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    COVID-19

    Glad you're recovering *steve*. Sounds like it was a pretty bad experience.
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    COVID-19

    08APR20 US Death Toll from Covid 19 = 14,200. Here in the State of Arizona = 80. The female doctor at President Trump's daily news conference says anybody that dies WITH Covid 19 positive, IS being listed as dying from Covid 19. Apparently anybody here with a serious medical condition...
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    Comedy Thread

    All Mexican imports come from China. Did you at least get the beer with the take-out?
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    Circuit Soldering question

    You usually use tiny wires. What I do, is buy the small forked pins that you insert into the board and solder to the pads underneath. That way I can mount the components on the forked pins, and run the wires underneath the boards from one contact point to another. You don't NEED to do that, you...
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    Progress

    Good work. Good luck on your next project.
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    Parts needed?

    Unless this is an adolescent, I thought (seriously), that Harald Kapp's suggestion to grow a moustache was a good one. Guys with a 'stache seem to regularly stroke it, and nobody pays much attention to that. All the other guys had suggestions here that also make sense. I didn't think much about...
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    Motorola SS1237 Transistor

    If anybody is interested, still haven't found any data on the Motorola SS1237. I DID find an ''SS" Series of transistors in the 1975 D.A.T.A. data book, but they start at SS2000 and go through SS3638, and they were made by a company called 'Solid State Industries, Inc'. I solved my problem by...
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    Motorola SS1237 Transistor

    In my job, I often don't have the luxury of knowing what the board goes to, sometimes I don't even get a copy of the schematic. I suppose they keep me around specifically because I'm of the era of some of this equipment , and somebody is hoping they'll hit pay-dirt giving it to me. I appreciate...
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    Found problem in Kenwood KR-V95R

    Great! Hope you've got a quick fix ahead.
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    Found problem in Kenwood KR-V95R

    My belated input: Do you remember WHY the amp was on the basement floor for all of those years? Do you remember if it had a fault when you stopped using it? I've got a couple in my garage that I INTEND to get to some day, and the reason I took them out of service is that one of the stereo...
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    Motorola SS1237 Transistor

    I can't find a data sheet on this transistor. That's what's presently in the circuit, and I don't know if it's correct, or if somebody installed what they thought was an equivalent. Does anybody know if this transistor is equivalent to what's called for in the schematic? (Date code on Xsistor...
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    Trying to match an old terminal block

    Looks like your dad salvaged them from someplace. There's a lot of helpful information in the posts above here. When I see one of these barrier strips, I look them over very carefully in trying to identify them. Often, if they are quality strips, the manufacturer will mark them with their...
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    Coronavirus transmission prevention device.

    But ...but .... I still don't know if I should wear a regular plastic bag over my head, or if the non-conductive bag would prevent the contagious transmission through 'non-conduction'. Maybe one of those high voltage bug zapper cages? 'Harsh'? 'Harsh'? People are DYING from this terrible...
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    Coronavirus transmission prevention device.

    Hey *steve*, 'Twilight Zone ' Post maybe?
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    Coronavirus transmission prevention device.

    I've got two plastic bags I'm considering to wear over my head. I'm just not sure if I should the regular plastic, or a non-conductive type?
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    What task does this item perform for society?

    IR Detector? Break the light beam, interrupt the beam?
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    On/Off Speaker POP......but only on one channel

    Sounds like desperate times to me. You have basic troubleshooting skills, apparently. You are convinced the connections to the speakers are ok: actual connections, wiring harness itself, speakers themselves. Only thing I can think of is a capacitor issue. It may not help, but I'd take the...
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    Sciaky model C.R.O.I. what is it?

    Besides take-up room on your workbench? I don't know, never heard of the company before.
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    What is this style of pin called?

    If you find a schematic with parts identification, you just might be able to Google the part number and find somebody with a drawer full of the pins(?).
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    Help with transient protection

    I've seen 3-Pin devices that are basically back-to-back diodes, but there are 2-Pin MOVs (Metal Oxide Varistors) available, you might want to look into them. They're called 'varistors' for short. They're designed to absorb transient voltage spikes, and I use them a lot of initial in-rush...
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