techknight
@thetechknight.bsky.social
39yo Aspie | He/Him | Single/looking | ISTJ | Electronics Technician and Engineer | Embedded Dev | Severe Weather nut | Originally from Ohio and now in NC | Discord: thetechknight
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techknight
@thetechknight.bsky.social
· Nov 13
- I'm a German Weather Geek
- I was a Rabbit Mom for over 20 Years
- I'm an Illustrator and semi-photographer
- I love hoarding Painting supplies and forgetting about 50 % of them.
- I'm a Neurodivert on Autism Spectrum
- I was a Rabbit Mom for over 20 Years
- I'm an Illustrator and semi-photographer
- I love hoarding Painting supplies and forgetting about 50 % of them.
- I'm a Neurodivert on Autism Spectrum
Hey #wxtwitter I made an account here! Here’s a little introductory bio about me:
- I’m an operational meteorologist with an interest in coastal mesoscale processes
- I’m a competitive powerlifter
- I own a photography business
- I have a Alaskan Goldenmute
Tell me some stuff about yourself!
- I’m an operational meteorologist with an interest in coastal mesoscale processes
- I’m a competitive powerlifter
- I own a photography business
- I have a Alaskan Goldenmute
Tell me some stuff about yourself!
- I am an electronics repair technician and engineer
- Severe weather nerd with an addiction to watching storms
- Embedded developer/engineer
- I love tinkering with, repairing and hoard-- erm.. collecting vintage electronics and computers 😅
- Reverse engineering
- Fellow neurodivergent (ASD1/Aspie)
- Severe weather nerd with an addiction to watching storms
- Embedded developer/engineer
- I love tinkering with, repairing and hoard-- erm.. collecting vintage electronics and computers 😅
- Reverse engineering
- Fellow neurodivergent (ASD1/Aspie)
Now I need to look through this stack of LC fun. Not a great start though
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Now I need to look through this stack of LC fun. Not a great start though
Yet another macintosh portable repaired
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Yet another macintosh portable repaired
Who coulda seen that coming.... 🙄
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Who coulda seen that coming.... 🙄
Triage complete on the system source machines. Probably will save a couple but the rest will be parted out
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Triage complete on the system source machines. Probably will save a couple but the rest will be parted out
No archeology going to be happening with this one 😬
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
No archeology going to be happening with this one 😬
I coaxed the original JVC HDD back to life on this Zenith. This is one out of like 10 ive seen work...
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I coaxed the original JVC HDD back to life on this Zenith. This is one out of like 10 ive seen work...
Does anyone have a zenith parts machine I can get? The motherboard is dead in this one and I'd really like to see it run. Code execution is seemingly random, suspecting a bad gate array
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Does anyone have a zenith parts machine I can get? The motherboard is dead in this one and I'd really like to see it run. Code execution is seemingly random, suspecting a bad gate array
The Packard Bell Spectria is back up and running. Wasn't just the caps, the LM1203 was also bad! First time encountering that one.
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The Packard Bell Spectria is back up and running. Wasn't just the caps, the LM1203 was also bad! First time encountering that one.
It's going to be one of those days again. Caps are leaking on the Packard Bell Spectria
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It's going to be one of those days again. Caps are leaking on the Packard Bell Spectria
I can't believe I was able to track down the OEM transformer for the commodore 1084 monitor
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I can't believe I was able to track down the OEM transformer for the commodore 1084 monitor
First time going to the System Source swap meet. That was fun! Brought home so much free crap which is a bad idea as someone with poor impulse control😅 I did notice it primarily focused around them/their inventory versus the parking lot sellers
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
First time going to the System Source swap meet. That was fun! Brought home so much free crap which is a bad idea as someone with poor impulse control😅 I did notice it primarily focused around them/their inventory versus the parking lot sellers
PCB Design... Oh how I missed ye
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
PCB Design... Oh how I missed ye
My coworkers are hilarious
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
My coworkers are hilarious
This DASDEC and FM Transmitter was also at the hamfest today. It went quickly, but i thought about getting that transmitter to sail the seven seas
November 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This DASDEC and FM Transmitter was also at the hamfest today. It went quickly, but i thought about getting that transmitter to sail the seven seas
Went to a local hamfest swap meet today, and i FINALLY got a decent score on a CRT tester
November 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Went to a local hamfest swap meet today, and i FINALLY got a decent score on a CRT tester
The next thing up on the bench for repair. Packard Bell Spectria
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The next thing up on the bench for repair. Packard Bell Spectria
FINALLY! I can wrap this project up. The seriously blown up Macintosh portable is now fully operational. All of the bad parts are in the bag
October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
FINALLY! I can wrap this project up. The seriously blown up Macintosh portable is now fully operational. All of the bad parts are in the bag
Repair of the century right here. The one part in my stash I've had since a kid has finally proved useful... Fixed the Macintosh portable inverter with a transformer from a scanner
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Repair of the century right here. The one part in my stash I've had since a kid has finally proved useful... Fixed the Macintosh portable inverter with a transformer from a scanner
I have never seen a floppy disk drive this worn out. Of course, it has inconsistent decoding of tracks beyond 50, and almost no capability of reading track 60+. Just look at that head wear. Epson SMD-1000.
October 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I have never seen a floppy disk drive this worn out. Of course, it has inconsistent decoding of tracks beyond 50, and almost no capability of reading track 60+. Just look at that head wear. Epson SMD-1000.
If the AI bubble could pop already, that would be greeaaattt.... dotcom all over again imho.
October 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If the AI bubble could pop already, that would be greeaaattt.... dotcom all over again imho.
I think I'm going to focus on my own projects this weekend instead of customer repairs. Time to take a look at this guy I just picked up. CompuAdd 316SL
October 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I think I'm going to focus on my own projects this weekend instead of customer repairs. Time to take a look at this guy I just picked up. CompuAdd 316SL
I just got this new toy in for the cost of shipping. Parts machine. Hopefully I can make one good one from the addition of this Lisa
October 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I just got this new toy in for the cost of shipping. Parts machine. Hopefully I can make one good one from the addition of this Lisa
Good old leaky capacitors and a broken cam gear on a shuguart sa455 floppy drive. Not sure if a 3D print file exists
October 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Good old leaky capacitors and a broken cam gear on a shuguart sa455 floppy drive. Not sure if a 3D print file exists