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Heat sink grease

When mounting power transistors and chips to a heat sink they often use heat shrink grease to help dissipate the heat....
42 comments posted 8yrs
posted by oldschool
42 comments posted 8yrs posted by oldschool

TIP: avoiding dried up/blocked ink-jet carts

Printer only used monthly , perhaps when new then parking in the cart dock at the side perhaps works, but not when year...
62 comments posted 8yrs
posted by diverse
62 comments posted 8yrs posted by diverse

HP LJ4000 prints very lightly near left margin.

This problem had been happening intermittently. Now it's becoming more frequent and annoying. A sample is here: http://...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by farberbear.unspam
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by farberbear.unspam

Why won't this work?

I'm renting a brand-new car, a 2018 High'N'Dry, that has a USB style port that allows me to play a flashdrive through t...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

CSW Basecube 12S

Just got one of these and R48 is smoked. Anyone know what the value should be? I'd really like to get a copy of the ser...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dansabrservices
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by dansabrservices

22" monitor GNR TS2200WA - info?

I have a 22" monitor GNR TS2200WA on a repair or discard basis. It consumes 2W when powered; presumably on standby. But...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by gravity
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by gravity

Using a non-dimming LED bulb on a dimmer

I have a clip on light that I want to use temporarily for light in a room I am redoing. The fixture has a dimmer on it,...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by oldschool
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by oldschool

Ethernet LAN Detection

Is there a simple, free way to detect if a CAT5 cable has an active internet. The problem is that the two desktops runn...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by OGER
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by OGER

HP LASER Printer CM1312nfi MFP Toner Cartridges

Well. some know that I am broke lately, but even when I was doing well I li ked to hold on to money except for certain...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jurb6006
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by jurb6006

Ham Radio license

None of the Ham FAQs have this privacy question. http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/index.htm?job=faq Q: Can you get a USA Ham...
33 comments posted 8yrs
posted by erholtr
33 comments posted 8yrs posted by erholtr

BK Electronics MXF900 stereo amplifier.

found it during a rain storm, so no chance of plugging it in till its dried out. And nothing vaguely suitable for a dum...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by gangprobing.alien1
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by gangprobing.alien1