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When you hear about a switching power supply, you think of a system that uses an inductor and a switch to redistribute energy from the input to the output. But …read more Continue reading 1950s Switching Power Supply Does it Mechanically
There was a time when the simplest and cheapest kitchen appliance you could think of was a toaster. Some nichrome wire, a spring, and a mechanical thermostat were all you …read more Continue reading Fixing an Expensive Smart Toaster is Worth the Time
Who has not at some point in their lives experienced the horror of a pin on a DIP package breaking off? It’s generally game over, but what if you don’t …read more Continue reading Emergency DIP Pin Repair For Anyone
There is much to be found online about recovering data from corrupt SD cards, but [StezStix Mix] had an entirely different problem with his card. He’d filmed an important video …read more Continue reading Recovering a Physically Broken SD Card
Editors Note: According to our infallible record keeping, this is the 50,000th post published on Hackaday! We weren’t sure this was the kind of milestone that required any drawn out …read more Continue reading You Should Be Allowed To Fix McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines, Say Federal Regulators
You have a broken gear you need to fix, but there’s no equivalent part available. That’s the issue [Well Done Tips] faced with a plastic gear from a lawnmower. While …read more Continue reading Repairing a Gear with a Candle (and Some Epoxy)
Recently [nibbler]’s Evakool 55L vehicle fridge started to act strangely, reporting crazy temperature errors and had no chance of regulating. The determination was that the NTC thermistor was toast, and …read more Continue reading New Brains Save 12 V Fridge From the Scrap Heap
Concluding a four-part repair-a-thon on a stack of Cybiko handheld computers, [Robert] over at Robert’s Retro covered the intricate details of fixing a last batch of four in a nearly one-hour …read more Continue reading Cybiko Repair-A-Thon With Memory Upgrade
Internet connectivity in remote areas can be a challenge, but recently SpaceX’s Starlink has emerged as a viable solution for many spots on the globe — including the Ukrainian frontlines. …read more Continue reading Restoring Starlink’s Missing Ethernet Ports
After previously supporting one in California, Apple has made an about-face and is now pushing back against a “Right to Repair” bill (Senate Bill 1596) currently under consideration in Oregon. …read more Continue reading Apple Pushes Back on Right To Repair Bill Due to Parts Pairing