Electronics Forum / Electronics / October 2006

I have a Lenoxx electronic kitchen scale, model KS-2140
It has an auto shut-off function. Now, normally this would be a good
idea, so that the batteries don't run flat, etc, etc.
But, the shut-off time is very short (about 75 seconds). It is most

Greetings group.
I have a customer with a Sanyo CP21G1 ctv.
The volume seems very low.
Does anyone out there know if it has a "HOTEL MODE" and how to turn it

I'm looking for 9-pin D-sub cables without screws (like on old cheap
mice and console yoysticks). All the D-Sub cables I find have screws. I
need them for a device which was designed for cables without screws.
plugs with screws are too wide to fit.

TV displays a good picture but does not fill the screen horizontally, and is
stretched past screen edges vertically. The left and right edges are a bit
wavy, but the picture itself is fine (although people are a bit tall and
skinny). I presume that the relevant adjustments could ...

I've been looking around without success for a gadget that will control a strobe by midi signal. Perhaps there's nothing available,
or maybe I've missed it. Using google I've seen the multifunction audio boards with strobe contoller built in but these are too
expensive for my ...

Hi, all.  Just replaced light fixture equiped with new fixtutre that has
an electronic ballast and now I have interference.  The 10 year old
fixture did not.  Is there a filter I can install to stop the interference?
regards,

Hi,  My noname rs232 enabled multimeter had software that came with it
the enabled
me to connect to my pc and log voltages etc.  I have long lost the cd
but found my

I need a thin-profile DC motor for a project (making a beanie hat more
interesting, if you must know). I can't seem to find anywhere to buy
one online. Can anyone think of something I could cannibalize that
would fit my needs? Or an online/real world store that I might have

I am in search of someone who can make me a ciruit board, contact me at
dschlather@yahoo.com, If you can help me.

Hi Group,
I am lokking to find a 15 VAC 5 Amp 75 VA Power supply for my DCC train
set.
The supply can be 14 VDC / 12 VAC to 22 VAC / 28 VDC at 5 Amp to work

I want to control a breadboard-based circuit via USB,
but I am wondering about the prospects for doing that.
1. Where do I find USB devices will give me
digital outputs, e.g. 8 lines and a few inputs?

Hello. I'm looking to make a 2" x 3 1/2" circuit that resonates between
800Mhz, and 1Ghz. I use to use a chip a long time ago out of cheap hand
held scanners, but they do frequency hopping which won't work for this
application.

Do they still sell voice only mobile phones?
Hopefully with a rechargeable card (prepaid).
SWMBO was given one recently and we thought it might be useful to keep
it for emergencies, but it has sms and fax msgs. As she is a teacher

G'day everyone,
OK, first off I want to say that TVs really aren't my forte. For some
reason, I always end up getting 'bitten' and prefer to work on LV
appliances and PCs

A friend has a Sony KPFW46M31 RP TV Less than two years old.  It has
developed a problem.
Sound, no picture, clicking sound and power LED, flashing red 10 times then
off, then repeats.