I always just recommend to just stick a piece of wire into the socket and hide it behind the shelf, but it never seems to catch on... The problem is that I don't think the correct connectors are being made anymore, so you'll need to source them more or less directly from somebody's junk box. If you have a ready made FM aerial you'd like

The MX2000 belongs to the oldest generation of MX and doesn't have a menu system at all, so don't waste time trying to bring it up The procedure is: select or step to the program preset you want to store use "tv" + "tune" and the set starts to search for a channel - repeat until you find the channel you want press "store"

You're getting good in this paint stripping business! Apparently you got lucky with the type of paint that was used, they are seldom soluble like that once they have dried.

I would probably keep the jig manual - there aren't that many turns in the winding, and once you get bored and really get the motor going you'll mess up sooner or later, have to back up and the wire gets kinked. Should work with a hand crank on the solenoid side and somebody (you apparently already have a volunteer ) braking the wire reel to

Trying to project the original prices into current value has always been one of my hobbies - if for nothing else, but trying to shock friends with them when they look at the kit Beocentral has original UK prices for just about everything, so it is quite easy to find them, but the rest is a bit more difficult, not least because the inflation rate apparently

I'll trust Tim on this I took a look at the schematic. The solenoid feed comes from the unregulated side of the power supply, so the PS should have no damage. The solenoid driver (0TR4) is a TIP41A which is probably tough enough to blow the fuse before itself, so it is probably fine as well (check for short circuits though). If not, at least the

I measured mine with the solenoid still connected to the rest of the circuitry and got ~9 ohms both ways - so there's no way it could be any less when disconnected and the DC resistance in yours seems way too low. I guess it is safe to say that it has internal short circuits.

[quote user="Stonk"] I've used Polymorph in the past to fabricate plastic parts/widgets with successful results. [/quote] Never heard about that stuff before. Thanks for the tip, that was my quickest eBay purchase so far!

Once you start to unwind it, you could carefully lay out 10-30 turns on a round tube and measure the width with a regular caliper. Round down to next seemingly sensible standard size to account for the insulation layer and other imperfections. But are you actually sure that the solenoid has melted? Probably is, but it would be a lot of work for nothing

Well as long as the fix positively works and stays on... hard glue on the switch itself might make it harder to operate, looks like the metal bends in operation although there is a separate spring as well. So I guess I would rather attach a suitable blob to the actuator arm. I used to make electric magnets etc as a kid, and still remember what an annoying