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Plasma arc failure of mains filament bulbs

Occassionaly just at the point of failure of the filament, an arc will strike between the inlet conductors and so try a...
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posted by diverse
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by diverse

Schottky barrier diodes testing

I just pulled a suspect diode out of a dead board. It bears the numbers SR506. This seems to be a Schottky barrier diod...
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posted by captainvideo462009
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by captainvideo462009

Another rant

Here's a question about a situation perhaps many of us have faced. With the blocks of dead time experienced in this bus...
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posted by captainvideo462009
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by captainvideo462009

Motor question

Last year the central AC went down. Compressor wouldn't atart and I was in = the "oh s*it" mode. However I found that t...
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posted by jurb6006
18 comments posted 14yrs posted by jurb6006

Sony part 148710111

Hey I'm looking for a place where I can buy this part (https://www.servicesplus.sel.sony.com/sony-part-number-148710111...
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posted by marcin
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by marcin

solder won't come out of hole

For the past couple of hours I've been trying to get the solder out of a hole. It's a mobo cap, and the other hole suck...
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posted by td_03
76 comments posted 14yrs posted by td_03

Studiomaster 8 into 4 refresh

hi everyone, i'm new here and i can see a lot of good informations!. maybe some of you could help me doing something. h...
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posted by mat_432.a4b7cc9
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by mat_432.a4b7cc9

Poxy lead-free solder (again) ...

God, how I hate the rotten stuff. I've now been caught twice in two weeks with Sony KSS xxx series lasers. For those wh...
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posted by arfa.daily
58 comments posted 14yrs posted by arfa.daily

Return to thread "Do thermal fuses just die"

Basic wall wart ps but awkward V for replacement, just died, not been left on or abused . Rated 115 deg C ,3A in the pr...
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posted by diverse
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by diverse

OT: Technology museums in England ?

Particularly if it has 1960s or 1970s electronics stuff, ie not the numerous Wireless museums or the more general the S...
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posted by diverse
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by diverse

"Chris Quartztal and Tanty Bead" ?

Anyone remember this cartoon strip in a UK electronics magazine in the late '70s? I was VERY young then. But I'm thinki...
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posted by fleetie
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by fleetie

Re: Sony camcoder- spare parts

> > Hey > > Where cna I buy spare parst for sony? I'm interested in web site shop... > > Thanks! You want to ask on news...
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posted by mike.terrell
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by mike.terrell

GE Dryer problem

I have a GE gas dryer, model DWSR405GBOWW. It is plugged in but not hooked up to a gas line. When I turn the start knob...
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posted by curious.in.allen.a47dca8
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by curious.in.allen.a47dca8