Electronics Repair

Hacking audio amplifier

A set of Harman Kardon Soundsticks are obsolete with most modern computers. They originally took digital audio via USB...

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posted by invalid

3 comments posted 14yrs posted by invalid

Wireless Security Systems

Anybody have experience with wireless security 4+ camera systems ? Are these systems 'bluetooth' and fight for throughp...

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posted by robert.a.macy

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Marshall JCM 2000, DSL 50W, year 2005

Whether red or green channel , on rare occassions the output will go clean, ie not distorted. Of course I cannot induce...

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posted by diverse

6 comments posted 14yrs posted by diverse

OT: Any ideas on a way to move/place small boulders?

Rough terrain. Don't want to score/mar the terrain. Need to move boulders around. approx 200 to 300 ft and up and down...

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posted by robert.a.macy

12 comments posted 14yrs posted by robert.a.macy

Clean up and polishing

Any recommendation for a 'great' stainless steel polish to use next to glass and plastic? I found those consumer ones st...

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posted by robert.a.macy

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OT: Hi-tec at the BBC

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/oct/09/bbc-radio4-long-wave-goodbye Radio 4's long wave goodbye Last pair of valve...

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posted by diverse

11 comments posted 14yrs posted by diverse

Type of ceramic wirewound resistor?

I have one in front of me labelled UTM 210-9 25435,3 watt probably Russian and can find no info Like the standard pilla...

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posted by diverse

13 comments posted 14yrs posted by diverse

Solved:ASUS battery problem

I was wrong: the battery can come out the top. My friend's husband gripped the battery with a hemostat and used a penkn...

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posted by NoEMail

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ASUS motherboard battery replacement?

A friend has an Asus P5N32-SLI motherboard. The battery is held in a black plastic frame that grips the battery in four...

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posted by NoEMail

7 comments posted 14yrs posted by NoEMail

Bosch washing machine - reset procedure

Hello, Please can anyone tell me the reset procedure for a Bosch Exxcel 1400 washing machine? It keeps stopping at rand...

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posted by james

13 comments posted 14yrs posted by james

blowing south bridge with hot air?

how sensitive is it with laptops(what chance is it stops working)when done proper way?

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posted by tehit1

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by tehit1

usb freezes laptop?

whatever is plugged in any of the usb ports freezes the system (even a mobile phone ) It also get frozen during boot if...

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posted by tehit1

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by tehit1

OT: problem with swapfile thrashing "solved"

If you recall, I had problems with the swapfile sometimes taking several minutes to "quiet down" after switching among...

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posted by grizzledgeezer

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Peavey Valve King 212

only 6 months old , barged into a door apparently but owner cagey. No mention of what happened when powered up. 10 watt...

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posted by diverse

20 comments posted 14yrs posted by diverse

sony x05

Can anyone tell me the characteristics of the zener diode D908 in the power block xo5 sony deck. Or can give me a schema...

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posted by mesantama

5 comments posted 14yrs posted by mesantama