Wayne Parham Messages: 18786 Registered: January 2001
Illuminati (33rd Degree)
Jeez, I fix everything I care about from cars to home appliances to sound equipment and various other electronics. The only exception for me is I usually don't touch anything made after about Y2K.
These days there's a lot of disposable crap, so to "repair" most modern (cheaply made) devices is to replace them. That's not always true; I have some recently made things that have good build quality, but most stuff nowadays is made to be disposable.
gofar99 Messages: 1949 Registered: May 2010 Location: Southern Arizona
Illuminati (5th Degree)
Hi, I too fix everything, just fixed the hinge on my refrigerator. Parts were a bit costly IMO for some small nylon bits...but the door would not work right without them. Cars, appliances, basically anything. I like to build things as well...new stereo room house addition (that my other half took over for a media room), garage, back yard covered BBQ... not to mention all sorts of electronic stuff.
A hallway light fixture. I had to re-secure it to the ceiling. Doing that gave me an idea about syncing lights to my speakers so they alternate with the beat. Time will tell if I get around that one.
I had to fix my kiddo's flute. She dropped it and low and behold, some of the keys started sticking. I personally think she was eating, didn't wash her hands, and got all that stickiness on the instrument. She's sticking to her story though.
TechFreakofNature Messages: 17 Registered: July 2018 Location: Birmingham AL
Chancellor
Nothing too special, but my car radio recently died on me, so I had to take it out and figure out what was wrong with it. The only thing that worked was the AM/FM radio, but the USB connection and CD player wouldn't turn on. Turns out some wires had come undone.
I love tinkering so I also "try" fixing everything. However, there were many times that the problem got worse instead of having it fixed. The only successful fix I can be proud of is the RAM problem in my desktop. It just needed a little dusting and the computer worked like new.
Rusty Messages: 1188 Registered: May 2018 Location: Kansas City Missouri
Illuminati (3rd Degree)
Just fixed my dad gum lcd tv. With the aid of You Tube, which can come in handy at times. The volume would go down or up all by itself and the ir light would blink incessantly. The u-tube and a fix it forum said to remove the side manual button's connector. So far so good. Also, I've helped a friend keep his old Mazda truck going down the road. Once again, u-tube. After a brake line failure, when he got it back the rear wheels would lock up. Turned out the fluid reservoir was filled up too full over the fill line. Something simple and cheap fixed it. Taking it to a shop would have entailed multiple parts and bills to do what some paper towels sopped up.
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