EddieS'04
In Memoriam 1950-2022
Finding Manuals Online
Let's face it. After we buy something and learn how to use it, we forget about the manuals. They either get thrown away or misplaced or buried under a pile of papers. That's okay for some things. But what if you need to know what your tire pressure should be or how to set the clock on your VCR? Look to the Internet for fast and easy help.
PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES
Can't find the manual to your Model T Ford? Thanks to the Internet, it's no further than a few strokes on your keyboard.
Vintage autos
http://www.tocmp.com/
The Old Car Manual Project has an extensive library. You'll find manuals for Packards, Ramblers and more.
Choo choo
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/manual/manual.html
Here's a collection of locomotive manuals. These aren't for the little guys you have set up in your basement -- these manuals are for the real deal.
By land, air or sea
http://www.repairmanuals.com/
You'll find over 10,000 manuals on sale for planes, watercraft, cars, motorcycles and even lawn equipment.
GIZMOS AND GADGETS
Need to repair an old camera or radio? Many groups and organizations post manuals to help out others.
Camera Manuals
http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/manuals.html
This collection of links will send you to other sites that have online manuals. Some are free and others are pay only.
Old time electronics
http://www.vcomp.co.uk/manuals/manuals.htm
Here are some really obscure manuals dealing with vacuum tubes and theremins. They could be useful if you're into vintage radios.
Can you hear me now?
http://bama.sbc.edu/
Restoring old radios can be difficult without the proper manuals. Here you'll find a huge library of manuals for amateur radio equipment and shortwave radios.
We've got answers
http://support.radioshack.com/productinfo/
Radioshack provides online guides and manuals for many of the products they sell in their stores.
AND FINALLY...
Say what?
http://www.pinetree.net/humor/technicalmanual.html
Struggling to understand what the manual is saying? Perhaps it was written by Dr. Seuss.
Let's face it. After we buy something and learn how to use it, we forget about the manuals. They either get thrown away or misplaced or buried under a pile of papers. That's okay for some things. But what if you need to know what your tire pressure should be or how to set the clock on your VCR? Look to the Internet for fast and easy help.
PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES
Can't find the manual to your Model T Ford? Thanks to the Internet, it's no further than a few strokes on your keyboard.
Vintage autos
http://www.tocmp.com/
The Old Car Manual Project has an extensive library. You'll find manuals for Packards, Ramblers and more.
Choo choo
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/manual/manual.html
Here's a collection of locomotive manuals. These aren't for the little guys you have set up in your basement -- these manuals are for the real deal.
By land, air or sea
http://www.repairmanuals.com/
You'll find over 10,000 manuals on sale for planes, watercraft, cars, motorcycles and even lawn equipment.
GIZMOS AND GADGETS
Need to repair an old camera or radio? Many groups and organizations post manuals to help out others.
Camera Manuals
http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/manuals.html
This collection of links will send you to other sites that have online manuals. Some are free and others are pay only.
Old time electronics
http://www.vcomp.co.uk/manuals/manuals.htm
Here are some really obscure manuals dealing with vacuum tubes and theremins. They could be useful if you're into vintage radios.
Can you hear me now?
http://bama.sbc.edu/
Restoring old radios can be difficult without the proper manuals. Here you'll find a huge library of manuals for amateur radio equipment and shortwave radios.
We've got answers
http://support.radioshack.com/productinfo/
Radioshack provides online guides and manuals for many of the products they sell in their stores.
AND FINALLY...
Say what?
http://www.pinetree.net/humor/technicalmanual.html
Struggling to understand what the manual is saying? Perhaps it was written by Dr. Seuss.
