Electronics Repair

  1. Home
  2. Electronics Repair
21788 Threads Posts
to

Worth reading in Electronics Repair

earbud / headphone wire

I have been known to repair headphones and earbuds that suffer from broken / stiff wires. Breakage usually occurs at th...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by fritzo2ster
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by fritzo2ster

Replacing a USB Connector

My 2011 Kindle's USB connector (B or C?) is broken. I tried bending it a bit, but it seems it got worse. It seems reall...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by vjp2.at
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by vjp2.at

can bad cap = hot motor?

I have an old Baldor grinder that's at least 80 years old. It is a cap start and run motor. So the cap is always in the...
28 comments posted 6yrs
posted by etpm
28 comments posted 6yrs posted by etpm

Problem with Tekpower PSU

Problem with my Tekpower PSU: Here's a teardown on YouTube: Problem is it's developed a fault where the current meter a...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by user
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by user

Jeff Lieberman

I have a question, of course I cannot compel you to answer it but you defin itely won't if someone doesn't ask. Where d...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jurb6006
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by jurb6006

Who knows about GPS antennas?

I have been looking online but there seems to be, for a lot of the antennas, an assumption of prior knowledge. That I d...
12 comments posted 6yrs
posted by etpm
12 comments posted 6yrs posted by etpm

cell (mobile) phone detector

Please is there any gadget/circuit/App that can detect a mobile phone when ; 1. even when the phone is off but the batt...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by fynnashba
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by fynnashba

Solid state relay questions

My water comes from a well. When the well was drilled I had only built my shop and so the well is now powered by my sho...
27 comments posted 6yrs
posted by etpm
27 comments posted 6yrs posted by etpm

optical drive - DVD media recognition

Two most regularly used optical drives recently stopped recognizing data DVD's that were created on these machines. The...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by legg
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by legg

Reliablest cars

Hi all, Say I wanted to buy the most reliable new compact car on the market right now, the one least likely to ever brea...
22 comments posted 6yrs
posted by marty889
22 comments posted 6yrs posted by marty889

DC bias on heater winding ?

Hi, positive DC biasing the heater winding of a tube amp is occasionally used t o eliminate H-K hum in the pre-amp - a...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by pallison49
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by pallison49

SM for Philips 7951 receiver?

Came in "dead", but only had really really bad tape monitor/source switch c ontacts. Cleaned all controls and switches...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by ohger1s
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by ohger1s

Need advice on a neon transformer

I have new neon sign with a bad transformer (has a short and works sporadic ally), it is a 5kv 15MA transformer. I boug...
18 comments posted 6yrs
posted by bstruckm
18 comments posted 6yrs posted by bstruckm