Project update #1

Hello World!
I apologize for not posting sooner, but I have been busy with school and I didn't feel like I had anything to talk about. I will start off with the projector. I recently did some research (after adjusting the mirror repeatedly) and found out that between the main mirror housing and the lamp there is a small rectangle box that is composed of four mirrors (one on each side) that is called the light box. Some of the info that I found suggested that the mirrors may have shifted, thereby causing part of the display to be darkened. From what I gathered, it is possible to fix the light box if you are very careful in removing it so that it doesn't break. So far I haven't actually taken a look at the light box in my projector.

As for the Radeon X1800 XT, I have tried heating it several times, but nothing has worked. I have just about given up on fixing it, but because it is a fairly powerful graphics card, I think I will try one last ditch effort. My plan is to clamp the memory chips and the GPU to the board so that when the solder melts, they don't fall off. I will then place the card with the GPU pointing down on a cookie sheet, supporting the card with three small aluminum foil balls. If all goes well up to this point, I plan to heat the oven to around 450 degrees Fahrenheit, maybe higher. (You can find many tutorials on how to re-flow the solder on a graphics card on YouTube)

Now, on to the steamer. I cleaned out the water line that ran from the base, to the iron, but that didn't seem to be clogged. I also found a small tube in the basin that you fill up with water when you start. the tube appeared to be clogged and I assumed that was the problem so I removed it, but when I tried to clean it out I discovered that it was not clogged but it was actually a filter. It was very difficult to replace the filter in the basin but I managed it. The I never actually fixed it because the person to whom it belonged needed it and decided that he would try to send it to the manufacturer.

I hope to post about more projects soon, so stay tuned, thanks for reading.

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InFocus Projector

This projector is my brother's and, as you can see, it has issues. the sides are darkened and I think it is because one of the mirrors needs adjusted. I have been working on this projector for a while and it is very time-consuming. In order to adjust the mirror, you have to remove a number of screws so that you can remove the casing that the mirror is in. Then there are two hex-head screws which must be adjusted (these adjust the mirror). The hard part is that you have to replace everything before turning the projector back on to see if you got it right. You get the picture.

 

Below you can see the pictures I took of the projector. The top one is a zoomed-out view of the projector and the bottom one is of the mirror casing. I have become quite familiar with it as I have had to remove it and replace it several times. I have made some progress but I am still not sure if I will be able to fix it or not. In the bottom picture it is the mirror on the top right of the casing that I have been adjusting and it has mad a visible difference but I still have not been able to get the display to where I want it. I will be updating you on the projector as soon as I am done working on it.