Electronics Forum / Repair / January 2005

MY VCR is playing up ! Its been working fine for years (this model was
made in 1991 !) what happens is that when a tape is inserted the
machine does one of three things.
1. plays the tape, but only displays maybe 1-2 seconds of film on the

Replaced CRT No color adjustments inside, no OS menu for color, a
little to bright showing background raster with red tint.  I would like
to lower G2 but no adjustment on FB.  15 pin VGA connector using two
pins to micro inside, For what?  Can some monitors be adjusted thru the

This unit came in loaded with tar, nicotene and dead moths inside the unit and
around the flybacks and High voltage area with the complaint of No Ozone
output.  I found that there was very little HV at startup - between 260-305 Vpp
at 13,190Hz with the purifier control wide open.  ...

I have a guitar amplifier under repair, needing several pots that are
printed circuit mounted -- 15 mm diameter with 3/8 bushing and toothed
shaft. Are there any good sources of replacement parts for this sort of
thing? Clearly, the exact fit is important. Neither Digi-Key nor ...

update on this sony kv32fs16 set plays about half hour and shuts down,
happen to have it on the bench and needed cable line for another set.i
took cable line off sony and was working on other set and noticed that
sony was still on after about i hour. i left set on without cable ...

Hello everybody and a happy new year !
I'm looking for a source for drive belts for cassette-
recorders and turntables at reasonable prices. I need
the following sizes:

what kind of a deal is best buys' 23" symphonic tv for $105,after
rebate?

I've got a MAG DJ530 monitor that suddenly crapped out.  The standby
circuit appears to be functioning, as when I depress the momentary on
switch the front LED lights for about a half a second, and the relay
clicks.  But it shuts down immeadiatly.  I can keep depressing the on

What is the best method for desoldering components on circuit boards?  I
know that there is the bulb method that sucks up the solder, and the braided
copper wire that wicks it up.  Which is generally preferred?
Thanks,

Yep, the old type of oven that actually BAKES things.  My folks have a
20+-year-old oven (perhaps 30+ years) that has suddenly been running much
hotter than the dial setting.  After Mom and Dad each individually murdered
an angel food cake (believe me, all the icing in the world ...

I need at least one 3SK73 dual gate n channel to repair  an old Bearcat
DX-1000 HF receiver and can't find any.  Anyone know of a source or sub?
tnx

When I first got my 27 inch XBR in 1992, the
settings for color were GCUT=6 and BCUT=6.
During the big Los Angeles quake of 1994,
the TV experienced a severe shaking.  The TV