2021
Repairing A Vacuum Cleaner.
(Installed on 2022/01/31, No.300)
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Thank You For The Flowers.
(Installed on 2021/12/22, No.299)
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Exchanging Tailgate Assistk Struts.
(Installed on 2021/11/30, No.298)
I was impressed by the make. It could be detached from and attached onto the ball joint by moving a spring band off its place as you see in the photo below. The only tool needed was simply one minus driver.
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Repairing A Pc Monitor.
(Installed on 2021/11/29, No.297)
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Making Dried Persimmon.
(Installed on 2021/11/28, No.296)
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Printing Revived.
(Installed on 2021/11/02, No.295)
The way back to the revival had been long. I vaguely remember the trouble started after a bit longer automatic updating by microsoft into my windows10 pc. I read many reports over the net about the remedy and tried some measures which seemed relevant. Unfortunately none was successful. I downgraded one of my windows10 pc's to windows7 and knew the printer is OK. So I finally decided to cleanly install windows10 to the pc giving myself the last grace to take the measure of uninstalling all the updates programs.... The first one hit! What a luck. I decided I close my pc to microsoft updating.
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Trimming Of Our Graveyard Hedge.
(Installed on 2021/10/21, No.294)
I had finished the last one on Sept.26. It was earlier and we still had hot days and I picked up a cloudy day for this job. I could escape the heat but it rained, a very light one though.
Trimmed Hedge:
Ditch cleaning:
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Having Updated The Codes Of Full Digital FM Tuner.
(Installed on 2021/10/13, No.293)
After updated
After two and a half years of using I had my full digital FM tuner updated. It was advised by the man who made it as I reported the improvement of the sound consequently brought by the changes of power feeders. He incidentally killed AFC function. It improved the L-R separation as shown in the graphs above. My impression is that the sound obviously improved in clarity.
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Lopping Off Branches.
(Installed on 2021/10/11, No.292)
Availing myself of the good weather during the last week(Oct.4 to 7) I lopped off the branches of our bigger trees in our yard. It took 4 days including shredding the branches. I could safely finish the work but I broke a blade of the electric handsaw. I was too fatigued it seemed. The work has becoming the trial of my physical limits every year! I'm planning to cut down the boughs in the higher positions duing this or the next week.
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Repairing The Full Digital Tuner.
(Installed on 2021/10/01, No.291)
My full digital FM tuner, which I started using in July in 2019, stopped working. I found one of the chemical condensers on the power unit was broken. The unit with the case had been reused modifying a very old DVD player. The tuner revived after I replaced it with a new equivalent one I luckily found in my parts box. Please visit here for details.
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Playing a midi keyboard through a Windows pc.
(Installed on 2021/09/21, No.290)
We have a keyboard which has an usb midi terminal. Out of curiousity I connected it to my pc. The keyboard was recognized by Windows but the pc didn't respond to my pressing keys. I didn't know midi signals(data) need a software to work between the signals and the sound source. Also I learned such softwares are called DAW softwares used for DTM.However they seem to be too complicated(integrated). So I searched for a simple one and came to MIDIberry. It was poorly reviewed but I installed and tried it. It worked. My pc responded to pressed keys. The sound satisfied my curiosity. Return to the list
Adjuster Lenses To My Glasses.
(Installed on 2021/09/18, No.289)
My eyes seem to have been rapidly losing adjustability causing difficulty in reading letters on the pc screen. As a temporary measure I made a magnifying adjuster which is easy to put over as well as to put off from my glasses utilizing the pieces of magnet which my glasses had for the dark glasses. I made it from a pair of magnifying glasses I bought at a 100-yen shop near by.
The photo above shows my glasses(top), the proccessed magnifying glasses(middle) and my glasses equipped with the adjuster. It improved the situation! I can put off buying new glasses.Return to the list
We love you.
(Installed on 2021/08/25, No.288)
(The photo was taken in 2008 at a pub near the guest house they stayed.)A few days ago I happened to find a Facebook account was gone. It was the accout of an important friend of ours. The most recent messages we exchanged were the New Year greetings. We tried but not a clue we found when and why the account was closed.
This person happened to stay for a few days at the same guest house in London where our late son had been staying. Several years later soon after our son had died this person knew of his death through Facebook. The person even came to visit his grave and became an important friend of ours.
Talking about our son who died of cancer the friend once mentined about the cancer treatment of one's own. The person quietly closed the accout. Supposition grows worse. The person might have thought many times before closing it quietly. It is painful to think how it was difficult for the person to do it. It grieves us too. We respect the decision.
