Electronics Repair

Suggestions Replacing P4 CPU Heat Sink Retainer?

Inherited a Dell Dimension 2300 that suddenly shut down for some reason besides a power outage. Found reason when opene...

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posted by kenitholson

25 comments posted 15yrs posted by kenitholson

Sony SL-810D Beta VCR

I service beta VCR's for resale, and right now I've got a Sony SL-810D that's driving me up the wall. When I acquired i...

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posted by zappyman

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by zappyman

PM5418 need prom dump

For this pattern generator I need the dump of the main prom (D313). It's a 27C256 with PLCC32 housing in a socket, locat...

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posted by 1

13 comments posted 15yrs posted by 1

IKEA lamp transformer failed

I have a halogen lamp from IKEA with a 120V to 12V transformer. The rectifier (presumably) has failed and the transform...

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posted by peeling

18 comments posted 15yrs posted by peeling

Test components on the motherboard

Hi all It possible testing, with a multimeter, electronic components, resistor, integrated circuits, on a laptop motherb...

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posted by nessun

12 comments posted 15yrs posted by nessun

oscillating audio amplifiers

If they are liable to oscillate (rather than howlround) why is it always ultrasonic about 50KHz, not 20 to 30KHz or 80-1...

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posted by diverse

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by diverse

Forklift truck circuit

Does anyone happen to have the circuit diagram for a Lansing R16 forklift truck? I've been asked to find an intermittent...

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posted by adrian

12 comments posted 15yrs posted by adrian

Gel on finished PCB?

Hi, I am going to be vague for this first post.Please excuse me. A number of folks have very recently purchased defecti...

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posted by JBBMI

9 comments posted 15yrs posted by JBBMI

Hartke LH500 amp, 2008, PbF

How to remove the preamp board? Looks as though it should come away with the front sub-panel, leaving front panel in pl...

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posted by diverse

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speaking of remote controls...

In going through a new MCM catalog, I noticed something new (to me, anyhow) -- $13 replacement remotes that are (suppos...

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posted by grizzledgeezer

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For Sale : 250+ OEM Remote Controls

I have over 250 OEM remote controls for various TV's, VCRs, DVD and CD players, receivers, and more. Most are used but...

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posted by zappyman

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Wanted - Samsung 40" LED HDTV!!

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/ele/2483961772.html

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posted by keithdlee2000

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Sony KV-20XBR Question

I have a 25 year old Sony KV-20XBR TV that's been darn near perfect over a quarter of a century! Amazing... last week,...

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posted by w9cw

12 comments posted 15yrs posted by w9cw

Reflowing a BGA?

I bought a Thinkpad X31. Fails video memory test and the image looks like it's in 8-bit color mode. Pushing hard on the...

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posted by spamme9

15 comments posted 15yrs posted by spamme9

Quality Rubber Belts Source

Hi, I have an Aiwa Z-L500 stereo in my living room that I had worked on more than once for the same problem, replacing...

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posted by jaugustine

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by jaugustine