Out for a Rip in a DIY Monster Truck Made of Spare Tractor Parts
“I’ve got some looks from cops but they just kind of nod at me.” Continue reading Out for a Rip in a DIY Monster Truck Made of Spare Tractor Parts
Tag Archives: Repair
Mouse Mis-Clicking? We Got You.
A mouse with malfunctioning buttons can be a frustrating to deal with — and usually a short leap to percussive maintenance. Standard fixes may not always last due to inferior build quality of the components, or when the microswitch won’t close at all. But, for mice that double/triple-click, will release when dragging, or mis-click on release, this Arduino-based hack may be the good medicine you’re after.
Instructables user [themoreyouknow]’s method cancels click malfunctions by latching the mouse’s controller switch trace to ‘on’ when pressed, keeping it there until the button normally closed contact closes again completely. Due to the confined …read more
PCB Solder Pad Repair & Cleanup
What do you do when your motherboard is covered in electrolytic grime, has damaged pads and traces that are falling apart? You call [RetroGameModz] to work their magic with epoxy and solder.
While this video is a bit old, involved repair videos never go out of style. What makes this video really special is that it breaks from the common trend of “watch me solder in silence” (or it’s close cousin, “watch me solder to loud music”). Instead, [RetroGameModz] walks you through what they’re doing, step by step in their repair of a motherboard. And boy do they have their …read more
The Environmental Case for the iPhone
They’re barely recyclable, we unnecessarily upgrade them, and they take tons of natural resources to make … they also mark unexpected environmental progress. Continue reading The Environmental Case for the iPhone
iPhone Repair Pros Tell Us About the Most Fucked Up Phones They’ve Fixed
PSA: PLEASE DON’T SHOOT YOUR PHONE WITH A GUN. Continue reading iPhone Repair Pros Tell Us About the Most Fucked Up Phones They’ve Fixed
Want a Laptop That Easy to Repair? Look Beyond Apple and Microsoft
A new report issued by iFixit and Greenpeace shows just how user-hostile laptops from Apple and Microsoft are compared to competitors like HP and Samsung. Continue reading Want a Laptop That Easy to Repair? Look Beyond Apple and Microsoft
The US Government Wants to Permanently Legalize the Right to Repair
“The Office recommends against limiting an exemption to specific technologies or devices.” Continue reading The US Government Wants to Permanently Legalize the Right to Repair
Hacked Sea Scooter Lives Another Day
The Seadoo GTI Sea Scooter is a simple conveyance, consisting of a DC motor and a big prop in a waterproof casing. By grabbing on and firing the motor, it can be used to propel oneself underwater. However, [ReSearchITEng] had problems with their unit, and did what hackers do best – cracked it open to solve the problem.
Investigation seemed to suggest there were issues with the logic of the motor controller. The original circuit had a single FET, potentially controlled through PWM. The user interfaced with the controller through a reed switch, which operates magnetically. Using reed switches is …read more
Unlikely Cascade of Failures Leads to Microwave’s Demise
Surely a blown light bulb can’t kill a microwave oven, right? You might not expect it to, but that was indeed the root cause of a problem that [mikeselecticstuff] recently investigated; the cascade of failures is instructive to say the least.
While the microwave that made its way to [mike]’s bench wasn’t exactly engineered to fail, it surely was not designed to succeed. We won’t spoil the surprise, but suffice it to say that his hopes for a quick repair after the owner reported a bang before it died were dashed by an arc across the interior light bulb that …read more
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Holy Shit, the New iMacs Have Upgradable RAM and CPUs
The shift back to user-upgradable parts suggests that Apple is finally beginning to listen to consumers who don’t want to buy disposable electronics. Continue reading Holy Shit, the New iMacs Have Upgradable RAM and CPUs