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    Small print

    Get yourself one of those eye loupes. I have a 4x magnification for the small print, and use a 10x magnification loupe to actually physically inspect any small parts or solder joints that I suspect are damaged. With today's circuits, you really need some type of easy magnification.
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    Question about air ionizers

    Seems like a lot of work for something you can buy off the shelf for about $30.
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    Got any ideas for using an old fridge?

    I'd scrap it for metal recycling as recommended by Fuzz1LOG1C. We in the Colonies hear of kids accidentally locking themselves in, and most places require us to remove the doors of unused ones. Because it's summer, you might consider tipping it on its back down on the beach, filling it with...
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    Voltage drop on newly installed 120 receptacle

    Not sure, like others here, what the issue might be. My first thought however, is what is the current rating of the GFI you installed? I believe the normal rating for common GFI's used in the house is 15A. I would suspect if you've got a GFI rated for 15A, with fuses rated at 30A. There might be...
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    SONY Treble button issue

    Glad is was a simple fix for you.
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    Heating temperature

    Contact the manufacturer and ask them, they probably know.
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    Magneto kill terminal...

    I never researched it, I just know my experience as a kid mowing lawns. Some mowers wouldn't shut down because of switching problems and I just used a (insulated handle) needle nose pliers to short the spark plug wire to the engine housing to kill it. I would imagine that the voltage present...
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    SONY Treble button issue

    Computer stores and electronic parts stores sell spray-can contact cleaner. I'd give that a shot. Hope you get lucky and it's only a switch problem, and not an actual circuit fault.
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    SONY Treble button issue

    There's not much to add to 73's de Edd's post. But I'll add my two-cents worth. My experience is it's almost always the switches themselves. I live in the desert and use an evaporative cooler. When I flip that sucker on, my TV, stereo, and other assorted entertainment devices intermittently go...
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    Capacitor

    Can you tell us your application?
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    Programmable Smilies

    Schools in my area first dropped teaching cursive handwriting years ago. This year they stopped teaching penmanship of any kind completely. EVERYTHING is done on a computer tablet in those schools. No writing or paper used. Can you imagine what's going to happen to society if a solar flare or...
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    Soldering audio cables together

    I don't know how to find it on this site, but I recall at least half a dozen of this exact question from past posts. Some of the options were pretty informative. It aggravates me a little sometimes when I see the same question answered in previous posts, and I don't know how to direct somebody...
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    Failure due to condensation

    Yeah. I suppose cost is the factor here. Humidity items I buy come in the silver, vacuum-sealed bags (these type are specifically for humidity protection, not the typical black-silver ESD bags). The bags physically look like aluminum foil. I guess I'd ask if you want each device individually...
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    How do I figure out what is jamming the RF signal in my garage

    I'm still trying to decipher the issue as described(?) I'm reading a problem with the remote, then there are multiple remotes, then there's apparently a 'main unit'. Maybe I'm just dense and missing something, but can you offer a little more clarity about exactly what's wrong?
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    You know you're a valued customer when...

    Ooooo. The secret access code to something I thought was lost forever. Thanks Chemelec.
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    SMD 0805 capacitors

    Yeah kellys_eye (still off-topic). That was exactly my problem. The pads for the SMC device were larger and the smaller 'replacement' made me solder-bridge more than I liked. The manufacturer (it was a big one, I can't remember the name, but saved the email from them somewhere), said the...
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    SMD 0805 capacitors

    This is off subject, but I made the comment a couple years ago and think it might be a good time to repeat it. I was buying SMD's for repair of a specific circuit regularly for years. Then I suddenly got a batch of the same exact part number in a smaller SMD size. I contacted the mfgr, and...
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    You know you're a valued customer when...

    Same here Hop. Manufacturers used to contact me when they came out with a new device, asking me if I'd accept free samples from them. Business has sure changed. *steve* You need to realize that the vendor needs to make his own empty drawer space for all the new devices coming out. The only...
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    Old School House Wiring

    Since you don't know, I'd wear a dust mask when replacing that old wiring. It's probably the old cotton cloth, but who knows? Asbestos was not illegal in the good old days.
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    Are these solder pads okay?

    The diode pads look ok to me.
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