Electronics Repair

House-controlling gadget uses 'land line'

"There's the $35 Echo Connect, which turns an existing phone line into a mu ch smarter speakerphone. (Say, ?Alexa, call...

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posted by mogulah

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Nakamichi TA2, tuner amp of 1988

Tuner works but nothing on any input function speakers or phones. Cold testing what is accessible of the amp seems ok....

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posted by diverse

1 comments posted 8yrs posted by diverse

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7 camera with gyro-stabilised lens

Camera kept dry but the outer case got wet and transferred damp air into the camera it seems. Looks as though the T (te...

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posted by diverse

15 comments posted 8yrs posted by diverse

HP Notebook 200 laptop

Hello L have an HP Notebook 200 which has a white screen when it is switched on. in fact no key seem to work apart from...

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posted by fynnashba

0 comments posted 8yrs posted by fynnashba

Can electrolytic capacitors get loose wires inside?

I'm back to my original Power Inverter, which is a small 300W peak, 125W continuous unit, probably made in the 1980s. I...

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posted by oldschool

23 comments posted 8yrs posted by oldschool

Did you update your router for the WPA2/PSK KRACK nonce re-use attack yet?

Did you update your router for the WPA2/PSK KRACK nonce re-use attack yet? I reported it yesterday over here with links...

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posted by harry

62 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry

Walkie Talkie battery replacement

I bought a set of Uniden GMR2240-2CK walkie talkies for a song on Ebay, and at first everything looked perfect. But lat...

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posted by waybackNO584SPAM44

7 comments posted 8yrs posted by waybackNO584SPAM44

12V Input current required for Inverters

My old inverter worked flawlessly. It's rated at 300 watts (Peak), which means it's really 150 or 200W. A local second...

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posted by oldschool

17 comments posted 8yrs posted by oldschool

12VDC to 120VAC inverter problem.

I have a 300W, 12VDC to 120VAC inverter. It's worked fine in my car for years, to power my laptop computer, a medical d...

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posted by oldschool

19 comments posted 8yrs posted by oldschool

Quality AM radio

Does anyone have a recomendation for a quality AM receiver? I have a cabin in the low Sierras and have trouble receiving...

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posted by email

35 comments posted 8yrs posted by email

car antenna with serpent

The antenna that came on my 2005 Toyota is about 16" long and the top ten inches have a wire coiled around in it, like...

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posted by NONONOmisc07

8 comments posted 8yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

LTE router usage.

Hello, A friend uses a phone, connecting to a cell tower about 10 km distant, as an access point in Tanzania. According...

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posted by petereasthope

2 comments posted 8yrs posted by petereasthope

One light in fluorescent lamp randomly starts

I have this old fluorescent desk lamp from the 60s at the latest that I'm f ixing. It weighs a ton, has been passed dow...

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posted by hondgm

23 comments posted 8yrs posted by hondgm

Chinese-made reflow soldering ovens

Anyone have any experience or have colleagues who have experience using the Chinese-made reflow soldering ovens such as...

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posted by dgminala

6 comments posted 8yrs posted by dgminala

l need a good intermediate book radio and TV.

please comrades, where can i get a good book on pal Tv for a radio and TV intermediate course?(11th to 13th grade) A sec...

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posted by fynnashba

0 comments posted 8yrs posted by fynnashba