Electronics Forum / Repair / August 2004

I have a side-by-side Amana fridge/freezer (model number SXDE528 M L)
that is about 10 years old.
There is a light-up control panel on the fridge door. This was working
fine until some fool fitted a replacement cam set to the door (yes,

Repost. I was wondering if anyone was familiar with troubleshooting the
paperfeed function? It won't engage the paperfeed during normal
operation or when the actual paperfeed button is pressed. Thanks. Mark.

Powered up no problem but green gun was bad. Replaced green gun now powers
on and clicks right back off. Guns dont even have time to fire up.  Could
this problem be caused by the new gun or do I have another problem on my
hand. Checked caps all check good and dont seem to find in ...

Please can someone advise me regarding a defect on a Kenwood 3 disc player?
It started showing no cd on the front display when this was obviously wrong.
I have replaced the KSS 213B laser unit but with no effect as it still
displays the message.

I haven't worked with SMT's much, and have been trying to learn about the
codes. However I can find no information on the small caps that have no
printing on them whatsoever. The only variation I can detect between them is
slight variations in color, and some variation in thickness.

I've got a Hitachi 50UX26B (about 8 years old) that stopped working
today.  I pulled off the back cover to see what the red light was and
it was and LED labeled "Protection."
I imagine it could be one of a number of things gone wrong.  I would

i have a TV Zenith model Z27A11S not turing on. i get Nothing.
i suspect the STR53041 - Common failure regulator, but i'm not sure.
any ideas?
anybody have experience with this model?

I have a Sony KV-35S40 that will resurrect after replacing HOT, PS
driver and 0.1 ohm fusable resistor. It plays beautifully for about a
week, 3 or 4 movies, then blows. My friend saw it go, said the
horizontal width shrank to about 80-90% over a few seconds, then poof.

Looking for ANY help or information on a dell 1626HT (sony tube) monitor.
Problem:
At specific resolutions, the vertical sync is gone, and the screen rolls
down rapidly.

Sorry if this is a duplicate, I didn't find the message today that I posted
yesterday.
Is there a way to increase the playback volume when retrieving messages by
calling a Panasonic model KX-TM100B, answering machine?  The volume control on

I have a Logix LGX172 monitor running 1024 x 768 (85Hz). What I am
finding is that regardless of resolution or refresh rate, I have to
run the monitor settings at 100% brightness and 100% contrast just to
get a reasonable picture. I have tried the Ti4600 tweaks for these

I recently came into possession of a 1970 Pioneer SX-9000 receiver.
While trying it out I found that when changing the volume a loud
crackling sound was coming out of the speakers.  I researched the
issue and found it was most likely due to dirty contacts,  I tried

couple of questions........
why do dimmers stop working after a while? not all, of course, but
they're kinda like 3-way bulbs that stop working. i have two now,,,one
is a built in wall dimmer for my sconces, and the other is one of

I have a power transformer in my Ignition Analyzer CO-2600 that started to
smoke.
I unplugged the outputs and it did the same thing, so it appears to have a
problem.

...both with tuner probs.
The first, Model # RR13Y06401 -- Chassis # 13YY01-00AA (man. date: 1992)
has an absolutely beautiful picture...works fine in fact EXCEPT on odd
occasions, the audio jumps up one or two channels for half a second or so.