Toshiba TV29C90 problem; Image fades to black...

[Mxsmanic]

David Maynard writes:

Well, that's a lot of Bull

The company has tried to make the best of its name in English ads,
often with slogans along the lines of what you give above, but it
hasn't been very successful. Bull doesn't mean anything in French, so
it's not a problem in France, but it's a problem in English-speaking
countries. It was just bad luck that one of the original founders had
a Norwegian name that by some weird coincidence happened to look just
like an English word (Bull doesn't look very Norwegian to me, but
maybe it is [?]).

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[David Maynard]

Mxsmanic wrote:

David Maynard writes:


Well, that's a lot of Bull


The company has tried to make the best of its name in English ads,
often with slogans along the lines of what you give above, but it
hasn't been very successful. Bull doesn't mean anything in French, so
it's not a problem in France, but it's a problem in English-speaking
countries. It was just bad luck that one of the original founders had
a Norwegian name that by some weird coincidence happened to look just
like an English word (Bull doesn't look very Norwegian to me, but
maybe it is [?]).

Interesting. Frankly, I wouldn't have though it a all *that* much of a
problem because 'Bull' can be more/different than the implication we've
been using. It's certainly not as bad as some of the other name/language
foopaa's I've heard about, like the Ford Pinto. Turned out Pinto meant
something akin to 'small male genitalia' in Brazil. I mean, that's not even
a seller for females. Not to be outdone, Chevrolet introduced the "Nova" to
South America only to discover it translated to "it won't go." Just what
the world needs, a car that won't go.

This one is one of my special favorites. One drug company decided to avoid
all possible language mistakes in marketing to the United Arab Emirates by
using just pictures. First one shows a person ill. Next one taking the
medication. Next one all well and cured.

Unfortunately, Arab world people read left to right.

Gerber solved the 'which way' problem, just in case, when marketing to
Africa by using only one picture: the famous Gerber Baby on the label.
Except, in Africa companies generally put a picture of what's inside
because most people there can't read. Give's "baby food" a whole new
meaning, don't it?

Gawd, it's going to take me hours to stop laughing.

 

[Mxsmanic]

David Maynard writes:

Gerber solved the 'which way' problem, just in case, when marketing to
Africa by using only one picture: the famous Gerber Baby on the label.
Except, in Africa companies generally put a picture of what's inside
because most people there can't read. Give's "baby food" a whole new
meaning, don't it?

Are Africans so dense that they can't figure out that the picture
represents something _for_ a baby, rather than baby flesh? What
picture would they understand?

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[David Maynard]

Mxsmanic wrote:

David Maynard writes:


Gerber solved the 'which way' problem, just in case, when marketing to
Africa by using only one picture: the famous Gerber Baby on the label.
Except, in Africa companies generally put a picture of what's inside
because most people there can't read. Give's "baby food" a whole new
meaning, don't it?


Are Africans so dense that they can't figure out that the picture
represents something _for_ a baby, rather than baby flesh?

Saying they're 'dense' is a bit harsh and you're basing it on the culture
you're used to. I mean, if everything you saw was a picture of what's
inside then you'd probably expect the picture to be a picture of what's
inside too.

My *guess* would be it was just confusing. That perhaps they assumed it
couldn't possibly be 'baby' inside but... what could it be then? Salve?

On the other hand, who knows what they think of barbarian anglos?

Things that seem 'obvious' in one culture can be anything but to someone
not familiar with it. I learned that one in the middle east when I went for
a public toilet and found myself looking at two identically shaped figures
labeling which was for males and females. The only difference was one was
white and the other was black but to a westerner used to the skirt/pants
distinction it was a bit of a mystery, especially when not thinking real
clear due to the urgency

What
picture would they understand?

Don't know for sure as I'm not used to that particular culture but maybe an
apple for mashed apple? On the other hand, I don't know if apples are
visually common there. Or whether that's what was inside since it only had
a picture of a baby on it

 

[Asimov]

"tempus fugit" bravely wrote to "All" (13 Nov 05 22:07:08)
--- on the heady topic of "Re: unit hums loudly regardless of volume"

tf> From: "tempus fugit" <toccata@no.spam.ciaccess.com>
tf> Xref: core-easynews sci.electronics.repair:348490

tf> Thanks again for the replies guys.

tf> Yet more information:

tf> The power tube is a 50L6. The selenium rectifier has been bypasssed by
tf> a single top hat diode (I guess I was looking for a bridge, or at least
tf> 2 diodes).

