• Refusal to supply schematic diagrams for Tenma 72-8690A bench power supply

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    I recently requested, via the technical help desk, a schematic diagram to assist me in repairing an 'out of warranty' faulty Tenma 72-8690A... This is the reply I received from the Tech Support desk: "We can't provide the schematic and no repair instruction…

  • Repairing a CQ-VX5500 CD/MD Car Stereo

    Introduction I was recently given a car stereo to fix, and it's possibly the most good-looking piece of equipment I've seen in a long while! I figured I would document the repair project a bit, since there's not a lot of information on the Internet…

  • eBay Junk : Xbox One S Repair Part 1

    Werein I buy some junk and get... junk! The XBOX One S is barely better than the original. Just an overclocked version of the same APU with a slightly different GPU I think. This one has a few issues. Turns on and immediately off. Nothing wrong wi...
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  • How to repair the buttons on a Harmony 600/650 remote control .. easy DIY fix!

    This video shows how to replace the keyboard membrane in a Logitech Harmony 600 (I know I said 650 in the video.. that should be pretty much the same). You can buy a membrane/button kit from eBay, or maybe find a defective unit which you can trans...
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  • Tools for opening electronics - looking for recommendation

    Hello, My family keeps me busy with their electronic devices - laptops, PCs and other smaller devices - to repair or upgrade it (if possible). However, more and more of the devices use plastic clips (usually around a frame of a laptop or an LCD) as a…

  • Repair Challenge: XBOX ONE S! (Beep on then beep off)

    CLARIFICATION YES, BEFORE STARTING WORK ON THIS OF COURSE I GOOGLED AND WATCHED SEVERAL VIDEOS (MOSTLY USELESS) AND READ RESOURCES ON COMMON XBOX ONE AND ONE S PROBLEMS. I tried the HDD in a PC, and it does show up as several NTFS partitions with files…

  • General Parts List

    I repair anything from small every day dollar tree (some weird test incoming since this glitch still exist so I may write this twice if it happens) stuff (Iback spaceitmov) ttypica. That jumbled mess at the end up there is due to me mashing the backspace…

  • Trying to identify a specific battery spring contact type

    Hi all, I'm trying to source some specific spring contacts for some board repairs (EOL product). The board uses a 9V / PP3 pressed between these contacts and the housing. Any assistance in finding a source for these or how to describe them to help me…

  • DVD Power Supply Repair TNY263P

    I am fixing the switch mode power supply on a DVD player. The fuse is blown, diodes tested good. I found this damaged IC in the picture below. Am I correct in assuming that it is a TNY263P or are there other things this could be? I can only find TNY264PN…

  • XBox One S, No Power (Missing 3.3V)

    Whats up everyone. I got an xbox one S that got some water damage. I got 12V rail present and 5V present. My 3.3v is missing. The main 3.3V that gets generated from the 12V is gone. I got 12V to the input of the the chip near the large coil, but only…