Electronics Down Under

CFL poor performance (=total rubbish)

Hi All, I'm already stocking up on incandescent lamps. I figure a six-pack of incandescent lamps will cover me for a ye...

24 comments posted 19yrs

posted by ebff_qnyl

24 comments posted 19yrs posted by ebff_qnyl

Future Nightmare ...

** The year is 2012AD. Full prohibition is now law. No store in the land has any normal bayonet fitting lamps or Edison...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by philallison

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by philallison

Beware: CFL duds

** With all this politically correct hyperbole about CFLs becoming compulsory in Australia, I could not resist checking...

54 comments posted 19yrs

posted by philallison

54 comments posted 19yrs posted by philallison

PCMCIA Parrallel port

Gudday Got a PCMCIA Parrallel port but it maps to some weird address not 378 and 278. Useless to my PIC programmer. Idea...

8 comments posted 19yrs

posted by vk4tec

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by vk4tec

wintal dvd recorder dvdr-x20

Hi Guys I am chasing a power supply for Wintal DVDRx20 or a copy of a power supply schematic for this unit. Can anyone...

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posted by richardhams

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by richardhams

CFLs Compulsory for All ??

** Anyone seen tonight's news ?? Our f****it pollies have all climbed on a VERY dodgy Greenie bandwagon with this asini...

29 comments posted 19yrs

posted by philallison

29 comments posted 19yrs posted by philallison

Bank mail scam, watchout - dont enter anything on the form !

A variant of a scam from someone in Australia is now operating out of Malaysia, friend just got this link:- http://www....

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by erazmus

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by erazmus

Can some one comment on why traffic lights use the silly sequence they do?

It seems, with Red light cameras and road safety supposedly being the primary concern, why the light sequence of traffi...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by somewhere

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by somewhere

oh dear how sad neve mind

Australia to ban standard light bulb www.smh.com.au/news/environment/light-bulbs-ban-to-slash-emissions/2007/02/1 9/1171...

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posted by erty

14 comments posted 19yrs posted by erty

AV sender interfence

Hi, all Visited customer yesterday. He bought 2.4GHz AV sender to send Foxtel signal from one room to another. I set it...

20 comments posted 19yrs

posted by aus_electronics

20 comments posted 19yrs posted by aus_electronics

AWA (Mitsubishi) C4309 TV

I'm troubleshooting an old AWA (Mitsubishi) C4309 TV that intermittently turns on by itself or changes channels randoml...

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posted by fzabkar

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by fzabkar

Philips 32PW4523/79R ctv randomly stops.

Philips ctv model 32PW4523/79R wide screen. Set may work for a few minutes then switch off. Set may try to turn back on...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by rg26ce1991

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by rg26ce1991

Repair tip for Omni DVC6800 VCR/DVD.

Omni brand VCR/DVD model DVC6800 Dim display, won't switch on. C20 1000uF 10v and C14 470uF 16v in power supply.

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by rg26ce1991

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by rg26ce1991

5.8GHz A/V transmission equipment (Jaycar AR1840) Removed from Shelves...

Hi Everyone, Jaycar removed the AR1840 5.8GHz A/V Sender/ receiver from their Shelves a few weeks ago, It turned out th...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by allanaws

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by allanaws

Inspect-a-gadget lenses

I have had a Mercator illuminated magnifying glass on a stand for decades. It is well made in every respect except that...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by tonyt92

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by tonyt92