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The only thing better than getting your hands on a repairable piece of hardware is actually finding the thing in the first place, which is why we love this “official” …read more Continue reading Show ‘Em What You’re Made of With This Repair Logo
[CuriousMarc] is back with more vintage HP hardware repair. This time it’s the HP 5245L, a digital nixie-display frequency counter from 1963. This unit is old enough to be entirely …read more Continue reading Do Not Attempt Disassembly: Analog Wizardry In A 1960s Counter
Last time we talked about a video that purported to do plastic welding, we mentioned that the process wasn’t really plastic welding as we understood it. Judging by the comments, …read more Continue reading Plastic Welding Revisited
[Adrian] comments that the BBC Master 128 is a rare 8-bit computer, and we agree — we couldn’t remember hearing about that particular machine, although the BBC series is quite …read more Continue reading BBC Master 128 Revealed
There’s a strange synchronicity in the projects we see here at Hackaday, where different people come up with strikingly similar stuff at nearly the same time. We’re not sure why …read more Continue reading A Look Inside a Vintage Aircraft Altimeter
We’ve all picked up a radio and switched it on, only to hear an awful scratchy noise emitting from the speaker. [Richard Langer] is no stranger to this problem, and …read more Continue reading This One Simple Trick Rehabilitates Scratchy Sounding Speakers
Cycling multitools are known for … well, for combining multiple bike-related tools in one device. The DTool, however, may have all others beat, as it reportedly plays host to a whopping 48 separate tools.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTag… Continue reading DTool puts a claimed 48 tools in cyclists’ pockets
Back in early 2021, a Californian startup revealed plans to launch a 13-inch laptop that users could upgrade, repair and customize to personal needs or tastes. Now the company is about to launch the Framework Laptop 16, which will allow users to upgrad… Continue reading Framework previews modular gaming laptop with upgradeable GPU
While there are some mechanical problems that can easily be detected by a car’s onboard sensors, there are others which are a bit trickier. The V2M system is designed to catch those other ones, by listening for them using onboard modules.Continue Readi… Continue reading V2M tech is designed to catch car problems – by listening for them
Some design choices on manufacturing equipment really leave you scratching your head for a while, as recently happened to [Chris Cecil] when the belt on a reflow oven’s conveyer snapped. …read more Continue reading Fixing A Reflow Oven’s Conveyer Belt With an NE555 and Stepper Motors