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A friend of mine purchased a Mecer (SOL-I-AX-5M4) inverter in November and had it installed. This is the new Axpert inverter range with the large color changing light depending what mode it is in. It is not a grid-tie inverter. Within 2 weeks after installation it caught alight a few minutes...

Yesterday I noticed one of our Explora decoders was not working. It was just showing a DSTV logo on the TV and on the front panel was displaying "loAd". I took the unit into the Multichoice customer service center in Randburg this morning and they tried to reset it twice but it failed to reset/...

I am assisting a friend to get a JBL OnBeat Xtreme repaired. The right woofer is distorting and after removing the speaker it seems the cone has partially torn away from the foam surround. The speaker is about three inches in diameter. What is the normal process with these speakers, i.e. repair...

Hi All I have been looking for options to combat the load shedding problem. The generator vs A UPS solution. Just basically want to power up a PVR decoder, TV, ADSL router and a DVD player. Probably about 175 watts. It would be great to also be able to have a few lights at night although some...

I managed to pickup two LA300M Mosfet amplifier modules at a really good price and could not resist the temptation to do an amp build. Then came the shock of what a 1kVA 50-0-50 transformer costs. Fortunately I got one on ebay along with a PSU board and a speaker protection board. The power...

Just a heads-up for anyone in the market for some headphones. I was in Dionwired earlier today and they were selling the Marley Redemption headphones for R400. They are normally around R1700. They also had the cheaper ones which sell for around R550 to R600 going for R150

Question for the Stereo boffins If I have a DVD player and a Receiver from the same range (in my case the NAD T513 DVD and the NAD T752 Receiver), which DAC should I be tasking with the job of producing the analogue stereo signal for a CD? How good is the DAC in the latest entry level say Sony...

Hi low frequency junkies What are the options for acquiring plate amplifiers in SA. I there a company selling them locally or is the only option to import directly? Does anyone have any experience with importing these items? I found a site on the internet http://www.apexjr.com/ Has anyone...