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Hackers are often of the sentimental type, falling in love with the look and feel of quality old hardware. Of course, sometimes that older hardware needs a little TLC to …read more Continue reading Vintage Multimeter Gets An LCD Transplant
Here’s an interesting and detailed teardown and repair of a Keithley 2001 7.5 Digit multimeter that is positively dripping with detail. It’s also not every day that we get to …read more Continue reading Vintage MMU Repair? It’s Easier With X-Rays
Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics subsidiary has signed an agreement with SpaceX and Australian telecommunications company Optus to put its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft and Mission Extension Pod (MEP) into regular commercial service.Continu… Continue reading SpaceX to launch Northrop Grumman’s robotic satellite repair spacecraft
A right-to-repair battle is being waged in courts. The results of it, we might not see for a decade. The Caps Wiki is a project tackling our repairability problem from …read more Continue reading Caps Wiki: Place For You To Share Your Repair Notes
When your 5-year-old laptop dies it’s usually time for a replacement. But [Andrew Menadue]’s Novena laptop is fully open-source. He has full access to all the documentation, so he decided …read more Continue reading Novena Open Source Laptop Reborn as Desktop Machine
The Agricultural Right to Repair Act would force manufacturers to give farmers the tools and documentation they need to keep their equipment running. Continue reading A New Senate Bill Would Give Farmers the Right to Repair Their Own Tractors
The original Game Boy was the greatest selling handheld video game system of all time, only to be surpassed by one of its successors. It still retains the #2 position …read more Continue reading Acid-Damaged Game Boy Restored
We all make mistakes, and there’s no shame in having to bodge a printed circuit board to fix a mistake. Most of us are content with cutting a trace or …read more Continue reading PCB Microsurgery Puts the Bodges Inside the Board
We’ve all seen our share of consumer electronic devices that need repair. It’s inevitable that, however well-cared-for it will be, there’s always the unforseen that brings its life to an …read more Continue reading What Really Goes Wrong With Your Tablet
Facing mounting legislation and pushback from customers and shareholders, an embattled John Deere looks to the SEC to keep it from answering questions. Continue reading John Deere Blows Off Shareholders Asking About Right to Repair