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Retiring

Finally for good. Next month fslls on my 1st Bday, My health sucks and I ca n barely walk. I own amps I cannot lift. An...
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jurb6006
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by jurb6006

DC - AC Power inverter

hi group, why won't a 1.0 hp wet/dry vacuum cleaner model 2010. 120v 60hz 5.5a. Work on a 4000w 110v DC - AC Power inver...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by hildawinkler77
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by hildawinkler77

Re: In-window A/C Unit and Current Draw

On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 4:53:53 PM UTC-4, Boris wrote in alt.home.repair: > My daughter wants to install a windo...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by bruce2bowser
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by bruce2bowser

Koss.Rek-O-Kut Model X Electrostatic Speakers

Just to make it clear, these are Acoustech Model X *Solid State* self-power ed electrostatic speakers, about two meters...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by peterwieck33
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by peterwieck33

1/4 " phone plugs loose.

I was given some speaker cables to test which terminate with 1/4" phone plugs. The complaint was that the sound cuts ou...
17 comments posted 5yrs
posted by farberbear.unspam
17 comments posted 5yrs posted by farberbear.unspam

Microwave troubleshooting

I have a microwave from the mid 2000s that failed on me. It uses basic circ uitry: transformer, diode, cap, magnetron.....
16 comments posted 5yrs
posted by hondgm
16 comments posted 5yrs posted by hondgm

Electric Oven Wire keeps burning out!

> The yellow wire to the bottom heating element of my Maytag PER4310BAQ > keeps burning out. The oven stops heating up...
17 comments posted 5yrs
posted by bruce2bowser
17 comments posted 5yrs posted by bruce2bowser

HP Envy 4500 print cartridge error

Bought a black 901 cartridge for the above printer as usual, on install immediately got the message: "Print cartridge p...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by user
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by user

will solder stick to the outside of BNC connector?

In a pinch and don't have anything except the BNC like here: https://media.digikey.com/Photos/Amphenol%20Photos/031-10-...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rthekeeper
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by rthekeeper

Bipolar PROM replacement?

Just wondering if anyone has repaired a 74S471 Bipolar PROM. These run hot, so I guess it's not surprising they fail. S...
10 comments posted 5yrs
posted by john_crane_59
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by john_crane_59

I need an inspection camera

But not the usual endoscope. All endoscopes I know about have a very close and short focus range. I need a focus range...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Frankly
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by Frankly

Sentry safe solenoid

Hi group, can someone help please??? I have a Sentry safe #sfw082et, i don' t have the combination number.. anyone know...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by hildawinkler77
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by hildawinkler77

Increasing 20x4 LCD contrast range

Replaced the LCD and backlight assembly in my old Emu ESI-4000 sampler: Which after 25 years even the LED back lighting...
5 comments posted 5yrs
posted by user
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by user

Field measurement of harmonic distortion- how?

My son has a new welder, spec'd 5% max THD input AC power. I see Keysight has a DMM with a "relative distortion" positi...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by lost
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by lost