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Gateway (blech) plasma "displays offscreen"
Hi, I rescued a Gateway GTW-P46M103 plasma TV. Apparently, these were "dogs" (?). But, for free, the price was just too hard to resist! ;-) [I haven't powered it up in a while so I am recalling...
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decoder error on Toshiba DVD player?
Hi all I have an old-ish Toshiba DVD player which until now has done good service. Recently it's developed a fault and I'm wondering if it's likely to be repairable. What happens is that at intervals,...
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SMD marking A62 - any ideas please?
Hi, All Any idea who makes this and what part number it is: package SOT89 or equivalent top marking A62 I'm guessing its an rf transistor or possibly an rf gain block; I've found it in a transceiver...
 
sometimes things work out okay...
These were not that type switch (they're pushbuttons), but I appreciate the insight.
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Sony DVP-S7000 "problem" (also FS)
Some weeks ago I asked if anyone had any ideas about why this player skipped on a particular disk ("Destination Tokyo") that played okay in other players. One obvious suggestion was dirt on the lens....
 
Sony Blu-Ray player drive replacement
I have a Sony DBP-S301 Blu-Ray player with a bad drive. It's basically a standard IDE Blu-Ray drive. I would like to replace the drive with a PC BD drive, but it refuses to play any discs, even though...
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Samsung Projection HDTV Convergence Problems
This Samsumg set is clearly not going to be an easy fix. It came in with severe convergence problems - no two colors converged properly at any point on the screen. I started by checking the two large...
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Panasonic VCR (NV-FJ620), heads dirty/plays fast?
Hi All, Have a problem, hopefully someone might know what is going on. Was playing a tape the other day on our Panasonic NV-FJ620 and all of a sudden the picture split into 3/4 segments and went grey...
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Samsung model HL84676S
The customer phoned for a service call on this set. He says that he has what he describes as little specks on the screen. He says its like looking at the stars at night if this makes any sense. I'm...
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Minicisc Sony MR Z90
Dual concentric power connector problem . I've successfully resoldered this socket connector to the board and come to test it. Owner has the original ps and lead. The smallest connector of my adaptor...
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Sanyo model #DP42647 no video
This is my first flat panel LCD to work on, and need a little help. I am not a pro, but have been working on tube TV's for a few years now. This set has no video or on screen display. Audio is fine....
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Re: Power controller chip to turn on ATX
ff no with rs PSU he you or r Found it: SiS651 North Bridge and SiS 962L MuTIOL South Bridge chipsets. Now I need to see if one of those chips controls ON/OFF switching. If it does then probably...
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Philips VR813
Hello everyone, I'm trying to repair a Philips VR813. It has a so-called G-tape deck (not the turbo drive). I have already located and fixed the main problem (some cold solder joints inside the head...
 
d'Arsonval Meter Repair
I'm putting a Weston wattmeter back together and I've run into a bit of a puzzle. The repair involved freeing the moving coil/pointer shaft and gently moving it aside in order to fasten a few turns of...
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Will sunlight damage the electronics?
Will sunlight damage the electronics of a circuit board? The power company installed a radio-controlled switch on my air conditioner, and mounted it on the side of my house. It has an ugly label which...
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