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Sem-OT: Rewiring Whole House
Rewiring whole house, mostly existing and not adding many new outlets, keeping existing panel. Will doing this see any appreciable drop in electrical consumption, bills?
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What actually Fails inside of Paper Capacitors
I've seen so many warnings about these old wax coated paper capacitors in these newsgroups, and on the web, that every time I see one of them now, I begin to shudder. Immediately, I notify the FBI,...
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Balanced XLR input - Do I use the High or Low for an unbalanced input.
The inputs on this commercial power amp has Balanced XLR inputs. They are the 3 prong connectors like on modern microphones. But there is also a barrier strip with 6 screws. (3 per channel). Each...
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Covering printed Tube Tester paper sheets with plastic
Probably slightly off topic. I got a hold of an old tube tester, which works well, but the paper roll for the settings is not in the best shape and tends to get stuck at the ends of the roll. I plan...
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My wife picked up a TV
My wife thinks I can fix anything. Well I can't. She picked up this TV a few days ago, I finally plugged it in. Looks like it fell over and broke. Here's a picture of the screen. What part broke? Do...
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How to transfer files from phone to computer?
After plugging my phone USB into computer, and changing settings to transfer files from phone to computer, instead of charging, there doesn't seem to be a way to get my file managers on either one to...
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7 years ago
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"Floating Ground" - What do they mean?
DO NOT use any test equipment to test or evaluate this amplifier, which does not have floating grounds. If the DC voltmeter is AC powered, Float the AC ground wire. I (sort of) understand what they...
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Button Cell #303 & #357
Hello, all. These days the subject cells from various manufacturers are sold as one type, silver oxide 357/303. Seems like they must have been distinct types at one time and if so, how did they...
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7 years ago
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HOOKING UP AMP GAUGE ?
Suggest circuits for linking an analog amp gauge to the output of a 200 amp auto alternator for measuring output under load. ? links ? commercial units ?
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WTB: Fluke 900 Dynamic Troubleshooter (1988-1995 era)
Hello Folks... Im looking for any parts or units relating to the Fluke 900 Dynamic Troubleshooter which was also sold under the name ZTest Testmate 3000. A link to the pic is here... If you have one...
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Benq T905 power supply repair
Repairing LCD monitor Benq T905 Q9T4 power supply, it had the mains filter capacitor open circuit and leaky and the fuse and the switching transistor blown. Replaced these components, for the...
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7 years ago
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Adding a WiFi "receiver" in the barn (200 feet from the house) using spare Mikrotik radios
Would this work to add a receiver to the barn 200 feet from the house? Here is a photo of the equipment I am trying to make good use of. This is mostly a question for guys like Dan Purgert or Jeff...
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7 years ago
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Re: Astron Power Supply Repair
Michael- Surely someone is interested in the discussion. As I mentioned, there are a lot of the Astron analog power supplies around. The design has only slightly evolved since the 1980's, and they are...
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Yamaha MOXF8 keyboard, one note plays too loud!
This Yamaha MOXF8 keyboard has one note that plays too loud when more than the slightest of pushes is given. I moved the keypad underneath to a diffenerent octave and the problem followed the keypad....
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7 years ago
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Ashdown FA100, DSP (Fallen Angel or angle on elektrotanya) , 2006
Hybrid valve prea and S/S pa. Intemittant early PbF faults but also sometimes ch2 had no signal throughput when selected. ch2 Amp would work when not fully refitted in case as though a grounding...
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