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Forum: General Electronics Technical Discussion Today, 04:01 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 243
Posted By stj
Re: flourescent ballast resistance

the plastic tube base has a starter across the heaters - it acts just like a fullsize tube.
it's actually a good design because it means when you replace the lamp you get a new starter without...
Forum: General Capacitor Questions & Issues Today, 03:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 125
Posted By stj
Re: 3300µF 450V caps...

fuckers,
if anybody had tried that with me i would use the same trick with pre-heated soldering tips!
grab one with the longnose pliers and "hey dickhead - CATCH" :D
Forum: Equipment Usage, Soldering, Techniques, and Reviews Today, 02:54 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 18,255
Posted By stj
Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

looking closer,
maybe we should run it at 3.3v
then we can use a lithium cell instead of a 9v battery that may only be good for a few hundred mA
maybe a 500mA cell from a disposable vape together...
Forum: General Electronics Technical Discussion Today, 02:37 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 243
Posted By stj
Re: flourescent ballast resistance

fuck the lamp - i have a dozen new ones.
i just want to verify that the ballast is the problem and not a broken wire or shitty lamp socket.
Forum: Equipment Usage, Soldering, Techniques, and Reviews Today, 02:36 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 18,255
Posted By stj
Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

hard to believe that package can give 1.2A
i wonder how much copper groundplane it wants.
Forum: General Electronics Technical Discussion Today, 11:48 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 243
Posted By stj
Re: flourescent ballast resistance

read the post again.
i was going to drive it with the electronic ballast from a cfl.
not with mains.
Forum: Troubleshooting Game Consoles & Other Weird Devices Today, 11:46 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By stj
Re: Xbox 1.6 Motherboards and Polymer Capacitors

wellllll,
i dont know how your flashing them, but there are several tools
i used to install Linux, and then from linux i ran a flasher called "raincoat" or something like that.
it recognised a...
Forum: Equipment Usage, Soldering, Techniques, and Reviews Today, 11:44 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 18,255
Posted By stj
Re: New tool to find short capacitors on motherboards : shorty with display

so we need a 78s05? :D
Forum: General Electronics Technical Discussion Today, 02:50 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 243
Posted By stj
Re: flourescent ballast resistance

lol
Forum: Troubleshooting Game Consoles & Other Weird Devices Today, 02:47 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By stj
Re: Xbox 1.6 Motherboards and Polymer Capacitors

unless there is a jumper on the board or something, i dont know why you couldnt flash an Aladin

i will say though, i prefer the 1.0 - 1.5 models for this reason.
Forum: General Electronics Technical Discussion Yesterday, 01:56 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 243
Posted By stj
Re: flourescent ballast resistance

CFL = compact flourescent lamp
it has the starter built into the base.
Forum: General Electronics Technical Discussion Yesterday, 12:53 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 243
Posted By stj
Re: flourescent ballast resistance

it's not cold cathode, the tube has a glowplug built into the base
Forum: General Capacitor Questions & Issues Yesterday, 12:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 125
Posted By stj
Re: 3300µF 450V caps...

ah yes, the self charging cap thing.
i have noticed that, i dont think it's "static"
you get the same effect from nimh batteries.

what do they have in common?
a long electrode rolled up.

i...
Forum: Troubleshooting Audio Equipment Yesterday, 09:48 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 97
Posted By stj
Re: Sony CFS-B11 Radio cassette boom box

check the input to the amp i.c. - it could be cutting out from an internal fault.
Forum: Troubleshooting Game Consoles & Other Weird Devices Yesterday, 08:51 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By stj
Re: Xbox 1.6 Motherboards and Polymer Capacitors

not chimp - you need something that supports TITAN.
https://github.com/gaasedelen/titan

https://fatxplorer.eaton-works.com/

btw, make a new ribbon cable using ATA133 80pin cable & connectors....
Forum: General Electronics Technical Discussion Yesterday, 04:52 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 243
Posted By stj
Re: flourescent ballast resistance

i think it's 9w
but i have lots of spare PL in 7w - 11w, they used to be popular in retrofitted stuff.

i had an idea,
i will short the 2 pins on the ballast,
then connect the mains cable to a...
Forum: Troubleshooting Game Consoles & Other Weird Devices Yesterday, 04:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By stj
Re: Xbox 1.6 Motherboards and Polymer Capacitors

the dvd drives are trash in xboxes,
i used to replace them with modified pc drives.
i cant remember the details right now.
you dont need the drives anymore anyway,
there is pc software that can...
Forum: Troubleshooting Game Consoles & Other Weird Devices Yesterday, 03:30 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 260
Posted By stj
Re: Graco ST MAX II 495 PC PRO , paint spray machine help

some conformal coating disolves with white spirit.
Forum: General Electronics Technical Discussion Yesterday, 03:23 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 243
Posted By stj
Re: flourescent ballast resistance

you asked for it.
this is the lid of a countertop vending machine
notice how the lamp is between the top housing and a colour filter to illuminate the goods.
ignore the tape and led lights - thats...
Forum: General Electronics Technical Discussion Yesterday, 03:19 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 243
Posted By stj
Re: flourescent ballast resistance

that sounds more reasonable for a coil - thats why i started the thread
Forum: General Electronics Technical Discussion Yesterday, 03:16 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 231
Posted By stj
Re: Reading input and output of bridge rectifier on the same scope?

weller (and hakko, etc.) should just make world models
removeable cables and multi-tapped transformers with a selector-switch.
(and a fucking fuse!)

if the japanese hifi companies could do it in...
Forum: General Electronics Technical Discussion Yesterday, 03:13 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 231
Posted By stj
Re: Reading input and output of bridge rectifier on the same scope?

the scope groundclip was probably decent copper - your jumper may have been copper coated aluminium or steel.

that said, pull the rubber boot back on the groundclip and inspect where the wire...
Forum: Troubleshooting Game Consoles & Other Weird Devices Yesterday, 03:06 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By stj
Re: Xbox 1.6 Motherboards and Polymer Capacitors

thats electrically fine, does the diameter match the pads on the board?

btw, you got these consoles in a bad way - do they boot and run?
if not then dont go mad on them till they do - just...
Forum: General Capacitor Questions & Issues Yesterday, 02:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 125
Posted By stj
Re: 3300µF 450V caps...

make an electric chair for communists - that uses a stored charge to not overload a domestic supply!
:D

dont forget to include inrush limiting.
Forum: General Electronics Technical Discussion 06-28-2022, 05:47 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 243
Posted By stj
Re: flourescent ballast resistance

it's a philips PL tube,
totally dead - maybe it's a bad lampholder or broken wire.
the problem is it fits into a tight housing - and the light is used in all directions.
so no room to use an...
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