A little help, please - car stereo question.

[Digger]

I find driving over speed bumps at about 45-46mph really helps with intermittent problems. It either falls off or fixes itself. Either that or a large lump hammer makes the world of difference, especially good for bodywork.

The question, Jules, is can you solder? Because I'm going to have some PCBs need making up pretty soon, and it's much easier to flirt with ladies to get what I want than John, who doesn't seem to appreciate my flirting at all!

[Finless]

Originally Posted by imported_andyp

Yeh,

You got very strange ears, gets louder when the indicators are on. Hmmmmmmm

Andrew

The volume increase coincides with anything that draws current (?) - with the indicators it coincides with the flash of the bullb.

[Finless]

Jules - good explanation which fits the problem exactly.
Tks.
Bryan.

[Finless]

PCBs = Polychlorinated Biphenyls as well.

I don't think I've got any in my radio .

[tom]

Originally Posted by Finless

PCBs = Polychlorinated Biphenyls as well.

I don't think I've got any in my radio .

You never know, you might. Better smash it open with a big hammer just to check. They make fish grow three eyes, you know.

[Angus]

Originally Posted by Julia C

PCB = Printed circuit board

inbuilt obsolesence means that whereas in the past you could solder new components onto a board, these days you cant usually do that as the bits are so small and fracile that the whole thing melts when you get your soldering iron out.

So highly trained engineers become PCB swappers.. or leave engineering and join the management

rant over..

sounds like a dry joint ( a solder joint where the solder didnt flow properly and hence fails either permanently or intermittently) to me, if it changes when vibrated or an earth fault if it changes when you switch on or off other electric things....

If it's an intermittent dry joint then the fault finding technique is percussive testing. Hit it until it works again or fails completely.

jules
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This is all a bit technical for women surely - can we start a thread on pussycats, knitting and baking!!

[Diving Dude]

So Agus, were you ill on the day the talk "political correctness for the sheep shagging yorkies " was held?

Interesting, a thread about baking sown up pussycats...........

You obviously were ill the day the talk about animal rights was held as well?

[Angus]

Originally Posted by diving dude

So Agus, were you ill on the day the talk "political correctness for the sheep shagging yorkies " was held?

Interesting, a thread about baking sown up pussycats...........

You obviously were ill the day the talk about animal rights was held as well?

Was that on the same bill as Southern Shandy Drinking T*ssers? or was it the dodgy cowboy builders!!!

[Jules]

Originally Posted by Angus

This is all a bit technical for women surely - can we start a thread on pussycats, knitting and baking!!

Yes you are obviously right, but dont tell my boss cos he thinks I am a highly qualified engineer and health and safety professional. If he realises that I am also a girl then he might stop paying me so well.

[Jules]

Originally Posted by Finless

PCBs = Polychlorinated Biphenyls as well.

I don't think I've got any in my radio .

Ah but you might have, they were very common in electronic equipment a few year ago. No so now a days.