Electronics Repair

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Radio repair advice, please

Just picked up a Zenith Royal 2000 (1961) for free at a garage sale. Downloaded Photofact from web site. I'm sort of a...
15 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
15 comments posted 11yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Got two isolation transformers

Hi all, I've got two 240VAC/240VAC 500VA isolation transformers. Before I sell one off I thought I'd best check whether...
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posted by curd
20 comments posted 11yrs posted by curd

digital camera optical device?

Decided to break into an old camera and remove the IR filter to explore what effect that has for using as an IR camera...
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posted by diverse
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by diverse

OT: Vintage engraved pushbuttons

usually bakelite, "Start" or "Stop" engraved with paint filled in the engraving of the letters. what's the technique for...
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posted by see
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by see

Tapping 6-32 in aluminum

On Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 10:34:56 AM UTC-4, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote in rev.crafts.metalworking: > Ignoramus10114...
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posted by walter_evening
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by walter_evening

'scope smps update

Hi all, Well, having established that the mains filter had fused and having cut it out of circuit, I was advised to rec...
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posted by curd
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by curd

Belts (Mitsubishi X-11)

Belts for cassette decks and turntables. I need the belts for a Mitsubishi X-11 system. Turntable and cassette. this is...
1 comments posted 11yrs
posted by jurb6006
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by jurb6006

IDE Extension Cable for 2.5 inch Hard Drive

Hi, I have Googled for an IDE extension cable for 2.5 inch hard drive (used in laptops), but I did not find a source. M...
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posted by jaugustine
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by jaugustine

phone circuit & artwork

I have internet long distance that charges for all outgoing calls. I also have a land line for local calls only. I desi...
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posted by nobody
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by nobody

component tester

Anyone have experience with these cheap chinese component testers, resistor, transistor, esr, etc. Prices under $50. Cav...
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posted by zekor
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by zekor

re-inventing the wheel

I know enough about electronics to know what components to obtain. I know enough about soldering to do the least of it...
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posted by nobody
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by nobody

Mystery wall socket

Hi group.. There are seven of these sockets within a 1964 built house in Michigan USA: "http://i60.tinypic.com/2628481....
14 comments posted 11yrs
posted by none
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by none