- Home and business PC/Laptop/Desktop repair and installation service (Call-out service available)
- Home and business computer network installation and troubleshooting service (Call-out service available)
- Data Recovery. I can usually retrieve valuable files from a computer, even when it won't switch on.
- Installation and repair of computer based CCTV systems.
- Audio equipment repair service. All makes of amplifiers, including vintage valve and modern transistor based types, turn-tables (Technics etc).
- Electrical safety testing of equipment / Portable Appliance Testing.
- I can also install and repair various distributions of Linux and open source software on netbooks, desktops etc.
- Bespoke guitar effects pedals made to order including clones of classic/vintage pedals e.g. Univox super-fuzz.
- Amplifier reconditioning and restoration including:
- Cabinet restoration: new vinyl covering, new knobs, new amp corners, speaker cloth including vox diamond cloth, metalwork respray etc.
- Electronic restoration: I can get rid of annoying hums and hisses! I can replace old electrolytic capacitors in your amplifiers, scratchy pots (volume controls etc, loose/faulty jack, XLR, Speakon connectors/sockets etc. very economically.
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John CahillRegistered Sole Trader
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Biography:
I am an electronic engineer although I originally started out as a physicist with a specialisation in optics and optoelectronics. My research into low dimensional semiconductor devices has been published in peer reviewed journals including Physical Review B and Physical Review Letters.
I have various professional and technical qualifications including:
- C&G 2377-02 Portable Appliance Testing
- Certified IPC Specialist (IPC-A-610D), Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies
I have also successfully completed various other courses in programming, computer networking etc.
I have worked as an engineer for a number of years for companies including: Intel, Lucent Tecnologies and EMC.
Interests
- Linux
- Open source software in general
- Computers
- Electronics
- Volunteering at the bitfixit cafe project
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