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

[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.

[tschulten@mstdn.social]

@iFixit I have a couple toys I need to open up for repairs. That poor, thin wiring didn't stand a chance against kids playing games.

[canovanas@mastodon.social]

@iFixit have been repairing and upgrading all my older consoles, and I now have to replace an internal power supply in a newer game console.

[vanessa@tech.lgbt]

@iFixit I'm trying to fix an old iPod classic that I already fixed once, but now is having battery issues.

[antimundo@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@iFixit my biggest win is my sony ebook that somehow still works perfectly after ~14 years and just one battery change!

[thomas@beige.party]

@iFixit My late grandfather's 1979 cassette deck is still going strong. Next job is to replace the record/playback head!

[mattkirbylondon@infosec.exchange]

@iFixit My favorite repair win was fixing the Xbox 360 red-ring-of-death - fresh thermal paste and some bolts to hold the cooler to the CPU (rather than the weird X bracket thing Microsoft used) and it worked fine for years

[michaelwaggoner@mastodon.social]

@iFixit My favorite repair was when I sat on my wife's glasses and soldered them back together because all I had to hand was a soldering iron. I refuse to give up on my Kenwood TS-930s that needs a new power supply.

[chirpbirb@meow.social]

@iFixit i'm excited to be getting a kobo, which is ifixit supported for repairs :3

[skleefeld@retro.pizza]

@iFixit My favorite repair win was my previous laptop. Several keys had stopped registering, and it started taking several minutes to switch between programs. I was able to improve the functionality a bit but not enough for daily use; however I was able to fold the keyboard all the way behind the screen, 3D print a wall-mount frame for everything, and I use it now as smart home dashboard.

[karelt@mastodon.social]

@iFixit The fancy Dyson vacuum which I had to completely disassemble just to replace the broken power trigger. A quick 3D printed piece was enough the make it good as new.

[feudjais@eldritch.cafe]

@iFixit my favorite win is repairing my OnePlus 6T. I will not give up on it because it is my personal record of holding a phone and I have things to repair again (one thing I broke when I first repaired it, well done )

[xansteel@meow.social]

@iFixit The "Device" I need to fix is mine, and I'm not giving up on me either.

[feudjais@eldritch.cafe]

@iFixit if I don't win, I'll take the plush, it will find shelter and friends because I have ~140 plushies in my "plushies' house".

[grob@mstdn.social]

@iFixit this is a wonderful kit, I have one and it's a joy. Not only the tools are great to use, but also the box and rolly-thing work very well for storing, transporting etc.

My favorite repair wins: a DSLR camera was only taking almost black pictures. Got a YT tutorial, took it apart, cleaned one magnetic actor, now it's fully working again. And I never get tired of putting SSDs into old laptops or re-varnishing furniture, preferably pulled from the trash. Fresh and new!

[ctrlaltglitch@cyberpunk.lol]

@iFixit I have a laptop that has seen better days, but I am stubborn and refuse to let it die because it's been a real workhorse for me until I can afford a proper replacement.

[mikej@mastodon.online]

@iFixit Favorite win was 3d printing a new knob for my stand mixer because I got to use a new <strike>toy</strike>tool.

Really should replace the cracked screen on my five year old phone.

[carlwatkins@mastodon.social]

@iFixit I recently found my old Zune HD, but the battery won't keep a charge. Hoping to get a new battery kit and get it running again soon!

Unfortunately my "stuff I need to do first" list is pretty long