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by dacflyer
Tue Jun 17, 2003 9:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Blown power inverter
Replies: 2
Views: 1709

Re: Blown power inverter

most likely besides the obvious blown fuse and reverse polarity dioad,,if it had one... you most likely fried the mosfets... trace them out good luck,,,
by dacflyer
Sun Jun 15, 2003 10:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Questions about vacuum cleaners
Replies: 13
Views: 5623

Re: Questions about vacuum cleaners

i think all vac companys put too small of a GA cord on vacs anyways,,, they always get warm,,,kinda scarry to me,,, mine gets hot as hell just using it for a blower... not to pump anything,, just blow off dust...moter makes a lot of heat...makes a good space heater..lol and cord gets quite warm also...
by dacflyer
Sun Jun 15, 2003 10:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Blown Strobe Power Supply
Replies: 3
Views: 1765

Re: Blown Strobe Power Supply

if anyone needs strobe supplies repaired,,i am the one... i repair all kinds.. heavy duty ones from radio towers to airport runway strobes...also repair the slammer types on aircraft and party / emergency strobes..i have a source for almost any tube too...just giving me 2 cents worth.... :)
by dacflyer
Sun Jun 15, 2003 9:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SUGGESTION!!! LARRY READ THIS!!!!!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 4271

Re: SUGGESTION!!! LARRY READ THIS!!!!!!!

if you do,, make a seperate collum for it...
i'd like to learn how to program stamps and some small e-proms.... been looking for a book...
stamps for dummies...lol
i have no clue about them,,,
by dacflyer
Mon Jun 09, 2003 10:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: VW fuel guage help
Replies: 11
Views: 4720

Re: VW fuel guage help

talk about them regulators..lol i had a 78 dodge van and the regulator failed making all the guages read backwards... oil got lower as pressure went up / full tank of gas read empty / water was in the red when cold,,etc... blew my mind at 1st.. the regulator was 7.00 to replace...had 3 contacts i be...
by dacflyer
Tue Jun 03, 2003 8:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Almost a Beam ORGY!
Replies: 4
Views: 2447

Re: Almost a Beam ORGY!

SOLAR LIGHTS FOR A DOLLAR ! ! !
if i saw that deal i whould have bought all i could have grabbed !...<p>wish i had a few of them,,, * sigh *
by dacflyer
Sun May 18, 2003 7:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: tv repair question
Replies: 3
Views: 2938

Re: tv repair question

hey ed...nice to see you again...still waiting for the rest of them high voltage caps. :)
also...i replaced all the caps i could fine..found out the vert chip was actually flakey.even tho it was new... i replaced it a 2nd time and all is fine now...thank friend !
by dacflyer
Fri May 02, 2003 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: tv repair question
Replies: 3
Views: 2938

Re: tv repair question

heres some more... is it possible that the vertical amp could be causing the foldover?
i have replaced every cap in the area of this ic...what gives,, never had a tv kick my butt like this before,,,<p>also, is there a tv repair forum thats free? or are they all pay sites?
by dacflyer
Fri May 02, 2003 9:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: tv repair question
Replies: 3
Views: 2938

tv repair question

i got a panasonic tv here kicking my butt,, its something simple but i cannot find the bad cap...<p>tv is a model ct-27sir or s1r?<p>anway... i got severe foldover at top of screen.. replaced a few suspect caps,, still no good... anyone know which one it is? usually older set had a low Uf and a high...
by dacflyer
Sun Apr 27, 2003 11:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK , so i have nothing better to do !
Replies: 13
Views: 6000

Re: OK , so i have nothing better to do !

coil guns can be fun... just becareful...its all fun untill someone looses a eye..lol !
by dacflyer
Sun Apr 27, 2003 11:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK , so i have nothing better to do !
Replies: 13
Views: 6000

Re: OK , so i have nothing better to do !

i do not know... it goes so fast you cannot get a bead on it,,lol... and its very random too,,you cannot see a 123 order...they zip left to right so fast its almost impossible... but it still looks cool... i have red / yellow / green / blue
leds,, its awsome... :)
by dacflyer
Sun Apr 13, 2003 9:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: need help...
Replies: 8
Views: 3560

Re: need help...

hey ed,,the motors are small cd spindle motors and only have a 1" mirror glued to them,,and they are in the low low microamps..they typically ran off of 12volts,, it seems once before i seen a speed adjust on a tape player motor once...and it had a small 2 transistor / 1 pot set up...but i cann...
by dacflyer
Thu Apr 10, 2003 5:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: binary clock
Replies: 5
Views: 2774

Re: binary clock

thanks for the link ed...lots of neet stuff there
the binary clock looks simple enough..whould be great if i could find a foil pattern or a premade circuit board,,,just add my own parts,,found a kit,, but they want over 50,00 for it.. BAH !
by dacflyer
Wed Apr 09, 2003 6:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK , so i have nothing better to do !
Replies: 13
Views: 6000

Re: OK , so i have nothing better to do !

no vice... i have worked on a few electromechanical car clocks.. like the ones in VW's etc... the contact points whould wear out...which kicked a mechanical wind up...after a min or so it whould wind down,, then repeat... well the points were non-fixable... so i have adapted a 555 to energise the wi...
by dacflyer
Wed Apr 09, 2003 5:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: need help...
Replies: 8
Views: 3560

Re: need help...

edd, i am in awww about your knowledge !....
but i am a mere novice... is it possible to provide a diagram? i'd be most greatful... thanks buddy ! , oh great guru !