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@shawnstillman736 4 сағат бұрын
Well this doesn't happen often but first.
@80sCompaqPC 4 сағат бұрын
Great info! I had heard something about this but your video really clears things up.
@ChrisPowell-y1g 5 сағат бұрын
@THEtechKnight - Awesome Video first off! Thanks for sharing the tips and tricks on this odd ball one. Question, I have a JL 1000/1 v1 that when connected to 12v power instantly goes into: Low Volt protection mode. Any tips on where to start on that one? Have you seen this? I know you said you have done a bunch of v1 JL 1000/1s. Thanks for your time and help!
@kirbyyasha 5 сағат бұрын
I hate vinegar syndrome. Good to know.
@FranksRetroLab 8 сағат бұрын
That’s pretty cool. Thanks for sharing. Didn’t even realize you can repair those.
@Justin-Hill-1987 4 күн бұрын
Silicon Graphics, Inc., the company who created the WeatherStar XL unit for use at cable TV headends to provide local forecasts on The Weather Channel, was also responsible for providing the "Reality" graphics processor chip for the Nintendo 64.
@killabee623 4 күн бұрын
That paste drives me nuts as well. That thermal plate is an insulator you don't want your FETs to ground to the heatsink that will not be good.
@kirbyyasha 6 күн бұрын
Awesome fix! Gotta love the simpler fixes hahaha
@urielarellano7459 6 күн бұрын
White vinegar q-tip
@nickwallette6201 6 күн бұрын
"tripping the power supply" -- haha yeah, I remember trying to power an 12v amp from a little lab supply I had back in the early 2000s. It would do ... alright ... as long as I had the highpass filter on. But those high power car audio amps are like "gimme 12v at all the amps." Their input impedance is a short circuit. haha
@JasonWW2000 6 күн бұрын
What the heck is going on with those big stickers on the back? The second amplifier looks to have everything in the proper place. The first amplifier has the black sticker too far to the right and going over the top of the serial number sticker. Lol
@JasonWW2000 6 күн бұрын
It looks like MTX precisely cut those fan frames in order to contour the air flow through the amp. That might be one of the reasons these amps are still functioning fine after all these years.
@mrdakkify 8 күн бұрын
Hello, I have an hcca 250 that I went mono 1 ohm (15 years ago) hit hard as F. However that lasted maybe 30 min- 1 hour before failure, Amp has sat since. How do I get this to you to repair
@christrembath460 10 күн бұрын
Techknight, I tried leaving a comment on your blog. Would you be interested in about 60 tunes that were played on The Weather Channel from the late 80's to the early 2k's from certified playlists? Let me know!
@AxisinAction 10 күн бұрын
Fantastic. Just bought a SX-3800 and pulled the top off to clean all exterior face plates. Your video will help me to look for worn or bad components and clean what I can.
@Naitoraven951 11 күн бұрын
Hello, I've this unit too, but I noticed something wrong today. It have some issue with reading cd-r I'm using tdk reflex cds (blue dye) and is slow. I've checked the rfo signal with an oscilloscope. No jitter and 1.2 V p-p. Of course, all caps are replaced by me. Did you have some tips about the laser adjusting? There are lots of trimmers, like fbias and fgain (I know what they do -- but the reference is a problem)
@BCStrikeReviews 11 күн бұрын
Just stayed at an Airbnb that had optimum and it was insane! Was pulling 700 down and 50 up like the whole week on wireless. Over Ethernet I topped out at 945mbs down and 70mbs up.
@kirbyyasha 11 күн бұрын
So glad you figured out the floppy issue. I also read the Matsushita EME279 drive will work, which belts are readily available for. I plan to try that into my T4700CT. I appreciate you have been MUCH more persistent on trying to figure it out as I have given up LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG ago as I just wanted to take a hammer to it, but I didn't. I Just shoved it in a box and put it in my hoard closet lol.
@nickwallette6201 13 күн бұрын
Before you wipe that drive ... make sure you grab any utilities specific to this machine. The PCMCIA slot and power management stuff in particular, but also drivers and such. I've got a T4xxx myself, and have done a bit of cursory searching, but haven't found any system / driver /utility disks for these things. Haven't gotten very far with it because -- surprise surprise -- the floppy drive wasn't working (belts... of course), and I haven't yet had the motivation to deal with that fresh hell.
@THEtechknight 13 күн бұрын
Well, from the years of tinkering I have with these machines, the EME278s just cant be fixed, it requires a very specific belt that just isnt made anymore. neither the W1D nor the 279 belts fit. the 279 drive may fit. But ive just found that adapting other drives is just easier, and works.
@VSigma725 13 күн бұрын
@@THEtechknight I have two EME279s with bad belts, do you know where I can get replacements? I have a bunch of generic belts but none of them seem to fit.
@THEtechknight 13 күн бұрын
@@VSigma725 console 5. But he's currently out of stock
@VSigma725 13 күн бұрын
@@THEtechknight I found some German guy on eBay apparently selling the belts, but I don't know anyone who's bought from him to confirm they actually work.
@voodler 6 күн бұрын
I just got a T4600C and although the computer isn't working the hard drive had all the /IMG directory and they'll be uploaded to the internet archive shortly. I'll also be uploading the Toshiba Card Manager 3.0 software which is just a Toshiba specific version of phoenix card manager I think - I found a version from 1997 along with the password to decompress it. Regarding the belts, I've got a few EME278 drives working using a 3d printed TPU belt but they're much more finnicky and poorly designed than the EME279. The EME278 belt needs to be taller and printed without elephants foot otherwise it can slip off the spindle. The EME279 is much better in that aspect because the belt guides are designed better.
