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[videomax]

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Hi, I'am from Portugal and have a small repair shop since 1980.
I pretend to learn and teach something here in BADCAPS.
See you arround...

regards

[canuckmaster]

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Hi, I discovered this site by accident and was quite excited by the wealth of collective knowledge. I am a retired Electrical Engineer with 35 yrs experience in Air Traffic Control systems and facilities. I love to try anything at least once and enjoy the challenge of diagnosing and fixing electronic or electrical problems.

[chaulota]

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Hi, I'm new here, I am a computer hobbyist specializing in Cyber Security.

[chaulota]

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Hello to All

[DMA2015]

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Hi, this looks like a very good and friendly forum. I'm 70 years old, going on 39. I'm not a tech, but I am a user. I stumbled on this forum while searching for info on how to fix a dead lcd tv. I've been a salesman most of my life, and was a QC inspector and QC Engineer. I am now retired and still wanting to learn more things. Glad to be here. I'm in Indiana, USA.

[Nohtek]

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Hello from Missouri!

[josephemorgan91]

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Hey everyone! Didn't know anything about this forum until my girlfriend's TV just broke. I'm trying as hard as I can to find a solution, but unfortunately I know a lot more about the software side of electronics than the hardware side. Hopefully, this will be a great opportunity to learn some new stuff.

[munichrepair]

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hello @ all

my name is alex,28 yo, i'm a technician in munich, germany.

i worked this job for 3-4 years but only the software side.

now my boss wants me to learn hardware too, so im here to pickup some quick tips time to time before i go to school.

thx alot in advance for everything.

[Dragunov]

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Hello guys im new here and new in electronics as well... So I am hoping to learn something here.. until i can help someone else... Very good in IT so if someone needs help with that feel free to contact me...

Thx and have a nice day...

Kind regards!

[nbsa123]

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Hi
New member,looking for some help

Dave

[nbsa123]

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new member looking for some help!
dave

[iggy57]

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Hello I am a new member that has just found your forum. Thank you for letting me be a part of your forum. With any luck I can get my DTV HD satellite receiver running again :>})

Tim

[electicman]

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Hi fellow electronics enthusiasts! Just a quick intro. I am a SWM located in the St. louis area, and am into most anything and everything mechanical / electrical. I am a actually a Licensed Electrical Contractor, but only because TV / VCR repair never did pay the bills worth a darn.
I originally took college auto mechanics after I was discharged from the US Army in 1975 but hated being greasy all the time. I returned to college in 1991 at age 37 and attended Missouri Tech in (graduated 1992) (AOSEE). I have worked a LOT of different jobs, from full motion flght simulator technician, to local factory service technician for commerical laundry equipment in the St. Louis area. (not laundormats!)
Sheesh, I could write a book here, but sadly I have places to go things to fix..

Great Forum!

[dburgess]

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Well, I'm not new to electronics and have had a degree for over 20yrs, but now my Element TV is broken and I'll look anywhere for answers....I also have a sanyo to repair...I'm not going into business, but some of the videos (youtube) on this issue lend no help....I know how to solder, and still need help as I don't have an "ESR" meter at my disposal. Who knows...maybe one you you will need my help with a computer???

Shalom!

[zombieguy85]

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Hello just joined this site because i have a vf550 55"vizio that wont turn on it has a orange light and will click on to white but i get no picture. im not sure where to start in repairing it.

[8ballspecial]

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Hello Everyone,

I've joined because I found the forum useful in repairing a TV, with bad caps

I been repairing electronics all my life, obtained an associates degree in 2000 for Electronics Servicing. From there I worked for a CATV system amplifier repair company called Comsonics. Then I moved to cellphones, and went on to computer repair thereafter. I work on my own with computer and Tv repair jobs, and I also work at a hospital.

Thanks!

Chris

[Jaclyn]

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I am an idiot with a broken TV and need help.

[blouis79]

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Hi. I'm a DIY repairer dedicated to saving our broken stuff from the scrapheap/landfill. Most of the electronics I've fixed has cost very little but would have cost very much to have repaired by a "pro".

Best save was a near dead electronic sewing machine owned by an acquaintance. Sewing machine repairman wanted to replace the main board for $800. I told her i'd have a look, since that was an insane amount of money. Changed one inrush current limiting thermistor for not very much and has been working fine since. Had to buy a batch for $5 to get the right one.

In my limited experiences, failed components seem to be mostly: caps, caps, caps, caps, power diodes, motor control transistors, inrush current limiting thermistors.

[StraitNet]

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Hi all, My name is Christian, just turned 40.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Seems like every week I come across something that won't power on and really want to learn how to troubleshoot.

Have had one successful fix on my parents LCD TV, repair man wanted almost $400 and thanks to the Internet I fixed it myself for $1.70 and saved it from the landfill..it was my first and only soldering job so far.

Going to learn a lot here I think

[cristian]

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Hi, my name is Cristian, someone gave me a dell 2007wfp monitor with a small defect, randomly restarts. I hope I can find a solution here

Thank you.