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Delta Sierra @notthatdelta@furry.engineer · Jul 20, 2026
Okay, *this* is a cool piece of kit! Soviet-era nightvision scope, redistributed via Harbor Freight of all places circa 1997-2000. It's pretty old tech, but just needed a fresh 9V battery and it seems to be working (tried it in a dark closet, waiting on it to get dark outside to try it there too). It comes with an IR illuminator (not pictured) but sadly the AA batteries in the illuminator exploded so I'll have to do some cleaning and possibly repair there. I have some other cool hardware from this batch that I'll post in the coming days but this one definitely caught my eye. I don't know much about these other than to have realistic expectations about the image quality and to never use in bright conditions; I'd welcome feedback/insight. #vintage #vintageElectronics #NightVision #optics
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Brian @brian@awesome.garden · Apr 11, 2026
Boosted by Greg Bell @ferrix@mastodon.online
I was so excited today when I found a like-new, unused (or barely used) GAF 3100S Super 8mm projector at a thrift store for $12.99. I've had a bunch of home-recorded Super 8 reels lying around and haven't been able to watch or digitize them properly. Well, it went very well for about five seconds. It started taking in film... but there was suddenly the smell of burning, a small pop, followed by a bit of worse-smelling smoke. I've done minor electronics repair in the past... but I'm afraid something like this is likely beyond my current abilities/tools. Anyone know of someone who repairs 1970s Super 8 projectors? (Brief research seems to indicate that this is a nice projector to have, so maybe worth getting repaired?) #8mm #8mmfilm #vintageelectronics #electronics #electronicsrepair #repair #super8
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