My Commentary and Technical help

The 5 KV power supply got a big boost when I won a complete power supply on eBay for $100 including a 5 KV transformer, 100 uf Capacitor and...

At work we have some almost brand new Gateway T6836 laptops. People tried in vain to use them but because they had Vista on them they were e...

Internet Security - what an oxymoron! I have a favorite quote about the Internet; Surfing the Internet used to be like going to a library ...

As you might know I am a fan of Dell laptop computers. In my experience they hold up the best in the long term. Here is another Dell laptop ...

I am attempting to post a blog entry from Accra, Ghana, West Africa. We have good Internet here because a year ago Fred and I upgraded their...

My electromagnetic pulser or zapper died recently. To be honest I only use it about once a month to treat some aches and pains. When I open...

Kingdom Bound 2009 is over. I went Monday evening to see Matthew West and then Casting Crowns. When I got there at 6 PM the parking lot was...

I have had some problems with the floor on the front passenger side of my van being very wet at times. After it rains I could sometimes even...

The good news is that this is just some more of my strange dreams. In fact I have three dreams to blog about at this time. In one dream I ...

I am so sick of the economic depression being blamed on former president Bush. First of all congress was being run by democrats ever since t...

The other day I heard God saying that there will be a wave of righteousness sweeping across this land. Evil has really abounded here and it ...

Years ago I wired up a quick 24 KV power supply. However I never got around to putting it into a nice little box. Well that finally is done,...

The Polaroid 32 inch LCD TVs sell on EBay for as little as $250! Why? Because they have lots of problems. I know, I bought one of them for t...

The 2009 Rochester NY Hamfest was in a new location this year, It is on the west side of Rochester instead of being South of Rochester. T...

I thought I would give my opinion on gay marriage once again. I hear that we are no longer allowed to have our own opinion on the matter. ...

UPDATE - It was the cable to the screen that was bad. It cost $10 on EBay. I need your help! I have this Dell 1501 laptop that has no ligh...

I purchased a defibrillator capacitor on EBay and have upgraded the old 2.4 KV can crusher to a 5 KV can crusher. I added a voltage doubler ...

Last weekend we changed out the old Nortel SL1 telephone system for a newer Option 11 telephone system. This is the old system's cabinet...

Here are some Viewsonic VP181 LCD monitor repair tips. I picked up a lot of LCD screens on EBay a while back and one of the last ones to be ...

The promised and much awaited 2400 volt power supply went through its first test run. The video is up on YouTube. It was a little disappoi...

Sometimes it just makes sense to fix things yourself. The air deflector on my van was scraping on the road whenever I hit a bump. It would r...

If you would like to donate your old LCD monitor and see how it was fixed here on my blog, please contact me. The same goes for P3 or newer ...

Interfacing the Basic Stamp to dual 7 Segment Displays This requires two seven segment common anode displays and 16 x 470 ohm resistors. ...

My interest in the Basic Stamp started as an upgrade for several of my inventions. Many years ago I designed several devices and several of...