Electronics Forum / Repair / August 2003

because I am an a.shole who hit a 15 year old boy.
Did I also mention that I am a j.rk off.

This model CMC-1701M2 (Vision 7) does not power up.  The power LED
remains orange, and a relay click can be heard after about 5 secs., then
nothing.  Toggling sw  V01  produces another relay click.
The degauss button doesn't  provide the momentary surge current either.

I need two new drive belts for a telephone answering machine
- a Panasonic KX-T1410.
Does anyone know a source in Canada?
Thanks for all replies.

I have come across several sets of speakers where one or more drivers
(midrange/tweeter) have siezed up. Opening them has revealed a black,
sticky tar-like (or harder) substance between the coil and magnet,
restricting motion of the coil. I assume this is (or was at one time)

Is it easy to repair a digital camera?  Mine seems to act weird after
I tried using Nimh 1800 types of batteries in it.  Now it seems to
take picture just whenever it wants to, and won't obey commands
entered through the pressbuttons.

This set uses the LA7838. I did all the soldering and then took some
readings on the chip. Pin 1 VCC measures 9.0V, (according to NTE
should be 12V), and pin 8 measures 24V, (correct). Does anyone have a
database on Mits or have any tips on this model? Or perhaps if you

My parent's DVD player quit working and after ruling ou the obvious
(blown fuse, etc.) I can't find the problem.  The power on the primary
side is good but there's no regulated output.  Since my experience in
switching power supply is limited, it's difficult to tell where the

My IBM Selectric II typewriter fails to return the carriage when either the
Return or Exp key is pressed.  I've taken the typewriter apart and have
gone as far as I can go with what I know.  I'd sure appreciate any advice.  
(Also, is there is a more appropriate group for this ...

I have got a 4 track Tascam portastudio recorder. It has a problem that I do
not know how to rectify. Originally i thought that the problem lay with
streteched belts, however I since found that a pully keeps popping down and
disengaging itself from the mechanism. What can I do?

I need the service codes for this model or a schematic or help wit a "low
sound /w static on both VCR's".
Thank-you.

Wondering how to make this adjustment. The service manual states to
adjust the FOCUS knob? I can not find it, can someone point me in the
right direction on this one?
The reason, I think, this need to be adjusted is that the "blue lines"

"I am not sure if how you mean by conventional readers (such as CD player,
etc?)."
Yes.
"I was just saying if they can accept as a standard for CDROM, CD-R or other CD

I'd been destroying dimmers on a handful. I'd been making homemade dimmer
control (from ordinary residential dimmers) for my reading lamp. (Don't know if
this violates safety codes.) I would plug the dimmer to the wall receptacle
outlet and then plug the lamp into the dimmer. It's a ...

My keyboard has errors When I started  PC I saw this warning " 12 key
stuck" Can anybody solve my problem ?

Does anyone know where I can get a schematic for a Toshiba SD-1700 DVD
player? TIA.