[update] Vielen Dank für die tollen & konstruktiven Ideen! Ich habe das exakt gleiche Teil aus einem aussortierten Schloss bekommen können. Jetzt habe ich ein wunderbares gestanztes Teil einbauen können & die Klinke wird noch jahrelang tun was sie soll. Ein sehr zufriedenstellendes Gefühl 😊😊

[original] Das Schloss meiner Zimmertür ist kaputt gegangen, die Klinke ging nicht mehr von selbst hoch. Also prompt das Schloss ausgebaut und angeschaut.

Das Problem ist offensichtlich: der Metallring, der Feder und Drehmechanismus verbindet ist gerissen. Leicht zu reparieren, mit einem passenden Ersatzteil.

Heute habe ich mich auf die Suche nach einem Ersatzteil gemacht – leider scheint das keiner zu haben. Der Eisenwarenladen hat mich kaum ausreden lassen, bevor sie mich weggeschickt haben. Der Schuh- und Schlüsseldienst erzählte mir mwin Schloss sei vernietet (ist es nicht, siehe Foto), er könne mir aber wenn ich es wirklich will etwas biegen (seine Drähte sahen alle zu dünn aus). Erst solle ich aber noch zum Schlüsseldienst. Der Schlüsseldienst erzählte mir, solche Teile würden nicht mehr hergestellt, für 20 € könnten sie mir aber ein baugleiches Schloss verkaufen.

Bleibt nur Mastodon: habt ihr eine Idee, wie ich an ein passendes Ersatzteil kommen kann?

Gern boosten!
#selfRepair #repairCafe #schlosser #metall #werkstatt #schluessel #lockpicking #freiburg #reparatur #ReparierEcke #reparieren #reparierenstattwegwerfen

드디어 다 고친 미라쥬.. 마지막에 요단강 갈 뻔 했지만,
전문가의 손길이 중요하다는 걸 느끼며..
생존 정비로.. 최대한 배워나가볼 예정.
앞으로 길게 여행하자꾸나...ㅠ
#motorcycle #motorcyclerepair #mirage250 #koreamotorcycle #selfrepair

Hab hier noch ein #iPhone SE von 2018 (?), das jetzt ein Jahr ungenutzt rumlag. Dachte mir, vielleicht als kleiner Taschenmusikspieler brauchbar. Aber beim Laden wirds warm (soweit ok) und das Display bildet oben ne Lücke zum Gehäuse (nicht ok).

Braucht das schon wieder nen neuen Akku als #selfrepair oder geht das noch?

최근 고치고 있는 화석 시티플러스..
농수산물시장에 방치되어 거미집이었던 녀석..
7번의 원정 끝에 시동을 살렸다
고칠 때마다 한 가지씩은 배운다
이제 집에 가져올 일만 남았다
#underbone #motorcycle #motorcyclerepair #repair #selfrepair #citiplus

Heute mehrere Stunden zu zweit unsere Waschmaschine zerlegt...

Grund: Das Hauptlager der Trommel muss gewechselt werden.

Wenn man es selbst macht, dann viel Zeit und zusätzlich 45€.

Zusammenbau dann morgen...

Jemanden dafür bezahlen kostet mehr als eine neue gute Waschmaschine!

Ein Problem unserer Zeit!

#selfrepair #reparierenstattwegwerfen

keeping your electronics happy doesn't have to involve phone calls for warranty service. many are straightforward jobs that require a sink, a screwdriver, and an episode of DS9 playing in the background.

today's fun bit of elective surgery and preventative maintenance: taking apart and cleaning the brew unit on my GE Profile automatic espresso machine

(if you recognize the shape of this machine, that's probably because SMEG re-shelled the machine and uses identical parts internally. so anything i've done here equally applies to its cousin.)

the manual assures you that there are no user serviceable parts inside, and that only GE's warranty service can do it. it doesn't say that GE stopped offering any kind of service or parts for these machines two years ago.

espresso machine elitists are of zero help as well, toeing the usual line "just go buy a REAL machine like a $2k Lelit that uses standard parts" blah blah.

understandably, everyday people give up and toss these machines in the landfill.

