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[AussieClint]

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Hello there everyone.
My name is Clint. I work in the construction industry and I have no training at all in computers or electronics except for what I have learned myself from research and trial & error. I just joined this forum because I enjoy fixing things that are broken (almost anything as long as it isn't flirting with danger) and at the moment my laptop needs fixing. I believe i've tracked down the issue with my PC and now need the help of more specific experts such as many this forums members. I'm not sure if what I need is a little too specialised for me to do myself, or if I should have a crack myself. Long story short....... Thats why I'm here.

[pcpro]

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hi everyone was looking on the net for a problem i have with a toshiba c660 joined the group and found my answer i think straight away thanks for letting me join cracking site

[juansh2385]

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Hi my name is Juan. I am a student of electrical engineering in Puerto Rico. I found the site looking for schematic of a mtl666 rev 2.5 psu to diagnose a no stand by voltage situation. I like so far the tutorial and testing components pdf they are very helpful Thanks guys.

[Crezz]

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Hi, my name is Crezz, electronics has fascinated me since about 1988 when I fitted my first satellite system, I've owned and installed many motorised systems since, the fascination seems to have spiralled out of control with repairs to radios, radio scanners, satellite receivers, tv's, pc's, laptops, mobile phones and a few iPads (screens and control cables). I hope my knowledge may become of some use to anybody using this forum, I enjoy browsing through the forum and reading other people's electrical problems, if I think I could help anybody I'll be posting away, ps Thank You for the welcome. . . . Crezz

[HarryChi]

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Hello - I'm new to the forum. Looking forward to the knowledge and experience everyone brings. I'm a retired Coastie (USCG). I'm trying to fix my Mom's 43" Samsung Plasma TV and knew that this problem wasn't likely novel - so found this forum and was grateful. I think I've already found the tread I needed to fix it! Anyhow, thanks to everyone in advance for having me.

[OrionD]

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Hi, new to the forum. Joined to get some details on fixing my Samsung Syncmaster 226BW monitor. Great forum and great advice. Thanks everyone.

[gregkerkyra]

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Hello from Greece, new here, great forum i think you can help me a lot!

[k1r2]

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Hello,
Short and sweet , BM Percussion Performance, (got really tired of paying $178 to replace a 0.79 cent noise generator;
Electronic Engineer U of Georgia, so I could fix my own stuff.
Semi-retired and BS Computer Science U of NC.

Been repairing computers/vHSs/DVD,TV(analog) for 30 years.

Very nice to find a forum regarding bad caps,,, what a pain they have been!!!!

Have a great day!

[tom_lewis]

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Hi ! I'm an electrical engineer from New York. I need to resurrect my electronic repair skills re a failed Vizio IR sensor.

[bacon13]

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Hello from Minnesota, great site I hope to learn a lot from. Thanks.

[synchronize]

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Greetings from London UK (ignore Phoenix, AZ on the left, I was in a hurry lol). I've visited this forum many times in the past and just decided to register (couldn't see the pics...) I actually have a load of stuff to repair so I maybe posting for some help very soon

[jvduarte]

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Hi,
I´m new to the forum. Joined to get details and experience in electronic repairs.
Thanks everyone.

[Walrus]

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Hi everyone,

I'm an IT consultant with a pair of Dell Precision 380 workstations that have caps in bad, bad shape.

[Northeastern292]

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Name's Alexander, but I go by Sasha, I divide my time between Northern New York and the Catskills. I graduated from a SUNY college last year, have been job hunting and in the last few months while job hunting I've kept myself occupied by doing recaps. The first one I did with my stepdad was back in 2009 to a five year old Intel mobo (whose blown caps I still have in my "hall of shamed badcaps" unless I threw them out). Since then I've recapped many boards myself, with better luck on computer monitors. I've also re-soldered computer power supplies as well. I've had a membership here for a while but rarely post.

[WA3SCM]

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Hi All,
I tried to post here yesterday. The post was beautiful. Apparently it was lost. So here is the ugly version:
retired power plant field service engineer
repaired Westinghouse industrial computers built with transistors using core memory with IO an ASR-35 teletype taking 3 hours to reload software from paper tape
fully populated Trash 80 memory space before Radio Shack did
interested in ham radio, antennas, morse code
RC cars and planes but want a quad copter to carry antenna wire over trees
3D printing robot, related software, arduino board
learning java
fixing what breaks
working on Benq 48.L2903.A23 monitor backlight power supply and many web searches pointed to Badcaps site
73,
Dave Slater WA3SCM
Murrysville, PA, USA

[meyerf34]

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Hi!

You may know this itching when visiting a landfill or a recycling center. Seeing containers full of electronics. These could all be fixed, you think. Or you have this love for old stuff - be it "retro", "nostalgia" or "vintage" - and you JUST want it to FUNCTION properly (again). Or you're just the curious type of person who wants to know HOW things work. Well, IF they work.

Yep. That's why I'm here.

It's the Amiga, I keep for nostalgia reasons, the notebook I got for free because it's GPU needed a reballing and this curiosity how it all works - or can be fixed if necessary.

Nice to meet you!

[Robv]

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Hi everyone! I joined to increase my knowledge in the repair of Hitachi, Sony and Samsung TVs starting from the beginning of 2005. I just like to take two broken things and make one work and giving that to someone instead of it being "recycled".

[Phanter]

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Hi to all ! My name is Florin and i'm from RO .I try to repair all kind of electronics as hobby and job.I work as tech for Samsung white and black goods for few years.I joined here to learn some thinks and try to help other if i can.

[edber]

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Hi
My name is eddie and I love tinkering with electronics and trying to get things
to work again.Im useless when it comes to capacitors and regulators
and such things as that.I built my own high spec pc but if something
went wrong on the motherboard I would be totally lost as to the cause of the fault.
So my knowledge is limited when it comes to electrical components and fault finding.

[g_p747]

Hey

I am new to this site ,have been fooling around with computers for about ten years and want to learn how to identify and replace capacitors and other parts on https://www.badcaps.net/forum/images/smilies/pimp.gifa board ,I have a long way to go but hope I can learn from you all thanks.