Now we are thankful for the short but warm friendship. We treasure the memories to ourselves. Return to the list
Jacket Ventilator.
(Installed on 2021/08/22, No.287)
I installed a set of ventilating fans onto an old jacket. It makes sweating labors easier in the summer. Please visit here for details.
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Repairing A Circulator.
(Installed on 2021/08/07, No.286)
I repaired a circulator which was essential in the summer. Please visit here for details.
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Mosquito Coil Holder - An Improvement.
(Installed on 2021/08/01, No.285)
I made an improved mosquito coil holder, which is essential for the outside work in the summer. Please visit here for details.
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Repairing Electric Hair Clippers.
(Installed on 2021/07/17, No.284)
I repaired the old electric hair clippers which I broke due to my hasty interpretation of the description on the body. Please visit here for details.
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Repairing A Shaver.
(Installed on 2021/07/01, No.283)
I did the second operation on my very old favorite shaver. It revived. Please visit here for details.
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Thank you for the visit and offering flowers.
(Installed on 2021/06/19, No.282)
June 16 was the thirty-fifth birthday of our son Tomohiro who died five years ago. I found beautiful flowers offered by someone to our tomb. We are heartily thankful for the visit and the floweres.Sorry for the belated information. Return to the list
An Under-stairs Safty Bar.
(Installed on 2021/06/15, No.281)
I covered a jagged edge in the under-stairs storage in order to save the skin on my head. Please visit here for details.
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A Shutters Pull.
(Installed on 2021/06/06, No.280)
Having hurt my wrist I experienced a great difficulty in opening the shutters of my workroom. I'm getting older and realized it never gets easier. So I installed a easier pull to the shutters. Please visit here for details.
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Fixing A Shower Hose.
(Installed on 2021/5/27, No.279)
The rainy season started. We put on our old dehumidifier but it didn't start. So I did another fixing. Please visit here for details.
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Fixing A Shower Hose.
(Installed on 2021/5/26, No.278)
A fissure grew on the shower hose. I fixed it cuting the fissure part off the hose and inserting the metal joint into the new hose end. Please visit here for details.
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Fixing Sharp SD-GX1-B.
(Installed on 2021/5/11, No.277)
Our dining room audio amp had started to lower its output power. It had been caused by the loss of the condenser capacity in the power circuit I surmised. Or I wanted to know what would happen if I changed the old ones with the new. The new condensers brought back powerful sound with better quality, by a fluke I know. Visit here for details.
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Sony DHC-MD373 -Fixing CD Tray-.
(Installed on 2021/5/2, No.276)
The amplifier in our dining room, had shown the decline of output power. While we got by chance a Sony DHC-MD373 and we replaced the former with it. Only the CD tray didn't move. I could successfully fix it. Visit here for details.
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Fixing Panasonic KX-PW22CLH.
(Installed on 2021/4/12, No.275)
Our fax machine from Panasonic, which was 23 years old, had lost its display function for some time. I challenged fixing it. Luckily I could fix it. Please visit here for details.
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A Chopping Board Holder.
(Installed on 2021/4/5, No.274)
Materials are pieces of aluminum rod and brass pipe.
The board had been often propped there against the faucet but it became obstacle to the lever operation plus water stayed beneath the board. With the new holder the board can stand far less relying on the faucet and water drains quickly.
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Fixing Yanton T-466 Transceiver.
(Installed on 2021/4/1, No.273)
I got a tranceiver for radio amateurs unexpectedly. It had malfunctions with the display and the keys. It turned out that they were caused by poor electric contacts. The tranceiver revived after I cleaned the contacts of display drivers and the keypads and their sensors. Please visit here for details. Return to the list
A Tree Devouring A Fence.
(Installed on 2021/3/20, No.272)
I saw a tree(ginkgo?) devouring a fence on my new route of walking. Return to the list
Basking In The Spring Sun.
(Installed on 2021/3/18, No.271)
I've been enjoying basking on sunny days. Return to the list
ONKYO DAC-HA200 Finally Responded.
(Installed on 2021/3/9, No.270)
A little while ago a friend of mine gave me a dac(ONKYO DAC-HA200). I had dacs already but I tried to set this extra dac with my pc for listening to classic music exclusively. Alas! It didn't respond. Windows explain you can assign a particular software to each sound device. It took time and patience before it responded when I finally changed the mode of Foobar2000 from 'event' to 'push'. It's said event mode is totally better than push mode in sound quality but I made a compromise with it. Again I thank my friend again for the dac. Return to the list
VERISA On A Wrecker.