High voltage and low current allows using only halfwave rectification.


tf> I tried to rewire the power cord, and I'm getting frustrated. I wired
tf> it correctly, so that the hot lead went to the switch. This put 120v on
tf> the chassis, though so I switched it around. Guess what?? Still 120v on
tf> the chassis. This is with the power off. Before I put the new cable in,
tf> switching the plug around took the 120v off the chassis. The weird
tf> thing is that I can't locate any place where either wire is connected
tf> to the chassis, and there doesn't seem to be a death cap.

There is usually a 1meg or 470K resistor with a disc cap across it.

BTW The dmm has 10M high-Z input and will read full 120V no matter
where the line connects. It's safer connecting line to the rectifier
circuit not the chassis. The 120V on the chassis should then be high
impedance and not a widow maker. Load the dmm input with 10K to test,
if it measures more than 50V then there is a serious problem.

A*s*i*m*o*v

.... Real techs don't lick nine-volt batteries!

 

[Daniel J. Stern]

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005, JosephKK wrote:

How about coming up with some off the shelf or homemade diffuser of
some kind to snap or attach to the end of the 1157 LED bulbs?

The "1157 LED bulbs" don't put out nearly enough total light, period.
No diffuser is going to help that.

And you came up with this how?

Photometric testing.

legal requirements state otherwise. --

Actually, the legal requirements in force in North America agree with me,
and not with you. If you believe otherwise, your understanding of the
applicable regulations is faulty.

DS (the legal requirements in force everywhere else in the world also
agree with me, but that's beside the point).

 

[Daniel J. Stern]

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005, JosephKK wrote:

Seems to me I see a lot of trucks with new LED signal/stop lights, and
I can get close enough to see no SAE imprimatur on them. Then I see
celebrities breaking the law. and president's since Nixon, and
presidents circumventing the Consitution since I was born and I have to
wonder what good is the "rule of law?" It is a matter of what I can
get away with - not what is legal. So how bad can LED lights be?

This sub-thread got me curious, so i looked it up found 49cfr564.
Roughly it says if it gives equivalent light (including color
characteristics) and is otherwise interchangeable with original it is
legal. Thus halogen lamps, LED's, induction lamps or whatever are OK.

That is not correct. 49CFR564 contains the specifications for replaceable
headlamp "light sources" (bulbs). The actual Federal requirements for car
lights, contained in 49CFR571.108, actually state the opposite of your
faulty understanding: The design and performance characteristics of every
light source are mandatory, and cannot be selectively modified to suit the
whim of whoever's doing the modification. Any modification -- different
power rating, different filament configuration, replacement of filaments
with arcs or arcs with filaments (or arcs or filaments with LEDs, etc.) --
means it is a different light source, not legally interchangeable.

Furthermore, 49CFR564 contains the specifications only for forward
illumination light sources ("bulbs"). Signalling light sources are not
contained in 49CFR564. The exact legal reason behind the illegality of
"LED bulbs" is a little tricky to follow: When such bulbs are installed,
they spoil the compliance of lighting devices designed to use a filament
bulb of one sort or another, and manufacturer-certified as compliant with
FMVSS108 when using that filament bulb. So it's not the bulb itself that's
illegal to sell, buy or install, it's what happens to the performance of
the vehicle lighting device as a result of installing the "LED bulb".

In actual fact, "LED bulbs" do not produce anywhere near the same amount
of light as a filament-type signalling bulb, nor do they produce anywhere
near the same (Lambertian) distribution of light...even those clever ones
with sideward-facing LED emitters in addition to the rearward-facing
items. Installing "LED bulbs" in bulb-type car lamps doesn't just spoil
their compliance with the applicable safety standards, it spoils their
performance. The light is too dim, the illuminated area is too small, the
intensity ratio between bright (brake or turn) and dim (tail or park) is
improper, and the vertical and horizontal angles of visibility are much
too small. All of this adds up to grossly reduced vehicle conspicuity and
safety.

