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Motorola Cross Reference program...

Years ago (1980s?) I had a program from Motorola on 1.4" floppy that would allow me to input a characteristic and the p...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spam
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by spam

Parrot Clip Test Probes

For cool test probes check the following link: http://parrot-clip-store.ebid.net Great for multimeters and general use....
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posted by cicel
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by cicel

Restek powered studio monitors

Owner of local high-end hifi store that I do some service work for, bought these in with the surrounds rotted away on t...
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posted by arfa.daily
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by arfa.daily

JVC DR MH20SEK HDD DVD recorder

Ticking smps , caused by failing hot side electro on the supply V for the switching ic driver. Uprated and smps is stab...
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posted by diverse
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by diverse

Technics dv-280 stereo system -cassette dead

Picked this up a few months back and just hauled it out. The units power up, and lights come on but the cassette deck s...
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posted by reverend_rogers
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Using the proper technical terms ... :-)

Just in. A combo, the job ticket on which says "Low volume. Sounds like s*it." There's hope for the lads behind the cou...
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posted by arfa.daily
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by arfa.daily

SMPS capacitor test question

I noticed the lithium battery for my nikon camera was acting as it it had a bad cell. It would charge, but just not las...
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posted by presence
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by presence

Fender Concert amp

Bad splitter-driver plate/anode 100K resistor, what goes bad with them? Causing rustle noise in output. Partial crack?...
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posted by diverse
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by diverse

Video projector lamps

The inkjet printer syndrome. Why pay for a new set of inks when a whole new printer costs only a little more than that....
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posted by diverse
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by diverse

Isopropyl Alcohol for Cleaning Flux

In one of the posts about solder, somebody mentioned CVS Drug Store for 91% isopropyl alcohol. I just called a CVS, it'...
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posted by none
33 comments posted 16yrs posted by none

Westinghouse LTV-32w6

Found in dumpster [w/remote]. Perfect picture. Only reason for tossing seems to be failure of tuner [which is part of t...
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posted by john.keiser2
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by john.keiser2

HP Deskjet 1280 error

Hi good Pals, I'm working on an HP Deskjet 1280 printer the problem with it is, after initializing, it I can (in most c...
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posted by fynnashba
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by fynnashba

Revox B225

I have a Revox B225 which plays excellently for about four minutes, then the sound stops and the CD spins up very fast...
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posted by richard.smith
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by richard.smith

TO92 marked F422 = BF422 ?

I'm aware that in some situations TO92 transistors marked C556 mean BC556 (not 2SC556), can the same be for BF...? I ha...
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posted by diverse
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by diverse