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Expertise
Consumer Electronics of all kinds. Audio, esoteric audio systems and components, video, tv. Digital equipment for consumer use. Ham radio and automotive electronics. Note: I give advice on tv repair based on general consumer electronics engineering experience but I am not engaged in actual repair of sets. MAKE SURE YOU GIVE THE MAKE AND MODEL NUMBER AND AGE OF THE SET. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR THE RETURN ANSWER DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS I TRY TO REPLY TO ALL QUESTIONS WITHIN THE SAME DAY IF NOT THE SAME HOUR.
Experience in the area
Electrical Engineering; recording, broadcasting, design, international standards, tv and radio theory and practice.
Organizations
FELLOW of AES (Audio Engineering Society)
Senior Life Member of IEEE (Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers)
International Consulting Organization
Publications
IEEE Spectrum
Various Consumer Electronic publications
Education/Credentials
BSEE
MSCS
MBA
Awards and Honors
Famous Engineer for Digital Audio
Average Ratings
Recent Answers from cleggsan
2012-05-24 Sylvania LC370SS9:
There are a few possible causes. My first thought is the power supply going bad. http://www.shopjimmy.com/sylvania-lc370ss9 The above URL shows the boards for your model. You can also find them
2012-05-23 Arabic Subtitle:
I think this is a question for the manufacturer. Have you asked them about this matter? The owners manual for this model says: NOTE ►►Some special characters are not supported in subtitles
2012-05-22 TV power up:
The only way to know for sure would be to have the unit tested or examined by a qualified tv technician. Common among RCA RPTV sets is failure of the main power supply, the high voltage system, horizontal
2012-05-21 Marine Radio issue:
Loss of radio reception is most often the antenna. But, it can be from a bad tuner or frontend circuitry in the radio unit or a bad connector at the antenna end or the radio end of the cable. And, rarely
2012-05-20 TV/VCR Combo:
Here's the problem. The mechanics of the vcr transport mechanism is very complicated and so also is the electronic circuitry that drives it. Unfortunately, the electronics and mechanical parts are interconnected
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