Electronics Forum / Repair / April 2007

I'm sorting through cables, and see at least 30 different connector
types, only probably half of which I can positively identify.
I wonder if somewhere on line there's a site that PICTURES (PINS,
ETC.) AND IDENTIFIES a large number of computer AND stereo AND A/V,

I am interested in a wireless video camera for a rc boat project.
I have a 1.2 Ghz transmitter and receiver.
Unlike an radio control model airplane, there is plenty of room and
wieght capabilities on a model boat for a SLA battery and a

I have a pendant light that is meant to hang from the ceiling and have
cord run down the wall to an outlet.  I want to hardwire it right to th
ceiling.  I am unsure how to do this.  Do I cut off all the way at th
base and get a new set of wires that has a hot, neutral AND ground an

This radio is dual band Heath Kit hand held, Same as the
Standard C528/A
  It appears that the VHF Tx has low audio compared to the
UHF., Using my SM, I noticed that I need to turn up the

I am seeking a drive belt for an old Bell & Howell "Music Model" cassette
recorder that is part of an old Baldwin organ. Inside the battery door there
is a tag that says "Model 130" but the tag also says "DH Baldwin Company" so
that may be a Baldwin model number rather than Bell ...

I have a PEAVY STANDARD 1978 MARK III SERIES 260D I want to sell it
but I need to fix it first.
Problem when I turn on the amp (connected to a peavy 4x 10 ((actaully
2 Suns (8Ω) and 2 orig. peavys speakers)) cabinet) I get a loud WHACK

My TFT screen started at show some kind of vertical stripes, picture
of screen is here: http://madness.tmok.com/~sukovic/samsung/P4220013.JPG
Any possibility to repair this?
Thanks,

My principle TV has worked ok for years, but has gradually developed
vertical overscan, especially at the bottom of the screen. (Weather
scrawls, etc are almost off the screen).  I see no vertical height or
linearity controls brought out to the outside of the case as on older

Does anybody know (a) how to *open* a Bose Wave Radio ;-) and (b) how to
make the adjustment above? The unit was bought in the USA where AM
interstation spacing is 5kHz but here it is 9kHz so the AM band is
basically useless. Bose service is probably not an option here.

http://seo-optimizer.blogspot.com/ - Hours of fun gaming on the net,
try not to game to much at work. :)

This 7-year-old Acer CRT monitor that I've been using started flickering a
little and then something suddenly happened to cause the screen to
permenantly get narrower.  It's not the computer, because I had two
computers connected via KVM switch and it happens with both regardless ...

Patient: Fisher 700T Solid-state US-made Receiver from the mid-60s.
Source: Vintage Radio Swap-meet, Parsipanny, NJ
Cost: $5 at the afterwards-auction
Discovered Problem: Saturated with steel-wool shavings.

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I have a frequency standard Efratom type MRT,
and I am looking for the Service manual .
Help me !
Thanks

Our 12 year old RCA 27" with CTC187 chassis finally gasped it's last this
week. During the time we had it, it was fixed once for the bad tuner solder
problem by an RCA repair shop, fixed twice by me, and when I just didn't
feel like fixing it the 3rd time, I used the tuner in the ...