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Avoid Battery Contamination on Circuit Boards
Also, Dan Slentz shares an amazing Ethernet cable organizing product
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Frank Hertel’s 11 Tips for Dealing With Mice
Great tips for keeping rodents out; also, do these hands look familiar?
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Don’t Let Mice Kill Your Transmitter
Also, rodents “walk the plank” when lured to Greg Muir’s orange bucket
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They Don’t Call Capacitors “Old Sparky” for Nuthin’
Also, Kevin Wagner shows how to restrict building cooling space and save money
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A Dead Battery Can Ruin Your Station’s Day
Also, Frank Hertel reports on a solution to a Windows 7 problem
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Deter Stinging Insects at the Transmitter Site
Also: Bill Ruck’s capacitor experiences; and a unique and humane rat or mice trap
Tech and Gear
Construct an EAS Receive Loop Antenna
We love hands-on ideas — like this one from Ken Beckwith
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How to Get Rid of That Mouse in the House
Also, read about Tom Norman and the case of the hidden capacitor
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Bad Electrolytic Capacitors Can Cripple Your Exciter
Troubleshoot and replace them to prevent headaches
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Use This Auto Part to Repair a Dehydrator
Plus, a Workbench tip from RW Editor Paul McLane
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Loose Electrical Connections Spell System Failure
Add some IR tools and cabling know-how to your engineering arsenal
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Change Your Filters to Avoid Cooling Problems
And where can you find a reasonably priced Yagi antenna?
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Check Out This New Performance Space
Also, who monitors the station’s tower lights — and who should?
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Add a Diagnostic Aid to an RF Transfer Switch
A few simple changes can make troubleshooting faster and easier
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There’s a Tank Circuit in a UPS?
And Dan Slentz offers more ideas for nifty stuff that’s cheap or free
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Keep Track of Your Time to Keep Your Job
Make sure your invisible work becomes apparent to management
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This Resource Resizes, Reformats Your Logo for HD Radio
Also, another inventive coffee-maker hack and other tips for the resourceful engineer
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Server “Drawer Glides” Support Unused Equipment
Also: Do you have a backup plan for missing keys?
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A Simple Security Solution … for Your Toolbox
Also, electrolytic capacitor problems and fixes
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Shine a Bright Light on the New Year
Also, helpful tidbits about interference and station logs
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FM Antenna Access Without Climbing the Mast
Also, early impressions of radio studios can have a lasting impact
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A Simple Solution to Mounting Heavy Equipment
Also, here’s a creative way to keep your caffeine flowing in a pinch
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Build This Inexpensive and Versatile “Lazy Susan” Mast Mount
Also, here’s a tip to prevent “exploding squirrels” from taking down your backup generator
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A Moment in Recorded History Goes Up in Smoke
Plus, two ideas to improve your comfort and your monitoring ability
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Try Cloning Your Computers to Save Time
It sounds futuristic, but the technology is easy and available now
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Repurposed Gear Adds Missing Console Features
Plus, here’s some advice to use inside and out of the radio studio
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Keep an Eye on the Heat at Your Site
Add this inexpensive temperature sensor to your remote control
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Join This Great Debate in Wisconsin
Also: There’s no controversy over these power protection tips
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It Started With a Tape Recorder
And other engineers share bird deterrent and flashlight tips
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A Better Way to Catch the Stream
Figurative and literal techniques to troubleshoot capture issues
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Liquid Cooling Promotes Efficiency and Savings
Also: SNMP might not be simple but it’s powerful
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What Got You Into the Business?
Also: Learn from this transmitter site inspection routine shared by David Wigfield