Collaborate Disseminate
When you are troubleshooting, it is sometimes useful to disconnect a part of your circuit to see what happens. If your new PCB isn’t perfect, you might also need to …read more Continue reading Give Your SMD Components a Lift
These days, when something electronic breaks, most folks just throw it away and get a new one. But as hackers, we prefer to find out what the actual problem is …read more Continue reading MOTU Audio Interface Resurrected After Some Reverse Engineering
It used to be you could crack open a TV or radio and really work on the components inside. The smallest thing in there was maybe a disc capacitor a …read more Continue reading Repairing a Component on a Flex Connector
It used to be you could crack open a TV or radio and really work on the components inside. The smallest thing in there was maybe a disc capacitor a …read more Continue reading Repairing a Component on a Flex Connector
The Braun TS2 radio was a state-of-the art tube set in 1956. Today it still looks great, but unsurprisingly, the one that [Manuel Caldeier] has needed a little tender loving …read more Continue reading Braun TS2 Radio Turns 68, Gets Makeover
Modern gaming laptops are in an uncomfortable spot – often too underpowered for newest titles, but too bulky to be genuinely portable. It doesn’t help they’re not often upgradeable, so …read more Continue reading Laptop GPU Upgrade With Just A Little Reballing
The BBC Microcomputer, launched in the early 1980s, holds a special place in computing history. Designed for educational purposes, it introduced a generation to programming and technology. With its robust …read more Continue reading BBC Micro: A Retro Revamp with the 68008 Upgrade
Electric scooters have long been a hacker’s friend, Xiaomi ones in particular – starting with M365, the Xiaomi scooter family has expanded a fair bit. They do have a weak …read more Continue reading Xiaomi M365 Battery Fault? Just Remove A Capacitor
Despite HP shuttering their WebOS project some time ago, the operating system has kept a dedicated following. One device in particular, the HP TouchPad, was released just a month before …read more Continue reading HP WebOS TouchPad Gets With The USB-C Times
Some hackers have the skills to help us find noteworthy lessons in even the most basic of repairs. For instance, is your computer failing to boot? Guess what, it could …read more Continue reading Some SPI Flash Chip Nuances Worth Learning