Electronics Repair

Why is "Google Voice" only available for the iPhone & not for the iPad?

In replacing Talkatone functionality (which died on May 15th) on my iPad, I resorted to the dual solution of Google Han...

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posted by patwilson

12 comments posted 12yrs posted by patwilson

HAKKO soldering tip dimensions

I have an old soldering station with a worn out tip. I have seen on Ebay many tips for HAKKO irons, but I haven't been...

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posted by kpgpbhdw

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Can't Remove "Feature" Icons from Samsung LN32D403E2D Screen

This set works normally but has four icons displaying features of the set ("Series 4", "Wide Color", etc.) at the top l...

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posted by packrat1979

1 comments posted 12yrs posted by packrat1979

Yamaha EMX66M mixer-amp

Arcing/sparking wiring/mains-outlet at a venue. Lead to vaporised and neat silvery metal condensed ring and then black...

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posted by diverse

2 comments posted 12yrs posted by diverse

Re: Bare conductive paint

> > I can't imagine any use for this stuff whatsoever. > > Has anyone used this stuff and measured the resistance of it...

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posted by jamie_ka1lpa

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Canon 490 Mechanical Alignment

This link is a photo of a test page printed by a Canon 490 after a pretty hefty paper jam. Horizontal printing is fine....

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posted by guvbob2003

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On-Off-On vs. On-None-On .

I'm looking at the Mouser Electronics catalog, at DT rocker switches, and I'm wondering what the difference is between...

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posted by NONONOmisc07

7 comments posted 12yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

CableWizard (InFocus vid proj.) IEEE-1284 pinning?

Surely I'm not the first to have to work out from suck-it-and-see? My googling did not throw it up. 36 way mini-centron...

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posted by diverse

9 comments posted 12yrs posted by diverse

How to overcome response delay of less than 1 second.

I need a real simple method to solve this problem. How to extend the transmission time of a wireless doorbell transmitt...

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posted by NONONOmisc07

11 comments posted 12yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

I have a 12 volt 3 pole motor their is a dead spot between 2 segments,how can

I have an old 12 volt 3 phase model railroad motor that has a dead spot between two segments of the commutator.How can i...

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posted by Bob C

9 comments posted 12yrs posted by Bob C

Rewinding a transformer

Unwound the wire off the primary and know the exact length,L. Also the bobbin dimensions of course. The wire I have aro...

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posted by diverse

10 comments posted 12yrs posted by diverse

TENMA products

I have a TENMA AC ammeter which has gotten only light use, but seems to be okay. MCM has the 72-8155 LCR meter on sale...

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posted by grizzledgeezer

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Cordless phone NiMH battery packs

There are a lot of ebay/amazon suppliers of 'no name' 3.6v NiMH battery packs for cordless phones out of China for $2-$...

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posted by none

5 comments posted 12yrs posted by none

scope hung chang 5504 schematic

is there anybody who can sell me the schematic of hung chang 5504? thanks

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posted by walter

3 comments posted 12yrs posted by walter

LG 50PA5500 Faulty Power Supplies

I need some help with another troublesome set in my shop right now, this time the problem isn't so much the diagnosis b...

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posted by packrat1979

1 comments posted 12yrs posted by packrat1979