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  I decided to treat myself to an early Christmas, and I’ve ordered a Kiaweets KTI-W01 infrared camera to add to my tool bag. Maybe it can help me find troublesome shorts.

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  I learned new skills getting my Retro Chip Tester Pro upgraded to its latest firmware.

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  My early Christmas gift infrared camera might have found a problem on this troublesome Wang EXEC motherboard. A tiny resistor is reading well over 130F when the next hottest chip on the board is around 100F. All the other resistors are stone cold.

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  Growing up when I did, this 486DX and the Motorola 68040 are my quintessential processors.

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  I’m growing weary of this Wang. It will not access the floppy or onboard IDE despite passing all other tests in CheckIt (using an XT-IDE). I replaced a hot resistor, but it tested fine and the replacement is just as hot. I’ve forgotten what life was like before I started working in this. ☹️

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  I upgraded to the iPhone 16 Pro primarily to get great macro photos. This camera does not disappoint when looking at my pin repair of this tight quad flat pack IC.

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  May you be loved as The Cure’s Robert Smith has loved Mary Poole.

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  Though I don’t need it, it was calling to me from the thrift store shelf.

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  @soffronoff Don’t know. I haven’t opened it yet, but I guess I should. No reason to keep it sealed up forever.

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  The replacement battery for this new to me Sony Mavica is *slightly* to big. Not so big that it won’t fit, but big enough it doesn’t want to come out. I’m thinking of sanding it down a bit. Am I crazy?

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  Thanks @gutbomb for the ‘90s OS-palooza. You had me at, “Man, there’s a lot of rebooting.” https://youtu.be/w9X0hm5ZgJ0?si=DuUet8GbejhJ5hFy

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  Decided to make the move back to Mastodon.social. I love Bitbang.social, but maybe it's a good idea to be on an instance that receives regular software updates. Hopefully, the transfer goes smoothly!