All posts by Jestine Yong

• Reducing The Chances of Having Dry Joints Again In Circuit Board

  Sometimes after applying fresh solder on a dry joint in a circuit board, the joint could break again most probably due to the type of solder we are using and few more factors like high temperature environment...

  • Posted March 6, 2014
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  A surround amplifier with no sound output repaired. Model Vtrek AV-3100

                  I got a call from the principle of the Lutheran school in my area to go and check the amplifierin their school theater. When I got there, and powered...

  • Posted March 5, 2014
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  ViewSonic LCD Monitor Repaired- Model:VX2245wm

                This LCD Monitor complaint was black screen, but the LED light was turning on.  I opened it up and found six bad capacitors. I tested the other capacitors with ESR...

  • Posted March 3, 2014
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  Completed Another Basic Electronics Repair Course

  Just completed another Basic Electronics Repair course today. Here are the photos taken during  the 3 days repair course:   Likes(6)Dislikes(0)

  • Posted February 26, 2014
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  Blue Screen Of Death In PC Problem Solved

            A co-worker came to me because he could not reinstall the Operating System (OS) in his ASUS P5LD2-VM because it was appearing a “Blue Screen of Death” constantly during the reinstallation.  ...

  • Posted February 23, 2014
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  A shorted DVD player brought back to life. Model: Kakasumi IT-Divx100B

                I have repaired this DVD player before but this time when it arrived in my shop, it showed a different problem. It was completely dead. Only a few screws off...

  • Posted February 22, 2014
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  Video: SMD soldering on hot sand in a frying pan

                Thanks to Dennis B for recommending this video about “SMD soldering on hot sand in a frying pan”. Likes(10)Dislikes(3)

  • Posted February 22, 2014
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  Completed Another Advanced Electronics Repair Course

                Just completed today a 5 days Advanced Electronics Repair Course for two participants from the Jefri Bolkiah College Of Engineering Brunei. They were teachers teaching the electrical system subject. It...

  • Posted February 21, 2014
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