Eric's To-Fix List

Basics

• This page is intended as a way for User: Eric to list various things that need repaired, and especially to aid in organizing research on how to do so
• Mainly tech

List

Properly Broken

Logitech M570

• I love this little Trackball Mouse and it's served me well
• Click Buttons are failing though
• Supposedly not too hard to desolder them + put new ones on there
• May not be the best with my shakey hands though...
• Also may be a Solder Paste + Reflow Oven type situation
• I MAY get a new one in the meantime, but it really would be wasteful as outside of those switches wearing out, it still works great

Old Smartphones

• My old Iphone 4s, and was it a 7 are currently in a drawyer
• The latter failed unexpectedly + with my crappy pre-data archival being figured out setup, so getting that sent in to get revived, then get old notes/contacts+photos off of there would be nice (if possible)
• If not that i should get them data destroyed + taken to a PROPER E-Waste Recycling Place rather than let em sit around

Old Broadcast Camera

• All parts of it function, except the DV Tape Drive
• Only way to fix is to probably send it in for repair?

CD Player

• Dry Rotted Plastic Parts / Belts
• Fixable, but need to sketch up the parts in CAD / Mess Around with That

Old Propane Stove

• Needs a new regulator
  • got one but it doesn't fit, must be an older standard
    • Need to figure out what it is and see if an adapter is available OTS
      • If not sketch it up in cad / figure out what the wording would be in jargon "Oh an adapter from x/y NPT to z/w Metric Thread " etc

Old Gasoline Blowtorch

• Probably works fine, just need to do a Dunk Test (Pressure Lamps/Torches) ), then Hydro Test , then dry out and fill with fuel

Old USB Power Bank

• Need to tear it apart and diagnose; won't hold a charge

DLP Display Goggle Thing

• Need to open up and remove swelling batter
• Either replace it, or mod it to run off only USB power (More Batteries, More Problems...)

Old Binocular Microscope

• Built in lamp was burnt out/not working
• A new fuze didn't fix it
• Got a LED Puck for it, will see tomorrow when it gets here/the weekend when if it works out
  • Also got a nice Microscope Dust Shroud for it

Only in Need of Software Hell Troubleshooting

My Laptop

• Added an SSD but probably forgot to format it first, either way need to move the data OFF the old HDD and onto that new SSD

My Desktop

• Got it used, it DID have all the specs they said, but the SSDs were NOT in RAID yet so i'll need to fix that
  • May wait a few paychecks and just jump to massive SSDs rather than configure it just to probably upgrade it later

Old Steam Deck SSD

• May want to rip some game files off of it, new ssd is working fine but a game or two didn't have the data backed up to the cloud
• Also check screenshots, although those not being on the new ssd isn't critical, as long as i occasionally power up the drive to prevent Data Rot etc until i eventually transfer it all to a NAS etc

Diagnostic Gear I Have

• Digital Microscope
• iFixit Kit (For opening up tech (Also a Heat Gun but haven't needed to use it for this yet)
• ESD gear (so i don't burn up electronics
• An Electric Air Duster

Diagnostic/Repair/Restoration Gear i Want to Acquire

Electronics

• A Thermal Inspection Camera (Particularly one with a Macro Lens to be able to locate failed electronics on a pcb and thus enable PCB Repair
• An Oscilloscope / Logic Analyser
  • This is less useful to current me due to learning curve etc, so may put this off until i get a larger place and/or set up a Makerspace
• Soldering Gear
  • Soldering Iron
  • Desoldering Tool
  • PRECISION Hot Air Gun / Hot Air Station
  • Electrical Solder
  • Solder Flux
  • "Helping Hands"
  • Some sort of Fume Extractor setup
  • This would be a big buy, but something i want to get and can also be useful for projects etc

(Small) Engine Repair

• One of those Aux Fuel Tanks (almost look like an IV Stand) to be able to bypass fuel pump/tank on a weedwacker etc in testing
• A Torque Wrench
• An Automotive Inspection Camera
• A Code Reader/Tablet

Cleanup/Restoration Gear

• An Ultrasonic Cleaner
• A Parts Washer / Vapor Honing System
• A Downdraft Table
• More Sandpaper / Metal Files
• Metal Polish
• Shellac
• Wax / Paste Wax etc
• MAYBE some paints + Airbrush gear + a mini- Paint Booth
• Japanning materials
• A Metrology Grade 3D Scanner
• A Better Photogrammetry setup

Internal Links

• Repair Wiki