Tech Central

24/12/2025

That's a wrap for 2025 !

08/05/2025

Yet another local tech has retired .. no time to scratch myself let alone time to post interesting content lately but doing my best to not to lose it in the process.

Ya gotta have fun with it regardless ... riiight ?

12/03/2025

$6,000 for the manufacturer to replace with a refurbished unit .. or less than 5% of that to repair it.

I don't care whether your device is $30K or $300 .. You receive the same tenacity on me finding the part .. yes, it will take longer .. sometimes months.

I will deplete all possibilities before deeming a device uneconomical to repair. My time has a value as well .. it's not free .. but I am committed to supporting the user.

10/03/2025

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚 .. is back ON !

after no power ..
batteries being depleted ..
and no internet >>

Everything is back on .. 100% plugged in and charged.
I hope that everyone was safe and secure throughout the cyclone front and the torrential rain on the other side.

I tell you, it hasn't been that quiet since the day before I was born ;)
A ton of emails and text messages to get through.

To the 4 people who asked how I was .. I thank you so much.
The handful that voiced " my gear better be safe " .. just wow !

The last 4 days >>
As cancel culture is a thing with the intellectually challenged these days, ALL repairs were wrapped in rubber backed sheets in case of water damage .. the expensive gear locked away and all doors to all rooms closed to prevent pressure in one room lifting the roof in another.

Friday: 10:30pm-1:30am holding onto the balcony doors in case they blew out .. and again at 2:30am-4:30am

To say that was mentally and physically draining was an understatement.

Apart from a few minor window leaks, everything is fine. Getting a birds eye view of the ocean and surroundings was enough to raise the anxiety level .. not for my own safety, but to ensure everyone's gear was safe.

Unless you've been a Boy Scout / the Armed Forces (RAAF), or wear a uniform you may not understand what it means to care for the welfare another person or their belongings.

Apart from that, it's business as usual.
If you're coming over to share moral support ( or repairs ) .. BRING COFFEE !!

Thank you for your support :)

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06/03/2025

04/03/2025

03/03/2025

𝘿𝙄𝘿 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙆𝙉𝙊𝙒
Most parts come from China - todays deliveries for repairs from before Christmas. Courier fees alone can be $24USD for each order.

Cancelling / Ghosting / Negativity
This forces the price up and ALSO makes you look foolish if you're one of the below.

I do too many repairs for the muso community to worry about the negative ones .. I also have to be choosy who I commit my time to as I know I won't get the same respect in return.

Not paying for a diagnosis / leaving unwanted gear / not replying to messages / justifying time and cost says more about you than it does about myself.

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I used to think communication was the defining principle of business. This thought process has changed and I now realise COMPREHENSION is the defining principle.

Sometimes ya just have to SPELL IT OUT when they don't understand. Listening does NOT equate to COMPREHENSION

"Full up with no space" means that something is completely filled to capacity, leaving absolutely no room for anything else to be added - it's essentially completely packed and cannot hold any more.

"The parking lot was full up with no space for another car to park"
"My hard drive is full up with no space, I need to delete some files to make room for new ones."

The number of repairs requested on a daily basis is ever increasing and there's only ONE of me so I do my best to make sure all have the same amount of attention.

The most common these days is "do you have a status update on my repair"

Repair arrives.
Diagnosed within 1-3 days.
Supplier contacted for price and availability of parts.
Depending on supplier, this can take weeks.

If supplier only has complete PCB, source individual components from China suppliers.
Wait for China supplier to confirm availability of part AND that their manufacturer will deliver to Australia
Wait for MANUFACTURER to reply to Supplier .. so supplier can THEN advise me of delivery.

Components are made by the 10s of thousands at a time .. sometimes 100s
Part may or may not be in production from manufacturer .. as a result can have a lead time of months before available.

Part may or may not be sent express or ship

YOU WAIT FOR THE PART!
I ADVISE YOU WHEN IT ARRIVES / TESTED / FITTED
YOU THEN PROMPTLY PICK THE ITEM UP

This procedure above ensures no-one is waiting to bring their gear in to be serviced.

If you're one of these people, then keep in mind you're hindering your fellow musos in getting their repairs done. ( yes, I repeated myself )

24/12/2024

Thank you for all your support and patience through 2024 .. your referrals and kind words make it all worthwhile.

Here's to new adventures and knowledge in the electronics field next year.

A.I. has been rising in all forms and with the latest release of OpenAI's O3 model aimed at advanced reasoning / coding / general intelligence / maths / physics, there will be some pretty amazing developments on the horizon.

A.I. is the least smart it will be right now .. meaning it will only get better and better.

For now, until it can pick up a soldering iron / oscilloscope / multimeter and use logical fault finding to trace electronic faults, the job of an electronics technician is safe.

To 2025 I say Cheers

27/05/2024

Well ya can't be serious ALL the time ;)

16/05/2024

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙧 𝙁𝙖𝙠𝙚

You decide ;)