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Showing posts with label replacement. Show all posts
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2014/12/21
2014/05/02
Log 2014050201
The last week has been eventful. I torqued off a bolt on the passenger's side stabilizer bar link with a 18mm wrench, breaker bar and 17mm damaged nut socket. When I did the first one, I snapped the bolt and nut flesh against the stabilizer bar mount. When that happened, the socket cut into the corroded nut and ceased inside, making its removal seem impossible. Even a long screw driver and hammer wouldn't get it out.
So, I took to drilling it and smoked the bit. That barely took 1mm off the surface of it. For the next one, I resorted to using the sawzall. But either my speed was too high, or the blades I was using just weren't meant to cut through metal that dense?
Well, I bought a tool from Sears in Mentor of Lake County that popped that nut and bolt right out of the damaged nut socket. So if it keeps this up, I'll just twist and snap those other three bolts. That's fine with me.
This is how I see the rest of this suspension upgrade and light harness replacement going... The light harness is going to crimp on after I cut the old one out. The new eagle eye will bolt in, I know where one of them is at and have to find the other. Tomorrow, I'll torque off the second bolt for the passenger's side stabilizer bar link. Once that's out of the way, the new link can go on and the passenger's side strut
The headphones that I got stock with my Samsung Note 3 smartphone started shocking me in the ear canal one day. So, I purchased a new pair of Sony Stereo Headset DR-EX12iP for about $28 from Walmart in Mentor of Lake County today. And I really like the way they sound. I put down more money than usual on earphones because sometimes you can buy some that sound like your state of the art smartphone MP3 is an AM radio. Anyways, I needed mine to have a built in microphone for when I make, or receive calls. But Sony's built in volume control doesn't work with my Android device.
Yesterday, I dropped my Note 3 in a toilet full of feces while I was out shopping. When I pulled it out, the back light came on and it seemed that it still worked. So, I took it apart and washed it down with soap and small amounts of water. Put it back together and purchased some 91% isopropyl alcohol. Where I got back to the place that I'm house sitting, took it back apart and rubbed it down with Q-Tips. Then I put it all back together and realized that it didn't work anymore.
A couple hours later, I called Verizon asking what my options where and the operator put me through to my insurance provider, Asurion. I can't say for sure, but I've probably had insurance on my smartphones ever since 2009. And Asurion has never been a bad company to deal with. But this time they impressed me. I order a lot of things on line and 5 - 7 days with shipping is fine with me. But for my $99 deductible that I had to pay, they overnighted my replacement Note 3 to my doorstep, which I thought was very fast. It exceeded my expectations. The damaged phone will leave Lake County tomorrow via USPS.
I spend much of today programming the new Note 3 so that the apps and screens looked something like it's predecessor.
The bicycle now has a USB 3.0 cable attached to the generator. I tested it for about a mile today and the warning that usually comes up when I plug a USB 2.0 cable into it stating that it's charging slowly no longer comes up.
In the past few days, I submitted KML data to the Buckeye Trail's Facebook Group Files on parking areas along The Emerald Necklace (Cleveland), Ohio & Erie Canal and Ohio to Erie Trails.
So, I took to drilling it and smoked the bit. That barely took 1mm off the surface of it. For the next one, I resorted to using the sawzall. But either my speed was too high, or the blades I was using just weren't meant to cut through metal that dense?
Well, I bought a tool from Sears in Mentor of Lake County that popped that nut and bolt right out of the damaged nut socket. So if it keeps this up, I'll just twist and snap those other three bolts. That's fine with me.
This is how I see the rest of this suspension upgrade and light harness replacement going... The light harness is going to crimp on after I cut the old one out. The new eagle eye will bolt in, I know where one of them is at and have to find the other. Tomorrow, I'll torque off the second bolt for the passenger's side stabilizer bar link. Once that's out of the way, the new link can go on and the passenger's side strut
The headphones that I got stock with my Samsung Note 3 smartphone started shocking me in the ear canal one day. So, I purchased a new pair of Sony Stereo Headset DR-EX12iP for about $28 from Walmart in Mentor of Lake County today. And I really like the way they sound. I put down more money than usual on earphones because sometimes you can buy some that sound like your state of the art smartphone MP3 is an AM radio. Anyways, I needed mine to have a built in microphone for when I make, or receive calls. But Sony's built in volume control doesn't work with my Android device.
