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After recently putting together the paper tape reader for his custom tube-based UE1 computer, [David Lovett] did get squiggles on the outputs, but not quite the right ones. In the …read more Continue reading Debugging the UE1 Paper Tape Reader and Amplification Circuit
No one likes choppy audio or dropped calls. Use these simple VoIP troubleshooting tactics for crystal clear internet calls every time. Continue reading 9 VoIP Troubleshooting Tips to Fix Everything Right Now
Learn seven different ways to boot a Windows 10 PC in Safe Mode to help troubleshoot issues using this comprehensive guide. Continue reading 7 Ways to Access Safe Mode in Windows 10 (2023 Update)
Troubleshooting a circuit is easy, right? All you need is a couple of hands to hold the probes, another hand to twiddle the knobs, a pair of eyes to look …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2023: Circuit Scout Lends a Hand (Or Two) for Troubleshooting
A computer’s BIOS includes basic diagnostic tools for troubleshooting issues. Often, we rely on the familiar beeps from the POST system for this reason. However, error codes are also available …read more Continue reading BIOS POST Card Built Using Raspberry Pi Pico
A right-to-repair battle is being waged in courts. The results of it, we might not see for a decade. The Caps Wiki is a project tackling our repairability problem from …read more Continue reading Caps Wiki: Place For You To Share Your Repair Notes
These days, it would be fair to say that the Internet as we know it runs on Cisco hardware. While you might never see them at work, there’s an excellent …read more Continue reading Cisco Router Repair Revives Piece of Internet History
We’ve all experienced that magic moment when, after countless frustrating hours of experimentation and racking your brain, the object of our attention starts working. The 3D printer finally produces good …read more Continue reading Troubleshooting: A Method For Solving Problems The Right Way
We know what you’re thinking. It’s a bad power supply, of course it was capacitors to blame. But even if we all intuitively know at this point that bad caps are almost always the culprit when a PSU gives up …read more
Continue reading Chasing Down Bad Caps to Save a Troubled PSU
nRF24L01+ module fixed about as well as it can be, by adding an appropriate capacitor on the PCB antenna, and a 1.0 uF capacitor across the power pins for good measure.
Good old nRF24L01+ wireless modules are inexpensive and effective. …read more
Continue reading Fixing nRF24L01+ Modules Without Going (Too) Insane