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[fae2535@mstdn.social]

@iFixit

Refuse to give up on my 2012 MacBook Pro and the outdated iPhone(s) I am still using.

They all need some TLC.

The Singer Sewing machine is from the 50s. It needed work when I got it during the early pandemic, but is now tops.

There is always something to fix ...

[zmyaro@mastodon.social]

@iFixit My most recent repair win was fixing an unexpected mechanical failure on my bike while I was out by jerry rigging a temporary fix to get me to the nearest hardware store and then doing a better repair to get me home.

I love that iFixit helps me save my laptops and other devices and get them back on their feet in the same way!

[murenius@chaos.social]

@iFixit My best repair win was creating a working Nintendo 64 from two defective ones. Next up I want to repair an old Commodore 1084 CRT screen, which is also what I refuse to give up on.

[fiveelementninja@mastodon.social]

@iFixit My favorite repair win recently has been buying a broken Gamecube for cheap and fixing it to be good as new, then modding it.

[doublythumbs@mastodon.social]

@iFixit My favorite repair was a vintage financial calculator from the 1970s. One with the old tube display. Batteries were left inside, but I managed to disassemble and replace the metal contacts. Worked like new!

[mjibrower@social.vivaldi.net]

@iFixit My favorite repair win wasn’t mine. Once I walked in to a women’s restroom in the engineering building at the University at Buffalo and a student was dismantling the soap dispenser that had been broken the whole time I worked there. She said she was just tired of it not working, so she fixed it. I hope she’s working for NASA or something now.

[shammers@mastodon.coffee]

@iFixit I have an old Late 2013 15" Macbook Pro that I'm still keeping alive thanks to tools and parts from iFixit. Battery replacement, keyboard/top case, etc. all swapped out and soon it'll be running Linux so it can continue having a happy life.

[3d_schorsch@mastodon.social]

@iFixit I’d love to be able to fix my LED tube light. It has 58 LEDs, and I have to take the thing apart…

[cookiemonster@chaos.social]

@iFixit
From our recent Repair Café last weekend: replaced a phone screen that had some minor wear

[beaiouns@is.nota.live]

@iFixit So I had a "new to me" refurbished mini PC that had an m.2 slot for a WiFi card, but no WiFi card in the slot. I also had a dead laptop that had a WiFi card, but the antennas were *inside* the computer (wrapped around the outside of the display in the top half of the laptop). Fortunately, there was a teardown guide for that specific laptop on your website, and I had both a screwdriver and a spudger handy. After following the guide, I was able to disassemble enough of the laptop to remove the antennas without damaging them, and was able to stick them in the new mini PC to get it up on the WiFi network. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon!

[ak_33@mastodon.berlin]

@iFixit
I repaired my dyson vacuum cleaner with your help- thanks!

[baralheia@dragonchat.org]

@iFixit I'm slightly intimidated by all the steps required to do it, but I'm looking forward to replacing the battery on my Moto Edge+ 2022 to give it a new lease on life. I've got the service manual thanks to y'all's partnership with Motorola, and the battery and adhesive seals just came in, but I could definitely use a good set of tools to help me get the job done! And an iOpener too!

[ditsch42@troet.cafe]

@iFixit I was very glad to learn that the Nintendo Switch JoyCons are actually really easy to repair - I just needed the right screwdrivers and replacement joysticks, and it was super straight forward! Made a friend happy by repairing her Pikachu JoyCons which she did not want to send in for repair!

[olivernoble@mastodon.world]

@dnkrupinski @iFixit
"Changed the battery on my phone", is really impressive as long as you *dont* mention its a fairphone :
But much credit for selecting such a repairable phone in the first place

[jfparis@rouge.eu.org]

RE: https://rouge.eu.org/@jfparis/115513566266265697

@iFixit This took me a bit of time (to get started) but I managed to replace the wiring of my bicycle light (old cables had been torn just on the edge of the case

[clonedhuman@mastodon.social]

@iFixit
Biggest repair win: An old Motorola smartphone that I managed to get LineageOS installed on, despite it not being an 'approved' phone.

The next fix: I have an old desktop that I want to try and turn into a router that blocks all adds and trackers and what not.

Device I refuse to give up on: a couple of old Android phones that I know I can use for some good purposes.

[foggy_cornwater@mastodon.social]

@iFixit I've fixed a PlayStation controller, an iPhone screen, and a Dell laptop screen all in the past two years.

I'm trying to keep my iPhone 11 alive as long as possible, and hoping I can fix stuff so my friends don't send their electronics off to landfills!

[antsu@p.antsu.net]

@iFixit My most recent win is with a cheap battery-powered portable blender that got its micro-controller stuck in a weird state and wouldn't turn on anymore (and the battery would take ages to drain on its own).
I opened it (with my iFixit toolkit of course), disconnected and reconnected the battery, and it's as good as new again. Also took the opportunity to mod it (with my iFixit soldering iron ️) and install a USB-C port for charging, because no one deserves to use micro B in 2019+7.

[dubbel@mstdn.io]

@iFixit my favorite repair was hands down fixing the dishwasher that the previous owners has declared broken - it just needed a tiny spring replaced that opens the tab/soap box. fixing that felt great!

[me@mastodon.cysioland.pl]

@iFixit what I wanna fix next? my old DECT analog landline, the display is out but otherwise it seems to be working just fine