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    Rest in Peace, Kris

    Yep, Kris used to get pretty bent-out-of-shape when he gave somebody advice to their questions and they didn't respond to his posts. Good to see he's still getting his responses.
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    Camcorder reset/repair?

    Your model is apparently popular. I found plenty of places on Google that offer repair services if you're up for that. Also places the have operating and service manuals. Utube videos. Operating Manual at places like: manualslib.com/manual/216414/Sony.Dcr. Sx45.html?page=48#manual You might...
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    Camcorder reset/repair?

    My thought is to Google your model Sony and if there's nothing listed on the manufacturer troubleshooting chart, to see if anyone else posted a remedy for your problem. I suppose Sony doesn't have support for this product now, but it wouldn't hurt to send them an email and ask if they have a...
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    Stereo CD reader issue (Kenwood KDC-252u)

    ...and check the movement of the laser reading arm. Got dust or debris preventing smooth movement?
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    weird Hitachi amplifier problem

    ramussons has a point. My basic input is to do the obvious checks first before getting into the weeds of the circuitry: 1) Did you swap speakers to ensure the speaker or the connections to the speaker are good. 2) Did you check the volume potentiometer for problems. (and it's connections) I...
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    Eico 324 inductors

    Holy cripes. Variable Inductors that need to be tweaked for calibration. If the manufacturer doesn't list the values, (and I found the need to know), I would probably pull each one and put it on a Sencore Z-Meter to find the values. Somebody here might have another idea, but that's mine.
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    wet feeling when using electric coat, how to remedy?

    Last post on this was a month ago, but I've got some input on this: Have used electric blankets at night in the past and found the blanket material atop the electric blanket matters. My experience is (I'm not expert on what materials are better than others for this), the outer covering, like...
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    OptoMOS Relay

    What was your original type? (compared to your Opto MOSRelay?) It would be better for us to know the two different part numbers, and/or application. The primary consideration I look at when I'm comparing components, is their semiconductor-material compatibility. Is your circuit MOS compatible?
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    wiper motor questions

    Try Googling the wiring diagram for a Ford Focus 2004, check the wiring of the motor on the schematic.
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    Graphic equalizer

    Sheez, sounds like your equipment is/was as old as mine. It was a mistake to trash that Pioneer instead of fixing it. The Sony stuff is made in China now, … not worth the money. Anyway, my Pioneer has RCA jacks on the back to integrate my graphic equalizer and a reverberation amplifier I like...
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    Need help to repair dead monitor power supply

    Is that a shadow, on 2nd picture (back side of board lower left corner, larger three-terminal device), or is that component burned?
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    LGA / MEMS / magnetic sensors - why do I see them fail so much ?

    I don't know the manufacturer of your chips, but my experience is that the original manufacturer usually has their test procedure data available. Sometimes you have to dig through their website for the technical specs, and if you can't find them on-line, use their 'contact us' email option to...
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    Anybody else watching the USA election results?

    I don't much care for Trump, but I think he's done OK for the US for the past 4 years. Most people I know are now in my boat concerning elections here. We're not voting FOR somebody, we're voting AGAINST the other guy. So this election isn't boiling down to who most of us support, it's mostly...
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    Anybody else watching the USA election results?

    It was September 29, 1959, when Nikita Khrushchev delivered his prediction for America at the United Nations. At that time, just the word "communism" was feared throughout our nation. Remember this. Socialism leads to Communism How do you create a Socialist State? There are eight levels of...
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    CD songs distorted badly first two or three songs.

    They DO sell discs with brushes on them to clean the laser lens, but your symptom makes me wonder if maybe there's a problem with the motor taking a while to get up to speed?
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    LGA / MEMS / magnetic sensors - why do I see them fail so much ?

    It's your project, but a solder reflow at 260 C is not as thermally stressful on a component as 125 degrees C for 9 hours. You said you've tried 3 different sensors from 3 different manufacturers, and you're using JEDEC specs. How reliable are your vendors? I believe you're using a standard...
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    LGA / MEMS / magnetic sensors - why do I see them fail so much ?

    Apparently you're following some procedure in baking these sensors for 9 hours at 257 degrees F for 9 hours. I'm not familiar with what you're doing, but I'd be worried about warping the plastic packages, causing internal mechanical failure. I assume I'm off base on this, but I'd go with Harald...
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    Help identifying a diode

    Take a magnifying glass and see if you can read any characters that might be inked onto the diode.
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    HELP - Sound Bar Won't Power Back On

    It would probably help if you gave us the Model Number of your unit.
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    Dewalt DC012 radio - No sound

    You'll probably get more help from Bluejets and 73s de Edd, I'm just jumping in here to mention the 78M08 is a +8V voltage regulator, and you can check for the voltage on that component while waiting for additional help.
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