@voodler 13 күн бұрын
23:43 - That escalated quickly :)
@smg5productions630 13 күн бұрын
I saw one of those on Ebay and I may ask how did you get those to pull information still?
@THEtechknight 13 күн бұрын
There is, and its ludicrously priced. Way outside what it is really worth. Most I ever paid for one of those machines was $295 and i thought THAT was high. And no, the data isnt sent anymore. it requires reverse engineering and programming to get it working again. I am contemplating on making the code open source, but its going to take some effort to do that.
@smg5productions630 13 күн бұрын
@@THEtechknight the one I saw was for like if I remember correctly a thousand dollars and it was for parts recording to the seller. Like that is outrageous if you ask me
@Alle860606 13 күн бұрын
I have a similar Torshiba 3100/20 with a dead hard drive as well :( But nice to see that you max out the computer with those conditions
@BigBadBench 13 күн бұрын
Ugh, that floppy issue is really frustrating!
@nickwallette6201 14 күн бұрын
The GH4 -- nice! I have a GH3 that I bought a short eternity ago. Probably about due for an upgrade. ;-) I really like the micro 4/3rds lenses -- good compromise on size/cost vs. image quality. The auto-focus is abysmal though (and I hear that didn't improve much on later revisions), so I just do it manually. PS -- a bit ironic that a piece of equipment whose sole purpose is to provide weather forecasts got taken out by bad weather. haha!
@FranksRetroLab 18 күн бұрын
😂 I hate when that happens!
@pharaohosam 21 күн бұрын
Give me the WS4000 for all my local weather presentations for the rest of my life.
@alberthodge631 21 күн бұрын
my first computer, brilliant.
@iiidiy 21 күн бұрын
Love your excitement about the camera at the start :) The sound was a big improvement, and so was the picture. I like the steadier tripod footage, just easier on my eyes, but that's personal preference. Great to see it was the easy and "obvious" culprit, after the fuses. Nice!
@kirbyyasha 21 күн бұрын
Oooo what a great repair. So glad to see it live again! Also wish the camera showed us some of that console stuff. Maybe at some point a split screen? 1 showing console, 1 showing video output all framed up.
@danielramirezv 21 күн бұрын
New camera, music in the video, great work!
@WeatherSTARIII 21 күн бұрын
Nice to see the 4000 live again.
@jetryder 21 күн бұрын
Rad. Does this thing output that awesome 80s/90s smooth weather jazz?
@upendrakumar-ky8xr 23 күн бұрын
Solve me
@georger.9514 24 күн бұрын
Hi, I just have purchased one of these receivers and I'm thinking of buying this kit and i wanted to know if you are satisfied with the sound quality and everything else after restoration. I noticed that the capacitors on the power supply board get hot and i don't know if that's good. Thanks
@kirbyyasha 25 күн бұрын
What a neat device. You are very patient to rebuild those tiny circuits. I am too much of a brute to do that lol
@Mediateritorist 25 күн бұрын
Good job. But I'm missing part 2 of your Apple //e journey...
@pharaohosam 27 күн бұрын
There's something just so relaxing about these videos. It's not just the nostalgia. I dunno, they're just unique I guess.
@BigBadBench 27 күн бұрын
wow, incredible work!
@tenminutetokyo2643 28 күн бұрын
I had a miniature one of these from Japan in the 80’s. Very high quality with a solid metal case. Barely bigger than a tape.
@KrissBartlett 28 күн бұрын
i dont know if you did this before trying clean the heads they oxadise up and i always had to plug my headphones in to get sound dident see a headphone any where or speakers mine never had speekers i still have mine working and mine uses 2 x 1.5v batterys mine is a Walk Man to good job you fixed it in the end
@THEtechknight 27 күн бұрын
Azimuth was off
@bylectricagarmoniya 28 күн бұрын
Works on 110-240V power supply, or no built-in AC on this radio? Please reply for me, because information is small about this radio, and many radios works on power supply. That's why I like Samsung GT-E1100 in 2024, you will not regret
@THEtechknight 28 күн бұрын
This requires a power adapter or batteries to use
@jeremylcamp 29 күн бұрын
1:37 At least it give us WeatherSTAR repair content to watch!. 😂
@THEtechknight 28 күн бұрын
I have a whole video of another one that dropped out that I need to edit.
@starzainia Ай бұрын
So since this is actually P4-based, I could have likely gotten the IntelliSTAR LF running on my old @ss eMachines T2885 which has a Netburst based Celeron 2.8 GHz and Via Chrome9 HC graphics!
@LRNAS99 Ай бұрын
Where did you find this, also how much would it cost? Im trying to get my hands on one and i wanted to see if you knew
@Frank-kv5kp Ай бұрын
optimun is the shittiest cable service i ever had , nothing but problems since day 1, and i cant get no other sevice in my area
@mr.18s73 Ай бұрын
I have one needs repair
@mendelpearl8066 Ай бұрын
Someone watches Shango066 :)
@diegosilang4823 Ай бұрын
I dont know if it luck or survivor bias, but I have an older near mint FD-10 that still works and I have a near mint FDL-310 not working with a white noise with a very faint picture and very weak audio, so highly likely the capacitors are gone. I heard rumors of Japanese made electronics made after 1986 used inferior capacitors.
@yanrojas8980 Ай бұрын
Amigo temgo un mtx thunder elite 15001D. Amplica bien pero las 2 bobinas de acople de salida tipo toroidal se calientan excesivamente.hechan humo en poco volumen o alto . Igual calientan. Pero veo q si amplifica y no se proteje. Que crees q sea ...
@tony359 Ай бұрын
that electronic load is cool! Does that work as a dummy load for sound amplifier too?