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small motor "brush" material ?
Trying to keep some 1960s junk going. Uses a long thin 1.5V motor so CD motors won't fit. A failed brush/contact. Before I randomly open another CD/cassette motor to rob a brush, anyone know the what...
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7 years ago
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STUPID QUESTION No 4
why are stereo equipment fuses glass tubes in cylindrical holders, auto fuses in vinyl holders fuses set in plastic cases with 2 connecting prongs out the bottom. ?????
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7 years ago
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Leaving small devices on constantly.
Leaving small devices on constantly. I have some wireless speakers which use a wireless transmitter that is plugged into the sound output of the computer. I only actually listen to the wireless sound...
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7 years ago
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Cap testing question
I have a computer that won't turn on unless it is warm enough. The problem is in the power supply. If I use a blow drier to blow some warm air through the exhaust holes in the power supply for a...
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7 years ago
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PC Smoke Chapter 2
So, after the long discussion on smoke detectors I thought it best to start a new post hole. I opened the case and looked at the board. It is a so called military grade MSI ATX motherboard. I saw no...
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7 years ago
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Dead laptop keys after disassembly
I have an Acer E15 net book that runs Xubuntu. Recently the back panel of the clamshell case cracked, and I had to replace it with a part from eBay. This required disassembling the laptop and removing...
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Phone listening stops working
I live in Md. and have Verizon copper for phone and DSL. The phone I use mostly and for these incidents is hard-wired, though fwliw the base of that phone is also the connection for cordless phones...
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7 years ago
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PC Smoke
Quad Core Desktop Windows 7 PC been running for several days. Today plug and unplugged USB drives to make a copy to USB Drive. Started the copy and the screen went blank and the room filled with...
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7 years ago
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Non Working DM-1800 Digital MultiMeter?
Recently removed 2 Digital MultiMeters from storage. When turned on after installing new 9V batteries both did not work. Was guessing that the electrolytic capacitors need reforming so Googled and...
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7 years ago
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Fluke 8060a meter interconnect strip
I have an old IBM labelled Fluke built DMM (8060a equivalent) that hasn't w orked in years for reasons I don't recall exactly, but seem to think it was stone dead. I had it apart and left in a box...
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8 years ago
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Membrane keypads again.
Haven't had time to work on this project recently due to illness. I'm back at it. I'm still trying to figure out the reason that this synthesizer's membrane buttons keep being non-responsive. Again,...
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8 years ago
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lead free solder
I am in the US and just doing my own repairs and building. Do I need to use any of the lead free solder to repair the boards that were made usign the lead free solder? I have not bought any yet and...
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8 years ago
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old solder flux
Does the flux in solder really get old ? I have some of the older 60/40 flux core that is over 20 years old and never had any problems with it. Just getting into the SMD soldering and the tubes of...
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8 years ago
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IBM W510 Fan Error FRUNO: 60Y5493 P/N: 60Y4981
I have an old W510 with Fan Error and when I power it up with the keyboard out, I can see the fan spin for a second, and then shut down (I already blew all the dust out). I think I'll replace the fan,...
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8 years ago
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Desoldering 28 pin through hole IC
I have a piece of equipment that has a ROM chip in it which I'd like to upgrade to a newer firmware revision. I don't want to destroy the old EPROM by cutting the pins, but I'm finding it very hard to...
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8 years ago
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