Siliconfish

Hobby blog about tech tips I've picked up, projects I'm working on, or links to useful information and cool stuff. I'm an Electrical Engineer and professional Analog IC designer for 25 years playing in my spare time. Arduino, hacking consumer electronics, video game hardware, satellite TV, PC building, Android apps, appliance repairs and whatever else that interests me.

Saturday, February 10, 2018

Trying my hand at mining

Just to learn what's up I decided to try crypto coin mining Already have a system with two moderate graphics cards, that are getting ...

Friday, December 22, 2017

P0141 Replacing the oxygen sensor in 2007 Honda Accord EX 2.4L

There is lots of videos and help around the net for this one, but maybe details of my experience will help someone because there are a coup...

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Heat pump inside air handler coils frozen

Didn't expect my blog to become an HVAC repair guide, but life brings what it wants to. My rental house full of young "adults...

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Heat pump won't cool, condenser outside clicking and won't run

Not a lot of pictures here because i didn't think this fix would be the epic that it was. The system is a generic International Comfor...

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Fixing broken USB power port on Samsung Galaxy 6S Edge

Suddenly one day the USB cord won't stay in and the phone won't charge. Closer inspection i can see the tab in the middle seems mi...

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Replacing upper screen on Nintendo 3DS XL

Quick blog post to journal my experience replacing the upper screen on a Nintendo 3DS XL. The 3DS worked fine but the top 1/3 of the ...

Sunday, December 6, 2015

GE GSS25TGPEWW refrigerator hot, freezer OK.

My GE GSS25TGPEWW side by side refrigerator has a problem. Today's issue is the refrigerator side is warm. I mean really warm, even ho...

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Logic Friday

Logic Friday This is a tool for creating logic from a truth table you enter. Very cool. Free. Wish I wrote it. http://www.sontrak.co...

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Epic Fail - Samsung Galaxy S4 swimming in salt water

This summer I went swimming at the beach. Played in the waves about half and hour. At one point I realized my Samsung Galaxy S4, less than...

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Fixing Acer Aspire One AO756 Laptop w/Intermittent Screen

Quick post on a successful laptop fix. I was in a hurry and didn't take pictures, so this post may be less helpful than average. Ho...

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