Tutuorials/Tips
A Better Method of Line Pressurization
The author prefers nitrogen over dessicated air, but he adds two more steps to manage the pressure.
Engineer's Notebook Pullout, part 2
Engineer's Notebook Pullout, part 2
Tips on RS-232, serial data, and satellite dish tune-up
Serial data explained Even though there are faster and easier ways to connect data devices, many older protocols, particularly RS-232, live on. I have
Tips on alternative power supply, road rack wiring, and rubber belts
Alternative power supplies, road rack wiring and rubber belts.
Top 10 Tech Tips for successful HD radio installation
Ben Brinitzer has installed a number of HD Radio systems. He shares his top 10 tips for a successful installation
Tips on punching in, light switch modification, mic flags, and fans
Punching in, leaving the light on, mic identity and staying connected
Tips on vehicle maintenance and wasps and bees
Vehicle maintenance, checking for leaks, and wasps and bees
Tips on mic booms, mic spring, silent mic boom, lpb mic, analog cell phones, and metric screws
Flying springs, analog cell phones and extra pieces.
Tips on wall-wart power supplies and leftover 6' cords
Wart remover, the spaghetti alternative, and send a tip, win a book.
Tips on rack maintenance, efficient rack use, power distribution, and deeper racks
Rack maintenance, efficient rack use, power distribution and deeper racks.
Two Momentary Switches to a Maintained Switch
Turn two momentary closures into a single maintained contact.
Tips on rack mounting, RE-20, studio head room, and tape machine maintenance
Remote rack mounting, tape machine maintenance, studio headroom and from the Tech Tips Mailbag.
Engineer's Notebook Pullout, part 1
Engineer's Notebook Pullout, part 1
IP Subnets
A handy reference of IP subnets.
Linear Digital Audio Data Rates and Storage
Need to figure the necessary storage sapce for audio files? Use these equations to make it easy.
TCP/IP Port Numbers
In TCP/IP and UDP networks, a port is an endpoint to a logical connection and the way a client program specifies a specific server program on a computer in a network.
Tips on analog tape, tape recorders, tape bias, logic inputs, and logic control
Part 2 of the analog tape series investigates the electronics. We also offer some insight into the basics of electronic logic.
Tips on analog tape mechanics and VU meters
The mechanics of analog tape and the value of VU meters.
Tips on bench power, old laptops, and module rapair
How to use a bench power supply, refurbishing an old laptop for EAS and fixing a module from a console you don't have.
Tech tips on labels and test jigs
Proper labeling makes the job easier. John Landry explores several options in lbeling just about anything.
