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Music Man HD150 Retube Cap Job, Tube Amplifier Repair, Capacitors

I made a video while recapping a client’s Music Man HD150. The video can be found here: Also worth noting is a question I get often about capacitors in these old amplifiers. First and foremost, be sure you know FOR SURE how to discharge remanent voltages from the amplifier. There are lethal levels of DC […]

Creating iTunes Plus AAC files – How To

You can use the “Mastering For iTunes” droplet available on apple’s website. http://www.apple.com/itunes/mastered-for-itunes/ I did need to modify the script to run on Yosemite/ El Capitan, but it’s fairly trivial: Show the package contents of the app in Finder (Applications/ Utilities/ Master for iTunes Droplet). Navigate to Contents/ Resources/ Scripts Open main.scpt Update system version […]

Root Cause: iPhone 6 Cellular Antenna Signal Loss or Degradation Due to Adhesive Failure

  At some point, we’ve all run into issues with our mobile devices.  Recently, I experienced a bizarre loss of service on my iPhone 6.  I was traveling with Oozing Wound while using my phone as a GPS device.  After about 14 days, I noticed a degradation in Verizon’s CDMA signal strength, followed by intermittence and complete […]