Troubleshooting and Repair of Small Household Appliances and Power Tools

Another good weekend reading material is Troubleshooting and Repair of Small Household Appliances and Power Tools. Samuel M. Goldwasser has maintained a FAQ site for USENET group Sci.Electronics.Repair. He has a series of comprehensive repair guides for consumer electronics equipments and other household appliances, including CD player, Power adaptors, TV, Computer, Monitors and even Microwave oven! His FAQs should be one of the greatest guides you should keep on this topic.

Disclaimer: The following information are only for reference and by no mean to replace any profressional repairer and advises that you may need to seek for your home appliances. In other word: Use it at your own risk.

Notes on the Troubleshooting and Repair of…":

• Introduction
• Troubleshooting and Repair of Consumer Electronic Equipment
• Small Household Appliances | (old segmented) | (old whole – slow)
• Audio Equipment and Other
  Miscellaneous Stuff | (old segmented) | (old whole – slow)
• AC Adapters, Power Supplies, and Battery Packs
• Compact Disc Players and CDROM Drives | (old segmented) | (old whole – slow)
• Optical Disc Players and Optical Data Storage Drives
• Microwave Ovens |
  (old segmented) | (old whole – slow)
• Computer and Video Monitors | (old segmented) | (old whole – slow)
• Small Switchmode Power Supplies
• Television Sets |
  (old segmented) | (old whole – slow)
• Video Cassette Recorders | (old segmented) | (old whole – slow)
• Check VCR First Aid
  if you must remove a tape in an emergency.
• Hand Held Remote Controls
• Electronic Flash Units and Strobe Lights
• Small Engines and Rotary Lawn Mowers
• Printers and Photocopiers

Other Repair Information":

• Sam’s Repair Briefs
• Interesting Repair Related Stories and Anecdotes
• VCR Power Supply Hybrid Regulators
• Pinouts for Various Common Chips and Hybrids
• Testing Capacitors with a Multimeter and Safe Discharging
• Testing of Flyback (LOPT) Transformers
• Testing of Discrete Semiconductors with a DMM or VOM
• TV and Monitor CRT (Picture Tube) Information
• TV and Monitor Deflection Systems
• RCA/GE TV CTC175-187+ Solder Connection and EEPROM Problems
• Sony TV Tuner and IF Solder Connection Problems
• On-Line Tech-Tips Databases
• Major Service Parts Suppliers

LASERS: Safety, Info, Links, Parts, Types, Drive, Construction":

• Sam’s Laser FAQ – A Practical Guide to Lasers for Experimenters and Hobbyists.
• Sam’s Laser FAQ Expanded Table of Contents – HTML, Photos, Diagrams, Schematics.
• Sam’s Laser FAQ Comprehensive Table of Contents – Direct links to every chapter and section.
• Laser Equipment Gallery – Photos of Various Laser Systems, Power
  Supplies, and Components.

Samuel M. Goldwasser"General (Mostly Electronics) Information and Links":

• Various Schematics and Diagrams
• Simple High Voltage Generator
• Jacob’s Ladders
• Basics of High Voltage Probe Design
• Salvaging Interesting Gadgets, Components, and Subsystems
• Miscellaneous Technical Information (Which You Probably Don’t Need)
• Performance Testing of Computer and Video Monitors
• Approaches to using Fixed Frequency or Non-Standard Monitors on PCs
• Notes on Video Conversion
• Fluorescent Lamps, Ballasts, and Fixtures
• Gas Discharge Lamps, Ballasts, and Fixtures
• International Power and Standards Conversion
• Engineering, Science, and Other (Pretty Clean) Jokes Collection
• Sam’s Neat, Nifty, and Handy Bookmarks – Over 1000 Technology Links (Electronics, lasers, more).
• Sam’s Classified Page – Sam’s stuff for sale or trade and items wanted.

Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ – [Samuel M. Goldwasser]