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Laptop battery re-cell

My power has tripped quite a few times recently due to some faulty electrical equipment and me doing some testing. One of the issues with this is that the laptop hosting this site has a dead battery so does not stay on or shutdown nicely with a power outage. A new battery is $35, so I thought I would give repairing this one a shot.

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Snake

Caught a White Crowned Snake slithering in the back door. Amy was not impressed.

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SanDisk thumb drive

Just a couple of photos of a 32GB SanDisk thumb drive I purchased today for $7.88. I chose this over the Toshiba for the same price as it came with a 5 year warranty as opposed to 1 year. I couldn’t find any datasheets on the chips as they are SanDisk branded.

USB and memory controller
820410PA1
J013EAW153
SDC1
CHINA
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Lighting to HDMI adaptor

I recently acquired a subscription to Disney+ and wanted to play it on our main TV. The newest device we have in the house is an iPhone 6s on which the app is installed, so I ordered and received a Lighting to HDMI adaptor off eBay.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8-Pin-Lightning-to-HDMI-Digital-TV-AV-Adapter-Cable-For-iPhone-7-XS-MAX-6S-iPad/183848810436
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PEZ Codes

My kids got a PEZ refill packet and it came with a code for the PEZ Play app to unlock games. My kids liked the one game the code unlocked, so here is a collection of codes I found on the internet and my own.

Partially empty PEZ refill packet
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Dodgy battery install

I have a ride on lawnmower with a battery that won’t hold a charge. My got a semi- dead battery from my daughters car she replaced. Match made in heaven? Not so much

Original battery on left, replacement on right
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Harmony 525 remote repair

The main select button stopped working on our universal remote and it was nearly the end of the world for the kids

Button not working on remote
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Dryer repair

We have an old Hoover dryer that the motor bearings were making a terrible noise in. I “repaired” it and the power tripped.

Our nearly new Hoover dryer made in the early 90s
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Chinese Battery Charger

I pulled apart a Chinese 18650 charger to have a look. These were the problems found.

Chinese charger showing information label and PCB
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Chinese timer relay

Is this the result of buying a cheap timer Chinese relay off Alliexpress?

Blown capacitor and melted solder