Swimming pool related maintenance and repairs

My collection of videos related to the maintenance and repairs that I conduct to my Pool, pump, DE filter and associated parts. mostly Hayward. As well as salt chlorinators.

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Kia Optima Brake Lights Wont Turn Off Fix - Also Fixes TCS Light, and Other Issues

This was interesting and I thought I'd share this because it was just going to be a quick video on the repair on the switch itself, because the rubber gets old and cracks causing the primary issue, but what was more interesting, is due to the integration of all of the systems of the car, how many other systems become effected.

Even more interesting is Google does NOT want you to see this video and has removed every trace of it from their search engine so i'm adding links to is everywhere

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Es2oWqtMs

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Dyson SV03 - V6 Slim Battery Not Charging Solution and Better Maintenance Technique

In an unexpected twist of events, my one year old Dyson SV03 V6 Slim decided that a full charge now lasts less than one minute.  Granted I have not always been on top of the maintenance procedure, but having read through the manual and looked at the indication on the LED, something seemed a but off.

Click here to see how I got it back to like new performance.

Honda Shadow VT1100 Maintenance Series

This is my complete collection of maintenance / repair videos for the Honda VT- 1100.



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Westinghouse Ipro4200 Inverter Generator - Unboxing , Full test and evaluation

Today we unbox and evaluate the new Westinghouse Ipro4200 Hybrid Inverter Generator.   And when I say Hybrid, I mean an Inverter Generator mounted in a conventional generator frame.

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Hickok 6000 Tube Tester Repair Restoration and Calibration Project

Here is the project page for the complete repair restoration calibration and functional tests on my Hickok 6000 tube tester

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2019 Jetta S Feature Review - Manual transmission, many surprises

Today I take a rare plunge into automotive review, instead of repairs, to discuss how pleasantly surprised I was when I started going through the 2019 VW Jetta S M/T. My friend Jeff from the old hood, and my wife join me for this video extravaganza.

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Quick and Cheap Air Conditioner Troubleshoot and Repair

   The last thing anyone in Florida wants to hear in the middle of the summer is that the house feels hot...     How much info you are armed with after that could be the difference between 30 and 1500 dollars.

Click here for how the AC cause of failure was  diagnosed with a cable tie and solved with $30.

Yamaha VSTAR 1100 Maintenance / Repair Series

This is my complete collection of maintenance / repair videos for the VSTAR 1100.

New video added today

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Fender Twin Reverb Repair and Restore Project

Another Fender Tube AMP on the bench, this time a perfect condition Fender Twin Reverb.   This amp seems to blow fuses when power is supplied, therefore ending up in my hands.

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Marshall JCM 800 2203 Guitar Amp - Tube Swap and Re-Biasing

Chris from Cornerstone joins us again for this Marshall re-biasing video.  This is an all original JCM 800 - 2203 that is receiving new tubes all around.

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Heathkit T4 Signal Tracer Guitar Amp Project

Ive Taken a damaged Model T4 signal tracer and converted it to a small tube amp for a guitar, set up like a gibson GA8-A except it uses the original Beam power tube for the finals. 

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Amiga 500 Turn-up after 20 years

Here is my collection of movies and information on the turn-up of my Amiga 500 after sitting in storage for 25+ years.



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Adventures with the Heathkit IT-12 Harmonic Distortion Meter

My collection of projects that relate to the repair, restoration and operation of Heathkit IT-12 test devices.

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Telefunken Concertino 7 Repair Series

This series documents the repair of my Telefunken Concertino 7 Radio which supported FM VHF AM Shortwave Longwave as well as many surprising features for a 1950's radio.   I had cosmetically restored this radio in Germany but had never done any electronic restoration.


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Yamaha 650 Quick Carburetor Clean / Repair Series

Seems to be given any amount of time that the jets in the emulsion tube of each carb will clog causing the engine to die just off idle.  Even if the carbs are perfectly clean, this issue causes an interesting closure to form, a perfect circle which reduces the jet size in a uniform fashion.  For these situations it is not necessary to remove the carbs from the bike, and a quick clean of these particular jets can be accomplished.

This Three part series described the whole procedure in detail

Commodore 64 Halloween special - Power supplies of Death

This is my attempt at special effects.   Something you will be surprised to know that I don't do professionally.  I do however know a crappy ass power supply when I see one.   You will however find within the video that although both the top and bottom of the sine wave is employed in the rectification for DC I make an observation strictly from a parts perspective (or lack thereof) with regard to their missing diodes, versus a 4 diode bridge rectifier.  All across the internet Pocket protectors spontaneously combusted, slide rules exploded.  Good thing I don't discuss Politics here.  The internet is a rough place, even in ubergeekdom.

So click Here for some Halloween fun and commodore mayhem

The FLDIGI to FT817 QRP Station Video Series has arrived

This video series demonstrates how easily a QRP station can be set up with a minimum amount of hardware.  Using an FT-817, a linux laptop and a Buddipole antenna we go through step by step from the beginning all the way through to completion.

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Marshall 6100LM Anniversary Series super quick Bias repair

Posed with the issue of having to do the bare minimum to fix the problem, i'm joined by special guest star Kris from Cornerstone music as we try to determine the best way to stop output tubes from exploding in this amplifier.


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Super Serial Switch Setting Status

     Ok, So I thought i'd bring this all together and try out just a few more tricks before moving onto something more comprehensive.  Having automatically identified the slot assignment and storing the value in zp SLOT $07 we can do some useful things with it Like retrieve and decode the status of the dip switches on the Super serial card.

Click here for this next Apple II project that i've assembled.