New Members - please post your introductions here

[blib]

Hi Everyone.Just thought I would introduce myself.I am in my fifties and been a field service engineer for thirty five years fixing TV VCR Plasma Microwaves etc.Looking to retire soon but will still try to keep up with new stuff. Dave.

[dhampton]

Hey all. Used this site several times in the past for various projects, just never got around to signing up. My employeer bought many viewsonic monitors in the past and have been repairing them since I started here.

[lubwiz]

Hi guys. I'm here to search and destroy the bad capacitors from China and Island China stuffs. They really make people annoy. I pulled too many bad caps from their cheap made junkies. You gotta help me guys!

[Triophile]

Afternoon, everyone, from sunny London, where the skies are perpetually grey (well, feels like that sometimes!)

Been meaning to join for a while now, and finally found the time. Looking forward to contributing, though my experience is relatively limited (only done a few mobos and some graphics cards).

Have a good Sunday all.

Cheers, Jon.

[badaxe_99]

Just want say Hello! to all. I am a noobie to the electronic world but have always enjoyed taking thing apart and fixing them or at least getting spare parts. I found this forum and believe I would enjoy repairing old items that cost hundredsto replace but could be repaired for pennies...

[gelatinous]

Hello,

I just want to introduce myself. My name is Chris and I live in Victoria BC. I am always tinkering with different electronics.

Just thought I'd say hello.

[normsuss]

I'm happy to have found this forum. My first computer was an Amstrad 8MHz. (That goes way back). There have been several others in between this one. Now I'm running an HP with W7 64bit and a 4 core AMD with 10GB. I found Badcaps while searching for a solution for my suddenly dead Samsung SyncMaster 941BW monitor. I found that another had a similar problem, and a solution was offered..probably bad capacitor(s). So, I'm going to open the monitor, check the components, and replace any that are defective. Thanks for being here. I'll fill you in on my progress.

Norm

[drudas99]

Aloha, I came across your site while researching capacitor replacements. I'm just now starting to learn about soldering and capacitor replacement but have been in the IT industry for 12 years. Looking to become a better technician through actual electronics REPAIR as opposed to swap
We have lots of equipment in an outdoor environment and I'm seeing plenty of issues with caps.

[jtw0628]

Hey coming here from the Mitten State. I have multiple hats but the newest one is that of auction buyer. Some of the time I buy a lot that is store returns. 50% of the stuff is fine and I can sell but the others don't work. So I need to learn how to fix them so I can make some money on them. I am completely a infant when it comes to hardware but I love to learn so I'm hoping that I'll be able to learn something and fix some stuff.

[Ixhelp]

Hello every one at the forum ,
my name is Sal and I'm from NY at this moment I just want to say Im happy to find your website because what ever I learn from you people I'm going to used to help out my community of friends that need help with they computers and can not afford to pay to be fix

[haileys_crazy_daddy2012]

hello I'm haileys_crazy_daddy

[booneatl]

Hello All. I surfed my way here to find a fix to a Samsung monitor and now I am recapping my mobo. I am from south of Atlanta, Georgia and work from home.
I have only been here for a few weeks but am already addicted to reading the posts and gaining the knowledge. I'm 44 and married with 2 children that love their daddy !!

[Ixhelp]

i remove a damaged pc 90 off my acer aspire 5920 and before I reasamble everything back in place I connected the mob with the sreen and the power when on and show that was running my question is can I run the comp with out the capacitor?

[Kokonut09]

The name's Andy, and I am currently a broke college student trying to make a buck reselling "broken" tvs to friends/family/who ever is in need of a TV. It started with one and now I have seven fixed tvs under my belt! or in my wallet... haha

[hardware]

Hello I'm Hardware, a tech grunt that went back to school to become an electronics engineer. Normally don't say much although when I do it's to help someone.

Great site, thank you for hosting it.

[Ta10n]

Hi all. Been lurking these forums for a while looking for a fix for my dying Samsung 2493HM. I didn't find the answer posted already, but I'm confident I can figure it out with the help of the wizards on here

[Jack thr Re]

I found this forum when my Magnavox tv stopped working. It always had an intermittent issue with the green power light. I haven't repaired it yet, the caps are all good.

I work at a hospital and I maintain the medical equipment .
I started pulling monitors from the recycling area. I have am amazed at how many of them have bad caps.

I have repaired close to 20 flat panels and have noticed many bad caps on pc's. I also collect vintage stereo equipment, mostly from the early 70's. Its nice to work on equipment that was meant to be repaired and well built.

I work 2nd shift so its time to get ready for work. I like to go to the thrift store on my way to work, you never know what you will find. What a great source of information. Thanks

[mosesbbhhh]

Hi, Moses here - retired tech trying to keep in touch with the repair industry.
Current interests are experimenting with battery desulfating and repairing electronic items otherwise headed for the garbage tip.
Seem to be in constant need of circuits/maintenance manuals.
Current projects are:-
A Philips Plasma (about 8 years old - intermittent)
An old Kikusui CRO (model 555)
A couple of monitors (inverters OK)
Have a keen interest in SMPS units (large & small).
Usual test equipment - DVMs, CROs, Audio osc, RF Osc, LCR bridge etc.
happy to help others.

[richpart]

My name is Richard and I've been in the electronics repair biz for over 20 years. I'll visit here if I get stuck and compare some notes or, offer some insight to what I'm finding with the newer Tvs. My first posts will be in regards to my findings with newer model Vizio Tvs, I've been studying the boards in depth.

[steaky1212]

Hey,

So I've got a degree in electronic engineering, but I want to gain some experience fixing real world problems.

Steaky