Re: Olevia 747-b11 power on, screen dark

R.I.P. Olevia 747-B11

It served us well for 11 years before a hiccough became permanent; the last gasp was asking us to choose our language but never responded to input and the next power on brought nothing.
As a tech with 50+ years experience, I should have checked power supply output but convinced it was at fault since the set died in steps that could well be caused by this, but instead bought a ‘pull’ out of Ontario, Olevia’s former home.
The replacement supply help nothing so I checked it’s...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hi all,

Good website on a subject that earned good money for me some years ago.

Bio: Chose electronics as a career after testing an empty light socket at age 12 with a finger.

Military service of 8 years; 3 US Army, 5 in USAF.
Trained and worked as a radar and radio maintenance tech.

7 years at IBM, Germany in an electronics analysis lab.

Came back in 1974 to the US worked as a calibration specialist in two companies in CA, then changed to sales,...