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Need to buy a long Phillips no. 1 screwdriver

I need to buy a long Phillips no. 1 screwdriver. With a shank 8 inches long and a handle 3 or 4 inches long, for a tota...
31 comments posted 16yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
31 comments posted 16yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

(Nearly) dead Gateway laptop...

Appears (to my eye) to have a faulty voltage regulator on the motherboard, but where? 19.5 VDC input from the AC adapte...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by db5151
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by db5151

Sherwood RD6106 tuner amp, prob 2000 year

I though that hygroscopic brown glue stuff went out in the 70s. Used to secure 12.288M crystal for the digital interfac...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by diverse
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by diverse

How long do LED and/or LCD TVs last?

All: How old is your LED/LCD TV; and, does it still work as it did when you first bought it? Keith
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by keithdlee2000
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by keithdlee2000

Today's Odd 'un ...

Fosdex multi-tracker / mixer with HDD and CD drive landed on the bench with the reported fault of "Won't power up. When...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by arfa.daily
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by arfa.daily

Smoke detector testing

We do fire alarm system inspections. To test smoke detectors we use a spray can which contains an inocuous compound.. W...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by captainvideo462009
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by captainvideo462009

OT: UK BBC4 TV tonight

History of the National Grid, no idea about i-player+freeview channels+foreign IP/proxies. I wonder if they will nail t...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by diverse
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by diverse

Type name for a small USB connector?

Smaller than the smallest USB connector I've seen up to now, on compact cameras etc. The connector must pass through 5....
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by diverse
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by diverse

How to Spot Cracks in PCB

Hi, I think I might have some cracks in the solder or pathways on a printed circuit board in my car's wiper motor. I ha...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by user132384
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by user132384

Sony Webbie white screen

I have used my Sony Webbie HD MHS-CM1 for several years with no problems. Recently, when I turn it on I only get a whit...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by twilusz
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by twilusz

measuring ampermeter meter internal resistance

want to shunt a multimeter to extend it's ac ampermeter range so measured with Rish 14s in ohm meter position about 41...
28 comments posted 16yrs
posted by anglomont
28 comments posted 16yrs posted by anglomont