altbell

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Industrial Electrician (retired)

Computer build, repair, rebuild 30 years

Auto Mechanic no longer doing repairs Ticket in 1997

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Answer to: How do I take out agitator? There is a shirts stuck underneath 08/21/2018
Here is a video for Kenmore or Whirlpool. They are replacing the drive block but it shows taking the agitator off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4O3n3r9... It should be close enough to your machine to give you the idea. Good luck. Alton
Answer to: How do I replace the keyboard on my asus q504uak laptop? 08/21/2018
To give you a heads up as no one answered you yet. The keyboard is not screwed in but plastic welded in at many spots. The original manufactured wrist pad cover the keyboard keys stick thru had plastic spikes then the keyboard was laid over them and hot pressed to form plastic heads and hold the keyboard in. Some of the Asus once the back is off presents with the motherboard and some have the motherboard on the back cover. You need to cut off all the plastic buttons to release the old keyboard, it looks like a metal sheet with lots of holes in it. The new keyboard is placed over the cut off spikes so to align the new unit in the holes in the wrist pad or top cover. Two ways to stable the new keypad. One is to use tape on the right and left side to hold it in and just put the whole top back in the bottom and re do the screws. Others do the tape to hold the keyboard in and the spikes up as far as possible and drop on epoxy in a dab on several of the spikes. I have even used a soldering iron to touch the spikes ...
Answer to: black and decker cordless 2 in 1 stick vac turns itself off. 08/11/2018
HI: We have the same hand vacuum and it is a great unit. When the battery has run down it will stop and should be recharged. If you have totally done a good clean and nothing is in the rear vent, the filter is clean then it should run fine. However should it be a plugged filter and can not suck in it may overload the motor, drop the voltage and auto turn off. It has a setting to save the battery from trying to run when the battery is discharged so it will not ruin the battery. Ok with all this said the other reason would be a faulty battery, will not charge enough to run before it senses a lo battery. If your device is with in the warranty period they will replace the battery. There is no replacement battery part. The battery is actually several cells to add up to the voltage needed and a smart person could actually purchase batteries and solder them in for a repair. Good luck Alton
Answer to: No water out dispenser tried everything 08/08/2018
Tom: I could be grasping here but if this all worked before you removed the door then you probably have a loose connection or something not connected under the hinge where the wiring and water line comes into the fridge. The water valve is activated thru a micro switch levered with the dispenser paddle in the door. If no connection the valve would not get power. So we either do not have enough information on your troubleshooting so far or how did you come to the conclusion to just replace the water valve. I am going to ask though do you have water coming into the fridge for sure. It is a separate water valve for the ice maker by the way, dispensing water is one valve and filling the ice maker another. Also your exact model number is important in going any further. Post more of what you have done to troubleshoot and more help can be obtained. Alton
Answer to: ASUS T300chi battery replacement 01/21/2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU6ZUKq6... u tube video on tear down, replace the battery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2PKbw1t... u tube video, replace the broken screen and digitizer. Good luck.
Answer to: Powering up but not loading :/ 07/07/2018
I have had this happen after an update on a client ACER laptop. When you see the acer logo you should see in the bottom right corner a icon button circle with a vertical line ( power shut down icon) press the shift key as you press this icon button and reboot the laptop. It will boot into the repair console where you can choose topics, browse the options to find the start up repair option and choose this, usually it will come back to welcome screen and be fine, some times you have to go thru this again and choose another repair option and in the last case rebuild back to factory as a last resort you will loose your data. If none of the repair tools work it is essential to hook the hard drive to another computer and retrieve your data (pictures, documents, etc) as the hard drive is essentially the same as the larger SATA drives it can be attached to a desktop computer power and serial plug then let it hang not touching anything to short out, even put in a zip lock bag for this purpose. Access the drive and fin...
Answer to: clone full Surface pro 4 disk and restore to a replacement 06/06/2018
Having a broken screen on a surface pro means you can remove the broken screen and not worry about breaking it. SO the old screen is glued on to the base, once the glue is hot enough the old screen can be removed. or if you like just pick it off as you have a new replacement surface so you say. What we are getting at is to remove the SSD drive of the old unknit and purchase a mini SSD to USB device, then plug it in the new surface pro or another computer and remove your data. If you do some research you will find the adapter mostly empty for building a fast thumb drive and with usb output for the plug on your surface. I have used a hair dryer and a gloved hand then a guitar pick or similar device to push in and gain access to lift the old screen. They have special heat guns and suction cup to pull on the glass but a little work and the glove so you do not burn your hand. I also have incorporated tooth picks to keep the glass away from the glue as you pull the glass up so it does not contact glue back down. Go...
Answer to: Monitors doesn't receives signal. 06/06/2018
HI: My guess is the computer is not running actually even with the fans running. I would first unplug the power and hang on to the metal to relieve static many times as you do the following. You probably need a new cmos battery or check your battery has 3.3 v dc or what is written on the battery. Then pull the ram and reseat it, blow out the contact area, then remove the CPU cooler and re-seat the processor, we do not know what processor it is but the old ones have a lever to release the processor lift this and sort of carefully jiggle the processor, if a different processor the same idea if you can pick it out a bit with fingernails and let it back ( we are thinking in the move things were shook up some like a heavy bump) take your time and be cautious lock the processor back. the grease pad should be ok, I usually dab at it with a finger then when putting the cooling fan back sort of squiggle it on top of the processor, if the computer runs then think about going to get some new grease (it does not need muc...
Answer to: noise in lef front hub 01/19/2018
Michelle, I can give you a simple method of finding your trouble if you have the guts to take your wheel off. You need a jack, probably the one that came with the truck is fine to start with. Find a level spot to park and get a couple of blocks to put under your back wheels so the truck will not roll either back or forward. One block at the back of the rear tire up tight and one at the front of the tire nice and tight. Use the truck jack to lift the front wheel where the manual shows . When it is in place start to jack up but leave the weight on the tire. Loosen the wheel lugs and continue lifting up the wheel off the ground. You are going to do some checks with the wheel on but the lugs loose but tight enough for the wheel to not flop around. If you do work on the truck it is good to block up the truck at the jack so it is not going to fall off the jack and hurt you. Ok now the tire is off the ground get in front of the tire with both hands on the tire like you were using it as a steering wheel and rotate th...
Answer to: It's not the battery, or starter or relay wth is the problem? 10/31/2017
HI: We then assume the starter relay is ok. We assume the starter is installed properly with the wiring per original. Your ignition has two options, with anti theft or not. The anti theft will open the circuit after the start switch in the BLUE/white wire that is live when you turn the key. The BLUE/white goes under the dash to the relay /fuse box and leaves on a WHITE/red wire. It changes color in a harness plug and now it Black/white. The next point to check is the neutral safety switch under the floor mat at the shifter. The starter relay is allowed to start if the shifter is in the neutral position. (this could be your trouble). The start power arrives at the starter solenoid with the BLACK/white. It starts the solenoid to move and the engaging of the starter holds in the solenoid until the Bendix kicks back and releases the solenoid, your turning of the key should be released to spring back to run. Follow the voltage along this path and you should have your trouble found. Let us know what you found or re...

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