DS

 

[Mxsmanic]

David Maynard writes:

Saying they're 'dense' is a bit harsh and you're basing it on the culture
you're used to. I mean, if everything you saw was a picture of what's
inside then you'd probably expect the picture to be a picture of what's
inside too.

But I would still realize that a picture of, say, a mountain on the
label would not mean that a mountain was contained inside the jar.
While I can understand that they might be accustomed to having a
picture on the jar that shows what's inside, I also credit them with
enough reasoning ability to realize that an actual baby isn't going to
be crammed into the jar just because a picture of one is on the label.

It reminds me, though, of the famous story of the illiterate woman (in
the U.S.) who bought a gallon can of Crisco because she thought it had
a roast chicken inside (there was a picture of a roast chicken on the
label).

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[SQLit]

"Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
newsine.GSO.4.63.0511141349440.2647@alumni.engin.umich.edu...

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005, JosephKK wrote:

Seems to me I see a lot of trucks with new LED signal/stop lights, and
I can get close enough to see no SAE imprimatur on them. Then I see
celebrities breaking the law. and president's since Nixon, and
presidents circumventing the Consitution since I was born and I have to
wonder what good is the "rule of law?" It is a matter of what I can
get away with - not what is legal. So how bad can LED lights be?

This sub-thread got me curious, so i looked it up found 49cfr564.
Roughly it says if it gives equivalent light (including color
characteristics) and is otherwise interchangeable with original it is
legal. Thus halogen lamps, LED's, induction lamps or whatever are OK.

That is not correct. 49CFR564 contains the specifications for replaceable
headlamp "light sources" (bulbs). The actual Federal requirements for car
lights, contained in 49CFR571.108, actually state the opposite of your
faulty understanding: The design and performance characteristics of every
light source are mandatory, and cannot be selectively modified to suit the
whim of whoever's doing the modification. Any modification -- different
power rating, different filament configuration, replacement of filaments
with arcs or arcs with filaments (or arcs or filaments with LEDs, etc.) --
means it is a different light source, not legally interchangeable.

Furthermore, 49CFR564 contains the specifications only for forward
illumination light sources ("bulbs"). Signalling light sources are not
contained in 49CFR564. The exact legal reason behind the illegality of
"LED bulbs" is a little tricky to follow: When such bulbs are installed,
they spoil the compliance of lighting devices designed to use a filament
bulb of one sort or another, and manufacturer-certified as compliant with
FMVSS108 when using that filament bulb. So it's not the bulb itself that's
illegal to sell, buy or install, it's what happens to the performance of
the vehicle lighting device as a result of installing the "LED bulb".

In actual fact, "LED bulbs" do not produce anywhere near the same amount
of light as a filament-type signalling bulb, nor do they produce anywhere
near the same (Lambertian) distribution of light...even those clever ones
with sideward-facing LED emitters in addition to the rearward-facing
items. Installing "LED bulbs" in bulb-type car lamps doesn't just spoil
their compliance with the applicable safety standards, it spoils their
performance. The light is too dim, the illuminated area is too small, the
intensity ratio between bright (brake or turn) and dim (tail or park) is
improper, and the vertical and horizontal angles of visibility are much
too small. All of this adds up to grossly reduced vehicle conspicuity and
safety.

DS

Thanks Dan

I wondered why my city was replacing the traffic light lamps with led's.
Never knew that they had a smaller field of view. And ya during the summer
sun in the desert you can hardly see them unless there are hoods over the
lens. Ok they probably save a dime or two in maintenance and energy.

 

[Daniel J. Stern]

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, SQLit wrote:

I wondered why my city was replacing the traffic light lamps with led's.

This is a departure from the topic that was being discussed (retrofitting
automotive lighting devices with "LED bulbs"). Were you wondering why they
were replacing the entire traffic light instead of just screwing in an
"LED bulb"?

Never knew that they had a smaller field of view.

Well, individual LED emitters give a highly directional beam (light
emitted in one direction), while a filament lamp produces light in an even
sphere (light emitted in all directions). But, LED traffic lights -- like
LED vehicle lighting devices -- are engineered to produce the required
amounts of light through the required angles of visibility.

And ya during the summer sun in the desert you can hardly see them
unless there are hoods over the lens. Ok they probably save a dime or
two in maintenance and energy.

