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I'm sure you've seen that before, Duggeh.

Thanks, I'm looking into a couple of those options now. The Rat Shack solution would be the simplest, the Agfa doesn't mind operating at 1v less than normal. I did a quick peek on ebay, and there are a mess of 16v PSUs. I notice most seem to have the same size barrel connector. I wonder is 16v is standardized the way 9v is (often) when it comes to wall warts.

I picked up two rare EPs by the excellent (and criminally ignored) Canadian group Perfume Tree. I got Fathom the Sky and the uber-rare Roots EP. The latter turns out to be an official CDR from the band, ca. 1999. I got quite lucky getting it for $10 in a Buy It Now auction. Bidding wars for rare Perfume Tree can get ugly. I've seen the Remote EP bring well over $100.

Good idea but I am uh, not one who should be trusted around a soldering iron. The last electronics project I made was in high school, ca. 1991. Blinking lights for a model railroad crossing grade, that used IR leds to trigger. It didn't work.

Analog audio signals should never be inside a computer case. KTHX.

A friend of mine gave me an Agfa Snapscan 1212u flatbed scanner (USB). It appears to be an older, but very nice unit. Unfortunately, he didn't have the power supply for it. It needs 16 volds DC/900mA, in a barrel connector <mumble> size, tip positive. I can get one of the connectors @ Rat Shack, but where am I going to find a 16v PSU that puts 1A or so?

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Apropos to nothing, this picture is wicked cool.

NAD T752 A/V receiver. Complete and total overkill for my intended purpose, but it was cheap ($205 shipped). I'm going to use it to decode the digital output from my Wintel desktop (which only does 5.1) and use the two front channels only. This will free up my old Yamaha receiver, which really belongs upstairs anyway. The NAD will drive me EV Sentry 100As for the time being. I might eventually replace them with something newer than 1988.

Negative, it's New York City, 2008 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! as seen from Jersey City. Made from over 20 exposures, apparently.

That's just what we call "pillow talk" baby. Uh, I mean... According this, it's only $60 if it's King Size. Queen is $50 and standard is $40. Still more than $25, of course.