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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...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by "AndroidMe "
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by "AndroidMe "

APEX PF2720 MAKES WEIRD NOISE

Can anyone help or offer some direction? My Apex TV was working fine until today. When I turn it on there is a strange w...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by jglconsulting310
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by jglconsulting310

Motorola smartphone battery charging

I have a < 2 year old Motorola MotoG3 smartphone. The instructions say: "Motorola batteries and charging systems have c...
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posted by gravity
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by gravity

Component Damage

One of the books I picked up on faultfinding and troubleshooting whilst in London the other day (title escapes me but I...
32 comments posted 9yrs
posted by curd
32 comments posted 9yrs posted by curd

China

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leFuF-zoVzA
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posted by soundserviceleeds
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by soundserviceleeds

The 280 pound capacitor

Hi all, I tore down a Marconi signal generator today. It's been awaiting my attention for quite a while. Can't recall t...
28 comments posted 9yrs
posted by curd
28 comments posted 9yrs posted by curd

5W resistor ?, marked 0.1ohm, 5W

I cracked the white outer ceramic block and instead of wire/strip around a ceramic core, what looked exactly like a 2W...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by diverse
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by diverse

Contact Enhancer, Battery Mfr

QUESTION 1: I have several devices that have battery (alkaline AA or AAA) contacts that regularly get resistive. Openin...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by BatteryUser
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by BatteryUser

I'll never use an oscilloscope again

While looking at an oscilloscope, a human-like figure appeared on the screen. It was an alien from another planet, tele...
21 comments posted 9yrs
posted by oldschool
21 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Name for a the plug on a printer

I got one of those all in one printers, scanners, etc. It's a HP model C4480. It plugs into the USB on a computer. Look...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by oldschool
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool