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Make your own toobs!

I didn't know people still do this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRI0ZLTP6_0
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by curd
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by curd

Re: humming CFL

> > >> I've been listening to a weak FM radio station, on a radio, and 2 feet >> away was a desk lamp. It used a CFL an...
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Another old-timer tube/valve question

Gentlemen, What are the typical average/maximum operating temperatures of a full wave rectifying tube/valve? Is it norm...
20 comments posted 7yrs
posted by curd
20 comments posted 7yrs posted by curd

Multiple learning (and forget) remote control?

Generic term perhaps? Say you have 10 different IR remotes around the house. If one gets lost,broken, eaten by dog etc,...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by diverse
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by diverse

Bulging caps by design?

Getting inside a TV for the all too common reason, to divert the crappy internal speakers to something decent, ie large...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by diverse
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by diverse

Schematic

I'm looking for the schematic of a dishwasher Whirlpool (1991). Thanks for help.
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by look165
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by look165

Using 3 lead LiPo instead of 2 lead original

Relating to childrens toys, powered noise cancelling earphones etc, ie small low power items and bodging repairs! : Oca...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by charlie
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by charlie

Old DMM display problem

Hi to all, I have collected an old (80s) HT 1100A multimeter that seem a clone of a Fluke of that era. It mount a class...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by LEDITApaolo.carrer
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by LEDITApaolo.carrer

CFL on steroids any risk?

I got a grab bag of CFLs cheap at a thrift store, and one of them is a Maxlite 32W that looks like this: https://www.am...
41 comments posted 7yrs
posted by timothy42b
41 comments posted 7yrs posted by timothy42b

Mystery part on schematic

This website discusses it, but never really identifies the part. This is the meter I am working on and I too wondered w...
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tubeguy
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by tubeguy

Buzzer replacement

I have a vintage Micronta (Radio Shack) analog multimeter. model 22-214. Its a great meter. And I usually prefer analog...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tubeguy
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by tubeguy

Value drift over time

Before I junked that RF sig gen I snipped a selection of resistors out of it just to see how far away from their nomina...
27 comments posted 7yrs
posted by curd
27 comments posted 7yrs posted by curd

GDO

Any one know how I choose a key fob clicker and wall mount key pad for an old Stanley model 3205 garage door opener? It...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Elder
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by Elder