H'm. That's an interesting complaint. Most all of the LED traffic signals
I've seen in North America and Europe are considerably more conspicuous
than their filament-lamp type counterparts. And, FYI, the LED traffic
signals save a fortune, not a dime or two, in maintenance and energy.

DS

 

[SQLit]

"Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
newsine.GSO.4.63.0511141639110.2647@alumni.engin.umich.edu...

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, SQLit wrote:

I wondered why my city was replacing the traffic light lamps with led's.

This is a departure from the topic that was being discussed (retrofitting
automotive lighting devices with "LED bulbs"). Were you wondering why they
were replacing the entire traffic light instead of just screwing in an
"LED bulb"?

Never knew that they had a smaller field of view.

Well, individual LED emitters give a highly directional beam (light
emitted in one direction), while a filament lamp produces light in an even
sphere (light emitted in all directions). But, LED traffic lights -- like
LED vehicle lighting devices -- are engineered to produce the required
amounts of light through the required angles of visibility.

And ya during the summer sun in the desert you can hardly see them
unless there are hoods over the lens. Ok they probably save a dime or
two in maintenance and energy.

H'm. That's an interesting complaint. Most all of the LED traffic signals
I've seen in North America and Europe are considerably more conspicuous
than their filament-lamp type counterparts. And, FYI, the LED traffic
signals save a fortune, not a dime or two, in maintenance and energy.

DS

Not a complaint, just an observation/realization. Until I read your post I
never thought about the field of view. Makes sense to keep lights "focused"
into the area needed. As long as you in the area being served the led's do
tend to stand out more. I will need to keep this in mind the next control
panel I build that has a "whole lot of little tiny lights"

I have installed LED's in exit signs when the company had the money. Over
all we have reduced the loading on the generators by ~25 kw. Also do not
have to visit the exit sign again, probably in my career. Most of the retro
fits are guaranteed for 10 years. Which means they will probably last a lot
longer.

 

[James Sweet]

This is a departure from the topic that was being discussed
(retrofitting automotive lighting devices with "LED bulbs"). Were you
wondering why they were replacing the entire traffic light instead of
just screwing in an "LED bulb"?

Around here they usually install LED retrofits in the traffic lights
unless the signals don't meet current spec in some other way. The
retrofits take the place of the reflector and lense, and mount in the
door with the existing lense mount.

I've also seen retrofits that were a disk shaped pcb full of LED's with
a screw base on a post on the back side but those are much less common.

 

[Woody Brison]

After reading much of this thread, and a lot of it has been
quite insightful... I'd like to add 2 more cents.

w_tom wrote:

There are two ways to do as suggested. The first is to make
'Benjamins' part of the technical facts during design....
... the technical reason for high verses low accuracy
timers was provided. Computer motherboards don't have the
trimming capacitor and the oscillator is subject to wider
voltage variations. Why this technical decision was made was
not asked and would only be speculation.

So, two sides of the coin... then, there be the THIRD side of the coin.

Why do you have a clock on your computer? Can't afford a watch
or a desk clock or a wall clock?

The answer is that a clock on the computer is useful to record
creation/change time on files.

It doesn't really matter if the file was modified at 6:00.00 000000
or 6:00.00 000035

What matters is if one file was created before another. You're
compiling, but the source hasn't changed, or has; the params file
has been changed since X,Y, or Z... that kind of thing.

On a computer, Approximate Time is almost always all that's really
needed; a clock that ***always runs forward***, and keeps time within
a few minutes a day.

Even if Perry Mason drags you into the witness stand and confronts
you with file dates and times, approximate is probably good enough
to acquit you or convict you. If in the rare case it's not, bring in
your
expert to explain that computer clocks are often not accurate.

Wood

 

[Asimov]

"Woody Brison" bravely wrote to "All" (15 Nov 05 09:51:18)
--- on the heady topic of "Re: Why aren't computer clocks as accurate as cheap
quartz watches?"

WB> From: "Woody Brison" <woody_brison@yahoo.com>
WB> Xref: core-easynews sci.electronics.basics:146967
WB> sci.electronics.repair:348689 alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:352599


WB> After reading much of this thread, and a lot of it has been
WB> quite insightful... I'd like to add 2 more cents.

