Electronics Repair

Lithium Ion battery discharge

I have a Kindle DX that has twice discharged the battery completely over night when the device was laid flat on a table...

5 comments posted 9yrs

posted by NoEMail

5 comments posted 9yrs posted by NoEMail

Brother MDI-30/MDI-40/PDC-100

Hello, all. The above referenced ca. 1980s MIDI sequencers (termed "Disk Composers" by Brother) all appear to use the s...

5 comments posted 9yrs

posted by arl_123234

5 comments posted 9yrs posted by arl_123234

Why CD laser unit fails so often?

Hi In the last years I have changed twice the laser unit of my Aiwa CD reader and once the unit of my mom's Sony reader...

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posted by me

10 comments posted 9yrs posted by me

Sony CDP101 repair

Hi, I bought one of the above immediately they appeared on sale in Sydney - in fact I pre-ordered it. For the first wee...

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posted by pallison49

39 comments posted 9yrs posted by pallison49

What is the difference between a BASS Guitar Amp and a STANDARD one?

What is the difference between a BASS Guitar Amp and a STANDARD guitar amp, as far as the circuitry? I am assuming the...

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posted by oldschool

7 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

What's your opinion of this "Radio Shack" Freq. Counter

No, I am not buying another Freq. Counter. I only need one and I already bought that C&C 150. However, I had considered...

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posted by oldschool

11 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Re: blaupunkt tv gives no picture

> Tv gives black screen and no sound It's a Black & White movie which contains no white. As for the sound, it's close ca...

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posted by oldschool

0 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Of all the stupid things . . . .

Of all the stupid things . . . . While looking at some online manuals, I downloaded a .PDF manual that's upside down......

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posted by oldschool

25 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Confused about Frequency Counters

Although I used someone's frequency counter back around the 1970s, I never owned one. From what I recall, back then, th...

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posted by oldschool

39 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Duracell 1432 Flashlight: Battery Drain.

I have five of these things: https://www.amazon.com/Duracell-Durabeam-Tactical-High-Intensity-Flashlight/product-review...

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posted by x

31 comments posted 9yrs posted by x

Kroil

After all the discussions here and the occasional praise for Kroil here and elsewhere, I went to their website and purc...

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posted by pfjw

7 comments posted 9yrs posted by pfjw

Is there any Archive of Radio Shack schematics & manuals online?

I recall when Radio Shack had schematics for every one of their items. Brands like Archer, Micronta, Tandy, Realistic e...

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posted by oldschool

9 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Metcal handpiece

Greetings! My MX500 handpiece went open in the handle. Does anybody know how to take it apart?

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posted by borism_void_

5 comments posted 9yrs posted by borism_void_

Goodbye Radio Shack

It's official. Radio Shack is closing their doors. The nearest store to me (in a big city about 60 miles away), is havi...

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posted by oldschool

44 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Re: Can't drive MicroPlanet Gravity properly

> > I guess this is a "Bug Reports" sort of thing now... Yes, thanks, I'd think that too except for this vague recollec...

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posted by gravity

0 comments posted 9yrs posted by gravity