Electronics Forum / Repair / February 2006

Dear Sirs!
I want to repair electronic ballasts.
In the same type of ballast (TRILUX) i found a lot of different Mosfets,
most from Int.Rectifier:

Hi;
I have been approached by an ex-employer about this. Now we all know
that RCA is working with the TV stations etc., about this, but have no
real answer.

OSKAR
RECHARGEABLE BROOM-MATIC
SWEEP & VAC!
CORDLESS RECHARGEABLE VACUUM BROOM

Ik weet niet meer hoe of ik de kanalen moet instellen bij deze VCR, de
originele REMCO RC304 is aanwezig maar het lukt me niet. Ch1, 2,3,4,5,6,7
zijn leeg de rest is OK.
Wat is de truuk ?

Cold Heat Soldering Iron
$19.99 plus s&H
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I'm trying to help a friend repair an old 80's "Fun Chicken" vending
machine. If you are curious what this looks like, check out the
following pic:
http://randy.hobby-site.com/~rnewman/images/funchicken.jpg

I have an older solid state scanning marine VHF radio I'm trying to get
going again, after years of non-use.
The mike is missing.  These radios all used a simple PTT mike---a common
ground, 12+ to one side of the PTT switch, and the audio from one side of

Recently purchased a monitor from eBay.  It's a Dell 19" Monitor model
P991 - Sony Trinitron.  The monitor was dropped by the courier, and did some
damage to the power button.  I've opened the monitor to have a look and.
Exterior button and spring are fine.  It's the internal ...

My Frigidaire electric stove model FWS648W-1 is displaying error codes
007 and 009. Does someone here know what the codes mean? I can use the
elements on the stove top, but the oven is non-operational. Sometime,
the error code would clear, and I could hear the relay click and feel

What I want to do is use my JVC GRD72 as a DV recorder for a ski cam. I want
the recorder to be safely zipped up inside a backpack. Video feed will come
in from an externial bullet cam.
Here is my problem. I can't figure out a way to remotely add a power and

I am aware this may not be the most correct group for this question, but
there are often some here who may know the answer.
I would like to transmit an FM signal at, say, the 88 end of the dial at a
power just strong enough to get around an acre or three out here in the

Does anyone have an instruction manual for the Matsui 28N03A TV, or can
they help me with this?
I only have the quickstart guide for this TV, which only shows how ot
autotune all the channels.

When turning on it turns green, when i use my sky guide it turns back
to normal, this has been happening for quiet  a while and now it
starting to go blank and flipping back to picture then blank! ,after a
small period of time.

I have a HP201C oscillator, which mostly works.  But, on the one freq range that
I need (x1), the output dies after a short period.  This sometimes takes just
seconds, sometimes a few minutes.  Other freq ranges are OK.  A couple of
questions:

Standard story, bad vertical flyback capacitor shorted vertical IC
and burnt supply resistor R542.  Probably not critical, but given
the opportunity I will replace it with the exact value.  Does
anyone have the value handy?