Calling #typewriter users! Does anyone know where to source a manual for this? (Panasonic electric t36, or is there somewhere other than the top front to find the model number? 😅) This should get me back to writing when my hands are sore and I can't do screens, so I'm excited! I've used a similar one at work, but could use a refresher on maintenance, and if anyone knows where to find replacement parts/ribbons I would appreciate it! #maintenance #repair #vintage #tech #diy #boost #writing
Calling #typewriter users! Does anyone know where to source a manual for this? (Panasonic electric t36, or is there somewhere other than the top front to find the model number? 😅) This should get me back to writing when my hands are sore and I can't do screens, so I'm excited! I've used a similar one at work, but could use a refresher on maintenance, and if anyone knows where to find replacement parts/ribbons I would appreciate it! #maintenance #repair #vintage #tech #diy #boost #writing
 
      
  
                            
                        
                         
      
  
                            
                        
                        Repair Day is tomorrow at Pedal Markt, Berlin. Come work on your broken music gear and DIY projects:
Repair Day is tomorrow at Pedal Markt, Berlin. Come work on your broken music gear and DIY projects:
#electronics beings of Fedi, can you please tell me how to #repair this switch in my electric kettle? it looks like it’s been exposed to a lot of water (hot water leaked into the electronics of the kettle) and it’s rusted. the problem is that it doesn’t complete the circuit when it’s in the “on” position. I want to either disassemble and clean the rust off of it or just buy a replacement switch
but, I can’t even disconnect it from its electrical connectors. they look like you can just pull them off, but I’ve been pulling fairly hard and they won’t budge
so my questions are:
- how do I get the electrical connectors to disconnect?
- is there a way to disassemble this switch?
- should I even be messing with this, or should I just buy a new kettle?
 
      
  
                            
                        
                         
      
  
                            
                        
                         
      
  
                            
                        
                        #electronics beings of Fedi, can you please tell me how to #repair this switch in my electric kettle? it looks like it’s been exposed to a lot of water (hot water leaked into the electronics of the kettle) and it’s rusted. the problem is that it doesn’t complete the circuit when it’s in the “on” position. I want to either disassemble and clean the rust off of it or just buy a replacement switch
but, I can’t even disconnect it from its electrical connectors. they look like you can just pull them off, but I’ve been pulling fairly hard and they won’t budge
so my questions are:
- how do I get the electrical connectors to disconnect?
- is there a way to disassemble this switch?
- should I even be messing with this, or should I just buy a new kettle?
 
      
  
                            
                        
                         
      
  
                            
                        
                         
      
  
                            
                        
                        Kommenden Samstag findet zum 9. mal der internationale 'Repair Day' statt. Überall auf dem Erdball wird repariert. Komm vorbei!
Zahlreiche Veranstaltungen in deiner Nähe findest du auf der Karte:
https://openrepair.org/international-repair-day/2025-events/
This Saturday marks the 9th annual International Repair Day. People all over the world will be repairing things. Come join us!
You can find numerous events in your area on the map.
#repair #reparatur #repaircafe #reparaturcafe #repairday #repairforeveryone
Kommenden Samstag findet zum 9. mal der internationale 'Repair Day' statt. Überall auf dem Erdball wird repariert. Komm vorbei!
Zahlreiche Veranstaltungen in deiner Nähe findest du auf der Karte:
https://openrepair.org/international-repair-day/2025-events/
This Saturday marks the 9th annual International Repair Day. People all over the world will be repairing things. Come join us!
You can find numerous events in your area on the map.
#repair #reparatur #repaircafe #reparaturcafe #repairday #repairforeveryone
Another laptop rescued from the Windows 10 shutdown and e-waste with Linux Mint!
My friend only uses her generic 2014-era HP laptop for web browsing and LibreOffice.
It struggled to boot to the desktop with 4GB of RAM under Windows. Popped an extra 4GB of RAM into it (free from junk pile) and it's completely snappy running Linux Mint. All of her files copied over, and they all still open.
Should continue to meet her computing needs for years.
It's true that "just switch to Linux" isn't a panacea for a lot of reasons, but for many folks with straightforward computer requirements it absolutely is!
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!
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 😂
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 😂
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
I am on the hunt for people who make things. Physical things. Physical things in a workshop. Or at home. Or in a studio. Or outside. But they have to be physical things. And you make them. Handmade or with machines.
I’d like to follow you and see what you make.
Please can you boost this post so that I get some reach on this post.
Many thanks.
#maker #crafting #crafts #workshop #handmade #woodworking #metalwork #paper #fabric
@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. 🤦♂️
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. 🤦♂️
 
      
  
             
      
  
                            
                        
                         
      
  
             
      
  
             
      
  
                            
                        
                         
      
  
             
      
  
             
      
  
                            
                        
                         
      
  
             
      
  
                            
                        
                         
      
  
             
      
  
             
      
  
            