most recent 30 from http://go.takeitapart.net 2010-07-31T07:27:50Z http://go.takeitapart.net/feeds/user/2 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://go.takeitapart.net/questions/42/taking-apart-hard-drive-switch-enclosure/43#43 Chris 2009-12-14T04:44:49Z 2009-12-14T04:44:49Z

<p>It could be a clamshell design. If there is a seam going around the sides of the drive, there may be plastic tabs holding the two halves together. Carefully prying with a jeweler's screwdriver might liberate the drive inside, but be careful as many plastic tabs are one-way. In breaking them free, unrepairable damage may be done to the catches that the tabs clip into.</p> <p>See this picture to get an idea of the sort of tabs to look for (this photos details a PDA, but the same tabs may be used): <a href="http://www.takeitapart.net/photos/hp_ipaq/11.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.takeitapart.net/photos/hp_ipaq/11.jpg</a> </p>

http://go.takeitapart.net/questions/2/best-way-to-clean-a-motorcycle-carburetor Chris 2009-10-04T07:03:42Z 2009-10-12T06:40:56Z

<p>I recently purchased a 1979 Suzuki GS550. It does not seem to travel at a speed greater than 65 [mph]. Is this the upper limit of the bike, or do my carburetors need to be cleaned? What's the best way to clean or care for "vintage" carburetor?</p>

http://go.takeitapart.net/questions/18/how-do-i-replace-just-the-keyboard-of-my-macbook-13/20#20 Chris 2009-10-12T02:19:40Z 2009-10-12T02:19:40Z

<p>These videos may have the information you are looking for:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvoIbu7r9pM" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvoIbu7r9pM</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.takeitapart.net/archives/apple-macbook-13/" rel="nofollow">http://www.takeitapart.net/archives/apple-macbook-13/</a></p>

http://go.takeitapart.net/questions/10/why-is-my-fluidmaster-501-toilet-flapper-not-closing-after-flushing/11#11 Chris 2009-10-04T22:14:05Z 2009-10-07T21:38:09Z

<p>The alignment with the outlet port could be off, maybe. Is the mounting bracket tight on the overflow pipe? Could it be mounted too high or too low on the overflow pipe?</p> <p>You might take a look at the Fluidmaster <a href="http://www.fluidmaster.com/html/troubleshooting.html" rel="nofollow">troubleshooting page</a>.</p>

http://go.takeitapart.net/questions/1/my-laptop-power-supply-stopped-working-what-could-be-the-problem Chris 2009-10-04T02:00:34Z 2009-10-07T21:35:28Z

<p>I've had a laptop for two years, and it has worked fine until recently when it stopped charging while plugged in to its power supply. What do you think could be wrong? I was guessing that the cord may shorting internally. Could this be the case? What can I do to fix it?</p>

http://go.takeitapart.net/questions/1/my-laptop-power-supply-stopped-working-what-could-be-the-problem/17#17 Chris 2009-10-07T21:35:28Z 2009-10-07T21:35:28Z

<p>I was able to salvage the power supply. I opened the case by gently hammering a flathead screwdriver along the seam of the powerbrick. Nothing looked charred, so I moved on to the cable. I clipped the cable about an inch from the powerbrick and tested continuity, end-to-end, for each contact. No matter which combination of wires I measured, I had continuity--not good! There was a short somewhere along the length of the cable. I isolated the short by clipping off segments of cable (moving toward the laptop connector) until there was no longer continuity between the opposing contacts. I then stripped back the insulation and soldering each lead back on to the corresponding contact on the powerbrick, plugged it in, and it <strong>worked!</strong></p> <p>Let this be a lesson to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over/under%5Fcable%5Fcoiling" rel="nofollow">coil cable properly</a>, I suppose.</p>

http://go.takeitapart.net/questions/14/how-do-i-take-apart-a-compaq-keyboard-and-put-it-back-together/16#16 Chris 2009-10-07T21:29:19Z 2009-10-07T21:29:19Z

<p>Are you taking apart a laptop keyboard or a desktop keyboard? If it is a laptop keyboard, you might take a look at the following links:</p> <p><a href="http://www.takeitapart.net/archives/compaq-presario-r3000/" rel="nofollow">http://www.takeitapart.net/archives/compaq-presario-r3000/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.takeitapart.net/archives/compaq-presario-r3000/" rel="nofollow">http://www.insidemylaptop.com/disassemble-compaq-presario-f700-notebook/</a></p> <p>Desktop keyboards are far more servicable than laptop keyboards, but that does not mean laptop keyboards cannot be taken apart--it just requires extra care. Jewelers screwdrivers are often helpful for loosening the key supports on laptop keyboards; place them under a key and pop the horizontal bars from the sockets carefully.</p>

http://go.takeitapart.net/questions/9/photos-are-missing-from-my-cf-card-what-can-i-do-to-find-my-pictures/12#12 Chris 2009-10-04T22:21:17Z 2009-10-04T22:21:17Z

<p>CompactFlash cards wear out after a while. They have a finite number of read/write cycles. How old is your card?</p> <p>It might be best to try a flash memory recovery tool to restore the photos and then retire the CF card. The open source <a href="http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec" rel="nofollow">PhotoRec</a> (<a href="http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk%5FDownload" rel="nofollow">download</a>) software may be able to help; it seems to be pretty widely used.</p>

http://go.takeitapart.net/questions/1/my-laptop-power-supply-stopped-working-what-could-be-the-problem/15#15 Chris 2009-10-07T21:30:41Z 2009-10-07T21:30:41Z

A good thought, but I verified that the battery is fine by charging the laptop with another charger of the same make.

http://go.takeitapart.net/questions/13/kitchen-sink-water-smells-of-mildew-any-ideas Chris 2009-10-05T15:06:13Z 2009-10-05T15:06:13Z

Are the water delivery pipes under the sink plastic or metal?

http://go.takeitapart.net/questions/2/best-way-to-clean-a-motorcycle-carburetor/8#8 Chris 2009-10-04T22:37:40Z 2009-10-04T22:37:40Z

Removing the carb assembly as a single unit for cleaning is a good idea. If it comes down to cleaning the carbs, this is what I will do.

http://go.takeitapart.net/questions/2/best-way-to-clean-a-motorcycle-carburetor/7#7 Chris 2009-10-04T22:36:03Z 2009-10-04T22:36:03Z

Cleaning (or replacing) the air filter and spark plugs prior to investigating the carburetors makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the carb rebuild link. I'll see if cleaning these parts improves performance.