Electronics Forum / Repair / April 2008

SEE THE LAST PARAGRAPH - BAD NEWS
Stating that its results had been "clouded" by adversity in the
television market, Royal Philips Electronics this morning announced
that its core profit for the first quarter fell 28% on sales that

What are some simple and reliable methods of checking the laser in a DVD player?
By definition the laser would include the layer that also plays audio cd's as
well, but I am really interested in the video layer. I have DMM's and such, even
a laser power meter but that is on the ...

From a wah-wah pedal only 2 years old so I don't see the point of replacing
with more of the same, as these symptoms are very common.
Poor bypass function and now total failure to switch between on and off
Both 1.8mm x (11 down to 10mm swaged )stainless steel rivets ground off to

Howdy, I am new here and am wondering if anyone has a print or can help
me with this repair. Amp came to me with blown output chips. I cross
referenced the obsolete transistors and replaced all 4 outputs. I now
can power up and have a nice clean signal on the left channel. The ...

A client has an RCA D52W19B with the ITC222 chassis.
Previous repairs have involved patching a cold solder joint on CL031,
which had endured horrendous amounts of arcing since CL031 is a high
voltage capacitor (.0087 microfarads at 1600 VDC).  Capacitor was not

I got a monitor here i wonder if anybody has worked with. Its a very high resolution 22.5
inch. I need another power supply I think. Can't find any documentation, Sony bought the
company out and closed it down, cause the technology was too advanced. So I
have a 200 dpi $10,000 ...

Hello --
A friend gave me this set, which was originally marketed outside the
USA.
Can anyone tell me where to learn the name/part number for an adapter

I got a Samsung PCN5425R.  It turns on then beeps a few times.. turns
off.. does this cycle over and over..  I've noticed the heater
elements on all three monitors are on.  I suspect flyback.. no
output.   gonna check it on a HV probe meter tommarow... Does anyone

I have a component I am trying to identify.  It consists of a glass
tube about 3/4" long and 1/8" diameter.  Inside this tube are 2 blades
that look like the might contact each other where they overlap
slightly.  There is a wire coming in from either end into the glass

What does PAR abbreviate from ?
In carpentry it means Plane All Round but what does it mean in this context
Parabolic Aluminum Reflector does not fit with the front positioned arrays
of high brightness LEDs.

I've got this digibox which does not respond to the Sky remote but if
this remote is tested on another digibox then it works fine.  But if i
press the front buttons on the DRX300 digibox then it seems to work
but with the remote nothing happens.  Any help appreciated.

I have co-ax cable run through my whole house, so I can watch in
almost any room what is playing on the VCR in my bedroom.  It works
great.  Can I now do the same thing with either RCA or S-video cables?
Running the cables and adding the connectors at one end after the

This is a straightforward question. I don't want it to become a megillah or
a tsimmes.
My 20-year-old Fluke 87 has one or two segments and several enunciators that
have dimmed. I assume this is due to a weakening connection between the LCD

I've got the main cable-tv cable leading from outside the apartment
into an opening in my storage room.  That cable is attached to a
splitter so I can join the four cables which run to the four jacks
throughout my apartment.

Many years ago, I read in a book or magazine, the little short guy had
something to do with inventing or improving something to do with
refrigeration.What was it?
cuhulin