Celebrating International Repair Day by rescuing this LED TV from the rain and recycling.
Unhappy to see previous owner cut the cord. ... See MoreSee Less
4 days ago ·
The product design is not so much bad as it is malicious - someone up top basically said "ta hail with repairability". ... See MoreSee Less
Perspective | Everyone’s AirPods will die. We’ve got the trick to replacing them.
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We shouldn’t let Apple turn headphones into expensive, disposable products because of bad battery design.2 weeks ago ·
Thanks to Corey Johnson, Gale Brewer, Jerrold Nadler, DSNY, HK's Commons, Manhattan SWAB, and everyone who attended the Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle Fair.
Rocco suspects bad or worn belts on the VCR/DVD Recorders. He and Emily also reseat the belt on a cassette recorder. Jack rewires an AC adapter and examine a pair of wonky headphones. Emily and Irwin work on a travel iron. Brandon's hybrid amp may have a bad capacitor. The LG LCD TV shows no bad caps but possibly a bad logic board. Roma cleans out the battery corrosion on several flashlights. Rich gets the film camera to wind film properly. David restores CD player functionality.
Many thanks to the Sullivan Street Bakery and their awesome bread! D10 ... See MoreSee Less
2 weeks ago ·
The Blackberry KeyOne gets a battery replacement. The Hannspree monitor loses power, but doesn't show bad capacitors. Vlad restores an Android tablet. Rich restores two iPhones. We declare end of life on hair dryer's motor. We find out we cannot use an iPhone 5's screen on an iPhone 6. Tony replaces a problematic spring on Irene's printer, and gets rid of the constant paper jamming. D10 ... See MoreSee Less
2 weeks ago ·
Looking for someone handy in tech stuff who can help me. I think there's a piece of a headphone jack stuck in my laptop cause I can't plug anything except for the Aux cord with the broken tip.
I'm not really confident in my tech or DIY skills and would like someone to help me remove it. I can't afford a repair cost, but I'd really like to be able to hear audio from the laptop speakers again and just be able to plug in other headphones and whatnot.
Any help in this matter would be appreciated. ... See MoreSee Less
2 weeks ago ·
So nice to have John Wackman from Repair Cafe Hudson Valley invite us over to one of their repair events. One of our own Fixers (Joe) splits time between Fixers and Repair Cafe, and we were delighted to tag along and help out. This is the first event where we have seen people offer to fix their writing and physical photographs (yes, restoration). ... See MoreSee Less
3 weeks ago ·
www.bbc.com/news/business-49884827 ... See MoreSee Less
'Right to repair' rules brought in for appliances
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The rules will make household appliances longer-lasting and easier to fix.3 weeks ago ·
Jack replaces the belts on the Sony tape deck. David examines why the shortwave radio only works on batteries. Stephen cracks open the coffee bean grinder with a seized motor. David performs invasive maintenance on his Data Hand. The clock radio gets some soldering work. The Asus laptop gets its data recovered. D10 ... See MoreSee Less
3 weeks ago ·
Massachusetts! Right to Repair hearing coming up in Boston on Monday, October 21 at 1pm (Gardner Auditorium). If we can make it standing room only, it will be a huge sign of support!
malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/3299
Hit up ggbyrne@repair.org for more info and to help out! ... See MoreSee Less
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3 weeks ago ·