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MicroGem DTV converter gets pretty hot
I just bought a used MicroGem DTV converter at an auction. The price was right, and it works ok. But I noticed that it gets pretty hot compared to my other converters (other brands). I also read on...
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How do I check the output of an amp with a scope?
Hello' I have built a mic amp and wanted to check the wave form on a scope but when I connect the probes to the o/p of the amp the power supply trips (The Mic operates on 9 volt single rail.) I...
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GM keyless entry
My GM keyless entry pad is intermittant. Cleaning dosen't seem to help. Anyone seen a schematic for these things? Thanks, Chuck
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How to network a usb modem for 3 computers
Hi everyone I have a USB internet MODEM and I want to connect it to my 3 other PCs at home so they can all browse. The 3 PCs are already networked in Peer 2 Peer. How do I do this? Please Thanks. I...
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Danger of running hot receiver (Kyocera)?
Got someone with a Kyocera receiver (R-851, 85 w/chan.) that they say "smells like something's burning". Don't have more specific information than that; I'm assuming no magic smoke is visible. I'm...
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Where to get schematic of Funai TV, Model FT1371?
Anybody got one lying around? Or at least covering the PCB on the back of the CRT neck?
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So, who's the king of finding data sheets ... ?
I have a JVC hifi on my bench. Brand new, purchased by a British soldier from a base somewhere else - possibly an American one, I seem to recall being told. Oddly, for modern equipment, it has a...
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continuous action solder sucker
I'm attempting to fabricate a continuous action solder sucker along the lines of those used at work when repairing circuit boards. They were fast, clean, easy to use and prevented damage to the...
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electric fence , force field B20, 2007
8 pin SMD with blown hole in the casing. Top mark , very indistinct maybe 2 lines 0h963 0h37 maybe very stylised 4 instead of h, logo very indistinct. My first guess is a 555 but pinning not standard...
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Orange Rocker 30, combo, 2006
All valve. Intermitant cutting out. Incidentally are the solder pads gold plated before soldering ? No mention of PbF but appearance & paper & indent test hints at PbF. Crimps adequte, switch...
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What on earth is a "Class 1 LED Product" ??
Today, I had occasion to look at a set top box for cable TV service. It's a HDD recorder as well, employing what seems to be a standard computer disc drive. When I came to screw the lid back on, I...
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oops! coffee into the top of TV!
Did a bad thing to our little portableTV, a Funai, Model FT1371 EVENTS: Set coffee cup on top of TV, jostled the TV's table, liquid went down through the holes on top, and voila! Screen shrunk, went...
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Fire ants - computer bugs
Watched a nature TV prog on swarming behavior. Apparently these ants have stowed away on planes and taken up residence in airports in S USA states , infesting computers in air traffic systems etc. No...
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Fuse or fusible resistor?
Used in the battery (-) lead of a handheld scope. Schematics unpublished. Physically similar to a 1/4 W resistor, color light green. Marked "IE7A" or "1E7A". Google returns slim results, none...
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Teac AG-790 has me stumped...
I'm about to give up... I received a Teac AG-790 stereo receiver with burn damage to the PCB underneath resistors 7R41, 7R47, 7R?? (unmarked, next to 7R47) and 7R48. I repaired all of this damage,...
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