Electronics Forum / Repair / December 2007

I am getting to close up my walls after a basement remodel.  Before I do, I
was wondering if there was a way to fashion an FM antenna, such as coax or
something like that snaking up the wall, that might give me a bit of FM
reception in the basement.

I have an Avometer Model 8 in excellent condition except for some corrosion
in the battery compartment.
Before I have a go at stripping the compartment out and either cleaning or
replacing the corroded bits, has anyone any tips on doing this ?  Any

(Please forgive me if I say anything dumb in this post...I am a home
enthusiast who is experienced at working on amplifiers, tape decks,
and turntables, but I haven't really worked on tuners at all.....)
As you all may recall, my Technics SA-400 receiver's "FM Stereo"

Hi. I have a Hobart ET27-4 commercial grade 4-slice toaster. It is a
208/240 volt model. The only way I can get it to toast anything in any
of the 4 slots is to push both levers down. I should be able to toast
2 slices at once, im pretty sure. Im thinking it is just wired wrong

Any suggestions for the best way to remove old flux from circuit
boards when desoldering?   The wick soaks up the solder just fine, but
the flux seems to remain behind.

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I never have bought any Energizer batteries before,,, because I don't
like that Energizer Bunny.I always buy Ray O Vac Alkaline Batteries.
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My Sony KDL46S2010 is reaching the end of its 1 year manufacturers
warranty in Jan 2008. I received an extended warranty offer from Circuit
City to extend 1 year for $239, 2 years for $451. This seems a bit high
and I have some reservations about CC following through on a claim. ...

This might not seem important to the more-experienced in this group, but I
thought I'd share it.
About two months ago I pulled out some Lux components I hadn't used in 15
years and put them in my bedroom as a second system.

I have two CCD-V800E camcorders. One of them developed a fault where upon
switch on of the camcorder slider power switch to either player or camera
position the on screen display appears in the viewfinder and then after a
few seconds starts to break up until after a few minutes ...

Someone asked me to look at this very expensive unit , but I declined.
Not seen and model number unknown.
Apparently there is something called OPC that checks the material of the
blank media. About 2 out of 10 attempts to record, it drops out at this OPC

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Let me start out by saying I am not an electronics tech but do understand
basic electronics and schematics and have read the s.e.r. microwave faq and
understand the precautions about working on high voltage equipment and
discharging same.

When I plug in the TV I get a solid red light followed by one blink,
then two quick blinks, then a steady series of blinks (all red).
I called Sharp and they directed me to a service center. I took the TV
in and was told something about the circuit boards that I didn't quite

I finally bought an MP3 player and the ear buds keep falling out of my
ears.
Went to buy a nother pair, and the first ones were 16 ohms which
seemed high, but the next were 24 and the next were 32!!!!!