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ceg <curt.guldenschuh@gmail.com>: Aug 21 04:52PM I just got a new home broadband router that has both 2.4GHz & 5GHz and only then did I realize that both the Windows and Linux laptops don't have a 5GHz Wi-Fi card (both only have 3.4GHz 802.11 b/g/n).   Neither has either 5GHz or 802.11 ac. What are my options?   Note: I called Dell Hardware Sales for the "Inspiron 15 3521" at 800-289-3355 but they don't even have a part number for an internal 5GHz NIC, so they suggested an external USB stick, Dell part number: $60 + tax (free shipping) Netgear A6068352 $50 + tax (free shipping) Linksys A8024912   Googling, I find some of the specs here:   "Netgear N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter" http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=A6068352   "Linksys Mini AC Adapter AC580" http://accessories.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=A8024912   My question is whether any of you experts has experience fitting an *internal* 5GHz NIC into a Dell laptop, and whether it's true what Dell said, which is that no internal Wi-Fi card will work?   If I must add 5GHz Wi-Fi externally, do you have suggestions as to how to get a good 5GHz (ac) Wi-Fi USB stick that is both convenient and powerful at a good price?

root <NoEMail@home.org>: Aug 21 04:44PM When I have encountered power supply problems in the past I have just replaced all the caps. I have wanted to get an in-circuit ESR meter but they either came as kits or were more than I wanted to pay. A while ago someone posted here that one could get a functional ESR meter from China for under $30. I hastily did a web search and found this: http://www.dx.com/p/lcr-t4-meter-tester-for-capacitance-esr-inductance-resistor-npn-pnp-mosfet-m328-yellow-multicolor-364576   I ordered one and after several weeks it came today. I hadn't paid attention to the picture. The device came without any instructions. There is an EZ-insertion socket which as far as I can tell utilizes only three pins, say 1,2,3. The unit works fine for testing resistors connected either from 1-3 or 2-3 or 1-2. I wanted to test some capacitors in circuit so I cut a clip lead in half and connected the wire ends to pins 1-3. The device seems to read electrolytic capacitors as diodes but gives two uF readings which bear no relationship to the values written on the capacitors. For example, an 800uF cap might read 1.3v, 2.1uF.   I am hoping that someone in this group can shed some light on the device, specifically how it can be used to tell me which caps have to be replaced in some device.   Thanks.

Analogman2 <analogman2004@yahoo.com>: Aug 21 06:36AM -0700 I plan on pulling of the back cover today to see if any caps in the PS are bulging. Maybe check with an ESR meter as well. As far as sound, the sound went out shortly after I bought the TV a good 5 or more years ago but since I have surround sound, I never bothered to do anything about it. The set is very heavy and requires 2 people to move it.   If this is an ESR capacitor problem, does heating the caps up cause ESR to lower?

"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com>: Aug 21 04:37PM +0100 "Analogman2" <analogman2004@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:cf4f44ca-cd01-49ed-90aa-84fb2f06d800@googlegroups.com... > set is very heavy and requires 2 people to move it.   > If this is an ESR capacitor problem, does heating the caps up cause ESR to > lower?   Probably, but why even bother to check ? If your ESR meter says it's bad at room temperature, then it's bad, end of ... Not having had any sound for five years doesn't help with remote NG diagnosis, as it's quite an important indicator as to what exactly is and isn't working when it's wrong   Arfa

amdx <nojunk@knology.net>: Aug 21 08:36AM -0500 On 8/21/2015 3:22 AM, N_Cook wrote:   > Butchery autopsy report on the Tx? > Bifilar wound hotspot at the most insulation-stressed point? blown > thermal fuse? failed PbF coilwire/tail joint?   I once had a Pb coilwire/tail joint fail from over heat on a two HP motor. Kinda ticked at myself, I disassembled all the windings figuring I'd rewind it, never did. The joint was 8-#18 wires connected to a #2 or #3 cable. (Military motor, 28V) I didn't know the term "coilwire/tail joint fail" at the time. :-) It powered my gokart, took a few years until it got tired of those 250 amp to 300 amp currents from a standing start. Mikek   Mikek   --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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