened.jpg (file) 47 KB A quartz crystal taken out of its can. 1
09:30, 26 June 2019 DAB+FM+DVB-T.jpg (file) 74 KB A digital TV USB dongle - an example of a Software defined Radio. 1
11:13, 13 February 2019 Lamp Bases.jpg (file) 50 KB LED lamps with different bases: from left to right, Edison Screw (ES), Small Edison Screw (SES) and Bayonet Cap (BC). The middle one is a LED filament lamp. 1
15:30, 22 January 2019 CD drive enclosure.jpg (file) 52 KB An enclosure for a CD/DVD drive. 1
15:28, 22 January 2019 CD bay enclosure.jpg (file) 65 KB An optical disk drive bay enclosure for a hard disk. 1
15:26, 22 January 2019 USB HD enclosure.jpg (file) 95 KB A USB hard disk enclosure 1
16:07, 21 January 2019 Opening a laptop screen.jpg (file) 73 KB Opening a laptop screen. 1
15:59, 21 January 2019 Repurposed screen.jpg (file) 143 KB A repuroposed laptop screen. 1
15:19, 21 January 2019 WiFi adapter removal.jpg (file) 348 KB Removing a laptop WiFi adapter 1
15:16, 21 January 2019 Optical disk removal.jpg (file) 69 KB Removing a CD/DVD disk from a laptop. 1
15:12, 21 January 2019 Hard disk removal.jpg (file) 329 KB Removing a laptop hard disk 1
15:06, 21 January 2019 Keyboard removal.jpg (file) 62 KB Removing a laptop keyboard. 1
15:01, 21 January 2019 RAM removal.jpg (file) 319 KB Removing the RAM from a laptop. 1
14:56, 21 January 2019 Battery removal.jpg (file) 86 KB Removing a laptop battery 1
20:17, 20 January 2019 Laptop backup battery.jpg (file) 266 KB A laptop backup battery. 1
20:02, 20 January 2019 Laptop cooling fins.jpg (file) 82 KB A mild build-up of dust on laptop cooling fins. 1
16:10, 20 January 2019 Desktop-heatsink-dust.png (file) 168 KB Dust on a desktop computer heatsink. 1
15:49, 20 January 2019 Desktop-dust.png (file) 1.39 MB Dust inside a desktop computer. 1
20:54, 7 September 2018 DiodeBridge.gif (file) 48 KB A diode bridge. 1
20:24, 7 September 2018 Component tester.jpg (file) 531 KB   2
15:16, 27 August 2018 SolderJoin-spliced.jpg (file) 24 KB A solder join - wires spliced together. 1
15:15, 27 August 2018 SolderJoin-twisted.jpg (file) 25 KB A solder join - wires twisted together. 1
21:35, 22 August 2018 Scotchlok connector.jpg (file) 24 KB A Scotchlok connector. 1
21:27, 22 August 2018 Crimp connector.jpg (file) 19 KB A crimp connector. 1
21:11, 19 August 2018 DIY crimping-3.jpg (file) 56 KB DIY crimping: 3. Insert the stripped wire into the tube and crush it. 1
21:09, 19 August 2018 DIY crimping-2.jpg (file) 71 KB DIY crimping: 2. Snap off the required length of tubing. 1
21:07, 19 August 2018 DIY crimping-1.jpg (file) 86 KB DIY crimping: 1. Roll the copper or brass tube under a craft knife to score it. 1
20:41, 19 August 2018 Spring terminal connector.jpg (file) 40 KB A spring terminal connector. 1
20:37, 19 August 2018 Choc block connector.jpg (file) 41 KB A choc block connector. 1
20:34, 19 August 2018 Inline screw terminal connection box.jpg (file) 49 KB An in-line screw terminal connection box for joining mains leads. Make sure the cable grips grip the outer sheath (left), not just the inner wires (right). 1
08:32, 5 August 2018 Ubuntu Screenshot apps.png (file) 364 KB Ubuntu_Screenshot1 1
08:31, 5 August 2018 Ubuntu Screenshot tasks.png (file) 178 KB Ubuntu_Screenshot2 1
21:14, 4 August 2018 LinuxMint Screenshot.png (file) 172 KB Linux Mint. 1
20:12, 4 August 2018 LinuxLite Screenshot.png (file) 141 KB Linux Lite. 1
19:56, 4 August 2018 Lubuntu Screenshot.png (file) 164 KB Lubuntu. 1
19:56, 4 August 2018 Puppy Screenshot.png (file) 139 KB Puppy Linux. 1
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