Electronics Repair

Lubuntu Linux - moving files only half works.

Downloading from FTP with Filezilla; The HDD got full so I transferred as many files as possible to 3x 32Gb USB sticks...

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posted by Benderthe.evilrobot

20 comments posted 9yrs posted by Benderthe.evilrobot

VX2835WM Died. Try Again?

I love my Viewsonic Monitor VX2835WM ! Failed a few years after purchase. Repair and worked for another year. Failed ag...

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posted by AIOEUser

0 comments posted 9yrs posted by AIOEUser

Annual Spring Cautionary Post - 2017

OK - This is opposite-season to our participants south of the Equator, but despite (at least) one very noisy individual...

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posted by pfjw

0 comments posted 9yrs posted by pfjw

Desktop PC power supply

I have an old PC that recently lost its PS. An identical one was hard to find, but I didn't know the PC's power require...

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posted by BobEngelhardt

23 comments posted 9yrs posted by BobEngelhardt

How to disassemble Shure SM58 with wireless UT2 transmitter.

I have an intermittent Shure wireless UT2 mic/transmitter. The user said that tapping on the mic when it wasn't working...

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posted by farberbear.unspam

15 comments posted 9yrs posted by farberbear.unspam

Need *legible* datasheet

Looking for a datasheet for an O2micro device OZ9908BGN This is a 32 pin DIP SMD package. There are datasheets on-line...

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posted by ohger1s

7 comments posted 9yrs posted by ohger1s

Have you ever needed to know if you're Edge/HSPA/HSPA+ and PSC?

I was hiking today and my phone switched from reporting EDGE and then HSPA and then HSPA+ when I started wondering what...

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posted by stijndekonlng

3 comments posted 9yrs posted by stijndekonlng

Tariffs and Taxes on China orders from Ebay.

I said I would not order anything from China or anywhere outside of North America. But I placed an order today for some...

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posted by oldschool

20 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

How I brought my cellular signal from -100dBm to -53dBm at home

Just in case you want this information, I was able to bring my cellular signal from -100 dBm to -50dBm at home using th...

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posted by stijndekonlng

7 comments posted 9yrs posted by stijndekonlng

Numbering/lettering of tubes (USA type).

I have yet to find a decent chart which explains the reason for the numbers/letters used on tubes. (For USA tubes). The...

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posted by oldschool

12 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Will RF output (transmitter) be the same wattage as audio output?

I was looking at some old 813 tubes that were once commonly used for Amateur radio transmitters, as the final output tu...

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posted by oldschool

25 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Jitter on locked horizontal part of image - B&W transistorized TEC monitor

I have an older monitor from a video game - and it has a jitter on the horizontal lines on the screen (vertical is lock...

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posted by spam

8 comments posted 9yrs posted by spam

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...

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posted by oldschool

9 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

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 ampl...

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posted by oldschool

4 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

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...

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posted by Jonas123Schneider

11 comments posted 9yrs posted by Jonas123Schneider