Repair

Spy Pen 4GB
This is mini spy pen camera with Video/Audio recording function (DVR pen), you can wear this pen with your shirt pocket for conceal recording, Now anytime, anywhere! You will not miss any action video/ Audio as you want recording. Small enough to conceal almost anywhere! Works as a USB drive (no driver is needed). ... 30 Nov 2009 04:49

antenna trimming?
Thanks for the helpful replies about the car radio that would only get a couple AM stations. The guy ignored my advice about trimming the antenna, and just bought another antenna, even though the one he had had worked fine with the previous radio. The new radio worked fine with the new antenna. Did he just ge... 12 Dec 2009 02:44

SONY TC-FX220 cassette deck, record mechanism
Hi, I recently found this deck in a skip and after a belt change ti works well. However, someone has been there before me and dismantled the leverages/ linkages which activate the rec-pb mode slider switch. I have one piece which was just randomly screwed onto the mech when I found it (see final pic) and I think... 29 Nov 2009 10:09

Sony VCR/DVD recorder model RDR -VX500 will not finalize
After making what appears to be a recording on a writable DVD you go to the part of the menu to finish the disc and the menu choices will not high light several operations with one of them being finalize. The customer is using the same writable Sony discs as he always did. Does this sound like a firmware problem or... 26 Nov 2009 21:59

TTi TS3021S Power Supply Calibration Issue
Hi I have a TTi (Thurlby Thandar) TS3021S Bench Power Supply which works fine but has a slight calibration issue with its voltage display. According to the specifications, the voltage display should be accurate to 0.2%. Mine always reads low by aboiut 1.5%. I suspect I can fix this by a simple adjustment ... 27 Nov 2009 09:57

TV vertical/frame problem
I'm trying to fix this European ELBE E12D chassis tv. The inital problem was this: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/6/4/1143893/DSCF8209.JPG http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/6/4/1143893/DSCF8210.JPG As you can see, there is a venetian blind effect, and considerable foldover. The voltages around the IC seemed... 11 Dec 2009 08:02

Hitachi 37LD9000 Inverter tripping, Story in pictures
Hitachi 37LD9000 Inverter tripping, green led on, sound ok, no picture. Pics contain textual narration. http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/jango_2/Image1.jpg http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/jango_2/Image2.jpg http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/jango_2/Image3.jpg http://i596.photobucket.com/alb... 27 Nov 2009 15:35

TIVO TX20: NEBIE- Can you get Digital channels or just analog with antenna?
Sorry, the full model name is Toshiba rs-tx20 with tivo. I am still not clear on how you get the free subscription, by way of an antenna, it has to get to you somehow? Or does a subscription not mean tv channels, but more of a tv guide, but not the actual tv program. When you have a cable subscription, it come... 30 Nov 2009 20:18

TIVO TX20: NEBIE- Can you get Digital channels or just analog with antenna?
I am looking to buy this tivo tx20 (used). But want to make sure I understand what it can do. I would like to record free tv shows from my antenna to hard drive. I have been told that it can only record in std deff. But my question is, does it have a atsc digital tuner, which then converts it to std deff when... 25 Nov 2009 20:37

Testing IGBTs?
Is there a simple way to static test (ie, without power supply, etc.) an IGBT? Google turns up simple diode junction test a la BJT using DMM. Is this an effective test? I've got a 3-phase variable speed motor drive that is acting up. IGBTs are at the top of the list re. failures in these, I hear. Thank... 24 Nov 2009 19:01