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Sony Bravia, my kids think I'm old and dumb

I have a Sony Bravia TV and a digital cable box. My kids (23 and 25 yrs old) visited this weekend. They left and I came...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nojunk
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by nojunk

Fender Deluxe 90 hums

It hums, said the customer. I'll take a look, I said. After a cleanup I tested it and couldn't find anything electrical...
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posted by invalid
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by invalid

need help with odd CRT monitor image

ive got a tovis mtg-1901cn cga color monitor. in use, or with a test patter n, the image starts out perfectly at the to...
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posted by mhooker32
67 comments posted 9yrs posted by mhooker32

gas discharge bulb V/I trace ringing?

Hi all, I was trying my Heathkit curve tracer on a gas discharge transient suppressor (striking at about 200V) and I've...
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posted by frank
22 comments posted 9yrs posted by frank

What the heck are these plugs for?

I needed to replace a 1/8" stereo plug on a cord. I found on ebay a pack of three 1/8" stereo plugs from China, for abo...
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posted by oldschool
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Can I use a light dimmer on a Scroll Saw motor?

Most of the new scroll saws have variable speed. I have an old Delta from somewhere around the 1970s. The saw works fin...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by oldschool
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

World Running Out of Electrons, New Report Warns

From: http://meretricia.com/news/world_losing_electrons.htm World Running Out of Electrons, New Report Warns The world...
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posted by oldschool
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Coke cleans toilets

Things to do with Coca-Cola Diet Coke - Business Insider Pour it around the rim [of tthe toilet] and let it flow into t...
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posted by bruce2bowser
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by bruce2bowser

Autopsy on a failed 50W LED floodlight

Chinese no-name YXY-FGD-50W White goo under the LED metal backing, only covering about 1/3 of the area, as originally p...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by diverse
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by diverse

Mouser Electronics

All: Just got an e-mail from Mouser that some parts I had ordered in the past were about to be discontinued (as obsolet...
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posted by pfjw
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by pfjw

dead USB drive anyone?

Hi, I already know the answer but we never know if anyone out there can make miracles :) I've been given a dead USB dri...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by frank
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by frank

OT Google Bricked Phone

Friend an I both have Moto E with AT&T service provider. I have had my phone for over a year. He got his a few months a...
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posted by "AndroidMe "
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by "AndroidMe "