T4tomo
Legendary Member
I can only begin to imagine Mrs @DaveReading's side of the story when she is relaying it to her friends....
DIY TV repairs?
- Thread starter DaveReading
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DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
What TV ??
New set on order.
Wife delighted.
Lesson learned.
New set on order.
Wife delighted.
Lesson learned.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
What TV ??
New set on order.
Wife delighted.
Lesson learned.
Less ear ache also.
Fair play for having a go.
I used to love fixing things, but can't really be bothered with modern electronic devices. I'm actually qualified in electronics but have forgotten so much.
I repaired the amplifier in a 1960s record player for a cousin who collects old things a while back. It was nice to dabble again and feel pleased I got it working. Just needed a transistor and I replaced a few suspect capacitors.
Oh, and I haven't got a TV!
I used to love fixing things, but can't really be bothered with modern electronic devices. I'm actually qualified in electronics but have forgotten so much.
I repaired the amplifier in a 1960s record player for a cousin who collects old things a while back. It was nice to dabble again and feel pleased I got it working. Just needed a transistor and I replaced a few suspect capacitors.
Oh, and I haven't got a TV!
I've still got all my resistor, transistor, diode, zener diode spares. From time to time I'll make a little circuit up to do a specific task. These days you can get virtually everything pre-made from Amazon amd other outlets.
A few years ago I knocked up a tiny door alarm for the freezer. I had to fit it between the small panels on the front. To this day it still works and no more accidental defrosting with the door being a few mm open
A few years ago I knocked up a tiny door alarm for the freezer. I had to fit it between the small panels on the front. To this day it still works and no more accidental defrosting with the door being a few mm open
Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
What TV ??
New set on order.
Wife delighted.
Lesson learned.
I'm rather sad about that. I was really hoping this thread would cover a few more episodes as you played whack a mole with problems
Still, hats off to you for having a go.
Some years ago I had a tablet and the micro Usb power connector was screwed. I decided to try a repair as it was useless as it was, because I couldn't get any charge into it.
I read up on the internet how to open it up. Got some appropriate tools together. It took me all of 10 seconds to break the screen and give up.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
I feel your pain - I wrecked a very nice phone in the same way - by assuming that the YouTube instructions were correct.
Coincidentally it was another hand-me-down from my son and family when they went off to the USA to live. DIL was about to bin the phone just because it had a dodgy charger connection. My first Android phone after many years of BlackBerrying.
I got it to charge reasonably reliably with a bit of elastic(!) to keep the cable in, but eventually got fed up and ordered a charging module for tenner from AliExpress. When it arrived, it took me about 5 minutes to find out that you didn't take the phone apart the way that YouTube showed, by which time I'd f*cked up the screen.
Can you see a trend emerging here?
