Saturday, February 25, 2012

Dell AX210 Computer Speakers

I ordered and received a fake Samsung 16gb memory stick which when formatted by Windows7 produced a card with 200mbs. This was most unnerving and I began to read that many memory cards are now faked with wrong information written in the mbr (master boot record). I found a way to fix the card which did have 16gb of good space on the card. Here's my fix which will take downloading two free programs on the net.

The first program needed HDDGuru's LLF (Low Level Format) tool. This program is available for download from softpedia and is free to use. The next program you need is MiniTool Partition Wizard. They have a website and free download. Now all you have to do is run a wipe and clean off of the old formatting of the card so it is pristine fresh. Next run a slow low level format of the card which should now give you a fresh card that sees all of the sectors available. This format process will take several hours so make sure your computer does not time out. When finished, just fire up the MiniTool Partition Wizard and create a new partition that allocated all of the available space. At that time, the software will assign a new drive letter and you name the card and all is repaired.

This should work on 8gb, 16gb & 32gb cards or memory sticks. Oh, and be sure when you format and set the partition to use Fat32. My Windows 7x64 now reads all of the space with no problems.

Aoshima Ideon Gundam Mobile Suit Anime Scale Models

Aoshima Ideon Gundam series plastic model kits made of conventional plastic polymers were first relased in November 1980 in 1/420 scale. A Full-fledged series expansion in February of 1981 was initially sold in Japan Model Toy stores for 300 yen: the Gundam 144. The Ideonshirizu Gundam series proved very popular in Japan in the 80`s. It was at this time also that the Gundam Mobile Suits was also introduced and remains one of the more popular and collectable of the series.

By popular demand, the theater version, the 600 Mobile series in the standardized scale from the designer Tamotsu Shigeru was released in July 1982 with an enemy warship called Soroshippu 2600. Scale models of these Viral Gin enemy warship models proved to be the last when the final version of the Gin enemy warship became impossible to standardize in a scale model from the original animated series. The original 1 / 20000 scale kit, designed by Alii and named the Zentoradi battleship, along with the military character models in the new reduced sale of 1/600 became the successful new "Anime Series" scale. Most kits in the 80`s adapted this new "Anime-Scale". An improved plastic polymer allowed for more moving parts, increasing the range and popularity of new versions in the new scale.

Other assembly kit Models were spinned off separately from Aoshima resulted from the commerial success of the Movie Gund Roi in 1982 included the TV Buff Clan fighters from the series " Bow Gond " " the Row Guadal Battleship", " Balme / Bram Than models " and "Gadomowa ".

Prior to the faithful reproduction sets of this model series, the main character product was the Aoshima Robot "Union" and this series, the Ideon Robot 1/600 scale model made from the new special plastic polymers. The Aoshima 1/600 series was seen as a very different a very unique concept at the time of release in the early 80`s .

The chronological table below of the 1980`s Japanese Assembly Kit Models with release dates:

Scale Animation No. Scale Product Name Price Release:


4 1 / 810 Ideon 300 81.02
5 1 / 1200 Ganga valve 300 81.02
06 1 / 760 Mac jig 300 81.02
07 1 / 25 Beth & Carrara 300 81.03
08 1 / 25 Cosmo and Kasha 300 81.03
09 1 / 25 Gije & Haruru 300 81.02
10 1 / 25 Damido & Cheryl 300 81.03
11 1 / 550 Do Gillan 300 81.03
12 1 / 610 Mac Dog 300 81.07
13 1 / 1550 Garbo logic 300 82.01
18 1 / 350 Adigo 300 81.08
19 1 / 830 Rogg Mack 300 81.11
20 1 / 1300 Guido Mac 300 82.01
23 1 / 1100 Abuzonoru 300 82.04
24 1 / 1700 Zanza valve 300 82.03
25 1 / 30 Carrara Ajiba only Gatakka 300 82.01
26 1 / 30 For general soldier Gatakka 300 82.11
27 1 / 50 Jong 300 82.01
28 1 / 20 000 Viral Gin 300 82.12

1 / 600 "Anime Scale" No. Scale Product Name Price Release
1 1 / 600 Ideon 1600 81.11
2 1 / 600 Mac jig 500 81.11
3 1 / 600 Ganga valve 1000 82.01
4 1 / 600 Ideon A mechanism 400 82.01
5 1 / 600 Ideon B Mechanical 500 82.01
06 1 / 600 Ideon C Mechanical 500 82.01
07 1 / 600 Waveguide Gunn 300 81.11
08 1 / 600 Adigo 300 82.05
09 1 / 600 Do Gillan 300 82.05
10 1 / 600 Mac Dog 400 82.06
11 1 / 600 Zanza valve 1500 82.06
12 1 / 600 Rogg Mack 600 82.06
13 1 / 600 Guido Mac 1000 82.07
14 1 / 600 Garbo logic 1300 82.07
15 1 / 600 Abuzonoru 1000 82.07
16 1 / 600 Zuroo logic 300 82.09
17 1 / 600 Ideon Proportion Type 700 82.09
18 1 / 600 ( Bow Gond ) Not Available
19 1 / 600 Decca bow and bow Gill 300 82.1

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Danelectro N-10 Honeytone Guitar Amp 5 Reviews

The vintage blackface fender vibro champ is a unique, lightweight gem. The vibrato is rich, and luscious sounding. These are low-watt treasures that are perfect for recording, keeping stage volumes manageable, and jamming or practicing around the house. They are ok on their own for very small gigs, and are very useful miked when a bigger sound is needed out front. The trend these days is to play low-watt amps that can be pushed a bit. Most venues can't accommodate the beastly loud amps that many guitarists used to think they needed, only to be told repeatedly: "Turn it DOWN!" Your soundman, bandmates and audience will thank you.

