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

[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

[lumiukko@metalhead.club]

@iFixit fixing the washing machine. It wasn't pumping anymore because a single little cable got loose from the sensor measuring how much water is in the drum. Reconnected the cable and it continued working ever since.

[anna@blahaj.zone]

@iFixit@mastodon.social I wanna solder on new analog sticks to a drifty controller

[errorgurumeditation@mastodon.social]

@iFixit looking to soon replace the battery in my old late 2011 macbook pro 8,1

generally pretty hard to get me to give up on anything :3 (no seriously, i would fight with it if i had to lol)

[txtechnician@mastodon.social]

@iFixit Rigid shop vac. Motor brushes burned up.

The motor was pressed together. I used a grinder to disassemble it. Replaced the brushes. Then created a way re fasten it (don't remember what I did exactly).

I taped half the repair, and realized it would make a poor video.

8 years of use after it burned up during the first year.

[mike@libertynode.net]

@iFixit my favorite repair win is the existence of @frameworkcomputer as a company.

[djgummikuh@mastodon.social]

@iFixit keeping my dishwasher in repair turned out to be quite a journey (already had to replace the main pump, the door springs and the top drawe). Luckily it's actually repairable kinda well, including user-facing instructions, and I'd hate to rebuy just because some small piece breaks down.