Electronics Repair

What use is WiFi on a Costco Viso TV?

What use is WiFi on a TV screen? A relative of mine called, who was told "something" by Costco, that their Visio TVs ha...

34 comments posted 10yrs

posted by ewvesb

34 comments posted 10yrs posted by ewvesb

Power supply for USB to SATA adapter smoked on first use.

I bought this item last year. www.ebay.com/itm/331250999094 I didn't have an occasion to use the power adapter until la...

11 comments posted 10yrs

posted by farberbear.unspam

11 comments posted 10yrs posted by farberbear.unspam

Need to make a THIN stylus for an iPad (that doesn't cost $75)

A THIN stylus for the iPad seems to cost over $75: http://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/stylus/intuos-creative-stylus-2...

13 comments posted 10yrs

posted by curt.guldenschuh

13 comments posted 10yrs posted by curt.guldenschuh

Peavey PV4C slave amp

Unused for a year and then switching on , nasty magnetisation type noise and "B" 1.2 amp thermal breaker trips out. Thi...

2 comments posted 10yrs

posted by diverse

2 comments posted 10yrs posted by diverse

Re: I need a BUD Industries JW-3202 enclosure

>Hi, >I need a few BUD Industries JW-3202 series enclosures. I could make >do with a JW-3203, JW-3204 or JW-3205. If yo...

2 comments posted 10yrs

posted by bill

2 comments posted 10yrs posted by bill

I need a BUD Industries JW-3202 enclosure

Hi, I need a few BUD Industries JW-3202 series enclosures. I could make do with a JW-3203, JW-3204 or JW-3205. If you h...

1 comments posted 10yrs

posted by bill

1 comments posted 10yrs posted by bill

Ripped out antenna input plug

32 inch Insignia flat screen TV. My big feet tripped over the antenna cable, ripping out the input where the cable scre...

15 comments posted 10yrs

posted by dusty

15 comments posted 10yrs posted by dusty

difference between a single port vs all port splitter

What is the difference between a single port vs all port splitter Also labeled as power passive. I've googled but maybe...

10 comments posted 10yrs

posted by NONONOmisc07

10 comments posted 10yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

TIP: Dust cap for on-end 1/4 inch sockets

A large Behringer mixer returns with intermittant loss of one or both channels due to being used outdoors and dust/damp...

5 comments posted 10yrs

posted by diverse

5 comments posted 10yrs posted by diverse

Gently winding up Variacs

Hi all, If a piece of faulty equipment hasn't been fired up for like many *years*, what rate would it be advisable to s...

10 comments posted 10yrs

posted by curd

10 comments posted 10yrs posted by curd

PV Delta Blues 210, cab mod

No physical protection to too easily breaking the exposed glass bottles http://elderly.com/vintage/items/images/130U/13...

5 comments posted 10yrs

posted by diverse

5 comments posted 10yrs posted by diverse

How are we supposed to read 5GHz WiFi signal strength bands?

I ran a WiFi survey using "Wifi Analyzer" freeware on my Android phone in a college-dorm atmosphere earlier today (afte...

38 comments posted 10yrs

posted by curt.guldenschuh

38 comments posted 10yrs posted by curt.guldenschuh

Sears Garagedoor Opener Won't

1999 (old) 1/2 HP Sears screw opener All mechanicals and motor good. New opener button(#1) worked for six months then q...

1 comments posted 10yrs

posted by BobR

1 comments posted 10yrs posted by BobR

My 5GHz Wi-Fi is broken (how to add an internal 5GHz 802.11 n/ac adapter)?

I just got a new home broadband router that has both 2.4GHz & 5GHz and only then did I realize that both the Windows an...

12 comments posted 10yrs

posted by curt.guldenschuh

12 comments posted 10yrs posted by curt.guldenschuh

Need help with ESR(?) meter

When I have encountered power supply problems in the past I have just replaced all the caps. I have wanted to get an in...

7 comments posted 10yrs

posted by NoEMail

7 comments posted 10yrs posted by NoEMail