Electronics Forum / Repair / January 2005

I have a Siemens A56i cell phone for which I would like to get a
headset.  Unfortunately, the phone has a bizarre proprietary plug, not
the "universal" 2.5mm kind, and the only headsets available with the
plug are those miserable in the ear "earbud" kind, which in my

Where should I start LOPT?  I have checked all the usual things.  How d
you check a damaged capacitor with a multimeter with no capacito
tester?
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Is there any good PC diagnostic software for troubleshooting potential
hardware/software conflicts? I've only heard of bug doctor. Thanks. Mark.

Can anyone recommend an inexpensive but not junk digital flash camera with
macros capability that would be good for photographing detailed sections of
a radio chassis or any other electronic equipment?  I'd use it to document
disassembly, for photo attachments to show which elusive ...

I recently leaned on my tv remote, while adjusting sound at the set, an
ever since then I have no sound from my tv, I have tried re-tuning, an
my pictures are perfect, but I still have no sound. When this happened
there was a two digit number that was moving in the top hand corner o

Hello all,I have built a octopus/huntron tester for checking component.The
problem is after about 15 minutes I loose my x-horz trace.It starts to
flicker and then turns into dot only.When I wiggle the volts div. knob on
the upper left of the scope it trys to come back.The vert.trace ...

Have a Hitachi 50" model #50EX10B, chassis AP32. I don't have the
schematic, but the set intermittently won't power up. Push power
button, and hear the relay energize, red light on panel comes on, then
light goes out. Set won't power up. Measured correct B+ up to switching

I picked up this Sanyo AVM2502 which is around 21" out of a pile of
junk, I figured it was junk and that's why it was there, anyway. When
I got it home and plugged it in I surprised to find out that it
worked! the only problem is that every channel is snow...

I'm interested to buy a new replacement lamp for Panasonic PT52DL10 par
#TEEC0024-1, I can pay $350, so if you have one for sale or you kno
where I can get it for this price or less :) please email me a
agpjt@yahoo.com

I bought a Pitney Bowes A510 digital scale on Ebay originally just to
use it for weighing shipments to calculate by hand what the postage
should be (goes up to 10 pounds in 0.1oz increments).
However this scale has a built in price calculator - it'll show what

the washer stopped spinning so i removed the belt and tried it again an
motor would not spin so i helped it along by turning the pully and i
ran so i figured it was the capacitor bought a new one that had
different mfd reading.the original was 233-280 mfd 110vac and the ne

Can I use an old computer for a power supply for my mobile 2 meter 50
watt radio? Will the radio put out the same power as if it was in the
car? It calls for 13.8 volts.

I have a Nippon America DVP-3212 power supply that I fear has had an
encounter with a power surge.  Now instead of 13.8VDC it is putting out
20.4V.  Checked it with the 'scope and it is still smooth and ripple free
but the voltage fine adjust pot has no effect.  It looks like the ...

What would you guys recomend as a good TV. From a servicing point of view
and from a longevity angle. What are your thoughts on Ferguson?, Just
spotted them in a shop, didnt know they were still on the go.
Im looking for a large screen TV, something like a 32" that is 4:3. or

 This is the 2nd Ample Audio A 1100 DX  car amp
I've gotten in for service this month with a "ghostly" protect
problem.
Get this;  Amp instantly goes into protection upon power up.