Collaborate Disseminate
[JohnAudioTech] noticed there was no bass on the TV at his parents’ house. That led to the discovery of a blown fuse and a corresponding repair. When he opened it …read more Continue reading Toasty Subwoofer Limps Back to Life
In today’s “News from the Dystopia” segment, we have a story about fighting retail theft with drones. It centers on Flock Safety, a company that provides surveillance technologies, including UAVs, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 28, 2025
Miniaturization is a trend that comes and goes in the cellular phone space. For a while, our phones were all getting smaller, then they started getting bigger again as screens …read more Continue reading iPhone Air Still Apparently Repairable Despite Its Compact Construction
Over on his YouTube channel our hacker [Jerry Walker] repairs a Tektronix 577 curve tracer. A curve tracer is a piece of equipment which plots I-V (current vs voltage) curves, …read more Continue reading Repairing a Tektronix 577 Curve Tracer
While using the Fix problems using Windows Update option in Windows 11, if you encounter an error message saying Repair Version of Windows not found, please try again later, here is how you can fix the problem. As this issue primarily occurs when you e… Continue reading Repair Version of Windows not found in Windows 11
Ryobi is not exactly the Cadillac of cordless tools, but one still has certain expectations when buying a product. For most of us “don’t randomly stop working” is on the …read more Continue reading Battery Repair By Reverse Engineering
While talking computers are old hat today, in 1978, a talking toy like the Speak and Spell was the height of novel tech. [Kevin] found a vintage one, but it …read more Continue reading Silent Speak and Spell Gets Its Voice Back
There are a ton of Bluetooth speakers on the market. Just about none of them have any user-serviceable components or replacement parts available. When they break, they’re dead and gone, …read more Continue reading Teufel Introduces an Open Source Bluetooth Speaker
For home HVAC systems, heat pumps seem to be the way of the future. When compared to electric heating they can be three to four times more efficient, and they …read more Continue reading Arduino Saves Heat Pump
Over on his YouTube channel our hacker [CircuitValley] repairs an old TDS8000 scope. The TDS8000 was manufactured by Tektronix circa 2001 and was also marketed as the CSA8000 Communications Signal …read more Continue reading Repairing an Old Tektronix TDS8000 Scope