Electronics Forum / Repair / July 2005

I'm trying to get hold of a small, surface mount fuse. I believe they are
known as Pico or Littel fuses. I'm looking for a 4 Amp one. Anybody have a
U.K. contact for these?
It's for repairing a laptop that's blown one as a result of incorrect

In doing repair on a laptop, I would feel better about taping down a
couple of flat nylon connectors with some of that thin orange cellotape
that a few of the other connectors inside use.
Also, I remember thin sturdy brown paper used as insulating sheet in old

ORITRON  DVD1030 player
theres 3 diodes on the secondary side of the chopper that have shorted.
one SR160 reads 3ohms and the two SR360 diodes are 117ohm and 153ohms
on the diode test.

I have a viewsonic OPTIQUEST Q95 monitor, model # VCDTS27284-4m.
It got zapped (along with a bunch of other stuff) in a power power
surge on our incoming power lines. The fuse was blown, so I replaced it
with the correct new fuse and when I plugged it in, Q802 indicated that

FM stations tune and "lock" but stereo light never comes on and no output.
No visible damage or obviously bad components.
Is there a common failure I should look for in this model?
Thank you.

Hello Pals
       There is this concept that I don't understand. Its all about
generating power (AC of course)from from a group of batteriers and
tapping some of the output to charge the batteries-- so it becomes a

This has to do more with fabbing than repair.
I want to find some #6 nylon machine screws and nuts.  This would make
my life much easier when screwing down TO-220 transistors.  I can't use
clips on the stuff I make because the transistors attach to the

I purchased this a couple of years ago for cheap, replaced the BIOS DIMM for
a few bucks and have been enjoying it and it's sibling (got a package deal)
for a long time.  As detailed in the 'Lightning' thread, it's not working
after taking a surge through (I believe) the phone line.