So, It's been a little over three months since I breathed new life into the Time Capsule. The reasons for doing so were simple, I didn't want it to become yet another statistic on the Time Capsule Memorial and in the spirit of achieving what some consider the impossible, I had to prove that creative solutions to common problems always prevail in a throwaway society.
Or something along those lines.
Only soon after the last update to this thread was made, the Time Capsule was commissioned as the centerpiece of my network. The unit is driven by the same LaCie 5/12v, 2A power supply that it was rebuilt around and is currently fitted with a Seagate Barracuda 80GB low-energy drive.
Since the rebuild, it has hundreds of successful power on hours clocked, and is proving to be a solid, efficient and fast performer.
I am becoming fond of seeing that green light each time I walk past. It no longer feels like yet another Time Capsule. In choosing to pursue a creative solution to a common issue, I have definitely been able to bring a little character to the unit. Rescued seconds from the fatal hammer blow that would have ended its life and now returned months later as the center of a network used in servicing other machines and devices just like it. If that's not the most satisfying feeling as a computer and electronics technician, then I don't know what is.
Or something along those lines.
Only soon after the last update to this thread was made, the Time Capsule was commissioned as the centerpiece of my network. The unit is driven by the same LaCie 5/12v, 2A power supply that it was rebuilt around and is currently fitted with a Seagate Barracuda 80GB low-energy drive.
Since the rebuild, it has hundreds of successful power on hours clocked, and is proving to be a solid, efficient and fast performer.
I am becoming fond of seeing that green light each time I walk past. It no longer feels like yet another Time Capsule. In choosing to pursue a creative solution to a common issue, I have definitely been able to bring a little character to the unit. Rescued seconds from the fatal hammer blow that would have ended its life and now returned months later as the center of a network used in servicing other machines and devices just like it. If that's not the most satisfying feeling as a computer and electronics technician, then I don't know what is.