Yesterday, I dropped my Note 3 in a toilet full of feces while I was out shopping. When I pulled it out, the back light came on and it seemed that it still worked. So, I took it apart and washed it down with soap and small amounts of water. Put it back together and purchased some 91% isopropyl alcohol. Where I got back to the place that I'm house sitting, took it back apart and rubbed it down with Q-Tips. Then I put it all back together and realized that it didn't work anymore.
A couple hours later, I called Verizon asking what my options where and the operator put me through to my insurance provider, Asurion. I can't say for sure, but I've probably had insurance on my smartphones ever since 2009. And Asurion has never been a bad company to deal with. But this time they impressed me. I order a lot of things on line and 5 - 7 days with shipping is fine with me. But for my $99 deductible that I had to pay, they overnighted my replacement Note 3 to my doorstep, which I thought was very fast. It exceeded my expectations. The damaged phone will leave Lake County tomorrow via USPS.
I spend much of today programming the new Note 3 so that the apps and screens looked something like it's predecessor.
The bicycle now has a USB 3.0 cable attached to the generator. I tested it for about a mile today and the warning that usually comes up when I plug a USB 2.0 cable into it stating that it's charging slowly no longer comes up.
In the past few days, I submitted KML data to the Buckeye Trail's Facebook Group Files on parking areas along The Emerald Necklace (Cleveland), Ohio & Erie Canal and Ohio to Erie Trails.
2013/12/11
Log 2013121101
I attempted to purchase a replacement Samsung Galaxy S D-700 smartphone from SPlusDirect.com on 08 DEC. The company sent a message on the 9th stating that they had found a part that was damaged during shipping and were quick to give me a refund. They were very nice in their e-mail.
Today, I purchased a refurbished unit of the same make and model from ParagonR3 via Amazon.com. ParagonR3 is an electronics recycle. And a copy of the order confirmation was made. I chose standard shipping, which stated that I should expect it in 3 - 7 business days. The order is coming from Massachusetts. Having ordered things for my computer repair business from around the country many times, I predict that the unit will arrive on the 16th.
Some people are going to look at this and wonder why would I use such an "antiquated" smartphone? The biggest reason is that my unit, which hit the market in 2009, is still the latest model on Sprint's network with a pull out qwerty keyboard. I've become a bit of a typist with it. Another thing is that this replacement only cost me $70. My insurance deductible would have been $100, and I'd have to pay about $400 out of pocket to purchase a new model smartphone... I don't have the money to do that and I need something now because it fits in my pocket, contains my task list, notes and day planner which are integral to my life. And without such a device, I would have to carry a bag with a paper day planner everywhere I go.
So why aren't there any newer smartphones with a pull out keyboard? The best answer that I got was that keyboard consumes a lot of power. And I can confirm that when I went to from the Palm Pre to the Galaxy S. In terms of power, in this case, I compare it to fuel, that switch was like going from the Honda Accord to the Cadillac Fleetwood.
On trips, I'm very power contentious. Most of the time, I carry it in the "airplane mode" that shuts off the wi-fi, bluetooth, internet, voice and text message hardware while leaving the rest of computer on. If I'm using my Bluetooth headset, well that just means that I have to do something similar, but I'll have to shut down as much hardware as I can manually because airplane mode will uniformally shut the Bluetooth as well :-(.
During on-board music playback when non-essential services have been shut off, my D-700 can run for about 8 hours if I play more albums and let the screen go black. But on my bicycle, I have a smartphone mount. And its here that I use my unit for GPS turn-by-turn navigation, odometer, and Pandora internet radio when available. That means that for the entire time those services are running, my screen must also remain on for hours. And that means that every piece of hardware on the smartphone is being used to its maximum potential simultaneously. At this rate, I'll be lucky to get 2 hours of battery life out of the D-700. So, I have 2 extra spares, and the batteries are usually marked A, B & C. A & B are usually newer batteries and have longer life. Battery C is usually the oldest. It's also the weakest because of how many times it's previously been exposed to a recharge.
