Found a bunch of smaller harddisks in the trash a while back. A recent (enjoyably accessible) L1Techs video on hdd diagnostics and recovery reminded me I should probably see if I could find some place to get them back into service.
My usually disk ripping machine is taking the duty of hdd tester. I have motherboards with enough sata sockets to process everything at once, but I just want it running as a background activity that requires minimal thinking or memory on my end.
Found a 60x60 LED panel for 20dkk in the thrift store last week. Found an LED driver in the trash a couple days later. Just had to adjust the output power and change the power connector. Who knows, dali control might be broken, but I’m not living in an office. Think it’s gonna be my new work desk light.
Bought a couple of the AKY0477 batteries from TME and got them installed. There’s a bit of free space around the camera lens where extra cable can be tucked in.
Batteries replaced aaand.. it works perfectly.
Now what in the world can I use a little action cam for…? I also found the cage for it with a broken hinge. Maybe worth fixing.
I found a Rollei action camera in the trash. Seems fully functional except it won’t take a charge.
The shell clicks open after removing the four visible screws at each side of the camera.
The camera has two lipo flat-packs wired in parallel and soldered to the board. Only one of the cells has a protection circuit, the other’s wired in behind it. Both cells have swollen significantly.
