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Is the wattage linear on a wirewound adjustible resistor?
While looking at resistors on ebay, to use as an 8 ohm speaker load, I developed a question. There is a 25 ohm 25 watt wirewound resistor with adjustible slider. In other words, the two ends of the...
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PCB labeled in Chinese
I ordered a small amplifier board on ebay. It's just a PCB with components, making a ready to go low powered audio amplifier, complete with a volume control. It has three screw terminal blocks to...
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Do I still need to stock a crossover (Ethernet) cable anymore?
Today I tried to hook up a Rocket M2 as a super powerful (miles) Wi-Fi extension for my home router, when the POE light went out whenever I plugged in the power cable. Huh? Turns out it's a crossover...
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does a fake LOPT even exist?
Hi all, I'm trying to keep an old TV alive, it's an old 14CT2306/20S from Philips and it's the only think that fits into a furniture space in my parent's house, so that will not be replaced. I'm...
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Roland JX 3P synth, 1983
Stored indoors for some years and then powering up, missing notes and some top panel sw functions missing. full sm here same 2 notes ,not each octave , but as keyboard is scanned as 8x8 matrix keys 8n...
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Repair a Hammond Organ?
I could not resist buying this. A heavy Hammond Organ. It appears to be from the early 70's. A local second hand store had it for $5 marked (AS-IS). The wooden cabinet is near perfect. But there is no...
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How did my alarm code change when I never touched it
How did my alarm code change when I never touched it? (not a computer but it does have a digitally stored program, and solid state memory for the settings, less than 1000 bytes, I think.) About 9...
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toggle data
I got my new sim, for my trip, today, and the vendor was nice enough to including a warning that if one has not bought a data plan (and I was waiting until I got there) he should disable the cellular...
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ATX PSU and motherboard
I don't remember seeing a question here about ATX PSUs and motherboards. So if there is a better forum to ask my question no doubt someone will tell me where... My previous computer became...
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Batteries make flashilight hot.
I have one of thoe little 2.5" LED flashlights, that have 9 small LEDs and use 3 AAA batteries. It's like the ones that Harbor Freight sometimes gives away free, same size, but nicer. The guy I bought...
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Will no output devie hurt output transistors?
Years ago, I was told not to play my stereo with no speakers, for fear of somethun' or other. Of course that was 1968, a good year for audio. Is this still an issue with current electronics, like...
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electric blanket getting significantly weaker over short period of time (2023 Update)
I am on my second Sunbeam electric blanket this Winter and it is doing the same thing as the first one I had-- starts off for a couple of weeks working correctly, then spends a week getting weaker and...
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WTB AM Ferrite Rod 3/8 Dia X 4"or Longer
WTB: Looking for a good used AM ferritec rod antenna with or without windings that is 3/8" in diameter and is at least 4" long or longer. If you have any in you junk box please contact me.
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Dual SIM issues
I had a BLU DASH JR with H2O and Redpocket (both ATT resellers with $100/yr plans) until ATT dropped 2G. So I got a BLU R1 HD and only H2O worked when I got it on Saturday. I called redpocket and they...
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CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DIY REPAIR?
Not sure if this is the right place but I certainly will appreciate any input anyone can give me. I have a Homedics back massager that I purchased at Walmart for $100. I refuse to just throw it away...
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