Electronics Repair

Tips for Discharged Nokia BL-5J 1430 mAh 3.7 Battery?

Have a fully discharged Nokia BL-5J 1430 mAh 3.7 Battery that would like to safely test for charge retention. Did some...

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posted by kenitholson

8 comments posted 11yrs posted by kenitholson

Mother board problem

I have a HP Touchsmart 300-1020 computer that has no video and no audible error code. The PS seems to be providing prop...

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posted by Ken

2 comments posted 11yrs posted by Ken

Which device is causing this?

I have a computer with a flaky power supply. If the computer is unplugged for a while it will not turn on after it has...

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posted by etpm

15 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Questions about thermal grease?

Greetings, This post is about thermal grease for processors. Many PC technicians think highly of silver thermal grease....

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posted by garbage

17 comments posted 11yrs posted by garbage

free service manuals. really. free.

This is the site where I found a manual for the wireless headphones for Ms Long-Russian-Name. It appears to be legit. Yo...

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posted by grizzledgeezer

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question about Sony Discman

This is an "out of curiosity" question. I have multiple backups of this unit, and //do not// intend to repair it. I jus...

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posted by grizzledgeezer

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by grizzledgeezer

Pinout for the Hirose 3560-16S connector on Tatung TWN-5213, TX-2000 and TX-3000.

The three machines all had the Hirose connector. The TWN-5213 used it for RS-232. The TX-2000 and TX-3000 added Etherne...

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posted by petereasthope

0 comments posted 11yrs posted by petereasthope

Battery conserving mechanism.

PP3 ,9V powered kit, 9V for brief power use and 3.3V via HT7133A-1 VR for the uC. Simple 3 terminal device, In, out, gn...

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posted by diverse

3 comments posted 11yrs posted by diverse

OT Why you need Process Explorer

To make a long story short... I accidentally opened an e-mail attachment I shouldn't have. (I had a "good" reason for d...

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posted by grizzledgeezer

13 comments posted 11yrs posted by grizzledgeezer

BBC 4 prog tonight (UK)

"Play it Loud: The Story of the Marshall Amp" 22:00-23:00 probably not very technical - but includes interview with foun...

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posted by nhhu-o3hu

11 comments posted 11yrs posted by nhhu-o3hu

Phone headset buzz

What causes a buzz/hum on my land line phone? Interference? Details: I got like four dozen fifty cent 2.5mm mono univer...

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posted by vjp2.at

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Unusual RS232C connector on Tatung tablet, TWN-5213 CU.

A photo of the unusual RS232C connector on Tatung tablet, TWN-5213 CU, is h ere. http://carnot.yi.org/TatungTWN5213RS23...

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posted by petereasthope

11 comments posted 11yrs posted by petereasthope

Where canI can get human blood

I'm a vampire and I need to drink two liters of human blood per week. Had a provider in a hospital but recently passed...

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posted by mariosalinas2009

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Recommended Automotive Code Scanning Tool or Software

First of all, is this the right forum? If there's an automotive electronics forum, then I apologize for this post, and...

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posted by Kim_Jong_Il

6 comments posted 11yrs posted by Kim_Jong_Il

slightly OT: anybody getting access to craigslist?

I've been trying main and specific craiglist websites and EVERYone comes up error, now for over 3 hours! Do you guys get...

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posted by robert.a.macy

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