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Digital Camera Won't Hold a Charge

My digital camera won't hold a charge with any kind of batteries including rechargeable ones.

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TiVo is Stuck on One Channel

Does anyone know how to repair a TiVo unit that is stuck on one channel? Being the graceful one that I am, I dropped it while dusting! Thanks.

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Saving a Wet Cellphone

I have saved my cellphone three times from certain death and I wish to pass along the technique. I dropped it once into a puddle under a vacation home I had rented, a fluke happening as I was looking at the rainwater puddling under the home.

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Repairing an iPod Screen

Does anyone know how to fix an IPod when the screen image is totally dysfunctional? A white screen shows with several spots on it, but the player still works fine, and you can hear the music. Any suggestions?

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Watch Cell Phones in Hot Weather

I left my cell phone in my car for 2 hours with the heat index down here in the Rio Grande Valley being 110. When I picked it up, it was DEAD. No way to turn it on, or to charge it.

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Portable DVD Player's Screen Too Dark

We have just purchased a Phillips portable CD/DVD player. The picture is way too dark and the instructions are too complicated for my (very untechnical) brain to work out. Does anyone have one like mine and if so, how in the world do you sort out the picture so that it is not so dark? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

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Trouble With Sirius Satellite Radio Reception

I have subscribed to Sirius satellite radio for two years or so. Since I moved into my place about a year ago the reception has been mostly good. At certain times of the day the radio loses the signal for different lengths of time. Sometimes for only a few seconds, sometimes for much longer. I think it is truly random.

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Erasing the Memory in Ni-Cd Batteries

I recently purchased 18 Malibu solar garden/pathway lights on eBay that were listed as new; however, the boxes were opened and the tabs had been pulled to activate the rechargeable batteries.

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VCR Doesn't Work With TV Converter

This is just a comment about the new Digital TV converter boxes. They're inconvenient for recording. To record using a RCA DTA800 converter box, you have to go to the unit and with your hand, change the channel.

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How Can I Keep My Hand-held TVs Working After Digital Switch?

I have two Watchman hand-held TV sets that I have been using and loving for over 20 years. They are great for the car, at the beach, anywhere because they are powered by batteries. When the new system is put in place in February, getting rid of the analog sets and going to digital, does anyone know where I could get something to still make my portable TV sets work? I will absolutely hate to get rid of them! I listen to the news on my way to and from work! Thanks bunches!

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How to Save a Scratched CD/DVD

Spray the entire surface down with Pledge. Wait about 10 - 15 seconds. Wipe of Pledge until the product is completely dry. Something in Pledge smooths over the imperfections making the DVD/CD playable again.

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How to Unblock a DVD Player

Does anyone know how to "unblock" a DVD player? My husband hit the eject button to remove a DVD we had watched.

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Transferring Cellphone Information

My sister dropped her new cell phone in my Icee. She totally fried it. All you have to do to fix it is simply buy a new or used phone, depending if you are high in money or whatever. You just get your cell phone, open your battery in the back and take out your memory card, and put it in the other phone.

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Beware Battery Testers

All of a sudden, my Kodak Easy Share digital camera would turn off as soon as it turned on. Or do nothing. Changing batteries didn't help. I even tested all the batteries on a battery tester.

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Programming a Kidz Remote by Kissel

I bought (used) a Kidz Remote by Kessel. Of course, the instructions did not come with it. Does anybody have the manual or can explain how to program the remote?

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DVD Player Freezes When I Erase a Disk

I have a DVD recorder/player and it seems to freeze up every time I erase a (recordable) disc. I cant find any info about it in the book it came with. I am just wondering if anyone had ever had this problem before I go and call the manufacturer.

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Fixing Digital Clocks

I was wondering if anyone knows if digital clocks which work but which are missing part of the display can be fixed. I have a microwave which is missing several segments of the LED/LCD display.

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Fixing a Smith Corona SL500 Electric Typewriter

I have a Smith Corona SL500 electric typewriter that I haven't used since got computer. When turned on the lock light blinks. The manual is missing.

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DVD Player Stopped Working - "Incorrect Region Code"

My Homita portable DVD player S2153 for a while until it suddenly stopped functioning correctly because of am "incorrect region code. I've tried looking on it's settings but found nothing wrong.

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Which glue should I use to repair a small plastic knob?

The plastic On-Off-Speed knob on my trusty Patton fan has cracked. Naturally, I don't know what kind of plastic it is. Is it realistic to try to repair the knob with glue? What kind?

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