Electronics Forum / Repair / July 2003

I need to buy a new 27 inch tv.  Consumer's Reports says that Sanyo
tv's are among the most reliable sets.  Anyone have strong feelings on
the subject, pro or con?
h. r. hofmann

im lookin for info/shematics/manual on this CRT data projector. it reports
sync-error? any ideas?
K

How to set time and date without remote control ?
even possible ?
MH

I have one of these sets, and ive had it for a quite a few years now.
It worked great until over a year ago, and the raster kept going in and out
intermittently, HV was always there.
the video signal was there, and teh screen drive was absent. so I went to

I have a Canon PC25 photocopy machine I'd like to patch up.
The rubber roller in the paper path has turned
to mush.  I cleaned it off and replaced the
rubber part with a stack of O-rings.

wht the hells up with the server? my posts arnt available????

I have a Sony KV-M2531U that has a collapsed frame - single line across
middle of screen.
The vertical delflection circuit is based around a TDA8170 that has been
replaced but it still will not work. Supply voltages seem OK and components

I have a sony CRX160E. When booting up after memory check, and hang at
IDE checking (can't found the CD-RW device). The CD-RW door can open
and close itself, but i done nothing. Sometime BIOS and OS can't
detect the device. Sometime it operate itself and hang, i can't open

After poring through the Sci Elec Rep Faq, I think the problem with my
Samsung drive (internal, Dell 8100 desktop computer) is the spindle motor.
It needs a nudge to get the cd spinning, though the spindle platter seems to
spin freely by hand.**

Hello I have a Sharp TV 25AV79 with a vertical collapse problem. Any
ideas on a specific fix for this unit? It would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks,

I have a 10-year old Mitsubishi TV that I paid nearly $1,000 for. Two
years after I bought it, something went wrong (I forget what..) and the
repairman fixed it for $180. Now, eight years later, it is acting up.
When I first turn it on, horizontal lines form at the top quarter of ...

So if you are at least 10 inches and you have a digital camera then please whip it out, take a picture, and e-mail it to me.

i am looking for the "softjig" software from samsung to fix a HP/Samsung
monitor(bad color)
does anybody knows wherre i can find it?
thanks

Hi. I have a Toshiba V 752 vcr. Brand new but did not work unable to
play videos or remove video from machine. Display just says either
"auto" or "test".
Had it repaired and worked fine for a week now exactly the same

for a industrial product, i search manufacturer and/or distributor for step
by step motor type : 55SI-25D or equivalent.
(standard motor 7.5° 12V)
A google research didn't work out