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    Clumsy me! Broken USB headset

    I accidentally pulled the cable connected to the stereo headset and microphone from the PCB that has the Volume and Mute function (in which the USB A cable is attached) The headset cable has a green, a red, a red/green, a blue, and a bare copper wire (which I am assuming is ground) The PCB...
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    How do I determine if an RF signal is transmitting? Re: Weather station

    I dug out a couple of my older weather stations this past week and installed batteries in the base units and remote sensors. None of the base stations show connection with the sensors. As the highest frequency my o-scope can read is 125 MHz, and the sensors xmit in the the 400 and 900 MHz...
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    "Similar Threads"

    Suggestion: When I reach the bottom of a thread in a forum, there is a section called "Similar Threads" with links to (get this!) similar threads. Could those be arranged to list the newest first? Currently, (maybe it is a setting I don't know about) it lists the oldest threads first. I think...
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    Generac Niagara 400 (watt) standby generator

    Last summer I bought a (very) used 400 watt gasoline powered generator for $50. The salesman (an auctioneer) said the former owner took "pretty good care of his stuff". When I got it home and began to check it out, apparently the former owner had not changed the motor oil when needed. (It was...
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    Another old guy joined

    Greetings, I joined yesterday. About a week ago I did a web search for information on repairing home weather stations. This site came up, I was surprised, I don't recall seeing it before. The information was useful. Anyway, it seems like a place where I'll fit in. (unless you have a problem...
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