A long and hard journey for a better basement laboratory is nearing the end of the destruction phase! Insurance claims had to be settled, work paid by insurance had to be done and in between there was a lot of hard work to do ourselves. Introduction to this project can be found in Part 1. […]
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Test and teardown of a Eaton 9355 UPS (formerly the Powerware 9355). It is a three-phase, double-conversion online UPS. Output power ranges from 10-15 kVA in a changeover scenario as follows: 150% for 5 sec / 125% for 1 min (online), 110% for 10 min. Battery type is 9 Ah, sealed, lead-acid, maintenance-free. Battery charger
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A guide on how to make the, ACBEL FSA021 IBM 39Y7228, server power supply run outside of its server enclosure. You might also be interested in reading about the Server PSU Hack – HP DPS-800GB A, 12VDC 1000W or the Server PSU Hack – EMC2 API4SG10 12VDC 300W From a Dell PowerEdge M1000E. ACBEL FSA021
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Teardown, cleaning and test of a Fluke Helios Plus 2287A Data Acquisition Frontend and 2181A Extender. The Frontend and extender features two Fluke 2280A-161 High Performance A/D Converter 2280A161 cards and nine 20-channel RTD/Resistance Scanner modules, for a total of 180 inputs in this setup with a Frontend and Extender. Discussion of this equipment can
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Teardown of a standalone x-ray head from Showa (Made in Japan). Capable of outputting 100 kV at 35 mA for up to 10 second exposure times. It comes as a complete unit with collimator, only to be supplied with 230 VAC and operated with external trigger. If you like to see more teardown articles, pictures
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Teardown of a 8 kW induction cooktop, supplied from 2 single phase mains and neutral. Modular construction with two inverter modules and changeable coils. To get a full explanation on Quasi-Resonant induction heaters, check out my teardown and hacking videos on the IKEA Tillredda induction stoves. Induction Heater Coils The induction stove coils are almost
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A overdue needed upgrade of my PC! The Intel i7-4790K gets replaced with a i5-12600K. Double the RAM and Quadruple the SSD. This is my take on a budget PC upgrade for a powerful 4K PC. This new PC will help me with faster processing and rendering times on 4K video, from the new Sony
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I bought the sony ZV-E10 vlogging Camera, as it was on offer during black friday in 2022. I had my eye on this camera for a while, but it was too expensive to upgrade and upgrading to 4K has other implications. Like a much needed rendering PC upgrade. But the price on the best vlogging
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