taking some time to take care of the robutts today. the workhorse roomba has long since ate up his sidebrush and wheeltreads. has anyone tried tpu printed replacement treads?
is there a roomba enthusiast hashtag? if there was going to be one itd be on here
#DigitalRepairCafe #VirtualRepairCafe #3dPrinting #RepairHacks

Repairing a Real (and Broken) Apollo-era DSKY https://hackaday.com/2025/01/14/repairing-a-real-and-broken-apollo-era-dsky/ #repairhacks #apollo #space #dsky

After doing outdoorsy things for years I’ve got gear that shows its age. One way #outdoors clothing breaks is the hook-and-loop adjustment straps delaminate. The rubber part comes unglued from the hook-and-loop part. It still sort of works but it flaps about, feels fragile and looks messy if you care about that.

I found a waterproof that happened to recently and I’ve tried #fixing it with Shoe Goo. So far so good, I’ll give an update after it’s had a bit more use.

#repair #repairhacks

I can officially say I've used hot glue to fix a piece of retro tech.

…and not to hold things together for final assembly.

It was a fantastic approach from Reddit for popping off the plastic end plates on this $2 garage sale iPod Mini (gen 2). You glue a dowel/stick to the plate and pry it off without gouging up the edge.

#ipodmini #ipod #RepairHacks

Slim Tactile Switches Save Classic TI Calculator with a Bad Keypad https://hackaday.com/2024/09/10/slim-tactile-switches-save-classic-ti-calculator-with-a-bad-keypad/ #texasinstruments #RepairHacks #calculator #membrane #tactile #pcb #smd #ti

Repairing a Hallicrafters S-120 https://hackaday.com/2024/09/08/repairing-a-hallicrafters-s-120/ #Hallicrafters #vintageradio #RepairHacks #RadioHacks #Teardown

How Hot is That Soldering Iron? https://hackaday.com/2024/09/07/how-hot-is-that-soldering-iron/ #solderingiron #thermocouple #RepairHacks #temperature #Teardown

Video Baby Monitor Repair Uncovers Private Data https://hackaday.com/2024/09/02/video-baby-monitor-repair-uncovers-private-data/ #digitalcamerashacks #digitalforensics #firmwarehacking #wirelesscamera #firmwaredump #RepairHacks #babymonitor

Unusual Tool Gets an Unusual Repair https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/unusual-tool-gets-an-unusual-repair/ #RepairHacks #fabrication #planetary #driver #repair #gear #ring #tool #cnc

Ryobi Battery Pack Gives Up Its Secrets Before Giving Up the Ghost https://hackaday.com/2024/08/14/ryobi-battery-pack-gives-up-its-secrets-before-giving-up-the-ghost/ #ReverseEngineering #reverseengineering #RepairHacks #battery #console #serial #ryobi #bms #i2c

Fixing a Busted Fluke While Fighting a Wonky Schematic https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/fixing-a-busted-fluke-while-fighting-a-wonky-schematic/ #RepairHacks #multimeter #teardown #Fluke25 #fusible #repair #fluke #meter

Over-molding Wires with Hot Glue and 3D Printed Molds https://hackaday.com/2024/08/02/over-molding-wires-with-hot-glue-and-3d-printed-molds/ #releaseagent #strainrelief #RepairHacks #injection #overmold #hotglue #molding #splice #wire #EVA

A Soviet Cassette Recorder Receiving Some Love https://hackaday.com/2024/07/29/a-soviet-cassette-recorder-receiving-some-love/ #cassettedeck #RepairHacks #History #repair #USSR

Vintage Ribbon Cable Repair Saves Poqet PC https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/vintage-ribbon-cable-repair-saves-poqet-pc/ #Retrocomputing #RepairHacks #ribboncable #poqetpc #repair

An AVO 8 Teardown https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/an-avo-8-teardown/ #RepairHacks #analogmeter #Teardown #AVO

Five Ways to Repair Broken PCB Traces https://hackaday.com/2024/07/14/five-ways-to-repair-broken-pcb-traces/ #PrintedCircuitBoard #RepairHacks #PCBHacks #pcb

Everyone Needs a 1950s Signal Generator in their Life https://hackaday.com/2024/07/02/everyone-needs-a-1950s-signal-generator-in-their-life/ #vintageequipment #signalgenerator #testequipment #classichacks #RepairHacks

If you look VERY closely, you might notice that this rear view mirror has been repaired.

#weirdcarmastodon #RepairHacks

The board was already in fabrication when I realised I forgot 10 capacitors… 😬 They were intended to filter the potentiometers. Not a big deal, I added them on the other side.

With this and additional filtering in software, the endless potentiometer outputs are stable, sensitive and accurate, making good use of the full ADC resolution (10 bits). And when they are not rotated, the UI engine doesn’t generate any event, like the previous rotary encoders.

In practice, this is a life changer, the parameters are no longer stepped, and extra precision can still be achieved instantly using “shift” in the navigation buttons.

#electronics #PédaleVite #RepairHacks

Recovering a Busted Video Capture Device With Firmware Flashing Tricks https://hackaday.com/2024/02/03/recovering-a-busted-video-capture-device-with-firmware-flashing-tricks/ #RepairHacks #capturecard #buyitfixit #MiscHacks #firmware #repair