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$5 vs $150

I'm on my shop computer with a monitor I fixed with $8 worth of capacitors. Dad was going to throw it out...

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Arisaka wrote:
Everybody else just buys a new module van. Rocket Scott don’t play that shit, he just buys new capacitors.


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MadPick wrote:
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Everybody else just buys a new module van. Rocket Scott don’t play that shit, he just buys new capacitors.


Fixt.


No joke, I bought it for $250 from a friend because that's what the junkers offered him for it

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I rebuilt a Thule hinged hitch bike rack. Good to go now. The tubes were rusty and packed with dirt, fasteners have some rust, cleaned and preserved. I may replace a few with stainless, but structurally they are fine. I don't really trust the rubber tie down straps so I ordered some generics that supposedly work on this rack (Thule doesn't sell them any more).

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dunno if this qualifies as a DIY but whatevs :045:

was having a cup-o-noodles while i was browsing this fine board...
put the cup in front of the keyboard... aaand bumped the damn thing, spilling a little on the keyboard
sonofabitch! :cussing: grabbed some towels wiped it up, meh fine, good enough...
but no... the OCD kicked in [can't leave that shit in there!]
took the damn thing apart and holy shit! it was nasty in there. this keyboard is about 6 years old.
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cleaned it all up with hot water and a brush
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scrubbed down all edges of all keys put it back together and she's as good as new again, feels a lot tighter too :wink05:

i showed you mine now you have to show me yours :popcorn:


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Aren't basic Keyboards like 15 bucks? I admire the tenacity, but i would have just pitched it myself. :wink05:

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it'a wireless keyboard, and a part of keyboard/mouse combo. those are more around $40-$50
and it was working fine, it didn't get super wet, not good enough reason to toss it
i could just let it be, but all that nastyness would have led to more shit growing inside there...
and there is that OCD thing :bigsmile:
it only took about an hour


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Aren't basic Keyboards like 15 bucks? I admire the tenacity, but i would have just pitched it myself. :wink05:
Don’t make me come over there and slap you

DIY isn’t just about money. Lots of other reasons, like not being wasteful. Also it probably took less time to clean it up than it would take to get a new one


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RocketScott wrote:
usrifle wrote:
Aren't basic Keyboards like 15 bucks? I admire the tenacity, but i would have just pitched it myself. :wink05:
Don’t make me come over there and slap you

DIY isn’t just about money. Lots of other reasons, like not being wasteful. Also it probably took less time to clean it up than it would take to get a new one


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Bitch, please. :ROFLMAO:

Yeah i get the concept of DIY, I do that shit all the time. There isn't much i can't fix, build or repair.....except Electronics, that's my Kryptonite.

I abhor spending money to pay someone to do something i can do myself, but that hour of my Life for that Keyboard isn't worth it to me for something that is a throw away and has served it's purpose at 40 bucks for 5 years or more.

YMMV :wink05:

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I’m 1/2 way between y’all...

I’d clean it, then donate it, and upgrade :thumbsup2:


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I’m in for the usrifle-slapping!

Movingviolation, I’ve been there, done that. Funny post! Yeah, you just KNOW that there’s a ton of shit living in that keyboard but you can generally ignore it ... up to a point.

Pro tip: Take a photo of the keyboard before you start popping keys out.

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I’m in for the usrifle-slapping!

Movingviolation, I’ve been there, done that. Funny post! Yeah, you just KNOW that there’s a ton of shit living in that keyboard but you can generally ignore it ... up to a point.

Pro tip: Take a photo of the keyboard before you start popping keys out.

Yup.

And you beat me to the pro tip.

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if i didn't take the photo of it i'd be posting in "what pissed you off today":
- dammit! took my keyboard apart, cleaned the shit out of it and then couldn't put it back together because i'm such a dumbass that didn't take a pic of it before taking it apart!!!
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movingviolation wrote:
if i didn't take the photo of it i'd be posting in "what pissed you off today":
- dammit! took my keyboard apart, cleaned the shit out of it and then couldn't put it back together because i'm such a dumbass that didn't take a pic of it before taking it apart!!!
:reaction: :reaction:

BTDT and why it is now my 'pro tip'. :wink05: :ROFLMAO:

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I put my laptop in the DW because someone gave me a protip on keyboard cleaning.

























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