WB> w_tom wrote:

There are two ways to do as suggested. The first is to make
'Benjamins' part of the technical facts during design....
... the technical reason for high verses low accuracy
timers was provided. Computer motherboards don't have the
trimming capacitor and the oscillator is subject to wider
voltage variations. Why this technical decision was made was
not asked and would only be speculation.

WB> So, two sides of the coin... then, there be the THIRD side of the
WB> coin.
WB> Why do you have a clock on your computer? Can't afford a watch
WB> or a desk clock or a wall clock?

WB> The answer is that a clock on the computer is useful to record
WB> creation/change time on files.

WB> It doesn't really matter if the file was modified at 6:00.00 000000
WB> or 6:00.00 000035

WB> What matters is if one file was created before another. You're
WB> compiling, but the source hasn't changed, or has; the params file
WB> has been changed since X,Y, or Z... that kind of thing.

WB> On a computer, Approximate Time is almost always all that's really
WB> needed; a clock that ***always runs forward***, and keeps time within
WB> a few minutes a day.

WB> Even if Perry Mason drags you into the witness stand and confronts
WB> you with file dates and times, approximate is probably good enough
WB> to acquit you or convict you. If in the rare case it's not, bring in
WB> your
WB> expert to explain that computer clocks are often not accurate.

WB> Wood

Not only that but people sometimes purposely change the date and time
on their system. For example in order to run programs that can't work
past a certain date like 1999 or for some other reason. I still recall
the PC and XT would accept [Enter] to the date and time question so
that files would end up dated 1980... etc.

A*s*i*m*o*v

.... Old pinballers never die, they just flip out.

 

[Tom MacIntyre]

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 17:47:19 -0330, "Skype_man"
<skype_man@lycos.co.uk> wrote:

No red, R3355 surface mount resistor open on
CRT board, now red is fine, but if G2 is even close
to normal setting, CRT arcs blue in the neck, lower
it, & it stops, I two large bars of "blurryness", can be
seen onscreen. Pix is very poor, unless G2 is set close
to normal, but then it arcs. Socket, & CRT board are
fine. CRT bad I assume? My Sencore CR-70 CRT
rejuvinator book doesn't list the pix tube. The CRT #
is A90AKB50X04 (V). Anyone know the settings for
this CRT, I'm not sure what exactly is shorted in the CRT,
but what about making up a couple of windings from the
IHVT ferrite? Sky.

Have you learned to use the universal adapter? You can possibly get
the 5 electrodes identified from the CRT board, and do the CRT with
that.

Tom

 

[Skype_man]

I only have the "super common) #3 #4 adaptor for the
rejuvinator. Thanks, for the input. Sky.




"Skype_man" <skype_man@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message
news9ednVhEa5zCzefenZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@rogers.com...

No red, R3355 surface mount resistor open on
CRT board, now red is fine, but if G2 is even close
to normal setting, CRT arcs blue in the neck, lower
it, & it stops, I two large bars of "blurryness", can be
seen onscreen. Pix is very poor, unless G2 is set close
to normal, but then it arcs. Socket, & CRT board are
fine. CRT bad I assume? My Sencore CR-70 CRT
rejuvinator book doesn't list the pix tube. The CRT #
is A90AKB50X04 (V). Anyone know the settings for
this CRT, I'm not sure what exactly is shorted in the CRT,
but what about making up a couple of windings from the
IHVT ferrite? Sky.

 

[MJ]

I remembered I had an older Panasonic cordless phone handset that went through my
clothes washer (full cycle - no kidding). I pulled it's mic, popped it in, and my phone
is back working great. YEAH! Thanks to all responders in this thread.


"MJ" <mj@address.invalid> wrote in message news:ZsydnXlRv4yHt-XeRVn-iw@centurytel.net...

Ok, I pulled the mic off the board and it says C10 on it. I'll try the local Shack.



"Michael Kennedy" <Mikek400@remthis.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:JfCdnbaBB9rm--_eRVn-oA@comcast.com...
You could always try radio shack.
"Skype_man" <skype_man@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message
news5idnTnJ0Ml5xezeRVn-tw@rogers.com...
You MAY find a mic that will work, & fit from a
ghetto blaster, or tape recorder. Sky.




