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    Help Needed for DS430n PCB

    Thanks, But one of the capacitors is rated 400v 68uf,so voltages can differ from the mains input,and they go with quite a bang!.
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    Help Needed for DS430n PCB

    Sorry if in wrong place but what are the values of the ceramic disc capacitor on the board place VDR2500 on a DS430n digibox ,it is the shape of a chocolate smartie in red....but nothing printed on it, thanks
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    Sky subscriptions available throughout europe legally.

    A euro court ruling may soon force all subsciption broadcasters to make available all subscription cards to anyone in europe who wants to pay.For example,anyone in Spain can subscribe to Sky to watch all sky channels in Spain. But the best thing is,any pubs in the uk can show any sports from any...
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    2 Metre Winegard Dish(in Fuengirola)

    Yes,but not until after 7th july 2009,contact me again after this date
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    2 Metre Winegard Dish(in Fuengirola)

    Come and take it away.........i picked it up on a ford fiesta roof rack............but you will need something a little larger.....complete with az el mount and feed arm.............its a petalised dish of about 8 sections still assembled..........in good condition..........i will need notice as...
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    Changing a DMRE50 DVD from PalI To PalB

    That's exactly what i need to do, record broadcast tv thru the rf input,but now i have a spanish terrestrial digital box connected by scart and can record the picture and sound perfectly............but.........is it possible to change a uk panasonic dvd recorder from pal i to pal b ..is it a...
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    Changing a DMRE50 DVD from PalI To PalB

    Is it possible to change the sound of a Panasonic DMRE50 or 55 from uk pal i to spanish pal b, so that a uk dvd recorder will record and play back spanish broadcast tv with the correct sound....you can change languages in the menu's but this does not change the sound frequencies...any help...
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    Lacuna sat Meter power

    one more thing......rechargable battery cells are usualy only 1.2 volts.....ordinary batteries are 1.5 volts.......so 10 cells are 12 volts
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    Lacuna sat Meter power

    To Fit a new battery to my Skinka/Lacuna meter i just removed the internal battery,found a plug that matched the battery conector inside the meter,made a small hole thru the casing and attached a 12v ni-cad rechargable to the outside with cling film,and now charge and recharge this external...
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    Will A Home Recorded DVD Play in USA ?

    Two steps ahead of you!...........very useful......i will email my USA buyer with all the info..............thanks
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    Will A Home Recorded DVD Play in USA ?

    Thanks for the replies,after posting the question i checked out a DVD help-site....it seems most pal/european dvd players will play ntsc dvd's on a pal or ntsc television,but a USA/ntsc player will only play a ntsc disc, very few if any will play a pal disc,and by longreach's reply above this...
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    Will A Home Recorded DVD Play in USA ?

    I have recorded from spanish television a series of tv programmes onto a DVD-r disc from a Panasonic DMR E55 DVD recorder,so it is recorded in Pal tv system.The disc has been Finalised in the recorder and now shows as DVD-V same as any pre-recorded shop bought DVD disc. This disc is obviously...
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    oatcakes wot u ona bout!!

    I have tasted them oatcakes.............i'd sooner eat the shelf..............even the box they came in had more currents in it.Even the Queen on the stamp was wincing.........how can so many top class ingredients taste like that!...........send me by return of post a photograph of 2 dozen of...
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    grundig gds310 - is it worth buying???

    The 310 is not a good box for weak signals........the 310/2 is much better and so is the GDS2000......they all look the same.....................
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    Calling all Panasonic TU-DSB30 Users

    It is Not a overheating problem.............it can freeze up within 30 seconds of being switched on from cold
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