The circuit is fender's only Class-A circuit. All of their other combos are Class-AB. Class-A amps are prized for their single-ended tone. Mesa Boogie and many boutique manufacturers go to great lengths to make Class-A amps due to the rich sound produced. This is not to say Class-AB amps are inferior-not in the least. But the tone and responsiveness/feel are different.

Like most vintage fender amps, the tone is beautifully clean up to around vol 4-5. The tonal character of these amps is very rich, because of the circuit, and also because of the 8" speaker. Interestingly, the 8" speaker rolls off a bit of lows in such a way that the guitar sits in the mix perfectly without clashing with the other instruments. Replacing the speakers with modern upgrades can further increase their versatility at minimal cost. Jensen and Weber make very inexpensive 8" speakers.

When you increase the volume beyond 5 you get an additional beautiful grit that is very touch sensitive. When you crank these amps you realize why these were used in the studio by Clapton so often. This is a very expressive instrument.

These are beautiful sounding amps filled with character. Highly portable, with very comfortable volume levels for clean or dirty sounds, these are truly remarkable, under-appreciated instruments that help guitarists express their individual creativity. Currently these are the most affordable of the vintage fenders. Watch the prices increase as more guitarists and studio owners snatch them up.

Yes you will have to refund, what good is any of it to you?

A buyer opened a case against me, saying that the vintage tv lamp was broken on arrival and asked for full refund. He sent a picture that only showed a couple of pieces of the lamp. I agreed to refund after he returned the item. The box I sent him weighed 11 lbs 9.4 oz. The box I got back weighed 3 lbs, 4 oz. More than half of the lamp is missing, including the 3 pieces visible in the photo that he sent. The piece with the signature mark on the back is missing. Even though I agreed to a refund, do I have to refund for an incomplete return? Please help soon before my 3 days are up.

forgot to say click on EDIT when you get to unpaid item assistant.

When I set-up my other selling account, I used the automatic Unpaid Item Assistant. Which is set to file on day eight of non-payment. That is a non-store selling ID, in which I utilize the 50 Free Auction Listings per month, for some of my inventory.

I had my first unpaid item on an auction listing, and I noticed yesterday, that when it automatically closed

the dispute, it thus also RELISTED the item immediately at auction. All by its lonesome...this one foresaken auction listing?

I had never heard anyone mention that it does this. And I don't "normally" start my auctions on a Wedneday evening, when this occured.

Does anyone know if there is a setting I overlooked to receive my final value fee credit, without the item being automatically relisted?

You can't cancel a transaction without the buyer's cooperation

I found out that a sale I have will eventually be shipping out of the US. The shipping address is to CA, but it will ultimately be shipped to Japan. I do not ship internationally and want nothing to do with this transaction. I was wondering if I can cancel the transaction without an issue. The buyer has not paid yet. There is not an option for this type of cancelation request. Will I be penalized if I choose an Other Reason and explain I do not want to be affiliated with a 3rd party? Thanks in advance.

How To Apply a Vinyl Decal

Your Decal

Each decal will come to you complete with three parts:

  1. Top layer is the transfer tape - this looks like clear tape or masking tape and is used to apply and protect the decal.
  2. Middle layer is the actual vinyl decal.
  3. Bottom layer is the backing paper - this is a blue waxy paper.

Before you apply

  • Make sure there is no wax on the surface, decals will not stick.
  • Do not apply the decal in extreme heat or cold, surfaces must be between 10°C and 32°C / 50°F and 90°F.
  • Do not touch the adhesive backing on the actual vinyl decal.


Preparation

  • Wash and rinse the area with washing up liquid and warm water and dry the surface with a clean, lint-free cloth.

Applying the Decal

  • Using a flat object ie a credit card, on a table, press firmly over the whole decal to make sure the transfer tape is properly stuck to the vinyl decal.
  • Now turn the decal upside down and holding the transfer tape, slowly pull the backing paper off. This will leave you will the decal stuck onto the transfer tape.
  • Now stick decal and transfer tape into position and use your credit card to smooth out any air bubbles etc.
    Slowly peel back the transfer tape and this will leave the decal.

After Care

Do not apply wax over graphics, especially if the wax contains any petroleum distillates.

Decal Removal

Heat the decal at one corner with a hair dryer or hot water. Pick up and lift the area you heated and slowly begin to pull the decal. Continue to apply heat to the area just before you pull it off as required to remove all the decal. If residue remains you can remove this by using an alcohol wipe.