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    CRT tv help please?

    I don't KNOW, but speculate that that the old CRT TV's are analog input, and the HDTV inputs have a variety of additional capabilities with digital inputs. Maybe the HDTV inputs are compatible with the SNES outputs, but the CRT TV's are lacking some of the newer HDTV capabilities. Perhaps...
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    GY512 Diode

    Ooooo, you might find a couple of customers for that in me and Martin. We're apparently sitting on a big pile of pretty glass diodes, with no viable option other than decoration presently.
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    Jukebox Device

    Since I can't access that link from my computer, I suggest you contact the company or person directly and ask them. The 'five trigger inputs' reference is enticing, but vague. The device appears to be geared toward selection of individual tracks using a dial (rotary encoder), not push-buttons...
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    IC Chip question.

    The kit you found at Electronix Express will probably make you happy (if it's well-made). Most of the tools I have from Lindstrom and like manufacturers are very expensive, specially designed to do this work. I bought them when virtually everything was thru-hole. I'm almost embarrassed to say...
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    Jukebox Device

    Can't access your link on the computer I'm using. Hopefully someone here who can, will give you their opinion. The description sounds promising, it'll be a matter of what the author means.
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    Jukebox Device

    Sounds pretty retro. I don't think you're going to see plans for something like that (maybe somebody that retrofits/modifies modern to the old push-buttons). I don't have a schematic for you, maybe somebody will come up with some good ideas here. If I was going to do something like what you...
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    IC Chip question.

    That's what they're designed for, but you get what you pay for. There are cheap, mid-range, and expensive tools. Most of mine are made by OK Industries. The cavet on this is that there are different sized tools for different size components and pin-counts. I have to say before you get into...
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    GY512 Diode

    Thanks for the update Martin. Wish I could find more information on the history behind these markings, they were obviously pretty popular at the time. I've often wondered if the product line of diodes was so small back then, that maybe individual companies just used their own marking system...
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    Jukebox Device

    It would help if we knew more about your plan. Are you planning to run LP's or 45 records, CD's, or something off of an MP3 type player, or something else? The more information you've got the better the suggestions here will be for your project.
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    IC Chip question.

    Yeah. I have a variety of the IC insertion and extraction tools like Bluejets suggested. They're becoming harder to find because most everything is surface mount anymore. But if you do a lot of these, you might want to consider them. If you just run into this once in a while, Tha fios...
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    Challenge of Voltage/Digital standards differences between USA and Asia

    Thanks for the tip Harald (Again, though not a part of watours original post). I really do want to see these movies I bought. They appear to be good movies that I had not heard of before.
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    Challenge of Voltage/Digital standards differences between USA and Asia

    I've been spanked. I thought I was adding additional comments that watours might or might not have been aware of. I did not stick to the main failure he described. The main problem was fuse blowing, and I took it for granted that, that particular issue was being addressed by other posts here. My...
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    Connecting cable to a pcb pin with electrical tape

    It'd help if we had more information about what it is exactly that you're doing. Without that, duct tape will hold longer than electrical tape. That's what my dad says anyway.
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    Getting into hot water

    There you go. The operative word is that you believe the repair guy intended to 'fix' the problem. The repair guy is there to extend the life of the product. 'Fixing' the problem is what you engineers are supposed to do in the design phase. If you want to salvage the board for reuse when the...
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    Challenge of Voltage/Digital standards differences between USA and Asia

    Some people say it doesn't matter, but along with everything else, the US uses 60hz, and the parts of Asia I've been to use 50Hz. All of the above comments are valid, I'm just throwing one more issue at you. I'll also mention, the standards for the use of digital material are zoned differently...
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    What type plug

    I don't recognize it as a standard type of plug. A lot of times, manufacturers will have a custom connectors made for their particular product line. If you know what device the connector plugged into, you might try searching for information on Google with the manufacturer's name included in...
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    Another find at the Habitat for Humanity Restore

    Fine lines, stylish accessory, fashionable presence, ... Oh, and the variac looks nice too.
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    Sony Betamax SL-20 - will almost work, need help

    Google for a schematic on your unit. Maybe the capstan motor, maybe worn/deteriorated rubber wheels, maybe gears not fully engaging. Most Betamax units had an operator manual and a service manual available, and since hardly anybody uses them anymore, there may even be some manuals available on...
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    Another find at the Habitat for Humanity Restore

    Didn't know you were a weight-lifter in your off-hours. Planning to distribute power for your neighborhood?
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    Component Help

    Sounds a lot like the tags on DVD's in a store. You walk out the door with the DVD, past the reader, and it trips the exit door alarm. Yours is just a smaller enclosed area. I'd look into whatever jewelry stores use, to try to protect their wares.
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