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This repair valid for APPLE MBP "MagSafe Power Adapter with "L-Type" Power Plug This problem happens quite often, for APPLE "Mac Book Pro" users. In some cases the power supply plug is broken. I fixed this problem myself (See pictures below). But, first some introduction how's plug looking inside: Now time to repair. Note: Be careful during the dissembling a plug. Finally...


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http://youtu.be/JCPXckfT-6g A real geek stuff : Afroman blows up resistors, electrolytic capacitors and transistors. Don't forget to thumbs up! The music is the final part of Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture.


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Description: Commercial Geiger counters can cost hundreds of dollars. With this Geiger Counter Kit you can build your own at a fraction of the price! This easy to solder kit can be built in an evening and it works just like you think it would; clicking and blinking in the presence of radiation. Is grandma's dish collection radioactive? Do bananas give off radiation? Are your granite table tops...


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As Kent was riding home one night, he wondered why his bike's headlight, meant to illuminate the road ahead of him, was mounted on the handlebars. Why couldn't the light be closer to the ground? He put his engineering mind to work, and Revolights were born. httpvh://youtu.be/-UvO3QITwkU The Revolights bike lighting system consists of two narrow rings of LEDs that mount directly to each wheel...


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The TakTik LunaTik compression molded band is made by hand-placing the various camo colored silicone bits in the tool. Each band is its own unique pattern. The LunaTik case is forged and CNC'd from aircraft grade aluminum, the hardware is PVD plated and the straps are made from compression molded high-grade silicone rubber with an anti-dust coating. All hardware is stainless steel. Compatible...


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The problem has long time existed and discussed on APPLE Forum (Since mid 2010). However APPLE not yet react on many complains from their costumers. Problem description: The SD card reader slot on iMac/MBP has stopped picking up the SDHC cards. When insert a card, it fails to mount. This used to work fine, and still does if a card is inserted while booting up. But after it has been ejected, it will...


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Beagle Bone! New from the fine people who have brought us the Beagle Board, we now have a smaller, lighter, but powerful single board linux computer, Beagle Bone! We like this move to a more compact and integrated SBC. For example, there is onboard Ethernet and USB host, as well as a USB client interface (a FTDI chip for shell access). It even comes preloaded with Angstrom Linux on the 4GB microSD...


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httpvh://youtu.be/rbDO1gdNRlo Demo of the Mark Rodgers (KC8GRQ) Twitter to Pager setup. This uses a POCSAG pager on the Ham Radio bands to send specific tweets from his account. Details


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