Collaborate Disseminate
When electronics release the Magic Smoke, more often than not it’s a fairly sedate event. Something overheats, the packaging gets hot enough to emit that characteristic and unmistakable odor, and …read more Continue reading Quick and Very Dirty Repair Gets Smoked PLC Back in the Game
A thermal camera is a very handy tool to have, and [Learn Electronics Repair] wanted to try out the Thermal Master P2 for electronic repair, especially since it claims to …read more Continue reading Reviewing the World’s 2nd Smallest Thermal Camera
A button that stopped working has probably led to more than a few smashed remotes over the years. Fortunately [pescado99] has shared a beautifully simple cure for dead or dying …read more Continue reading Fix That Old Remote With Graphite
In a world of digital monotony, the Avo DA14 digital multimeter, with its vintage J Nixie tube charm, is a refreshing gem. Recently refurbished by [Thomas Scherrer], this multimeter video …read more Continue reading The Nixie Tube Multimeter That Almost Made a Comeback
We have probably all seen the marketing blurbs on packaging and elsewhere promoting the amazing lifespan of LED lighting solutions. Theoretically you should be able to install a LED bulb …read more Continue reading Lies, Big Lies and LED Lightbulb Lifespan Promises
Back in the summer our eye was caught by [Jazzy Jane]’s new signal generator, or perhaps we should say her new-to-her signal generator. It’s an Advance E1 from around 1950, …read more Continue reading BNCs For An Old Instrument
![A stack of Activation Locked MacBooks destined for the shredder in refurbisher [John Bumstead]’s workshop.](https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/locked_macbooks_3x2_john_bumstead.jpg?w=800)
Over the years, Apple has gone all-in on parts pairing. Virtually every component in an iPhone and iPad has a unique ID that’s kept in a big database over at …read more Continue reading Apple iOS 18’s New Repair Assistant: Easier Parts Pairing Yet With Many Limitations
An unlikely theatre for an act in the right-to-repair saga came last year in the form of McDonalds restaurants, whose McFlurry ice cream machines are prone to breakdown. The manufacturer …read more Continue reading McDonalds Ice Cream Machines Gain A DMCA Exemption
For those of us devoted to keeping an older vehicle on the road, the struggle is real. We know that at some point, a part will go bad and we’ll …read more Continue reading Simple PCB Repairs Keep Old Vehicle Out of the Crusher
These days, not only are oscilloscopes very common, but even a cheap instrument today would have been the envy of the world’s greatest labs not that long ago. But back …read more Continue reading Classic Heathkit OL-1 Scope Gets Some TLC