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Megathread: Random observations about electronic devices
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Experiences
2012: A Samsung DVD-Video/Audio player had a feature that memorizes damaged files and mark them as unplayable. (Kept in memory even after disc ejection.)
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Observations
Observation: The audio inputs (white and red) of old CRT televisions can be used without needing a video (yellow) signal, while newer TVs usually require a video signal for the audio inputs to be activated at all.
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Observations
Some optical drives refuse to speed up again after encountering damaged parts of a disc once. (And other strange speed limits.)
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Power Supply Design: Switch-Mode vs. Linear
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From dB to S-point : learn to play with power units
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Observations
Some CD players from different vendors, when stumbling upon damage on audio CDs, accelerate disc rotation when the laser lost track, before trying to seek the last position again.
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Overburning CD-RW experience: Disc speeds up towards the end when played back using old audio CD player!
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Google Pixel 5 price just leaked — and it’s very bad news for the Galaxy S20
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Why Power Adapters Are So HUGE - TechQuick
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Why European power outlets have the best design (essay)
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Experiments
Extreme Speed Record Player - PhotonicInduction
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Breaking In a Power Supply (Overloading Electronics) - DanTheAwesomeMan
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Tested: The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro supports both Qualcomm's Quick Charging and MediaTek PumpExpress fast charging standards.
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The evolution of fast charging – summaized. ( Quick Charge & Pump Express )
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I Built 1 Bit of RAM From Transistors
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Why mobile phone batteries have more than 2 terminals.
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“Power Outlets PISS ME OFF [RANT]” – by LinusTechTips
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Fixed an old '80s DustBuster today
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Difference between Linear Power Supply and SMPS (with Comparison Chart).
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Breaking In a Power Supply (Overloading Electronics) - DanTheAwesomeMan
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@sporkulon Here are the pics of the VandyVape Pulse's PCB you asked me to get for you a while back
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Free Energy Devices Build and Science - ElectroBOOM
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Inductors and Inductance (brilliant 3D animation) - Eugene Khutoryansky.
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First Programmable Memristor Computer - IEEE Spectrum
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The Secret Art Of Chip Graffiti - IEEE Spectrum
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