Electronics Repair

Faulty SMPSU.

Hi all, I know there are some very experienced / SMPSU folk on here so I'll run this by you if I may. The PSU on the Me...

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posted by news

21 comments posted 5yrs posted by news

usb Parallel converter

If I have a converter between a USB computer and a parallel printer, will it also work between a usb printer and parall...

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posted by vjp2.at

12 comments posted 5yrs posted by vjp2.at

some Dash Lights only go on at Night, can't be seen in the day time.

I renamed the thread and moved it from its original location to the bottom of the list so I wouldn't have to hunt for i...

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posted by NONONOmisc07

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cheap recommended lighted glasses with magnifier?

Have recently set up a small work bench with scope, signal generator and various other test equipment. The only magnifi...

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posted by emailnot

5 comments posted 5yrs posted by emailnot

Identifying an audio ADC

I'd like to find a datasheet for an audio ADC used in an inexpensive USB audio capture "card" so as to better understan...

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posted by bp

6 comments posted 5yrs posted by bp

Kenwood DVR-5070

My favorite stereo is a DVD recorder that... doesn't work with DVDs anymore, won't even open the tray. But, the stereo...

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posted by whit3rd

3 comments posted 5yrs posted by whit3rd

Toyota wires are thinner

The wires in my Toyota are much thinner than the wires in any of my American cars were. I've had GM and Chryslers built...

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posted by NONONOmisc07

31 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Converting binary files from a HP 8751A network analyzer.

We can save ASCII and binrary files on a disk. Saving is much faster with binary files but their format is undocumented....

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posted by coulon

2 comments posted 5yrs posted by coulon

It pays to save electronics scrap.

It pays to save electronics scrap. I needed a short piece of thin but not too thin single strand wire and I don't seem...

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posted by NONONOmisc07

8 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

tests to do on used oscilloscope?

After selling off a prior oscilloscope nearly two decades ago, I decided to pick up another used one. I have forgotten...

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posted by jbbowersnospam

21 comments posted 5yrs posted by jbbowersnospam

Additional dangers in repairs

It's not enough to watch out for electrical shock, dead vermin, or radiation exposure; you need to be aware of chemical...

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posted by trepidation

3 comments posted 5yrs posted by trepidation

DMM stuck on .844 ohms

Hi Group, can someone help please.? my craftsman digital multimeter 82344 n ot reading correctly, when i select the ohm...

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posted by stankowalski02

5 comments posted 5yrs posted by stankowalski02

Intermittent OBD2 connector.

I have a 1997 Subaru Legacy. When I plug in my scanner to the OBD2 port, the slightest little jiggle in the cable will...

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posted by farberbear.unspam

13 comments posted 5yrs posted by farberbear.unspam

Distorted soubnd on LG Smart TV 42LW5500-ZE

Good morning I own a LG 42LW5500-ZE Smart TV about ten years old. It worked OK until about two weeks ago, when the soun...

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posted by me

7 comments posted 5yrs posted by me

opinions on this test equipment for HF radio use?

The last time I did any serious HF radio adjustments I had a large and heavy 100 Mhz oscilloscope as well as an HP 1 Gh...

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posted by jbbowersnospam

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