해외 사이트 소개, Mr ModemHead - 빈티지 오디오 콘텐츠와 판매, 오디오퍼브

글쓴이 : SOONDORI

매우 유연하고 깔끔한 문체(영문)로 계측기들의 DIY 탐구과정을 일목요연하게 정리하고 있는, 스스로를 ‘Fixologist and multimeter junkie’라고 정의하는 어떤 분의 개인 블로그.

주제 선정과 글 구성 품질, 콘텐츠 시각화 수준 등 모든 면에 있어서 글쓴이의 성품이 그대로 들어 난다. 깔끔함 그 자체.

“From an early age, I was always fascinated by all things electronic, electrical and mechanical. I have always wanted to know how things work. And when things don’t work, it’s a personal challenge to make it work again.

I am young enough to barely avoid the vacuum-tube era, but old enough not to be interested in Arduinos and USB-connected gadgets containing legless microscopic bits that I can’t see without the aid of optics. Instead I am drawn to the technology of the time when I was discovering the most about electronics. Repairing 8-track tape players in high school, hanging out at Radio Shack, and later earning an electrical engineering degree. Yeah, I was a geek before being a geek was cool.

Fluke 70 Series DMMPresent day, enter eBay. An endless resource of broken and derelict things that don’t work. Fluke, Tektronix, and Hewlett-Packard equipment that can still stand as premium examples of design, engineering and reliability. You know, from back when the USA actually made stuff. Available for pennies relative to the prices they once commanded, not all that long ago.

Herein are a few chronicles of repair, restoration and appreciation of that technology. I hope you find it interesting…”

등 돌리고 찍은 사진 한 컷에서 엿보이는 은둔 성향. 그러나 탐구정신 투철하고 손재주가 좋은 IT 업계 종사자로 추정되는데… 소개를 목적으로 이하 몇 가지 사례들을 소개한다.

■ 망가진 LCD의 LED 대체 사례

파손된 LCD를 창의적인 방법으로 대체한다.