Back when I RMA'd my desktop power supply, I got back a sheet showing some load voltages/current/etc. I thought I share with everyone...   PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS500 500W Rated for +3.3V@24A,+5V@24A,+12V@35A,-12V@0.8A,+5VSB@2.5A +12V Load +12V -12V +3.3V +5V +5VSB Load Current 34.00...

I've noticed that my LED has been pretty dim for the past couple of months or so, even when "fully charged"... whipped out my multimeter and found that the voltage across the rail is 3.3x volts, compared to 9.06V unloaded. The 3.3x volts definitely correlates to the dim LED... though I don't...

I'm a bit annoyed with Windows 7's taskbar. When I right click, I expect this menu: but I am greeted with this menu when I right click: and I have to hover over the taskbar icon, right click on the damn thumbnail, and then I can get what I want. Sure, I can just click on the...

I want to have one power cable powering two devices, and want to make sure that my plan is feasible. Reason is that I only have one power cable and I would rather use this solution than buy from multiple stores everywhere. I plan on using the Neutrik Powercons, which is appealing due to their...

We have two units outdoor that cools down the refrigerant used for our air conditioning system. Unfortunately my room is on the second floor, above these two units. One of them is significantly louder than the other. The louder one is directly beneath my window, and this one does the air...

I noticed that on my motherboard there are three pins labeled SPDIF. The three pins are (probably) labeled power, SPDIFO, and ground respectively. There is a specific part directly from Gigabyte that uses this, it takes a PCI slot and I'm assuming that it has coaxial and optical out, which is...

I'm a bit new to cars, but my father has a 2000 Accord, with around 83k miles. The check engine light is on, which indicates that I probably need to send it off to maintenance. He wants to sell it for another car, and I really don't want to see it go since I want it. Anyways, the problem is...

Being budget strict, I have to cut down on expensive parts that I don't really need, like metallic cases and boutique parts. Having received my package from amb, I had a fabulous idea... Ti ships his packages in those priority mail boxes, and after realizing that the shipping boxes are a perfect...

I just wanted to share my misfortune with everyone... it's mostly about soldering the PCM2702. I was confident enough that I could make a BantamDAC as my first SMD project. And I was excited that I finally done it when I seemingly soldered my PCM2702 in. Unfortunately I should have stopped...

My sister needs some help on this particular problem. I have forgotten all of my geometry, so I can't be of any help for her (shame on me ). The answer supposedly is x = 6. Picture attached. I'm assuming that the equations refer to the length of the line, not the angles. x = 6 doesn't make...

I have been noticing these flying insects flying around lately, and I found it a bit unusual. These flying insects come in the normal variety and the "mutated" variety. By mutated, a single insect is actually two conjoined into one. They have twelve legs, might have double pairs of wings, and...

I am about to sell a product to an interested buyer outside of Head-fi, and he mentions that he will pay for the product with a credit card check, which I'm assuming is a check funded by a credit card with a special APR. So, I deposit this check, wait for it to clear, and I will be able to...

My first year in college has been successful so far. My sister's Inspiron 6000 was finally being put to good use. While it has great battery life, it was a bit heavy to carry around with me for a 15.4", and wasn't very speedy with my tasks. Now I'm on the quest to find something worthy of my...

When you insert the normal sized tapered earplugs like the yellow EARSoft, is it normal for them to stick out? Somehow when I look at Google Images I can see that the earplug was inserted completely into the ear canal. I Google Image'd the EAR Classics by the way. Mines seems to always stick...

I got this email from PayPal: Code: Subject: Please Restore Your Account Access Dear (name), As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.We requested information from you for the...

I have the UM1, and the cord on it likes to coil up onto itself, sometimes making it a pain when I need to move around, because the cable length would be shorter. I roll up my UM1s using my hand and then putting them in an Altoids tin box, and if I'm in a hurry I roll them up using my MP3...