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Random mechanical adventures. By Danny Chandler

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Ghost at the refrigerator

Written by admin. Date of post: April 25, 2016. Leave a comment Posted in Appliances, Electronics Leave a comment

For some time now our refrigerator has been turning of the icemaker, or completely locking the control panel so we cannot access water or ice.   Both of these “features” are controlled by the same button, so I was thinking the button is sticking down at random times.   I removed the control panel which […]

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20KW Generator – Bad Charging Circuit

Written by admin. Date of post: March 30, 2016April 6, 2016. Leave a comment Posted in Appliances, Electronics Leave a comment

My generator cranks once a week, runs 20 minutes for exercise.  I thought it has been quiet for a few weeks, I checked the battery and it was completely dead.  I checked the voltage on the charging circuit, 0V.   The charging circuit is just part of the main board; $400 for a new board. […]

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’99 F150 – 7″ Table install

Written by admin. Date of post: March 30, 2016April 6, 2016. Leave a comment Posted in 1999 Ford F-150, Electronics Leave a comment

I wanted something other than AM, FM and CD in the old Ford.   So I purchased a cheap Chinese 7″ Android tablet and a small two channel 20w amp on eBay.  I also purchased a wiring harness to match the truck, so I can undo this mess in a hurry; if I have too. […]

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Vizio 60″ – E600i-B3 – Turning itself off

Written by admin. Date of post: March 30, 2016May 2, 2016. Leave a comment Posted in Electronics Leave a comment

Our 60″ Vizio was randomly turning itself off and would not turn back on for several minutes.  It only happened once a day or so, then it got to the point where we could not watch TV.  Then it just finally died.  This TV is pretty simple, it has a power supply board, a logic […]

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