[GIVEAWAY] This Earth Day, we are giving away 5 Pro Tech Toolkits so you can stay in control of your hardware.

[sephster@fosstodon.org]

@iFixit I fixed my work laptop recently. Embarrassingly one of the fans had been blocked by a crisp crumb. I'm a sucker for Pringles

[jake4480@c.im]

@iFixit still working on swapping out a drive from one Wii to another! It's strange but I refuse to give up on it

[mbr@blahaj.zone]

@iFixit@mastodon.social I fixed my girlfriend's laptop thingy (a Microsoft Surface where the SSD died right after warranty was over). It was one of the hardest repairs and part of the touchscreen feature got broken in the process, but the device still lives on.
My next repair project is a mechanical pocket watch.

[ni@hostux.social]

@iFixit "Mastodon users only"

Too bad for you Miskey, Pleroma, GoToSocial, Pixelfed (etc) users.

[gabboman@gabboman.xyz]

@iFixit@mastodon.social

just replaced my m1 charging ports for like 10 bucks myself ;D

#hey-im-on-wafrn-but-fedi-so-that-should-count-right

[j_defritos@mastodon.social]

@iFixit biggest fix win so far has to be reviving my childhood GBA SP and giving my wife a replacement for her beloved DS. My next fix is replacing the battery in my gen 1 iPod nano… also installing Linux on my 2017 intel MacBook Pro to get back on a supported OS, but hardware-wise everything is good on that right now

[muhkayoh@mastodon.social]

@iFixit By far my biggest repair win was rebuilding a carburetor on an old Honda Prelude back in the 90s. Guided by a Chilton manual, I took the old one apart and placed the pieces on a big piece of cardboard, labeling as a I went. When I was all done, I got in the car and turned the key... and it started! I drove that Prelude for another two years or so before selling it.

[nasamuffin@jorts.horse]

@iFixit don't need one as I've already got a pro tech kit, but i can vouch that it's awesome and has kept many a phone alive past its intentional best-by date... and all those picks and stuff are handy for all kinds of things you don't expect!

[totenlegionchris@metalhead.club]

@iFixit biggest repair win was my HP Notebook with a broken mainboard. My device I didn't give up, the pixel 4 with a kind of big accu pack

[sergiodeprado@masto.es]

@iFixit I want to change the screen of my zoom h6 handy recorder... it's a pity to keep it in such bad condition.

[thelastofhisname@sharkey.world]

@iFixit@mastodon.social My favorite "fix" was actually migrating the data on my laptops old 256 GB SSD, to a new 2 TB SSD. I used your upgrade kit! Still have it!

[nekoplanet@mastodon.social]

@iFixit been doing maintenance on the old family computers. Hard drive failed (rotten latex fittings) so replacing it with a BlueSCSI. Upgrading the memory (feeling luxurious, whole 4mb!)

[erech@mastodon.social]

@iFixit Just replaced the screen of my Fairphone 5. Easy win!

[kzodasnowman@spore.social]

@nasamuffin @iFixit same!!! boosting just so other folks can get a crack at this awesome tool kit and keep their devices working long and strong!

[wollekopf@digitalcourage.social]

@iFixit
It started with my OnePlus 5T and now i'm repairing anything friends bring me

[san_tidev@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@iFixit Not giving up on an old 4:3 LG monitor.
Although it involves welding new capacitors

[papuass@toot.lv]

@iFixit I managed to replace LCD screen of a Canon DSLR. First I bought a defective screen (it displayed wrong colors), but then someone donated a bricked camera with usable screen.

[estupigaia@owo.cafe]

@iFixit after the big Spanish blackout last year our robot vacuum refused to charge or start up. I disassembled it as well as the charging station to check for damage, but everything seemed okay? So we decided to order a new battery as a last hail Mary, as it may've been fried during the spike. Lo and behold, with the new battery in (which was kind of a pain to change, sadly) everything started charging and working again, and we saved like 400 euros in the process

[vksxypants@mastodon.social]

@iFixit repaired my Senheisser MB660 headphones, and my wife's PXC550s, which are near identical. Batteries failed in both units, bought some new ones, watched some videos, did some spudging and soldering, now as good as new. Also replaced the ear pads while i was at it. 8 years old and counting!!!

[larger0o@owo.cafe]

@iFixit I think at some point I would need to fix my old Dual Shock 4, even if I don't use it anymore, I can't stand having it broken!