"MJ" <mj@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:2_GdnZZQJe7MZ_PeRVn-hA@centurytel.net...
My Panasonic cordless phone KX-TG2553B used to work fine. Now people I call
complain (and I have verified) that the handset mic volume is extremely low.
Changing the phone volume has no effect. Don't know if the handset was
dropped -certainly possible though. Do these mics ever go bad? I took it apart and
found nothing obvious. It cost $125 bucks in '02 and has been a great phone. TIA

 

[Jason D.]

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 17:47:19 -0330, "Skype_man"
<skype_man@lycos.co.uk> wrote:

No red, R3355 surface mount resistor open on
CRT board, now red is fine, but if G2 is even close
to normal setting, CRT arcs blue in the neck, lower
it, & it stops, I two large bars of "blurryness", can be
seen onscreen. Pix is very poor, unless G2 is set close
to normal, but then it arcs. Socket, & CRT board are
fine. CRT bad I assume? My Sencore CR-70 CRT
rejuvinator book doesn't list the pix tube. The CRT #
is A90AKB50X04 (V). Anyone know the settings for
this CRT, I'm not sure what exactly is shorted in the CRT,
but what about making up a couple of windings from the
IHVT ferrite? Sky.

Sky,

This is very common on zenith CRTs but can happen to any. Tube is
gone. RCA used very similar guns (standard socket, not small one)
across many RCA CRTs, treat it as such on CRT rejuvenator.

Cheers, Wizard

 

[David Maynard]

Woody Brison wrote:

After reading much of this thread, and a lot of it has been
quite insightful... I'd like to add 2 more cents.

w_tom wrote:

There are two ways to do as suggested. The first is to make
'Benjamins' part of the technical facts during design....
... the technical reason for high verses low accuracy
timers was provided. Computer motherboards don't have the
trimming capacitor and the oscillator is subject to wider
voltage variations. Why this technical decision was made was
not asked and would only be speculation.


So, two sides of the coin... then, there be the THIRD side of the coin.

Why do you have a clock on your computer? Can't afford a watch
or a desk clock or a wall clock?

The answer is that a clock on the computer is useful to record
creation/change time on files.

It doesn't really matter if the file was modified at 6:00.00 000000
or 6:00.00 000035

What matters is if one file was created before another. You're
compiling, but the source hasn't changed, or has; the params file
has been changed since X,Y, or Z... that kind of thing.

On a computer, Approximate Time is almost always all that's really
needed; a clock that ***always runs forward***, and keeps time within
a few minutes a day.

Even if Perry Mason drags you into the witness stand and confronts
you with file dates and times, approximate is probably good enough
to acquit you or convict you. If in the rare case it's not, bring in
your
expert to explain that computer clocks are often not accurate.

Wood

Or keep your clock set to 1935 and even Perry Mason won't know when they
were actually made.

 

[MJ]

One more thing - that tells me that water (and suds and lots of agitation) is NOT what
killed the mic in the first place. Maybe static electricity?


"MJ" <mj@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:HY6dnbAG-5uG6efenZ2dnUVZ_tadnZ2d@centurytel.net...

I remembered I had an older Panasonic cordless phone handset that went through my
clothes washer (full cycle - no kidding). I pulled it's mic, popped it in, and my phone
is back working great. YEAH! Thanks to all responders in this thread.


"MJ" <mj@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:ZsydnXlRv4yHt-XeRVn-iw@centurytel.net...
Ok, I pulled the mic off the board and it says C10 on it. I'll try the local Shack.



"Michael Kennedy" <Mikek400@remthis.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:JfCdnbaBB9rm--_eRVn-oA@comcast.com...
You could always try radio shack.
"Skype_man" <skype_man@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message
news5idnTnJ0Ml5xezeRVn-tw@rogers.com...
You MAY find a mic that will work, & fit from a
ghetto blaster, or tape recorder. Sky.




"MJ" <mj@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:2_GdnZZQJe7MZ_PeRVn-hA@centurytel.net...
My Panasonic cordless phone KX-TG2553B used to work fine. Now people I call
complain (and I have verified) that the handset mic volume is extremely low.
Changing the phone volume has no effect. Don't know if the handset was
dropped -certainly possible though. Do these mics ever go bad? I took it apart and
found nothing obvious. It cost $125 bucks in '02 and has been a great phone. TIA