Electronics Forum / Repair / May 2004

Grate balls'O'fire !
Wat in tarnation !
Aint thar enny othur hillbillies har ?
Jus wen I wuz fixen to reed the posts , I diskovered it .

I havea Fridgerdaier front loading washing machine and since it was
new the door has buzzed after closing and when running a cycle. At
first it was tolerable but since then and now out of warrantee it
makes an awful buzz. Having takne it apart it has a simple solenoid

       I replaced C604 & C626 both 33uf 10V (low cap).  B+ reads 117V (power
off), then at power up, drops to +112V (normal) for about one second, and TV
shuts down.  Note: HV measured around 22.5KV when set turned on, but not long
enough for screen to light up (shuts down).  I ...

I have Panasonic TV Model CT-27SX31E and it sometimes doesn't switch
on. I suspect it's the switch which's going bad. Can any suggest how
much it cost to get a new switch installed? Is it easy to fix?
- Nimesh

I have a tv were the RGB (the colors) is messed up. Every thing looks
basically black white and green. I was wondering if anyone new if it was a
resister or is it the tube? And any suggestion on how to fix it?
The make is: Magnavox

I am currently working on an online degree from CIE in electronics
Engineering.
First of all has anyone here taken this couse?
Second im desperately trying to finish the course without paying for more

   In my shop is a Magnavox TV/VCR CCT132AT01 (Symphonic TVCR13E1) that
"shuts down" after turn on due to excessive B+ voltage.  If I unplug CL603
(multi-wires connector) from main PCB and measure Reg. B+, it is normal +112V
and it is adjustable via VR601.  However, if I plug in ...

We had a power outage while the vcr was playing and it blew a fuse when
the power came back on ,i replaced the fuse which blew instantly,i
replaced that one with a 1.6a ( the original was a1.25a)thinking that
the motor might be jammed as the vcr is in the on position,it also blew

Does anyone know where to buy new, or almost new, CRT assemblys (R,B&G) for
a Samsung model - 5415R- rear proj. TV - 54"??? Please reply to -
konce99@yahoo.com

as said, my friend's DVD player (2 years old) reads burned video CD but
can't find the start of an original DVD. The tech guys didn't want to lose
time on it and just suggested to change the whole "engine" (nearly the
price of a new unit)...but maybe the problem is not so critical ...

HI Good pals,
   I posted a problem about my printer HP 1100 laserjet. This printer
prints the test page alright but could not print from the PC. I have
tried it on different PCs and used different cable but the problem

I have a SAMSUNG CDX-1932 combo which came in showing a heavy arcing that it
does not allow for the picture to to come on.
My question is: Can a picture tube with this signs be repairable? and if so,
how can this be done?.

I have a 80cm set that when u turn on from the front panel, get's sound and
squahed pic for about 2 secs, then switches off. Sounds like an current
overload and the PSU is switching off, maybe out of spec componet. Anyone
come accross this prob b4?. Does anyone have access to ...

This is a cheap (~$20) pair of stereo headphones I use on the computer
so I won't disturb others if I'm listening to music.
The sound started seeming too quiet and I investigated and there's no
sound coming from the right channel.  The phones have a single volume

I bought a Dell D1025TM monitor in a site like eBay, from Brazil. All
was fine, I was happy, until something weird happened.
While I was playing, the game tried to change the game resolution in
order to work, a very commom thing. But, when the game did it, my