I have had several careers in my life, carpenter, millman, glazier, computer geek, programmer and project management. I am A+ certified, Dell trained and certified (level 4). Have fixed systems since 1990, K-pro to macbooks.,
Now I'm retired and keep busy in the shop building everything from mist coolers to human foosball courts. I've worked for G.E. Unisys, Pella, I.B.M to name a few.
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Answer to "What should I set the dial to too keep the refigorator cool"Most refrigerators have settings between 0 and 5, generally start at 3 and adjust from there. Many factors affect temperature how full the fridge is how often is the door open are the two big ones.
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Answer to "Why is my standby light flashing? The screen flickers but goes off.."Check your inputs, a flashing ready means it's waiting for a signat from the antenna or input ports.
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Answer to "Wont connect to wifi"Authentication errors are usually a bad/missing password or user id
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Answer to "Can I retrieve some text messages that I didn't receive?"How do you know that you have a text messages that you didn't recieve? Most common "missing messages" are the sender mis typing the target address, most common is .com instead of .net or .org.
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Answer to "Volume is not working"Low batteries in the remote, dirt / dust obscuring the infrared sensor or reflected / direct sunlight blinding the sensor.
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Answer to "hdmi1/dvi causes tv to blink in and out"Normally it is a loose HDMI cable, check both ends. Mine did this and I discovered my cats had loosened the connection.
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Answer to "almost died does not want to cut"If what you have is a MOWER (as in lawnmower) it sounds like it idles and runs but when you engage a load it dies.... This is usually caused by something caught preventing the blade from turning or if it has powered wheels something wrapped around the axel. NEVER WORK ON A RUNNING MOWER, fingers are a hassle to reattach. (I remove the spark plugs to insure no compression kicks or ignition) Clean your mower thoroughly, look for string or debris blocking the free movement of the blade and or wheels.
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Answer to "Black lines on screen"You don't specify what make or model. On the older crts the gross adjustments are inside the monitor the outside controls are for fine tuning. DANGER! DANGER! To adjust the gross setting it involves removing the back cover and working near the high voltage flyback with the power on. ONLY USE PLASTIC OR INSULATED TOOLS (I ALSO WEAR RUBBER GLOVES) CRTs can KILL.... There should be three plastic potentiometers with slots cut into them for a small flatblade. On really old CRTs they also used small magnets attached to the sides of the picture tube as well. Adjust the monitor slowly. If possible have someone else watch the picture while you adjust so you can insure not touching a live board. You life is not worth an inch of black screen.
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Answer to "Why wont my playstation 3 work?"The most common cause is overheating, clear the air ports and turn off the system using the power switch in the rear. Make sure that you have adequate air flow around your PS3. Reboot your system after allowing it to cool. The other common cause is a cold soldier joint on the system board.
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Answer to "Wont drain water out"If your washer drain hose is too high up the machine cannot pump the water out check the output hose, it should not be higher than the top of the control panel for top loaded machines.
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