Gus
@projectgus@aus.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Reassembled this early-2000s Denon AV receiver for the second time tonight. It was my friend's when he blew one of the channels, and it's been sitting in my study waiting to be repaired for almost four years...

This era is hard because it's both fully computerised and almost all analog. Daughterboards, interconnects, and sprawling complexity galore. Did anyone ever use all those S-Video inputs?

Still, it's pleasant to feel the presence of Serious Japanese Engineers in suits and ties, and imagine them designing close to the limits of what was possible in consumer electronics at the time.

(Not to mention that this is actually repairable, and has a pretty decent service manual.)

#electronics #repair

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frickler01
@frickler01@chaos.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

I've been quite happy to see that the silly #repair stickers I designed some time ago quickly have been grabbed from the sticker pool at #GPN23 😊

If anyone wants their own for home or repair cafe use, I uploaded everything here for free use: https://github.com/Frickler01/repairstickers/

Spread the word of repairability!

(also it's been my first time ever using inkscape and github, be gentle 👉 👈 )

alcinnz
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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi
@apzpins@mstdn.games  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Hello people! I've been on the Fediverse for couple of years now, so here's my re- #introduction

I'm Ari, better known by my tag APZ and this is my #pinball repair, #arcade and #retrogaming account. I mostly post about playing and repairing pinball machines, but I also work on #retrocomputing with all the classics.

An IT guy by day, I moonlight as a public pinball arcade here in #Finland with my partner @quester. This is purely a hobby of mine and I do this to keep my sanity and to keep pinball alive for the next generations of players. At the moment I own a bit over 30 pinball machines from 70s to 2020s.

A lot of what I do involves #electronics, #CAD for now obsolete parts and #3dprinting and tabletop #cnc to recreate them.

I love to #travel, usually to meet like-minded arcade collectors. I have a strong preference to #repair stuff instead of throwing it away. I'm a #linux user since mid-90s, having been part of #foss movement most of my life.
Ari [APz] Sovijärvi
@apzpins@mstdn.games  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Hello people! I've been on the Fediverse for couple of years now, so here's my re- #introduction

I'm Ari, better known by my tag APZ and this is my #pinball repair, #arcade and #retrogaming account. I mostly post about playing and repairing pinball machines, but I also work on #retrocomputing with all the classics.

An IT guy by day, I moonlight as a public pinball arcade here in #Finland with my partner @quester. This is purely a hobby of mine and I do this to keep my sanity and to keep pinball alive for the next generations of players. At the moment I own a bit over 30 pinball machines from 70s to 2020s.

A lot of what I do involves #electronics, #CAD for now obsolete parts and #3dprinting and tabletop #cnc to recreate them.

I love to #travel, usually to meet like-minded arcade collectors. I have a strong preference to #repair stuff instead of throwing it away. I'm a #linux user since mid-90s, having been part of #foss movement most of my life.
frickler01
@frickler01@chaos.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

I've been quite happy to see that the silly #repair stickers I designed some time ago quickly have been grabbed from the sticker pool at #GPN23 😊

If anyone wants their own for home or repair cafe use, I uploaded everything here for free use: https://github.com/Frickler01/repairstickers/

Spread the word of repairability!

(also it's been my first time ever using inkscape and github, be gentle 👉 👈 )