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• Don’t be fooled by e-caps

  I believe you have seen lots of bad electrolytic capacitors are due to bulged on top of the cap. The bulged e-caps usually can be found in LCD Monitors,...

  • Posted April 30, 2013
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• Fujitsu FRAM

  I believe you have heard of the function of Ram. The data in the Ram will be lost if the equipment power is turned off. This is different for...

  • Posted April 30, 2013
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• Should I Charge Higher Fees For Replacing Only A Bad Capacitor?

  What is your opinion about the question “Should I Charge Higher Fees For Replacing Only A Bad Capacitor?”. I have an email from a repairer that told me he...

  • Posted April 30, 2013
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• Electronics Repair Questions/Answers and Testimonials- Part 42

  I am working on a Hanns-G LCD (i think it is 32″ monitor) and it is not powering on. I opened the power supply section and started to probe...

  • Posted April 30, 2013
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  Protection Against Moisture Attack For PCBs

  I've got an email recently and here is the email content: "I have a SMPS in service in a product we sell. We have 300 of these in service,...

  • February 2, 2013
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  Video- Unsoldering Hard to Remove Parts

  As usual, videos by Dave Maltz is always building and clear. This time he posted a video about how to unsoldering hard to remove parts. Enjoy the video.  ...

  • January 31, 2013
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• Video Head Tester

  I still could recall about the VCR video head tester that was used in the 80s. One of my electronic suppliers always test the new video head with the...

  • Posted January 30, 2013
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• Tv Diagnostics- Tester For LCD and Plasma TV

  One of my ERG members (Lee Davey) forwarded to me the link to the TV diagnostics website. I found the testers to be interesting.  If you have got these...

  • Posted January 29, 2013
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