Rocco replaces the caster wheels on Jane's garbage can. He also diagnoses two dead power tool batteries.
Andre creates a strategy plan for restoring the bench stool, and it needs a hacksaw or a crowbar! Rocco spritzes contact cleaner on Seth's Akai reel-to-reel player. He and Zach use pliers to tighten the blade assembly on the blender.
Rocco restores the AM antenna on the Sony radio. The JBL speaker had enough glue on the connector to force us to step back and figure out how to disconnect the power. D45 ... See MoreSee Less
5 days ago ·
hi everyone, i wanted to sell my macbook a1278, 2008 model. it's in great physical condition, i dont think i have the charger or anything. i took the hard drive out cause i wanted to keep my data. checked ebay and some are listed anywhere between ~$200 and $400. not sure what mine is worth since i dont know a lot about computers. what do you think? ... See MoreSee Less
3 weeks ago ·
Charlie and Joe rewire Daphne's floor lamp (mogul base) with an inline switch. Rich diagnoses Greg's Panasonic CD Player and hopes one little transistor will revive the Bose Wave Radio. Joe replaces Renée's compromised plug on the table lamp. The full-size (music) keyboard generates no speaker sound. The headphones get some soldering work.
We tell people to bring anything they can carry in by hand, saying "not the car, but the car part". Phil gave us our first car part to diagnose. Phil couldn't even buy a new Neutral Safety Swtich through an authorized BMW dealership - only refurbished switches are available. Joe and Emily rewire it and hope for the best.
We're grateful and happy to have Ugo from London's Restart Project pay us a visit! D30 ... See MoreSee Less
4 weeks ago ·
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Great Big Story
Ken Butler is a musician and artist who has hand-made over 400 beautiful musical instruments from ... garbage. He can summon sound and soul from just about anything he finds on the street. ... See MoreSee Less
1 month ago ·
Fun sharing pro-tips with John Wackman from Repair Cafe - Hudson Valley. We have his reading list, and he marveled at the LED disco bulb. (It's our official testing bulb) ... See MoreSee Less
1 month ago ·
So delighted to have John Wackman from the Repair Cafe Hudson Valley pay us a visit! Joe changes the plug on the floor lamp, and rewires the switch on the table lamp. He and Emily tweak a record player to shut off properly and advise replacing the needle. Emily verifies Katie's headphones to be in working order. Emily also deep cleans the vacuum cleaner. D40 ... See MoreSee Less
1 month ago ·
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Opinion | It’s Your iPhone. Why Can’t You Fix It Yourself?
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When the tools of modern life stop working, people should be able to shop for the best price on repairs.1 month ago ·
We're on the Beeb! We <3 hearing how repair is too challenging against a video backdrop of people ... fixing stuff! Thank you, BBC News ... See MoreSee Less
Should devices be easier to fix?
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In the US, some are calling for "right to repair" laws, to make it easier to fix broken electronics.2 months ago ·