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Searching for service manual for lg 42pc7rv plasma TVAm looking for service manual for lg 42pc7rv plasma TV. Can anyone guide m to right direction please. Cheers Vahid
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battery replacement instructions / guideI need to replace the battery on my ipod touch 4th generation.I understand that the battery is available from Ifixit. Do I ge...
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Repairing energy saving LampsHi All, With over use of energy saving light bulbs,we are left with thousands of non functioning bulbs around us.I have heard...
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User manual/Service manual for KX-FL612 Panasonic fax machine?Can anyone please help me in finding the manual for panasonic KX-fl612 fax machine.
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HP 5550 inkjet printer usb port not recognizedHP 5550 inkjet printer usb port not recognized.Can anyone suggest a repair manual for this model please?
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Service manual required brother dcp-115Can anyone provide a link to service manual for Brother printer model dcp-115.I am particularly interested in error codes.
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disassembly instructions for Presario v3000Anyone with diassembling guide for presario V3000 please.
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unofficial firmwae required pleasecan anynoe point me to right direction on finding unofficial firmware for a 500G Seagate FreeAgent PRO external HDD.
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Seagate FreeAgent PRO external HDD disassembly guide requiredHi All, Can anyone offer disassembly guide for this device please.
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Answer to: Repairing energy saving Lamps2-There is a capacitor connected to the filament, in many cases the capacitor was short CCT this was the only fault. Replace the capacitor removed fault Voila, CFL is back to life. 3-CFLs with blown fuse, It was mainly caused by a fault in DC bridge cct., I simply replaced all the rectifying diodes (I have tons of them in my lab) and voila, rebirth of another CFL. 4-Another common fault in the CFLs was Short 400V capacitor that I assume had caused damaged to the transistors and resistors connected to them. There was no sign of resistor color codes as they were to dark ( I assume caused by overheat) but I had plenty of similar CFLs in hand and I checked the one with good resistors, Their value of the first resistor was around 2 ohms and the other around 20 ohms. I also had to change the transistors as well. Another CFL brought back to life. 5-Diac and its 500Kohm resistor at fault .In a few cases, I found the 500Kohm resistor to be open cct. ,And in some cases changing the diac itself resolved the fault. Updat...
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Answer to: iPod not turning on,and wont "restore" on itunes how to fix?Try this: 1-press home and power button at the same time for about 10 sec. 2-keep the power button pressed and and release the home button. 3-release the home button after you see the apple icon on display. 4-Write back in here the result so we can help more if needed.
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Answer to: MacBook Pro Service Battery IndicatorSimran is right.However do not panic.Your system is not effected as long as you are on AC power.Just keep the power adapter connected .that's all.Change the battery at your first convenient
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