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John Mears dot Co dot UK. Where 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. Hitachi 5" Colour TV. Sony PC-1271 Signal Interface Switcher. This is a new addition to my Sony CRT projector, I bought it from America from a guy called Curt Palme, he runs a website and forum avaliable HERE. I highly recommend to anyone who owns or is looking to buy a CRT projector to have a look. The PC-1271 can be controlled from the front panel select switches, supplied IR remote, projectors main remote and the projectors b...

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John Mears dot Co dot UK. Where 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. Hitachi 5" Color TV. Sony VPH-1000QM CRT Video Projector. This is my other Sony VPH-1000QM CRT Projector. Composite or S-Video signal input. 55 inch diagonal, 700 Lumens, Sony SD-187 CRTs. Projector weight 25 Kg. I was given this projector by a mate who removed it from a site he was working on, I was told it was going to be dumped in a skip if no one wanted it, me being me not wanting to see it dumped went and collected it.

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John Mears Dot Co Dot UK

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John Mears dot Co dot UK. Where 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. Hitachi 5" Colour TV. MY Fender Stratocaster (Mexican) Electric Guitar. This is my new interest / hobbie, I am attempting to learn to play electric guitar as of Oct 2005. Here are some Photos. I bought it off ebay at a very good price with Stagg padded hard shell case. So far I can fingerpick pretty well, tune it using my ears only and play allong with lots of differant tracks. Can now play pretty well to a few tracks.

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John Mears Dot Co Dot UK

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John Mears dot Co dot UK. Where 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. Hitachi 5" Colour TV. Decca Valve Amplifier With AM and FM Tuner. Valves, or as the Americans call them Vacuum Tubes. I have been fascinated by valves from a young age and have owned several valve amplifiers like a pair of Quad mono blocks, there was something about the orange glow from the heaters and the leathal voltages they run on that kept me hunting for info on how they work and how not to kill myself! Audiophiles demand v...

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John Mears dot Co dot UK. Where 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. Hitachi 5" Colour TV. Sony MDP-850D Laserdisc Player. This is my Sony MDP-850D Laserdisc Player. Here are some photos. This was the the top of the range Sony unit back in 1994 and cost about 850. Unit plays normal audio cds, cdv (cd video) and laserdiscs, both CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) and CLV (Constant Linear Velocity) differences detailed at bottom. Mic input with echo control for karaoke function. I currently own 3 of t...

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John Mears Dot Co Dot UK

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John Mears dot Co dot UK. Where 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. Hitachi 5" Colour TV. Hitachi HMA-8500 MKII Stereo Amplifier. This HMA-8500 MKII is another addition to my Hitachi amplifier family. Photos of the HMA-8500 MKII. 100 Watts * per channel, min RMS, at 8 ohms from 20 Hz to 20 KHz with no more than 0.005% total harmonic distortion (THD). 100 W/ch 100 W/ch (8 ohms. 1 KHz T.H.D 0.005% SINUS DIN Rule) 120 W/ch 120 W/ch (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 KHz, T.H.D 0.005). MOSFET is an acronym for Met...

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John Mears Dot Co Dot UK

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John Mears dot Co dot UK. Where 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. Hitachi 5" Colour TV. Hitachi HA-6 Stereo Amplifier. This is my Hitachi HA-6 stereo amplifier. This amplifier was made around September 1983, making it roughly 27 years old, It won 5 stars out of 5 in the German version of What Hi-Fi. 100 Watts * per channel, min RMS, at 8 ohms from 20 Hz to 20 KHz with no more than 0.005% total harmonic distortion (THD). Harmonic distortion (8 ohms)(at 1/2 rated output) 0.005%. Heat protection,...

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John Mears Dot Co Dot UK

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John Mears dot Co dot UK. Where 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. Hitachi 5" Colour TV. Hitachi HA-3 Stereo Amplifier. This is my other Hitachi HA-3 stereo amplifier. I bought this on eBay for 99 pence in November 2006, it was faulty with no indication of what was wrong in ebay listing. I managed to find a replacement chip and fixed it for around 12. 7 second delayed power on so that the power supply can stabilize before the speakers are connected via relays, saves speakers from the thump noise.

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John Mears dot Co dot UK. Where 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. Hitachi 5" Colour TV. Making Ice Without A Freezer. Here is where I got bored and decided to make Ice without a freezer. Here are some Photos. Of how I did this. All I had was a thermoelectric peltier module, this removed from an old water cooler, 2 x 6 volt 200Ah (Amp hour) lead acid batteries (each weighed 45 Kilograms! It is a sort of electric heat pump, it draws any heat away from the "cold side" and sinks it to the hot side).

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John Mears dot Co dot UK. Where 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. Hitachi 5" Colour TV. LG 42PC1D-EC Plasma TV. I bought this 42 Inch LG Plasma TV off eBay faulty and have now fixed it. LG 42PC1D Plasma photos. Click the green text above to see picture gallery. The TV had 2 faults, firstly the power supply capacitors had all bulged and a couple split their safety vents, this meant the PSU could no longer provide enough power (mainly current) to run the TV. Fuse was simple enough a T4A (Time la...