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contaminated soldering surfaces
Peavey Prowler amp from 1999. All the 1/4 inch sockets and one , only, of the valve bases , bad solder joints, reacted to the re-soldering process as though the tags were made of stainless steel or...
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JVC XV-N332 DVD player factory reset procedure?
My son messed with the settings and the unit now has audio only, no picture. Does anyone know the factory reset procedure? When I plug it in while holding STOP and PLAY on the device, it shows N3320U...
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OT - Computing question!
Redirection - is there some way to 'see' the process? I'm trying to learn about computing matters but am confused as to how this can happen. If I type, for example, into an address bar of one of my...
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Fluorescent starter-switch question
I have an older 18" fluorescent lamp that takes a 15WT8 bulb. As of this morning, it no marcha. I suspect the starter switch, which is your glass-tube type and is pretty black inside. The problem is...
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Philips DVD player DVP642/37 - freezes up
It will be playing fine, but then just stops, with the picture frozen. But not at the same place each time, and on multiple discs. If possible, I need this to work because it plays DivX files. Any...
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Inexpensive replacement for a He/Ne 20 mW laser?
We have an old phosphorimager that contains a Uniphase 1135P laser which is no longer operational. Near as I can tell the rest of that scanner is working properly. The 1135P is 632.8nm laser, 20mW....
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Panasonic Inverter Microwave NN-SD-997S ...........
Hello, Have a Panasonic Inverter microwave model number NN-SD997S. This unit is just over 36 months old and has been used heavily without issue. This evening just after the start button was pressed,...
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Interesting little HK fault today ...
HK Actor, chassis only - the shop had removed it from the cabinet for me, as they always do on these to save workshop space. Reported problem was "powers up but no sound". At a first look, that did...
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Interference in FM radio reception.
AFAIK, nothing around here has changed, but in the last 3 months I have been getting intermittent but strong interference in my FM radio reception, and I'd like to find the source and stop it. . I'm...
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"Digital" UHF tuner kit with modulator for UHF out
For people like me in the UK ,after march 2012, when they switch off all analogue TV transmissions. The following set top boxes,PVR etc apparently have modulated UHF for continued use of an analogue...
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sylvania dual vcr/dvd combo
I need to change the drive belt on the vcr it looks like I would have to pull the whole board out to get underneath the transport ,does this sound right or is there a better why of doing it,older...
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Is this UHF tuner analogue or ditital ?
Without foreknowledge about the make and model of TV or PVR or whatever , and not powering up with a signal, any probalistic indicators? Date ? Size ? eg cigarette pack size analogue versus match box...
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Energizer 2013 AA Cell already leaking
Happened to try a seldom-used tv remote control last night, dead. opened it up, one 2013 AA Energizer battery was fine, the other was dead and leaking. I stupidly thought that the date on batterries...
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OTA tuner sensitivity
I made an interesting observation today and thought that I would relate it to the group. I use a set top converter in the shop to receive OTA signals from my antenna. I just put up the antenna this...
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Audio Precision System One Dual Domani Measuirement Systems
On Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:27:13 +0000 The Other Mike : How about carving a flywheel from a black hole? (Getting it rotating may be problematic, though...)
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