Post #1539759
2026-04-22 21:06 UTC
Replies (40)
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@GroupNebula563@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 22:51
@iFixit@mastodon.social I’m still using my iPhone 6s, and I don’t plan to stop anytime soon! :)
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@vasilydevtyarev@social.linux.pizza 2026-04-23 02:14
@iFixit@mastodon.social My next fix is going to be a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with the OLED screen full of green lines. I got it as a hand me down. I'm waiting for the new screen to arrive in the mail.
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@AgentK@chaos.social 2026-04-22 21:09
@iFixit My Trusty T470s is in need of a Repair and i will not give up on it
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@thinkclearer@techhub.social 2026-04-22 21:09
@iFixit As soon as I learned gadget repair I figured out how to fix my Zune 80gb! (This was years ago)
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@MIfoodie@social.vivaldi.net 2026-04-22 21:09
@iFixit I refuse to give up on my iPhone 15… that thing is expensive and it will damn well last as long as it’s getting security updates (which for Apple devices is quite a long time)
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@sephster@fosstodon.org 2026-04-22 21:10
@iFixit I fixed my work laptop recently. Embarrassingly one of the fans had been blocked by a crisp crumb. I'm a sucker for Pringles
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@jake4480@c.im 2026-04-22 21:10
@iFixit still working on swapping out a drive from one Wii to another! It's strange but I refuse to give up on it 😂
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@ni@hostux.social 2026-04-22 21:10
@iFixit "Mastodon users only" Too bad for you Miskey, Pleroma, GoToSocial, Pixelfed (etc) users. :blobthinkingcool:
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@gabboman@gabboman.xyz 2026-04-22 21:11
@iFixit@mastodon.social just replaced my m1 charging ports for like 10 bucks myself ;D #hey-im-on-wafrn-but-fedi-so-that-should-count-right
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@j_defritos@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 21:12
@iFixit biggest fix win so far has to be reviving my childhood GBA SP and giving my wife a replacement for her beloved DS. My next fix is replacing the battery in my gen 1 iPod nano… also installing Linux on my 2017 intel MacBook Pro to get back on a supported OS, but hardware-wise everything is good on that right now
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@muhkayoh@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 21:13
@iFixit By far my biggest repair win was rebuilding a carburetor on an old Honda Prelude back in the 90s. Guided by a Chilton manual, I took the old one apart and placed the pieces on a big piece of cardboard, labeling as a I went. When I was all done, I got in the car and turned the key... and it started! I drove that Prelude for another two years or so before selling it.
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@nasamuffin@jorts.horse 2026-04-22 21:13
@iFixit don't need one as I've already got a pro tech kit, but i can vouch that it's awesome and has kept many a phone alive past its intentional best-by date... and all those picks and stuff are handy for all kinds of things you don't expect!
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@totenlegionChris@metalhead.club 2026-04-22 21:13
@iFixit biggest repair win was my HP Notebook with a broken mainboard. My device I didn't give up, the pixel 4 with a kind of big accu pack ;-)
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@sergiodeprado@masto.es 2026-04-22 21:14
@iFixit I want to change the screen of my zoom h6 handy recorder... it's a pity to keep it in such bad condition.
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@erech@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 21:15
@iFixit Just replaced the screen of my Fairphone 5. Easy win!
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@nekoplanet@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 21:15
@iFixit been doing maintenance on the old family computers. Hard drive failed (rotten latex fittings) so replacing it with a BlueSCSI. Upgrading the memory (feeling luxurious, whole 4mb!)
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@wollekopf@digitalcourage.social 2026-04-22 21:16
@iFixit It started with my OnePlus 5T and now i'm repairing anything friends bring me :)
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@San_tiDev@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-04-22 21:17
@iFixit Not giving up on an old 4:3 LG monitor. Although it involves welding new capacitors
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@papuass@toot.lv 2026-04-22 21:19
@iFixit I managed to replace LCD screen of a Canon DSLR. First I bought a defective screen (it displayed wrong colors), but then someone donated a bricked camera with usable screen.
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@estupigaia@owo.cafe 2026-04-22 21:19
@iFixit after the big Spanish blackout last year our robot vacuum refused to charge or start up. I disassembled it as well as the charging station to check for damage, but everything seemed okay? So we decided to order a new battery as a last hail Mary, as it may've been fried during the spike. Lo and behold, with the new battery in (which was kind of a pain to change, sadly) everything started charging and working again, and we saved like 400 euros in the process
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@vksxypants@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 21:19
@iFixit repaired my Senheisser MB660 headphones, and my wife's PXC550s, which are near identical. Batteries failed in both units, bought some new ones, watched some videos, did some spudging and soldering, now as good as new. Also replaced the ear pads while i was at it. 8 years old and counting!!!
