Electronics Forum / Repair / April 2006

What 30GB, brand, hard drive can go in the GateWay Solo 3150 LS,
besides Apricorn theirs is so high. thanks in adavance

Hi there, was wondering if anyone could offer any words of advice on
the following problem:
replaced the LOPTX /flyback in this 100hz tv (S53A chassis), set now
powers up but no picture, only a few strips of white light near the

I have a glitch in my Dixon ZTR 542 circuit that keeps it from starting.  
OTOH, I can just disconnect the ignition switch and start the engine and
it runs fine.  I can't seem to find any circuit diagrams or electrical
troubleshooting info, All I have from Dixon is a wiring loom ...

My 6-year-old Technics receiver has recently developed a problem with
switching into protected mode (Overloaded appears on the display) after
being switched on for a few minutes. Now this model ran extremely hot
(couldn't even touch the top of the case) but this was apparently

Environment: Cable TV with Charter Communications using the digital
MOXI Box
Hi group:
I was watching cable TV this evening with my wife when all of a sudden

I had the Message in here a couple of days ago on the microwave oven,
saying that I had replaced the diode and the capacitor and ir still
would not work. Well after listening to your replies and doing some
more checking on my own I decided it was the magnetron. So because it

I'm hoping someone can help me with this
We have a set of BT Freelance XD100 Twin phones
They have been working fine for about 3 years
About a week or so ago people we spoke to on the phone started to complain

Looks like retrace but not really. This set has evenly spaced white
horizontal lines, (spaced about an inch and a half apart) , throughout the
raster. Visible and intense in all modes. Oddly, one of the lines, (third or
fourth from the bottom), vibrates independanlty from the ...

Looking for info on Klein+Hummel Model OY monitor speakers. The units are
around 40 years but the one that's working sound excellent. I need a
schematic for the preamp section in particular. There is a canister type
device I take to be a filter of sorts with 8 leads coming out of ...

What portable camcorder can start recording automatically on movement,
has a Motion sensor?

Im just asking what power soldering iron I should use for this job, is a 20w iron sufficient? What precautions should I take to ensure i dont mess up the new IC circuit (by burning it up) .If this job is just a standard job that needs no other precautions than listed in the FAQ ...

I recently was doing some work on an arcade game and managed to break a
leg completely off of a sound-rom.  It's a pretty obscure animal and
will be difficult to replace.  There is only the tiniest hint of a
metal dot on the side of the chip where the pin was attached.  I tried

PC3000 PCI v2.01
- Electronic HDD 512
- PC3000 PCI Upgrade Card
- CPU

Hi, I'm working on a Hitachi 27AX2BC 27" television. I have the full
schematic at my disposal, which is nice. But the problem I'm having is
very intermittent. The TV will constantly turn on and go into
protection due to excessive B+. If I continually cycle the power with

Good Morning,
I've loose the power supply of my scanner HP Scanjet 3530C,
I don't know how much veltage and current it requires, so I can't look
for another commercial power supply.