When the third battery gets down to about 20% charge, that's about the point where I usually power the smartphone off to save it for something else. Emergency calls can be made on 10%. The extra ten are for other contingencies, like making a call or text to someone else, or having to use Google Maps to plot some other course if I need to leave my current route early.
Today, I purchased a refurbished unit of the same make and model from ParagonR3 via Amazon.com. ParagonR3 is an electronics recycle. And a copy of the order confirmation was made. I chose standard shipping, which stated that I should expect it in 3 - 7 business days. The order is coming from Massachusetts. Having ordered things for my computer repair business from around the country many times, I predict that the unit will arrive on the 16th.
Some people are going to look at this and wonder why would I use such an "antiquated" smartphone? The biggest reason is that my unit, which hit the market in 2009, is still the latest model on Sprint's network with a pull out qwerty keyboard. I've become a bit of a typist with it. Another thing is that this replacement only cost me $70. My insurance deductible would have been $100, and I'd have to pay about $400 out of pocket to purchase a new model smartphone... I don't have the money to do that and I need something now because it fits in my pocket, contains my task list, notes and day planner which are integral to my life. And without such a device, I would have to carry a bag with a paper day planner everywhere I go.
So why aren't there any newer smartphones with a pull out keyboard? The best answer that I got was that keyboard consumes a lot of power. And I can confirm that when I went to from the Palm Pre to the Galaxy S. In terms of power, in this case, I compare it to fuel, that switch was like going from the Honda Accord to the Cadillac Fleetwood.
On trips, I'm very power contentious. Most of the time, I carry it in the "airplane mode" that shuts off the wi-fi, bluetooth, internet, voice and text message hardware while leaving the rest of computer on. If I'm using my Bluetooth headset, well that just means that I have to do something similar, but I'll have to shut down as much hardware as I can manually because airplane mode will uniformally shut the Bluetooth as well :-(.
During on-board music playback when non-essential services have been shut off, my D-700 can run for about 8 hours if I play more albums and let the screen go black. But on my bicycle, I have a smartphone mount. And its here that I use my unit for GPS turn-by-turn navigation, odometer, and Pandora internet radio when available. That means that for the entire time those services are running, my screen must also remain on for hours. And that means that every piece of hardware on the smartphone is being used to its maximum potential simultaneously. At this rate, I'll be lucky to get 2 hours of battery life out of the D-700. So, I have 2 extra spares, and the batteries are usually marked A, B & C. A & B are usually newer batteries and have longer life. Battery C is usually the oldest. It's also the weakest because of how many times it's previously been exposed to a recharge.
When the third battery gets down to about 20% charge, that's about the point where I usually power the smartphone off to save it for something else. Emergency calls can be made on 10%. The extra ten are for other contingencies, like making a call or text to someone else, or having to use Google Maps to plot some other course if I need to leave my current route early.
2013/08/30
Log 2013083001
I got the bicycle's rear wheel out of the shop for about $58. When I got it back, I realized that it had low tread and the technician said it has between 100 - 200 miles on it. That won't even survive the next hike. With the way that I switched from this to chubbys, then studdeds in the months prior, I don't think these tires have more than 300mi on them. This is an Innova 14 - 2011 - 5, 26 x 2.10 (56 - 559) rear mountain bike tire.
The bike shop also informed me that tires can go between 1,000 to 5,000 miles. But department store tires can go bad between 200 - 500 miles. In this case, my bike was purcased from Dick's Sporting goods.
The spokes seem to have a wider diameter and I hope they'll be stronger.
The bike shop also informed me that tires can go between 1,000 to 5,000 miles. But department store tires can go bad between 200 - 500 miles. In this case, my bike was purcased from Dick's Sporting goods.
The spokes seem to have a wider diameter and I hope they'll be stronger.
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