Recent content by Operandi

I will keep that in mind. I’ll see if I can come up with some way to keep the leads connected while I disconnect the battery. I’m fairly sure I can rule out the alternator, I’ve taken the car on few ~100 trips and have had no issues.

Got it. I clearly didn't read Zenmervolt's post correctly.

I do but I couldn't find where the grounding strap ended so I wasn't able to remove it without just removing the ground, or at least I wasn't seeing how to do it.

I just came back from having it tested at local friendly shop (no charge) and the load tester showed it as being good. And after driving around for a few bit (a few stops) the battery seems fine, this is all after being completely dead a few hours ago. I don't think its the original battery...

I’ll try to keep this short and concise as possible but this is kind of a weird one, at least to me. I recently picked up a 04 VW GTI. Overall the car has been great so far aside from 2 engine codes that came on after ~100 miles after bring it home, and the real issue; a recurring...

We are actually upgrading the whole system, that’s my main role here but the old system still has coverage in a few areas. That and the old system still has value so the plan is to give a overhaul and sell it with all the old cameras. That is the point of the system but if the HD containing...

A good hard drive will probably last several years but anything with moving parts is just that much more likely to fail and there isn't really any way to predict when, its just a game of odds. SSDs biggest advantage is the inherently more reliable nature of "sold state". Anyway, it sounds...

Why not? Anything with moving parts is going to experience wear, a SSD as long as the firmware is solid (Intel & Samsung) and the drive isn’t getting excessive writes day in and day out it should last damn near forever. Your right a HD for the OS and programs would still be a better deal but...

SSD would only be for the enhanced reliability factor (no moving parts). Its not really a need but I like having separate drives for OS, programs and another drive for data storage and given the high prices of HDs a SSD just seemed like a good idea.

Alright so I'm working on a pretty old (early 2000s) analog video surveillance system that’s been running 24/7 on the original hardware aside from a motherboard recap since the day it was put into service, unsurprisingly the HD is starting to go after 8+ years of constant spinning (bad sectors...

Yeah, I think its just plain defective, probably the main image processor since its always there. I've already arranged for to have the TV picked up and sent back. And actually I think I’m going to go with something a bit smaller and probably cheaper. This thing was pretty tight where...

Yeah I kinda forgot about the pixel orbiting technology but I don’t think that’s it. The best way I can describe it is a real light version of the analog fuzz you got over a less than perfect analog over the air TV signal.

Didn't think so, TV will be going back. Just trying to save money. I've had nothing but good luck with the Amazon Warehouse thus far, though from now on I'll probably stick to "like new".

Well I went with the 42" ST30 from the Amazon Warehouse. The TV was listed in "good" condition meaning there would probably something cosmetically wrong with the bezel and/or stand and there was a pretty good scrap on the stand. No big deal, the rest of the panel was flawless looking despite...

Alright, so I'm probably gona pull the trigger on the 42" ST30 pretty soon unless chimes in and tries to stop me. http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIER...5617291&sr=1-1 Any other suggestions?