Electronics Repair

Power Pole Transformer is too small

This is slightly off topic.... I live on a farm, and have a main disconnect switch on the meter pole, rated at 400A. Th...

12 comments posted 9yrs

posted by oldschool

12 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Electromechanical Appliance Timers

I've gotten curious about the accuracy or not of these. I am speaking of the motor-driven timers with a 24-hour dial on...

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posted by screen

9 comments posted 9yrs posted by screen

I'am in need of a Analog Oscilloscope used but working for my personal use building circuits at my home so I can learn more about how they work . PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS , THANK YOU

I was going to buy one of those cheap digital Oscilloscope kits off of eBay but was told to check with this group and a...

12 comments posted 9yrs

posted by irdon13

12 comments posted 9yrs posted by irdon13

I'am new to electronics and have been thinking about looking for a Oscilloscope and was wondering if anyone has a used analog Oscilloscope that they could donate to me for personal use .

I was going to buy one of those cheap digital Oscilloscope kits off of eBa y but was told to check with this group and...

9 comments posted 9yrs

posted by irdon13

9 comments posted 9yrs posted by irdon13

This is going to be painful

I have been looking at the caps in my Eico 320 signal generator. I know I need to recap it, but the thought of removing...

11 comments posted 9yrs

posted by oldschool

11 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Anyone have a READABLE schematic for an Eico 320 Signal Generator?

I picked up an old tube type Eico 320 Signal Generator. I'm tracing it and checking stuff. There was a disconnected pap...

13 comments posted 9yrs

posted by oldschool

13 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Re: Hong Kong becomes a dumping ground for US e-waste, research finds

>>>> >>> To quote the Bible: >>> >>> Could American magicians turn all e-waste into bread? :) >> >> Where within the Bi...

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posted by compuelf

1 comments posted 9yrs posted by compuelf

fewer through-hole transistors available

I was repairing a piece of old equipment, and needed a replacement RF transistor. Checking at Digi-Key, I found very th...

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posted by jmelson

24 comments posted 9yrs posted by jmelson

Suddenly dim LCD on "radio clock"

I have a La Crosse Time-Temperature device that I picked up at a garage sale about a year ago. It had a badly corroded...

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posted by isw

4 comments posted 9yrs posted by isw

Which app do you use to scan/debug GSM/CDMA cellular tower signal strength?

Simple question: Q: Which app do you use on iOS or Android to figure out all the cellular towers and signal strengths o...

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posted by stijndekoning

130 comments posted 9yrs posted by stijndekoning

How to construct a Google Groups non-redundant URL for reference purposes

Here is how I just now figured out how to construct a non-redundant Google Groups URL to a Usenet post from years ago....

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posted by dannydiamico

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What can I do with a free GPS receiver with a coax connection?

Is the free T-Mobile temporary GPS unit useful for anything else? I think the FBI intercepted my shipment to place a su...

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posted by stijndekoning

4 comments posted 9yrs posted by stijndekoning

OT: Ink jet cartridge refilling

A printer with a 5 well colour cart, 3 normal plus light cyan and light magenta. Are the light ones just the strong ones...

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posted by diverse

1 comments posted 9yrs posted by diverse

TV only has HALF of the screen operating properly

A local bar & grill has several tv's. One of them is really screwed up, and I wish they would either fix it, replace it...

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posted by oldschool

2 comments posted 9yrs posted by oldschool

Re: Google Access Getiing Bad

>Is there free client software out there other than Thunderbird? I use the paid version of Forte Agent. You can see wha...

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posted by jeffl

6 comments posted 9yrs posted by jeffl