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@larger0o@owo.cafe 2026-04-22 21:19
@iFixit I think at some point I would need to fix my old Dual Shock 4, even if I don't use it anymore, I can't stand having it broken!
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@marceline@dergdungeon.com.au 2026-04-22 21:19
there's a lot of repairs I've done using your guides they've been so useful. I've used it from stuff like iPhones and Samsung phones to game consoles like the switch and Xbox.
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@elisehuard@macavity.cat 2026-04-22 21:21
@iFixit I’ve got two laptops, one 2013 MacBook Air and one Dell which both have dead batteries, I’d like to replace them
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@neckspike@indiepocalypse.social 2026-04-22 21:22
@iFixit I just serviced a late 80s sewing machine I got from the thrift store for $25, I was delighted to find it in much better condition than I feared. This is after the switch to nylon gears so it's not a desirable vintage model, but it's still got some good use left in it!
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@PraetorCreech@wue.social 2026-04-22 21:23
@iFixit Soon I have to fix some Joy-Cons.
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@archenemy@mas.to 2026-04-22 21:23
@iFixit I want to restore my ipod 5g with a new battery, some kind of solid state storage and a free firmware. and then maybe friends and family minis and nanos, of possible
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@aiquez@troet.cafe 2026-04-22 21:24
@iFixit what to fix next: my old pixel 4a screen (bad battery bcause of crazy goo-update policy) but anyway .. i wanted to put some other OS onto it .. .. depends what is still supported . maybe /e/os or the linage_OS . i won't give up no devices *-) .. always using functioning components .
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@dnkrupinski@hannover.town 2026-04-22 21:24
@iFixit Changed my battery by my own on my Fairphone 4, which has manufacturer Warranty until 2027.
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@brotherpsyche@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 21:25
@iFixit asus tuf gaming a16 mobo swap, fan in my unifi dream machine, and i refuse to give up on an old vita that needs resurrecting
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@dimin@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 21:26
@iFixit repair is also a great way to get things for cheap. I bought a broken Focusrite audio interface, all it needed was a new type-c port and it started working immediately. Cost me less than 20% of its original price.
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@carstenfranke@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 21:28
@iFixit the battery in my Nix Color Sensor Mini 2 failed. Officially it is "not repairable" because the housing is welded or glued shut. That never stopped me... Turns out that inserting a razor blade at the tiny gap between top and bottom shell, then scoring around the circumference breaks the glue... Then it was super easy to desolder the battery.
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@wouter@mastodon.simply-life.net 2026-04-22 21:29
@iFixit Win: I replaced the HDD in my PlayStation 3 with a bigger SSD. Biggest repair fail was my Logitech mouse, of which I tried replacing a switch and ended up breaking it completely in the process.
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@nibsmd@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 21:29
@iFixit My fav repair win was replacing the display on my Thinkpad T560 laptop
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@takeitev@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 21:30
@iFixit @Gargron Dude, I fix things at repair cafe twice a month. But my fav ever was when I fixed Tascam 244 multitrack. Restored it!
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@bricks@det.social 2026-04-22 21:32
@iFixit My Deebot robot vacuum is due to a repair. As long as I will be able to source spare parts, I want to keep it running.
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@qgustavor@urusai.social 2026-04-22 21:32
@iFixit My favorite repair win? I made a massaging gun work again replacing its dead battery with a DC input What do I want to fix next? My Casio keyboard. I will add an ESP32 to it and turn it into a MIDI controller. It was sounding really bad. What device do I refuse to give up on? My phone. I like it so much anything else seems like a downgrade.
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@spaceraser@polymaths.social 2026-04-22 21:33
@iFixit my favorite fix was when I was able to replace the battery and upgrade the ram to keep using a computer that I had been using for three years at that point.
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@calibanscreations@app.wafrn.net 2026-04-22 21:33
@iFixit@mastodon.social Can you give away the plush too?
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@dfyx@social.helios42.de 2026-04-22 21:34
@iFixit some time last year I upcycled an old joystick. It’s nothing fancy but it has served me since the 90s. Of course, these days nothing supports game port anymore so I took out the original pcb and replaced it with an arduino and now it speaks USB.