(Installed on 2021/3/8, No.269)
We had our Verisa(MAZDA) carried to the garage on a wrecker. The battery charger(alternator) seemed to have died. We had the same trouble with our former car Demio(MAZDA) too. With my old cars made by Subaru and Toyota had been free from such troubles. Were they only lucky? Return to the list
Thank You For The Offerings.
(Installed on 2021/3/5, No.268)
In the evening on March 5th we found a bottle of whisky and a cigarette pack had been offered to the grave. Someone visited the grave and offered them for Tomohiro. Thank you for the visiting in the rain and offereing what he liked. It was raining and we moved them to the altar in the house. Return to the list
C To D Battery Adapter.
(Installed on 2021/2/25, No.267)
The other day we found we had many C batteries which we don't use now. So I made size converters to change C to D batteries. Please visit here for details. Return to the list
Thank You For The Beautiful Flowers.
(Installed on 2021/2/19, No.266)
It was the fifth aniversary of Tomohiro's death today. We found beautiful flowers offered by someone when we offered ours in the evening. We heartily appreciate the person's visit on this day. Thank you for the visit and beautiful flowers. Return to the list
Tomohiro's Little Playground.
(Installed on 2021/2/18, No.265)
When he was very young we went out for a family recreation to a nearby riverside spot. On our way back home, as the sun was still higher, we dropped at the playground by the bank. After staying there for some time I told children that we start for home when Tomohiro protested. He said, "No! I want to stay here and play more."
It was a summer day and the ground was bordered with the thick shade of trees in my memories. Now I found a new house built adjacent to the place and there was no thick shade of trees. It was a cold day snowing off and on. Nevertheless I gave myself to the fond memories of my children playing there. Return to the list
Desktop Cleaning.
(Installed on 2021/2/18, No.264)
I had used a launcher for frequently used programs and I didn't want to mix them with those seldom used icons. So I housed the latter all into a toolbar to be accessed from the taskbar. The upper photo shows the desktop newly made empty and the one below with two launcher menus shown being poked with the mouse.
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Fixing Attenuator Shafts.
(Installed on 2021/2/11, No.263)
The lengthened shaft of an attenuator to one of the tweeters of Nautilus DIY broke. It was fragile I knew. I fixed it stronger using a piece of stainless pull spring. Please visit here for details. Return to the list
A Wall Rack For A REGZA PC.
(Installed on 2021/2/4, No.262)
I made a dedicated wall rack for a REGZA PC into which I installed Windows10 the other day. A pc with a large monitor in the living room turned out to be a very handy device for net surfing. Please visit here for details. Return to the list
Removing Snow.
(Installed on 2021/1/30, No.261)
It snowed and lay about an inch over the solar heater. For the hot bath water in the evening I removed the snow with squirting water. Return to the list
Toshiba REGZA PC Joined In My Pc's'.
(Installed on 2021/1/29, No.260)
A 64-bit Core I7 desktop with a built-in digital TV tuner suddenly joined in my pc's. It had been left untouched for many months because I mistook it for merely a pc monitor. My wife brought it home saying she was given a monitor and a keyboad from a friend of her whose husband, being old, abandoned using it. I thought I had enough monitors and didn't pay proper attention to it.
Three days ago, accidentally I peeped into the plastic bag and was caught by the letters "REGZA PC D712/2012 Summer Model" and "Core I7." I had no pc's with Core I7.
I turned on the switch. What appeared on the screen were the messages to promt me to insert any proper media to boot. It had been properly treated for dispositon. So I installed Windows7 of which I was a licensee and upgraded it to Windows10. The upgrading proceeded rather smoothly and became the fastest pc among mine. I'm planning to use it hang on a wall.
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Fixing The Oven Door Glass.
(Installed on 2021/1/25, No.259)
The oven door glass was broken. The oven is a built-in unit of the system kitchen with which we replaced the old one in 1997. In the unit are built an electric and a microwave ovens. The after-sales service told us it's too old for them to help us. They suggested we buy a new similar unit, which was too expensive for us. So I tried to fix it by myself successfully. Please visit here for details.
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Beautiful Flowers Were Offered To Our Grave.
(Installed on 2021/1/21, No.258)
19th is the monthly return of the date of Tomohiro's death. An acquaintance of his visited the grave and offered the beautiful floweres on January 19th. Ritsuko accidentaly met the person at the grave and was able to express our thankfulness in person.
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