Electronics Forum / Repair / April 2007

Hi;
I'm in the processs of replacing electro. caps in an old Roberts
Reel to Reel deck.
There are some questionable electro. caps that I'm trying to replace.

All,
One of the 3 contact slider switches on an HP 8505A is broken. Does
anyone know of a 'junk yard' or recyclers for old parts?
Thanks - Dan

I have a IBM laptop that will not unlock with the correct code.Was
sent to dealer wanted to replace bios is this correct.

I need a unit that can detect a downward change in temperature which
can be adjustable in the area of 31 degrees F. The trip point must be
accurate to one degree or better. The sensing element needs to be a
probe which can be remoted from the control unit by means of a cable.

I have a Rascal 235 mobility scooter that I bought used.  It's top speed
was reduced for the previous owner as he only had one usable arm.
Does anyone know if this setting is user adjustable?
Regards

Hey, my 2 year old decided to give scooby doo a drink of milk..........
Now it seems some of it got in between the screens.
Its a 2006 Toshiba. 4 months old, warrenty of course doesnt cover it.
The TV place that came to look at it said ' oh no its all the way

I'm looking to purchase some 6.3V 2200uf capacitors for PC motherboard
repairs. I can't find them at any local electronic stores in the
Houston, TX area, so I'm getting ready to order them online (and some
10V caps, too).

I have wireless speakers (RCA Model RC-070 with Power Line
Transmitter) that ONLY work when the POWER CORD FOR THE SPEAKERS is
plugged into the SAME electrical outlet as the POWER CORD FOR THE
TRANSMITTER.

JESUS in the QURAN
The Islamic view of Jesus lies between two extremes. The Jews , who
rejected Jesus as a Prophet of God, called him an impostor. The
Christians, on the other hand, considered him to be the son of God and

Having a Panasonic television CT-27... with a color problem. There is a kind
of big circle on the screen and the color is not right around thiscircle.
King of purple and yellow.
It looks like a perfect circle so I'm assuming something in the tube itself

This is a 6  yo laptop that was working fine.  I replaced the
glidepad/button panel and now it won't turn on. Very strange because
replacement of the glidepad/button panel entailed removing and then
reinserting the thin mylar circuit strip into the new panel.  I have

Does anyone have the manual for a Tektronix T202 handheld 5MHz
Oscilloscope?
Thanks,
Michael

I need to know which website can find replacements for IC?
I need to know the replacement of K2545.
Thanks

I keep having this problem even after i cleaned the heads. The
cassette will not play or even rewind. I put a cassette in and it
starts for a couple seconds and then stops. Even if i try to FF or RW
it will not move. When i eject the cassette some of the tape has been

Unfortunately I bought a sony camcorder a yr ago. I was OK eventhough
its pictures were not good. But shockingly,two weeks ago its display
LCD panel stopped working from changing colours to blocked out. No I
have to look into the view finder to see the image. Worse than before