Electronics Forum / Repair / August 2004

I'm looking for a source for these special
type of wire-holders, please see picture-link:
http://home.arcor.de/adi007/holder2.jpg
It comes from a 80s Japanese audio unit and

I'll get right to the point, and then add more info below for those who
want to read further.  I don't know if this sort of a device exists, and
I've just spent all afternoon googling -- trying to find one -- without
any success at all.  I hope that some kind person here will be ...

I need to get a RF Modulator for my dvd player and have seen them
selling between $10 to $40 and wanted to know if it matters what I get
or if I'll notice poor video/audio quality from the less expensive
ones?

I had some problems with an RCA TV some weeks back, and you guys gave me
*great* advice, so I thought I'd try my luck again. :)
I've got a Princeton EO900 19" display that's giving problems.  The user
complained that this morning, it came on, but it "moved around ... shifted

My TV has no sound.  When you turn it on,  all you get is a super bright
thin horizontal line.  Any ideas?
Thanks

My ge tv make a loud squealing sound when plugged in. the power button
is non responsive (no picture). tv is model 27gt722, chassis #
ctc203ad4. Any ideas on what might be wrong? thanks in advance.

The cruise control on my 2001 Jetta TDI no longer maintains speed going up
hill. I have to feather the gas pedal to maintain speed. It worked fine up
until about 70k miles. There are no error message on the dash board or on my
OBDII diagnostic meter. What circuit could have failed?

Service Manuals, in PDF format:
There are lots of SERVICE MANUALS, for electronic test equipment, and
comms radios, etc etc, in PDF format, available at:
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So I've been working on this nice 50" RPTV on and off now for about 2 years,
*finally* made a bunch of progress. Power supply had blown up, fixed that.
Audio amp chip was shorted causing shutdown, HV was excessive causing
shutdown, finally found a shorted transistor and now the HV ...

Does anyone know how to get a Panasonic PV-8451 VCR to release a tape?
We have a copy of "The Last Samurai", which fell from the counter to
the kitchen floor.  It looked ok, no visible damage, so I put it in
the VCR.  As the VCR was switching from broadcast to playback mode,

Got a P225F flat CRT monitor brought over this weekend with the horizontal
compressed into a band about 1/4" wide from top to bottom. HOT checks out
ok, found a 0.8A plastic cased micro fuse that's blown, everything else I've
checked so far looks ok. Anybody deal with this one ...

I have got an old Mitsubushi vcr which is having trouble playing, ff
and rewinding tapes.
In order to do any of the above I have to try for about 10 minutes
before it works. What happens on each failed attempt is that you can

Space and time
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There are two theories or convictions centered around the existence or
creation of our present universe,and life altogether:

I'm trying to repair a Philips 105s monitor that 'clicks' when you turn it
on. The power light on the front flashes in time with the clicking sound
(about once a second, maybe a little quicker).
I did a little research, and found that the likely cause was a faulty hot, I

   This RCA TV CTC169CA6 (10/95) "died" (no storm), said my customer. I
replaced the following parts:  5A fuse, Q4101 # 200165 ("chopper output"),
C4108 39uf 100V 105 deg., U4101 # 200419, CR4122 # 200158,  C4102 2.2uf 100V
105 deg., C4141 470uf 180V 105 deg.  I opened the B+ line ...