The one biggish (but optional) service job that I did was re-pasting the CPU heatsink.

That took as long as everything else combined, but I decided to do it after memtest86+ was showing 102C core temperatures with the fan at 100%!

After replacing the thermal paste, memtest shows temps in the high 50s with barely audible fan. Better!

#repair

Yesterday I repaired the motor of an old Sewing machine. I had disassembled it some weeks ago, and realized, that the old capacitor was blown. Luckily the specs were still readable. So I just cleaned the motor ordered a new capacitor that I soldered in yesterday. And the motor runs smoothly again.

This doesn't help my "I can repair everything"-hubris 😂

#repair #sowing #electrical

Bonjour !
Ce samedi 4 octobre je serai présent au @RoseLab pour le #RepairCafe mensuel ; en effet, nous ajoutons la carte #install_party #Linux à notre jeu !
C'est particulièrement important en cette période où Windows 10 arrive en fin de vie et risque de mettre au rebut beaucoup de PC. Vous pouvez les sauver au lieu de jeter et racheter !

Si jamais, on cherche aussi des bénévoles pour m'épauler...

https://roselab.fab-manager.com/#!/events/767

#logicielslibres #repair #EndOf10 #ecologie #toulouse #libre

Yesterday I repaired the motor of an old Sewing machine. I had disassembled it some weeks ago, and realized, that the old capacitor was blown. Luckily the specs were still readable. So I just cleaned the motor ordered a new capacitor that I soldered in yesterday. And the motor runs smoothly again.

This doesn't help my "I can repair everything"-hubris 😂

#repair #sowing #electrical

Bonjour !
Ce samedi 4 octobre je serai présent au @RoseLab pour le #RepairCafe mensuel ; en effet, nous ajoutons la carte #install_party #Linux à notre jeu !
C'est particulièrement important en cette période où Windows 10 arrive en fin de vie et risque de mettre au rebut beaucoup de PC. Vous pouvez les sauver au lieu de jeter et racheter !

Si jamais, on cherche aussi des bénévoles pour m'épauler...

https://roselab.fab-manager.com/#!/events/767

#logicielslibres #repair #EndOf10 #ecologie #toulouse #libre

@BOOKHOUSE I post things with tags #making #repair #MenzShed

Sorry for the radio silence. Just a mix of too much to do and me being lazy. We've still doing two #repaircafes a month. First and third Saturdays of each month. Probably not December though. Well, not the third Saturday anyway. Maybe make the other a specialist one. Who knows.

Anyway, latest stats for those interested. #repaircafe #fixer #repair

lol, I was gearing up to have a fight with Google's warranty people over the failed charge port on my 25 month old Pixel 6a phone... The slightest movement would cause the USB plug to fall out.

Port looked, fine even under magnification. Decided to gently dig around in there with a pin anyway, before going into corporate battle... Little by little an unbelievable quantity of tightly packed pocket lint came out...

Port charges like new again now. 🤦‍♂️

#repair

lol, I was gearing up to have a fight with Google's warranty people over the failed charge port on my 25 month old Pixel 6a phone... The slightest movement would cause the USB plug to fall out.

Port looked, fine even under magnification. Decided to gently dig around in there with a pin anyway, before going into corporate battle... Little by little an unbelievable quantity of tightly packed pocket lint came out...

Port charges like new again now. 🤦‍♂️

#repair

Job at the Restart Project, to help run the Hackney Fixing Factory in London, and related work: https://therestartproject.org/about/jobs/

#london #jobs #repair

We have Retro Computer Repair party on September 17 at Olimex! https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/retro-computer-repair-party-on-september-17th-at-olimex/ If you’re a fan of retro technology or interested in computer repair - come join us on September 17th at the Olimex training building #retrogames #apple2 #repair #retrocomputer

Wenn die Ummantelung des Fahrradschlosses kaputt geht, scheuern die einzelnen Kettenglieder den Lack am Fahrrad ab. Um weiteren Schaden zu verhindern, wird die Ummantelung hier ausgetauscht. Auf dem Markt gibt es auch Universalschläuche, falls der Hersteller mal keinen Ersatz anbietet.

If the coating on the bike lock breaks, the individual chain links will rub off the paint on the bike. To prevent further damage, the coating is replaced here. Universal tubes are also available on the market if the manufacturer does not offer a replacement.

https://derreparierer.codeberg.page/derreparierer/bike/chain_lock_abus_cover_replacement/readme.html

#repair #reparatur #bike #fahrrad

Sorry for the radio silence. Just a mix of too much to do and me being lazy. We've still doing two #repaircafes a month. First and third Saturdays of each month. Probably not December though. Well, not the third Saturday anyway. Maybe make the other a specialist one. Who knows.

Anyway, latest stats for those interested. #repaircafe #fixer #repair

Just finished some #upholstery. Replaced saggy webbing, fabric. The hardest part was getting the corners smooth enough for the seat to fit back in to the base.
#furniture #repair

I got new stickers from @fsf so I fixed the outside of my 2012 Mini to match the inside which runs Trisquel GNU/Linux.

Many of us spend a lot of time using computers everyday and we can do more to make sure we use an OS and software that is built to respect our freedom, privacy and security.

Bonus: It runs great on old computers, is climate and resource friendly, saves money.

#Apple#FreeSoftware#GNU#Linux#Computing#FreeComputing #repair#Resist#BigTech#Degrowth #ClimateDiary

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

One of the best things that happened at today's Repair Cafe was this chap caught me as he was leaving to say thanks for recommending Mint Linux for his son's old machine last month. First time Linux users, the lad (14ish?) was stood there thumbs up and beaming. #Linux #LinuxMint#RepairCafe #repair

New video! Repairing the Panasonic JU-253-043P floppy disk drive from my Amiga 600.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/jDxcNkC2J8w
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/5JSaGyYfmVYdxxEBQFxzPa

#Amiga#Commodore #A600#Amiga600#DiskDrive#Floppy#FloppyDiskDrive#Repair#Alignment#Recapping#Panasonic#ESR#Capacitor