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How to remove CD's from broken auto CD changer?

I've convened this multi-disciplinary forum, becuase this is a multi-faceted problem. How to remove CD's from broken au...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Vintage eBay frequency counter question

Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap? Asking price is too high either way IMO
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by bitrex
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by bitrex

Recognise this trace?

Gentlemen, The link below shows a scope trace of the output of a linear PSU (voltage 4.7VDC) with about 300mV of 100Hz...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by curd
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by curd

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...
67 comments posted 9yrs
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...
22 comments posted 9yrs
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...
17 comments posted 9yrs
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...
19 comments posted 9yrs
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...
5 comments posted 9yrs
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