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mold forms on cords, knobs, and tool handles

My shop is in my basement, which has always seemed to be a very dry floor. However, about 4% of my cords, my spare radi...
107 comments posted 13yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
107 comments posted 13yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Where can I buy TAIYo makes good USB cables?

I just bought a solid state external hard drive, but the USB cable that came with it is only about 1 foot long. I have...
10 comments posted 13yrs
posted by nestork.b732128
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by nestork.b732128

Programming a Dranetz 626

Acquired a basic 626 power analyzer. After fixing up the thermal printer -- which works fine now -- I want to program t...
9 comments posted 13yrs
posted by invalid
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by invalid

Dirty switchers ...

> Has anyone seen any good write-ups on, or figured out for themselves, just > how the self-oscillating dirty - i.e. sm...
33 comments posted 13yrs
posted by arfa.daily
33 comments posted 13yrs posted by arfa.daily

Toshiba VCR restoration help needed - Toterack

Hi all, I have replaced the belts inside the Toshiba VCR, (it's about 15 yrs old) and got the mechanics working to load...
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posted by toterack
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by toterack

Help identify Mosfet

I need help finding this mosfet I looked everywhere but nothing. It is for my IPC +------------------------------------...
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posted by jeepenstein.b707e28
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by jeepenstein.b707e28

CD lens scratches

The platter shifted along the spinner motor shaft until the lens could touch CDs so scratched CDs and presumably, as co...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by diverse
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by diverse

Op-Amp Substitution

Odd Question. I am repairing a Sony mixer for a friend and it has a bad JRC 5023 op amp. It is dead-shorted - so I know...
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posted by pfjw
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by pfjw

monitor 'opening jig'

Trying to get the back cover off a Dell E770s. The service manual says to use an 'opeing jig' to pop the latches. So fa...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gbeccles
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by gbeccles

remove CRT monitor cover?

I have two Dell E770s monitors. One has a less-than-crisp display, the other just had what sounded like a capacitor fla...
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posted by gbeccles
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by gbeccles

Tascam DR-07 SD card audio recorder

A bag of bits to deal with , someone thought epoxying a SM switch back onto the pcb was enough and then could not reass...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by diverse
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by diverse

Rotel RCD-855 Fix

Hello, all. I purchased the subject CDP about 20 years ago after reading a glowing review in stereophile mag. It has pe...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by john.wood
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by john.wood

How to solder very thin stranded wire?

This is one conductor in a cable from some iPod earphones: http://www.tinyuploads.com/images/mizPu4.jpg What is the best...
21 comments posted 13yrs
posted by invalid
21 comments posted 13yrs posted by invalid