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Yeah, going from tubes to solid state was rough for old school technicians. As I was learning electronics in high school it was the early 70s so I got to learn and figure out everything. Tubes were easier because they were self contained and modular so you just replaced the tube causing the...

My first car was a 42 Ford GPW Jeep, my second was a 41 Dodge closed cab weapons carrier 1/2 ton pickup so I learned to drive a manual trans early on. The Dodge had a 4 speed crash box with absolutely no syncros and indestructible square cut gears. You had to double clutch it to manually...

I can no longer afford the rents they charge here but I can afford the mortgage on the house I bought in 2012. We figured out what the max was we were comfortable with and found the best house we could for our budget. Market had bottomed in 12 so there were lots of cheap but beat down houses...

Our house came with cheap Kenmore SS stove and dishwasher, don't care but was nice to have brand new stuff for once. We brought our white big Amana top and bottom fridge and white Whirlpool/Kenmore miss natched white washer and dryer. I have since replaced the laundry pair with a 2013 Kenmore...

I've always built my own computers once I got my first few xt/at boxes from radio shack. I can use any case or parts I like and I can build a very fast box cheap. I use Android tablets because they are pretty much open source so most everything I use is free and works similar to what I use on my...

The Kenmore 28102 I bought about 2014 has eaten the tub bearings so it's super noisy in spin mode now, other than that it still works fine. If your machine is a top loader based on the Whirlpool design like mine is you can buy a complete bearing set with the main shaft and bearing remove/install...

I learned enough about electronics in high school and on my own to start repairing old TVs on my own to make money selling them. I grew up like him wondering how things worked, tearing them apart and putting them back together. I finally had a couple of Beltron picture tube renuvinators, tons of...

If somebody else buys Kenmore it all depends on who backs up the warranty. If it's someone reliable who actually cares about customer service who cares if it's still the value and quality most of their stuff is/was. I bought my Kenmore washer and dryer because they were whirlpool made and all...

The last family home I was in had them in the garage. The rental we were in 22 years had a laundry area behind swing out doors in the single bathroom. The manufacturered home we bought in 12 has a laundry nook by the back kitchen door. We put up a curtain to hide it but the laundry always takes...

I set searches for things I want on Craigslist and one of them is for Royal vacuum as I have and like a couple of their cannister vac. I always get hits mostly for overpriced Kirby style uprights. I found my last 4650 canister from it for 25 bucks needing some work. Recently I saw a ad for a...

We had Sinister Cinema on Saturday nights. We all used to watch it on my 1953 Zenith tv/phonograph combo set that was ancient even then and barely showed a picture. We watched the original Godzilla movie on it in my tiny room. Later I saved my berry picking money all summer and bought a used 69...

The fan has always worked like it should right to the point the freon all leaked out. Was nice to drive a car that had actual cloth still covering the seats, air conditioning, and 19mpg in town vs about 11. I think the refill might have finally blown the seals out and was figuring the same...

Bad compressor in my Neon The air in my Neon died a year after I refilled the low side with one of the slightly better kits that had a real gauge. The seals finally blew out and smelt bad and air stopped working completely shortly after. At least I got the refill kits dirt cheap and it gave me...

4k sets Someday you might want to check out a 4k HDR set running a true 4k HDR video. The picture can be stunning on a well designed set with excellent black levels. I bought a cheap Hisense 55H8C with a VA led full array local dimming panel and for a dirt cheap set the video quality is...

If you replace the tube find a compatible number with a V in the number as that should be the later high brightness phosphors and the picture will be a LOT brighter and have better black levels and color. RCA must have been one of the first to use a square tube too I guess as most every set I...

I like all the shows and of course most of them are scripted but it's supposed to be be entertaining and most veiwers have no clue what would be right or not. Mike Holmes still does shows and even has a reality home building show where every contestant ends up in a house they helped build plus...

I don't remember any of my units being that rusty but most of the time they weren't 30 years old either and I haven't torn down hundreds of them. I had to pull the impeller of my new one but it was only a few months old so super clean and came apart easily. Next I have to replace the tub...

My old washer was a older version of that one and used the same pump. The pump had not been replaced when the shop rebuilt it and it started leaking pretty early but we just put a low plastic pan under it till I finally decided to figure it out. Pump looked about like yours. Pump back then was a...

I got my first G Shock about 2005 for myself for Xmas. I used it till about 2013 when the display got a huge black spot in the middle and the battery would barely hold a charge. I bought myself the Stainless steel dressy analog/digital version about 2007 and it still holds a charge and works...

My first tape deck was a Akai 4000ds reel to reel. It was the cheapest entry level machine they made but a 3 head deck with permalloy heads. I really wanted a GX glass head machine but I could get the one I got for under 300. I used it hard for 10 years and also started playing with cassette...