Repair

MSI megabook L735 black screen
I have this MSI laptop i cannog get to work, i have reseated all cables, cpu and ram but the laptop just don't want to boot and nothing on the screen, no backlight but all lamps come on and the fan is turning. I am looking for a donor laptop or perhaps i would sell mine if someone needs parts, good cosmetical con... 17 Feb 2010 08:51

Sanyo DS25390 TV Buzzing
Is it the picture quality, or does the board look really discolored underneath the 6 watt resistor in the foreground of the picture.  Just curious. Its just a shadow on the picture. Haven't seen any board discolouration. Been busy with automotive problems the last day or so. So I haven't had the chanc... 15 Feb 2010 20:02

1/4 inch socket with isolated switch/es
The plastic tape is just for shuttering, so remove of course, when epoxy is cured ... 15 Feb 2010 06:31

Hooking up CD through tape input
I sold a Realistic mini receiver to a fellow who wanted to run a CD player through it. I did not ask which brand/model CD player that he has but I told him that the receiver had a 1/8 inch "mini jack" on front labeled "tape", and regular RCA inputs on back for tape and phono. His son has a similar model but his i... 17 Feb 2010 00:24

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Samsung PS-42V4S plasma TV vertical lines
Hi all, what can the problem with a Samsung plasma TV model PS-42V4S with vertical lines all over the screen. The owner says the vertical lines has become worse over time, which make me think of problems associated with electrolytic capacitor aging. Could this problem be caused by bad electrolytes in the powersuppl... 14 Feb 2010 11:47

LCR capacitors UK
Of 20 years ago, light blue plastic cylinders 15mm long 6mm diameter, radial format. With numbers like 22 GY 2 and 390 JY 2 (sic) on them for 22pF and 390pF so large for their size . But what would number 4257 GY 2 mean , in same package. And as standardised package, what sort of voltages, no info that I can find ... 14 Feb 2010 08:28

Durability of flash memory cards
/ A COUPLE have been reunited with pictures from a camera they dropped overboard on an Atlantic cruise, thanks to an Oxfordshire woman. South Africans Barbara and Dennis Gregory were en route from New York to Southampton on the Queen Mary 2 in 2008 when they dropped their camera in the ocean. But 16 months la... 13 Feb 2010 20:32

repairing a dead Panasonic RF-B60 portable radio
This is a good quality small portable Shortwave/AM/FM radio. It used to work well for me on batteries and one day just went dead. I've been trying it recently with new batteries, but no luck...still dead as a doorknob. I also tried with a universal power supply, but no difference(however, I don't trust the power... 12 Feb 2010 23:34

Bit OT. Radio Data System or "RDS" ...
For many years, I have had radios in my cars, which have been equipped with the Radio Data System, or RDS. I recall when I had my first one, trying to find out how this worked, but coming up against a brick wall. Since then, I haven't taken that much notice of it, until I was stuck in traffic today. I don't ha... 18 Feb 2010 12:50