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Chosen Solution Okay so diodes depending on what brand they are “made for” such bs, range in price between $3 and $40 Are all microwave oven diodes not the same ? I’m looking at replacing one in a 900watt and a 1000 watt microwave oven. Can someone advise on specs ? Price variance due to simply parts sellers markup? What the big deal with capacitor discharge and voltage? Obviously a insulated screwdriver or insulated needle nose pliers touched to bridge negative and positive will discharge the capacitor....

Chosen Solution I replaced the back of my phone with an ifixit back and the adhesive doesn’t stay well on the phone. How do I keep it stuck well on? Remove the back again and apply some tesa tape. Tesa 61395 Tape

Chosen Solution So I’ve just changed my battery according to the guide on this website and managed to successfully replace my battery. However, the new battery doesnt seem to charge despite the lightning icon showing. At first I thought it need more time to charge the battery as it was new. After 30 minutes though the battery percentage dropped instead. I swapped the batteries again just to confirm that I didnt damage the charging port during the first replacement....

Chosen Solution im trying to factory rest it back to windows 7 starter but it wont let me can anyone help Sounds like a bad Drive. It may have been corrupted. Boot into bios then change the primary boot to be set to disk. Insert a boot disk for windows 7. If it still cant start. Do the same process with a windows download disk.

Chosen Solution I replaced my battery and now I have 2 blue bubbles that I can only see on a white screen about an inch above my home button. I’m pretty sure its cause by pressure because when pop the screen up it goes away. Please help me! Its really annoying. What is causing this and how can I fix this? Is the iPhone metal housing frame bent let’s say around middle of phone?...

Chosen Solution On my Dell Latitude E6430 (Windows 10 Home x64 ) I cant find a setting for Bluetooth. In the BIOS Bluetooth is enabled. When I try to install drivers it says activate Bluetooth using wireless switch, but the switch is on. Hi, Try uninstalling the Bluetooth device in Device Manager (right click on Bluetooth entry) and restart the computer to check if it finds and installs “new” hardware If it still doesn’t work, here’s a link to the service manual for your computer....

Chosen Solution Microsoft International Warranty doesn’t work if you buy from USA and want to ask for warranty in Europe. I have the option paying almost entire device cost as custom fee and shipping, throwing to the garbage bin, or repair it. To repair I need to open it and replace the SSD drive. Would you recommend this route? How risky is… do you know the type of SSD used? Many thanks, Gia...

Chosen Solution can I tape a screen connecter on a screen my iPhone 5 screen connecter got pulled off the screen and I was wondering if I could just tape the connecter back on and continue using the phone It doesn’t work like that. You have to replace the part

Chosen Solution Can I wire a regular microphone into a USB 2 work on the PS3? I do not think so…;-) A USB microphnoe is a bit more then your regular mike. It consists of a microphone capsule, preamplifier, analog to digital converter and a USB chip. All the stuff that your regular microphone utilizes on a sound card for example is part of a USB mike….

Chosen Solution Very odd, this morning my phone fell off a shelf in the bathroom, twice. Nothing broke, I counted my blessings. But later I recieved a call and wasn’t hear the caller. I returned the call and was able to hear them without any issues, so I thought the first call was just bad reception. But it has continued with other calls and now I am realizing I have an issue....

Chosen Solution I was following these instructions iPhone SE Battery Replacement and nowhere did it say to be careful not to remove the connector that could be confused with a screen connector as I did. Now, no matter what I do I can’t align and reconnect it. How do I reseat it as its likely a bit twisted due to cable tension and also off centre. These things are so tiny....

Chosen Solution I have a lot of pictures stored on my Smartwatch DX. Is there an option to delete them all at once to save time? Yes. If the smart watch is connected to the computer it works as an external device like flash memory, which allows the user to select multiple pictures at a time and delete them. First, you will need to connect the watch into your computer. Once it connects a window will pop up to show you that your computer is connected to an external device....

Chosen Solution My screen and my home button broke on my iphone 7 so I decided to buy a icloud locked phone and take the screen out of that one and put in on my phone. will this work? Yes the screen will work perfectly fine but you will need to transfer your original home button to it. If the home button has been damaged and does not function you will need to purchase an universal home button they don’t have finger print ID but every other feature will work....

Chosen Solution car randomly There are a number of reasons this could happen. there are neutral safety switches in both the automatic and stick shift versions of most vehicles. There is also a starter relay in the fuse box on some vehicles. check the battery cables to see if they are clean. I have seen people clean the outside of the cables but there needs to be a good connection between the post and cable or side terminal....

Chosen Solution Chevy Cavalier 1998 4 cylinder 2.2 When cold it stalls but if I push gas pedal to the floor it slowly starts to go but if I back up then try to go forward it just won’t move at all so I have to wait until the engine gets warm (hot ) then it runs just fine. Not long ago I replaced transmission fluid and filter. I was told that I put too much fluid in the transmission, could that be it ?...

Chosen Solution Macbook Pro retina 15 mid 2012 Simply put I spilled coffee (with cream and sugar) on the right upper half of my laptop while juggling a newborn and toddler and trying to work. I immediately wiped up the laptop and flipped upside down for several hours. When I came back to it I realized I never turned it off it was just in sleep mode when I spilled the coffee....

Chosen Solution Mac Pro Late 2013 CPU Replacement ‘Mac Pro Late 2013 CPU Replacement STEP 23. I can not remove the screws . A screw is changed shape …. What can I do ? Any help?. I am going wrong .. Thanks so much…! I think I know what you’re referring to. A few months ago they started putting tamper evident stickers on the top of the 4 screws holding the CPU bracket in place....

Chosen Solution Hello, I have a problem with an AOC q277PQU monitor. The screen is black (no osd or image) while the led is green and usb ports are powered. I was excpecting a dead capacitor on the power board, but the problem seems more serious. I can’t find a spare for this power board, do you think it’s recoverable? Thanks. Update (09/15/2019) Thank you for your helpful answer @oldturkey03 I am disappointed becasue the 2 yr warranty is overshot by maybe 3 or 4 months, and it was a very decent screen for money....

Chosen Solution Hello, I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 without display. I would like to use it, but I don’t want to get the expensive AMOLED display. So, I was wondering if there are cheaper displays from other Samsung devices that have the same connector. It does not have to fit in the device. It just has to turn on. @mkdrive2 that is a problem with most expensive smart phones. There are no cheap alternatives....

Chosen Solution On the motherboard of ASUS X541SA, I do not see the battery. Therefore, I can not reset the CMOS settings Hi Alex Try this method, turn on the computer and access BIOS Please visit this link below. https://pastebin.com/raw/L3c3rySj Subtract current year and get the password e.g. 2019 - 10 = 2009 2018 - 10 = 2008 2017 - 10 = 2007 .. etc For example: At the password prompt, press alt+rTake note of the date displayed....