Shipping has resumed to the USA as of 14/10/2025.
(That’s 14th October, 2025 for y’all)
With Trumps Executive Order 14324, a 10% tariff is now applicable to shipments to the USA.
Zonos are acting as the tariff collection 3rd … Read more...
Behringer X1222USB audio mixer Power Supply fails, again!
The SMPS modules fitted to these Behringer audio mixers are crap!
Fault symptoms include the appearance of no power to the mixer, except for the +48V LED being faintly lit when phantom … Read more...
The power on/off switch on an Electrolux ZUF4205AF vacuum cleaner was becoming unreliable, and needed fixing or replacing.
Note that this repair is not aimed at the regular consumer, but somebody who has some basic electronics experience.
Remove the two … Read more...
Some of the buttons on the Panasonic DMR-BWT720’s remote control have stopped working, or have become unreliable.
This needs to be fixed!
I suspect eating dinner in front of the TV (and therefore using the recorder’s remote) with greasy hands … Read more...
I recently purchased some of these low-cost 433 MHz SAW transmitter and receiver pairs for a current project.
The receivers work as advertised.
The transmitters?
Obviously dispatched from the factory, never tested, and without a QC inspection
How do … Read more...
I recently purchased some LED automotive reversing lamps off eBay, having become increasingly frustrated with incandescent lamps blowing at the most inopportune times!
A direct comparison, in a controlled environment, is presented here.
The LED lamps purchased are:
As is … Read more...
Many consumer devices have “software power switches”, that is, the device is in a “standby” state when “off”.
This standby state still draws current, and for battery powered devices used infrequently, can be a real pain!
ie: You go to … Read more...
A long overdue stereo upgrade was done recently, and the new Pioneer AVH-X3800DAB head unit has a USB port for media playback.
The vehicle is a 1998 Mitsubishi Delica Series 2, and there is a convenient spot in the dash … Read more...
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