Car stereo @ home

Yo.

So, I was getting pissed of that I didnt have a working CD player in my house anymore, so , I did the 'normal' thing . .. I made one from old stuff i had sitting around, collecting dust . 

I had an old Pioneer car deck unit, from an old car, that worked perfectly, just no car to put it in . 

SO .. ..  I took an walwart power supply, [12v /DC ]  wired the stereo's ground [black] to ground on the walwart ; and the yellow/red to the positive of the harness from the stereo to the walwart power supply .  Then, connected a pair of speakers to it . [connect the rear or fronts to ground, and positive on speakers ] . I made a little box out of a pine box of wood, some glue, and paint . nothing crazy ... just wanted something, that didnt look too horrible [not sure i really did any better .. BTW ] 

Paint came out a lil wavy , but i dont care . its a small shelf unit, I didnt spend $100+ for something i already had, and it has usb + CD and I could add more speakers . :) 

I just figured I would share . speakers are old, and crackling , would not suggest buying alpine type rs .. as they all seem to end up in that state .. crackling, broken , and sounding like crap for $200 speakers .  But, unless I crank it, you really dont hear the awful .

let me know what you think, if anyone cares.

Thanks,
-B

How to fix Haier refrigerator ; model # HA10TG20SB ; freezing everything

Yo .

So, I had an issue w/ my Haier refrigerator model # HA10TG20SB recently . It was freezing everything, making life ... hard ..

Tools Needed : Flashlight , thermometer , long screw driver, shortly screwdriver ; new thermostat assembly [part # RF-7350-58] 

Issue/Symptoms  :  the whole frig. would freeze everything , top or bottom . Adjusting the coolest setting, made no difference . turning off from switch, also made no difference .  Sounds like the frig. was constantly running, rather than only infrequent running [like normal] . Some of the other research I pulled up showed this could also be the opposite , were it wasnt cold enough . mine was freezing everything .

Fix :  Replace the thermostat assembly  + defrost timer [ one assembly, in the frig. easy to do for anyone ]

Here is a snap of the back label for your reference ..

 Here is a pic of the motor , on the bottom of the refrig, so you dont have to crawl around, and take pictures on the ground .

So, this is a pic of the parts that were in my frig. the #s wont directly match the new part I put in, but just for your reference . This below, is the defrost timer [ 14JE13 ]  ; and the thermostat/control setting switch below that . [

Here is the part you need :  [buy it new , ebay or amazon]

HAIER RF-7350-58 THERMOSTAT AND RF-7400-11 DEFROST TIMER. 

$50 on ebay . well worth it, rather than buying a new frig.

So, now you have the new part ..  looking at the above picture, there are literally 3 screws holding this in place . get a flashlight, and a long, and a shortly screw driver .
unplug the frig , remove the old /frozen food, throw it away ..
Inside the frig. compartment , you will need to remove the following -  [removing the top shelf may help you , if you are beast . I did not remove mine .
1 - light cover , and screw tucked up to the top . [see pic above, near light section]
2 - The two rear screws, in the back .
3 - Now, the whole assembly should be hanging .  pull it forward , and jiggle it out of the rear of the frig .. to free it . It should only be hanging by the one connector plug, and possiblly a single red wire, wired directly to the lighting bulb .
4 - Unclip/unplug the connector harness [little clip to release it ]
5 - Cut the red wire [if applicable] to the lighting module [light bulb] .. and either prepare it for another splicing , or seal it with tape, or a plug, etc.   ; The whole assembly should now be able to be freely removed from the frig .  Put it away, for a rainy day, or incase you need extra parts later :P

6 - Install the new part , plug in the harness ; connect the red wire to the corresponding lighting module wire if desired [think the new one is purple . ]  I skipped this step, and do not have a light in my frig, as I wasnt sure if the fix would work at first, and didnt want to cut into the harness .
Screw in the 3 screws, get it back up in there , correctly, with the harness connected .

7- Plug the frig. back into the wall .  More than likely, you took a bit doing this, so , it will take a bit to cool down the frig. again if this is working correctly .

TEST  =   So, once powered up , do this test to see if the control is working correctly -
Turn the temp dial , all the way to off [if on temp setting ] . You should audibly hear the frig. turn OFF .  Turn it back, say to half way . . it should turn back on, and continue working, as expected .

Finally : Get the thermostat I mention earlier .. set the thermostat half way .
Put the thermostat in the fridge, and let it go , for a couple hours . check the temp after a bit .. [2-3 hrs] . The frig should be at this temp - between 35-40ish degrees .Dont put the thermostat directly under the cooling duct either, put it on the shelf,like food would sit . Adjust down, if needed .. mine is 3/4 the way into the next notch , from dead center .  I cant remember what the other was set at , before it went crazy .

This fix has worked for at least the last few weeks , I have food in there now, not freezing, not more issues .. so far . I hope this helps someone else, I did not see a clear, nor concise guide, or how to , on either removal, fixing, troubleshooting , etc .

Please comment if this does actually help anyone , so I know if it does.
I'd appreciate it .

Thanks,
-B