Hackaday Links: January 7, 2024
Oh, perfect — now our cars can BSOD. At least that’s how it looks from a forum post showing a Blue Screen of Death on a Ford Mustang Mach E, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: January 7, 2024
Tag Archives: Repair
Explosion-Scarred Scope Gets Plastic Surgery Hackerspace Style
Some equipment comes with a backstory so impressive, you can’t help but treat it with reverence. For instance, this Hantek scope’s front panel and knobs have melted when a battery …read more Continue reading Explosion-Scarred Scope Gets Plastic Surgery Hackerspace Style
DNA-repairing metabolite may lead to improved cancer treatments
Researchers have discovered how a metabolite involved in repairing damaged DNA not only controls a person’s sensitivity to cancer therapies but can also protect healthy tissues from damage. The findings may lead to more effective treatments for cancer…. Continue reading DNA-repairing metabolite may lead to improved cancer treatments
Saving a Scope from the Dumpster
If you read Hackaday, you probably get the title of [SunEstra’s] post: A Casual Date with the Dumpster. Many great hacking projects start with finding one man’s trash. This June, …read more Continue reading Saving a Scope from the Dumpster
Putting the Magic Smoke Back into a Dodgy Spectrum Analyzer
The trouble with fixing electronics is that most devices are just black boxes — literally. Tear it down, look inside, but it usually doesn’t matter — all you see are …read more Continue reading Putting the Magic Smoke Back into a Dodgy Spectrum Analyzer
When Tail Lights Lose Touch With Reality
To study the history of the automobile is to also be a student of technological progress — as with each decade’s models come new innovations to make them better handling, …read more Continue reading When Tail Lights Lose Touch With Reality
Transistor Radio Repair, More Complex Than It Seems
The humble transistor radio is one of those consumer devices that stubbornly refuses to go away, but it’s fair to say that it’s not the mover and shaker in the …read more Continue reading Transistor Radio Repair, More Complex Than It Seems
Fairphone 5 repairable and sustainable smartphone stays fresh for longer
Back in 2013, a Dutch startup launched a smartphone made using ethically sourced materials and designed for extended service life. Now the Fairphone has entered its fifth generation, sporting an OLED display, 50-MP cameras and fast charging.Continue Re… Continue reading Fairphone 5 repairable and sustainable smartphone stays fresh for longer
Impulse Buying a 3040 CNC Machine, What Could Go Wrong?
[joekutz] made an impulse purchase of a CNC machine. It was a 3040 CNC that looked reasonably complete and had an attractive price, what could possibly go wrong? As it …read more Continue reading Impulse Buying a 3040 CNC Machine, What Could Go Wrong?
Repairing a Home Injection Molding Machine
When [Michael] over at the Teaching Tech YouTube channel bought a hobby injection molding machine a long time ago, one of the plans he had with it was to use …read more Continue reading Repairing a Home Injection Molding Machine