Electronics Repair

MC1307P Stereo Decoder (NTE722)

I am in the process of restoring a couple of Dynaco FM5 tuners that came to me off a scrap-heap as the stereo decoders...

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posted by pfjw

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Laptop BIOS Recovery Question

BIOS Recovery Question I bought an acer laptop of unknown history. Acer E1-510-4828 Has no HD. Shipped with windows 8.1...

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posted by ham789

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Sony Detector transformer needed

Hello all, I need a 1-403-290-11 detector transformer which after 35 or 40 years is no longer available from Sony. It w...

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posted by tim

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Thermal cam

FLIR has smartphone thermal cams for $250. Ok, much cheaper than the $100k I first saw them for. And so nice and small....

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posted by vjp2.at

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USB vs "regular" charging

Laptop with a "regular" adaptor/charger. If pumped in power via USB: Would it work? Would it blow? Much Obliged - = - V...

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posted by vjp2.at

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Laser printer went blank

Brother HL-5170DN The next-to-last page I printed was faded?very pale text. The next one was blank, white. If it was th...

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posted by not

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Where Do You Get Those Light Bulbs In Series With Tweeters ?

Cylindrical. Axial leads. Ordered caps for a speaker crossover because the leads had literally been shaken out of the o...

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posted by jurb6006

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Just ordered a bike engine

These engine kits are offered from many sellers and the quality seems to be all over the place. So I don't know what is...

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posted by etpm

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Samsung LCD monitor: screen blanks after 1 second

This is a SyncMaster 2233SW that worked fine for years, but then the image disappeared. Further investigation showed th...

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posted by Nobody

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TV Picture: What Does "Calibration" Mean???

TV Picture: What Does "Calibration" Mean??? Calibration. To calibrate. With regards to TV sets - of any type - I suspec...

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posted by thekmanrocks

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Samsung table battery does not charge

Hi all I have got a friends Samsung tablet, which does not charge - I tried another charger, and it still - slowly goes...

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posted by sonnichjensen

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Telonic 4053 sweep generator

Just posting a brief note to perhaps save somebody else some research effort. This weekend, at the Pacificon hamfest, I...

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posted by dplatt

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Motor speed controller

I need to control the speed of a 1/3HP 120V AC motor. This motor/speed cont rol would go onto a wood lathe and replace...

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posted by captainvideo462009

9 comments posted 10yrs posted by captainvideo462009

Dell E176FPc 17" LCD monitor.

This was a freebie with no history etc - it works, but pressing any of the setting buttons displays a padlock symbol on...

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posted by gangprobing.alien

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OT what is it?

Hi all, I found this thing.. see pictures https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sxd1cq8qbdyali4/AAA6O9NqKQPvbX4QLzNAK-Vaa?dl=0 In...

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posted by ggherold

28 comments posted 10yrs posted by ggherold