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Panasonic NV-M5 VHS Camcorder Teardown

Posted on September 8, 2016August 20, 2016 The Engineer

Overview Time foe some more retro tech! This is a 1980’s vintage CCD-based VHS camcorder from Panasonic, the NV-M5. There are a lot of parts to one of these (unlike modern cameras), so I’ll split this post into several sections to make things easier to read (and easier to keep

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Quantum LTO2 CL1001 Tape Drive Teardown

Posted on November 25, 2014November 26, 2014 The Engineer

I have recently begun to create an archive of all my personal data, and since LTO2 tape drives offer significant capacity (200GB/400GB) per tape, longevity is very high (up to 30 years in archive), & relatively low cost, this is the technology I’ve chosen to use for my long term

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PSP Slim

Posted on January 4, 2011January 3, 2011 The Engineer

Here is a PSP Slim that recently died. For those that are interested, here is the ID label, this is a PSP-2003. Here the front of the unit has been removed, showing the first internal components. Here is the unit with the LCD removed, here the mainboard is partially visible.

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ICL Barcode Scanner

Posted on August 2, 2010 The Engineer

An ICL barcode scanner from the 80s is shown here. This is the top of the unit with cover on. Plastic cover removed from the unit showing internal components. Main PSU on left, scan assembly in center. Laser PSU & Cooling fan on right. Laser tube at top. Closeup of

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Current Cost ‘Envi’ CC128 Power Meter

Posted on July 31, 2010August 1, 2010 The Engineer

This is the Current Cost CC128 Real Time Power Meter. Shown here is the display unit, British Gas issued these free to some customers. This unit measures current power draw in Watts, cost of power currently being used (requires unit price to be set), overall kWh usage over the past

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Western Digital 160GB 2.5″ HDD

Posted on July 29, 2010August 1, 2010 The Engineer

This is a Western Digital drive recently removed from my laptop when it died of a severe head crash. Top of drive can be seen here. Here the cover has been removed from the drive, showing the platter, head arm & magnet. Yellow piece top left is head parking ramp.

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