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What can I learn from, or make with, a Direct TV receiver?
It was on a pile of discards that a former neighbor left behind. A D12-300 if the number is useful. It's reconditioned and four years old.
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Mitsubishi U65 VCR component ident question!
I've repaired the p.s. in my U65 that recently smoked (caught it before it went into complete meltdown thankfully!!!) and it works but the multi-function display is dead. 2 small resistors are smoked...
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Microwave waveguide
Microwave oven was arcing, so after reading the repair faq I learned that the wave guide cover was a possible source. Sure enough the cover had food material on it that had carbonized. I tried soap...
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TV aerial gizmo
Is there a gizmo which can connect to my living room wall TV aerial socket which will send the TV signal to my bedroom TV"s which presently have set top aerials on them. At the same time I still want...
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Sony screwdriver and bit.
I got this set a while ago, probably in the early 1980's. It's a Sony combo screwdriver and bit. The photos are here: The question is, how does the bit lock into the driver? There is nothing to twist,...
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Flyback xfmr cores - where to buy
I'm trying to repair an LCD monitor with a bad flyback power supply stage. I'll need to wind a new transformer. What's a good source for ordering quantities of one or two of these things? One with...
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Samsung P43D450 Panel Needed
Mr. Customer dropped his new Samsung TV and cracked the plasma panel (BN-96-17356A). I am getting quotes from US$280 to over US$400 from wholesalers. Where is the best USA place for these parts? TIA....
 
Speaker voice coil windings
What is the difference between N turns of wire of cross-sectional area A and 2 parallel coils of N turns and wire area A/2 ?
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Cordless iron
Thinking about picking up a cordless solder iron again - mostly for audio cable work. Anyone have any suggestions? Weller or some other brand? Gas or battery? I'd really prefer battery. The smell of...
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OT: electric motor brush WTF
51594 Forwarding to the correct newsgroup, since my bike friends have no clue. ;-)
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How to resolder a cold solder connection?
Next to the fourth picture, it says: "Removal of old solder As much of the old solder as possible was removed in preparation for re-soldering. It is possible to simply re-flow the old solder, but this...
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Panasonic NNT785SF Inverter board IGBT replacement
I am working a Panasonic NNT785SF microwave that always turns off after working for 2 seconds when it's on. Now I found the IGBT (Toshiba GTGON321) on the inverter board (F66456G01AP) is shot and want...
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Where to get: pump for recirculating liquid - need high flow rate against high back pressure
OT, but you guys know where to find everything! Anybody know where to get a 'recirculating' pump system that sucks up liquid [mainly water based] and jumps the pressure up into the 40-60psi or even...
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What is the difference between tuner cleaner and contact cleaner?
What is the difference between tuner cleaner and contact cleaner? A friend needs the connection between her earphones and her cell phone cleaned. She gets intermittent loss of sound, and iiuc...
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CCFL & Inverter problem
Hi , Have a Toshiba Satellite laptop with a "no display" symptom. After checking it, i can notice a very dim picture , the CCFL doesn't lit. After opening it , I found that the inverter had a fuse...
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