Projects

Past projects that may be interesting... or not.

ECS224L Reverse Engineering

2022-11-10: Introducing a slight step up from the Stearns CV SINPACS. This unit is a SAMUSCO ECS224L 240V 50/60Hz 24A 60°C Electronic Centrifugal Switch. Its a step up as far...

Sinpac CV50-165 Reverse Engineering

2022-11-09 (with much destructive work on this one done around 11/2022): This here unit is a Stearns SINPAC CV50-165, which had some issues. I think I made it worse, although...

Sinpac cv25-165 Reverse Engineering

2022-11-02 (or thereabouts) the saga of the un-obtainium Sinpacs continues in this teardown and reverse engineering of the next Sinpac; a CV25-165 of more recent origins; This is also one...

Sinpac cv40-165 Reverse Engineering

2022-11-01 (or thereabouts) It happens from time to time that a man becomes obsessed with a project and can't seem to stop wasting time on it. This is one of...

DisplayPort to HDMI Cable Failures

DisplayPort to HDMI Cable Failures

2022-08-09: If your like me and upgraded your 10 year old computer, but kept your old monitors (which are obviously a lot newer than the computer), you might possibly need...

Henry Xtra, conversion to 120VAC

Henry Xtra, conversion to 120VAC

2022-06-26: So you managed to find a great deal on a Henry Xtra Vacuum. But when it arrived [in the USA], it had this strange plug on it. And the...

A Chevy Trailblazer Fusebox

A Chevy Trailblazer Fusebox

2022-06-18: My wife was having trouble with the front and rear windshield wipers of her 2008 Chevy Trailblazer... Neither would spray windshield washer fluid. Simple! Fill up the tank...except it...

Hi-Link HLK-PM03 Power Module Teardown

Hi-Link HLK-PM03 Power Module Teardown

2022-04-30: Quite a while back, I did a teardown of a Meanwell IRM-01-05 power supply. Recently, these power supplies have become a little hard to get a hold of through...

'93 Dodge Shadow Rear Axle Repairs

2022-04-30: In explanation for the lack of work on the website and a lack of new products, I present my latest project. Repairing the frame and rear axle on my...