Electronics Forum / Electronics / March 2007

Hello All;
   I have a Sansui 9090 since I bought it new. Other then a few small
problems with it over the 30+ years I have own and operated it has been a
great receiver. Reciently I was playing tunes, when suddenly the receiver

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Hi Group,
I am looking into extending the range of a wireless LAN setup - I would like
to reach a target approximately 400 meters away.
I could setup external antenna/s on the source but the receiver will only be

Would the following be easy enough to do or are there any affordable
products on the market to do it?
Do you know of anyone who could help me do it?
The idea was to activate a motor to close a vent when sunlight fell on

Would anyone here have a few 7406 chips knocking about in their parts
drawer?  I'm ideally looking for 5, but a minimum of 2.
Everywhere is sold out; RS, Farnell, Maplin, Rapid.
I can pay by PayPal, say £5 for 5.  Naturally these need to be in the UK as

I need to provide a simple, remote reading, water level indication system
for my under-home water storage system, I am building. Any thoughts and
experiences on a suitable sensor? Maximum depth of the water will be
approximately 1.5 Metres (maybe 1.8, if I can be bothered digging ...

I have to replace a stove/oven combination that is difficult to find.
Perhaps someone here can help.
It is standard width, one-piece,  and is permanently attached  to, and sits
on, the kitchen bench. The oven is above the cooktop, at about eye-level.

I'm doing a science experiment with my son.  We have three 1.5V solar panels
wired in parallel in order to supply the 1.5V/400mA needed to power a small
DC fan.  This works fine in sunlight or some other really bright light
source.  He needs to do a demo in a classroom and my ...

Have a 68ct8 with pincussion problems, suspect eeprom.
Can anyone provide the remote codes to get into service menu. Much
appreciated..
John.

Hi, all
Tidying up my workshop and I am after a rack to place few PCs in. I do not
eed front door or walls, but do need about shelves with at least one being
sliding (for keyboard). At the moment I do not have any rack-mounted

Hi. I may be moving to Australia from the UK and wondered whether it
would make sense to bring my PC, monitor etc or buy new. I know the
voltage is the same but wondered if there might be other problems. The
plugs I understand are a different shape too but would I just be able

Having found an open primary in the small transformer providing standby
power to a Yamaha home theatre receiver, I want to source a replacement
of course.
The transformer is marked on the side:

Hi All - I need some help/advice.
I'd like to connect a magnetic sensor (bicycle computer) directly to
my computer through one of the ports without a power supply.
I found a circuit that connects the magnetic sensor directly to the

I have a toshiba TV, MD# MD20F11, tv/dvd. The remote stopped working,
replaced the batteries and still does not work. i tried a universal
remote, but it still does not work. Does anyone have any ideas? Or do
i need to try a diffrent universal remote?