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So I had this sub woofer connected to my computer for about 7 years now and recently discovered that it sounds bad.
So the problem is: I connect everything and it sounds, but depending on how you connect the speakers it would sound one or another (left or right), and if I make it to sound both of them i t wouldnt sound good.
I think it's a line in problem that it's not connecting correctly.. Does someone had the same problem in the past?

(sorry for my bad English)

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hello fellow /diy/ers!
got some actually pretty decent laptop in return for a favour. decided to actually use it insteat of reselling. thing is battery is dead. decided to replace the all-hail-to-the-18650. while tearing apart the enclosure i ripped a temp sensor off the pcb. pic related. 2 questions:
1. would it work somewhat safely without that one sensor because soldering flexcables is a pain in the ass.
2. the metal clips holding the fuckers together: once removed how to reattach to ensure same conductivity?

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I have a fossil machine with an overheating CPU that's not worth the few bucks to fix. is there any random household item i could smear between the ancient (~6 years old) CPU and stock cooler that might make it last a bit longer?

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My bathtub water will not go down. There is no clog. How do I fix this? Thanks.

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I have no idea what this is. there are three of them around a camera flash capacitor discharge circuit. I've read that they are resettable fuses and i've never seen white capacitors. now removed they all measure ~50nF, resistance out of range. so i figure they are indeed capacitors. are they a special type of capacitor?

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Hello /diy/
I don't know where to go with this type of questions, so I'll try to explain it here

I'm currently studying web design, and I came across something that I can only describe as high quality black magic. I'm using a css stylesheet that I got from a friend, since his styles are way better than mine, and he told me to study them. Anyway, as I was trying to implement the stylesheet, I came across with the fact that, regardless of anything I do, the effects of the stylesheet never change, as long as the route for the stylesheet is written.

I even tried erasing the whole css folder (there was only 2 files there anyway) without changing the code, and it still shows the same fucking colors and everything.

I don't know how am I supposed to take this, I just can't fucking deal with this shit, please /diy/, tell me why is this shit happening.

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So I'm finally getting around to doing laminate floors in my living room and have hit a few equipment snags.
1. I need a hammer drill to place anchors for transitions strips.
2. My undercut saw I bought for doing tile in the bathroom is a pain in the ass and I have 7 doors to do...

Are these cheap ass oscillating tools worth a shit for doing doors, and how the fuck am I supposed to make a nice transition for this garage door?

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is it worth going to home depot or lowes on black friday to do some window shopping on deals, or do they pull the usual markup/markdown tricks as tech retailers do?

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So I am long time visitor of /diy/
Let's share what we made ourselves today.
I made a simpl file upload website for my friend: https://transient.ml/ (feel free to use it, but don't abuse it...)
Although i usually tinker in my garage with metal (lathe) and wood (mainly plywood sadly - yea i'm lazy).
Also i try to do at least one creative thing every week to keep myself in trim.

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radios
radars
let's talk about some of the fun things that can be done

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I've been smoking pipes for more than 20 years now, and decided I wanted to try my hand at some restorations, so I've been buying old estate pipes from eBay in rough shape with the intention of fixing them up. They're for me to smoke, not for resale, so they don't have to be perfect, but I'd like them to be functional and look nice.

I've spent months reading tutorials and I think I'm ready to get started, but one of the major problems I'm having is there's a lot of conflicting advice. For example, some people say you shouldn't oil a pipe, that all you need is some carnauba wax. Others say you should oil the pipe but avoid wax, since the briar will breathe better. And as for WHICH oil to use -- Jesus. Some people swear by olive oil, and others say it will go rancid and ruin your pipe. Others say you should use tung oil or boiled linseed oil, and others say you'll poison yourself that way. And still others recommend "nose oil," just rubbing the natural oils from your skin into the wood.

Cleaning and fixing a stem is even worse; some people say to soak it in bleach to soften the plastic for sanding, while other people say it will ruin the plastic entirely and all it needs is some mineral spirits and lots of elbow grease. But even the mineral spirits is controversial to some people, who say you should only be using food-grade alcohol, like vodka, and never rubbing alcohol or mineral spirits.

Help?

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I want to use a free public WIFI at home the nearest free wifi doesn't reach my house, is there some kinda antenna i can install at home to pick up wifi over a long range so my phone/laptop can connect to them, the range im looking for is about quarter of a mile

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My first solder job looks like it was done by a drunk 3 year old, but i'm so proud of my self since I actually got it working. (usb torn from sd card reader board) I wonder how long it'll last.

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Attention car owners! Concerned anon here to make sure that you know/have the following:
-A scissor jack or some kind of jack in your car (and the appropriate tool to turn the scissor jack upward)
-A spare tire inflated to the correct psi as outlined by your car's owner's manual
-A tire plug kit for tire punctures
-A lug nut tire wrench (the x kind or the classic "rumble in the jungle" gang weapon tire iron)
-A torque wrench with good leverage for later

Please don't be like me and get stuck without ever having changed tires once in your life. DO it under controlled circumstances. That is all.

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are stiletto hammers a meme? $250 for a hammer seems like a scam but I use a hammer daily and if its worth it I would possibly buy one.