i've owned a half dozen machines and grinders in my life - some in the $3k range, and none of them make an *excellent* espresso for the $200 this machine can.

in the interests of extending its life for as long as possible, some preventative maintenance is super easy to do:

the brew unit detaches from the side of the machine with two squeeze-clips. it has six beefy phillips #2 screws to remove. once those are off, you'll see the guts of the brew unit. it's just a few plastic gears. look how vile they've become after 2 years of daily use 😬 (pic 1)

as soon as i started cleaning it, my fingers got gunky - sticky! all of the parts were gooped in white lithium grease, which had mixed with old coffee and produced quite a mess. i took out all of the gears, and scrubbed them all in the sink with hot water and lots of dish soap. an old toothbrush worked great.

pic 2: the cleaned up parts. cleaning off all the gunk also removed all of the grease, so i re-greased each gear using an old tube of food-grade silicone grease i had laying around from years ago.

pic 3: the brew unit back inside of the machine. you can see the orange plastic squeeze-clips that let you easily remove the brew unit for cleaning.

pic 4: the re-assembled machine, working happily.

#selfrepair #diyrepair #mottai #coffee #permaculture

Liebe Fedi-Schwarmintelligenz,

ich habe mir einen Ersatzakku für mein (noch in Betrieb befindliches) altes ThinkPad bestellt. Der gelieferte Akku weist an der Ecke diese kleine Beschädigung auf. Der Händler hat mir zugesichert, dass es sich dabei nur um das Etikett handelt und der Akku völlig intakt und sicher zu nutzen sei.

Kann ich das Ding sicher einbauen?
#ifixit #selfrepair #thinkpad

Apple have recently posted or recently updated various hardware quick checks and hardware troubleshooting and hardware self-repair articles.

Here are some:

· iPhone camera troubleshooting:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/101967
· iPhone mechanical troubleshooting:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/123921
· iPhone display troubleshooting:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/101966

· Mac laptop troubleshooting quick checks:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/117308
· Mac laptop communications troubleshooting:
ttps://support.apple.com/en-us/117309
· Mac laptop display troubleshooting:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/117310
· Mac laptop input/output troubleshooting:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/117311
· Mac laptop mechanical troubleshooting:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/117312
· Mac laptop power and startup troubleshooting:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/117313
· Mac laptop sound troubleshooting:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/117314

· MacBook Pro 14" M5 illustrated parts list:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/123176
· MacBook Pro parts:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/123921

· Studio Display troubleshooting quick checks:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/103990

#apple #applerepair #applerepairability #selfrepair #iphone #ipad #mac

iPhone Troubleshooting Camera Issues - Apple Support

Guided steps to help resolve issues

Apple Support

Video - Cuba: Technological Disobedience

https://lemmy.ml/post/43790894

Video - Cuba: Technological Disobedience - Lemmy

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/43790601 [https://lemmy.ml/post/43790601] > alternate title I saw on YouTube - “Invent and resolve”: How Cuba’s survived six decades of US blockade > > Feb. 25, 2026 > > >In US-blockaded Cuba, ingenious mechanics and inventors revive old machines in order to survive during a time of scarcity. > > >When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Cuba was plunged into crisis. Fuel, food and spare parts vanished almost overnight. This character-led documentary shows how common Cubans refused to give up – and instead built a new culture of radical repair. From Havana’s Malecon to small-town back yards, it follows mechanics, street vendors and a teacher-turned-inventor who live by one rule: “invent and resolve”. > > >A pristine US Plymouth Fury convertible of the 1950s hides a Soviet engine, Japanese gearbox and handmade parts; washing machines become coconut graters, solar dryers and tools for urban farms. Cuban historians and designer Ernesto Oroza reveal the philosophy behind this “technical disobedience”, treating every object as raw material to hack and extend. Far from nostalgia, the film offers a stark snapshot of a future in which resources are scarce and the power to repair may be our most important tool. > > #news #politics

I realise that since they started getting connectivity they became risky devices to have in the home, but the design of the iRobot Roomba for repairability is fantastic. I just swapped out some sensors on my 650 (released 2012) with nothing but a screwdriver and a spudger.

#RightToRepair #SelfRepair #Repairability