Repair

CFL's and power factor
http://www.edn.com/blog/1470000147/post/450043045.html bob ... 15 Jan 2010 13:50

Elfin Safety
Anyone else ever burnt a hole in their kecks, from a drop of superglue dripping on them ? Heat build up from fineness of threads or chemical make-up of the cloth? ... 17 Jan 2010 19:32

Finding a good, honest TV repairman
I have a 32 inch (CRT type) Quasar TV that has something wrong with the vertical drive circuitry. The TV is about eight or nine years old. The picture is normal horizontally but it is not full height. The height seems to vary between about 25 percent and 75 percent. The problem seems to be temperature related... 17 Jan 2010 21:45

Subwooferss, Amplifiers, Enclosures
I started a log on subwoofers and I'm inviting everyone with knowledge on subwoofers to read and comment on it. http://hubpages.com/_jimby/hub/Buy-Sub-Woofers-and-Sub-Woofer-Amplifiers ... 14 Jan 2010 15:49

Packard Belle EHR2080
On Nov 30 2009, 9:41 am, "Arfa Daily" <arfa.da...(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: "RGR-74" <romano...(a)libero.it> wrote in message news:c64f6217-2c6d-47cd-ad27-5d71bacac854(a)j24g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... Hello everyone, I have a problem with a DVD recorder from the Packard Bell, the model is EHR2080; ... 14 Jan 2010 11:18

Question for old-timers re: Simpson meters
Hi, As some of the guys here know, I presently collect old analog multimeters. I recall a picture I saw several years ago of a "wall" of Simpson meters - maybe 50 or more, used to demonstrate reliability. They were all being pulsed with DC of perhaps 0.5 hz or so for years on end and none had failed. Anybo... 24 Jan 2010 12:27

Fan Motor ID ?
Hey, a good customer of mine brought in an insertion blower fan unit for a wood stove which is non functional. Rather than pay another $200 plus to replace the whole blower unit (again, 3rd time), I would like to replace the 120v AC motor. I've had a little difficulty tracking the thing down as the company (CFM)... 14 Jan 2010 18:04

Service manual for Olympus camera?
Does Olympus still sell service manuals for its digicams? I have a FE-20 I'd like to get documentation for. Or other sources for such a manual? Thanks. ... 15 Jan 2010 16:05

Sansui 5000A Output Transistors
Were the original output transistors in this receiver 2SD118? The receiver I am working on has a mixture of two 2SD118, one NTE118 and one NTE284. (all NPN) Thanks, Don and Liz ... 11 Jan 2010 18:46

PTC Resistor in Degaussing circuit
My Magnavox 27Y100-100AA TV sets colors started to go all wonky. It also lost that little "bzzt" noise it makes on power up. The degaussing coil ckt must be T.U. So I popped it open and discovered: The degaussing coil is connected through a relay and a "3 terminal PTC resistor" to the AC mains. The center lead... 15 Jan 2010 11:36