I recently fixed an LCD TV my parents were going to throw out because it was broken. I looked up what was wrong with it, opened it up, and noticed that the capacitors were leaking. I replaced the cheap ones they had in with ones that could take three times the current that would ever go through it and what do you know, it works like a charm. Would have cost $200 to get it fixed professionally, and I used $5 worth of parts and an hour to install them.
Now I have a dedicated gaming TV because I fixed it. =D
What about you?
If given instructions, I can do pretty much anything.
I've never fixed things like that, but I'm decent at fixing basic Windows problems :u
I can fix a sandwich =D
I can fix up one hell of a meal... but I'm gonna be a professional chef, not some domestic housewife*coughpetcough*, so don't get it twisted.
Quote from: Kilroy on February 12, 2010, 12:38:24 PM
If given instructions, I can do pretty much anything.
I've never fixed things like that, but I'm decent at fixing basic Windows problems :u
Pretty much this.
AHAHAHAHA!
No. I'm a total clutz, I break things a lot more than I fix them :(
Quote from: Lotos on February 12, 2010, 12:39:25 PM
I can fix a sandwich =D
I can't even do that >_>
Unless it's like... PB&J, or something...
I like to think I can fix things, that sounds like a really good job though.
I fixed my Nintendo Wii. My cousin after the super bowl nose dived into my Wii and broke the wiring and a part of the disk drive. I fixed the wiring and looked at the disk drive. It had something wrong with one of the power input cables on the disk drive which made it so the disk was unreadable. Replaced that cable and it works like it's new from the box. It would've costed around $80 to get it fixed and all it took was 30 minutes to fix and some copper wiring.
i also rebuilt and reprogramed a RC helicopter to fly faster and added an auxillary mod so it can shot bottle rockets. not those small micro helicopters but the semi models that are about 3- 4 feet in size.
I can fix a few technical issues, but that's about it.
Really, it was just baseless luck.Quote from: Razgriz2489 on February 12, 2010, 01:57:03 PM
I fixed my Nintendo Wii. My cousin after the super bowl nose dived into my Wii and broke the wiring and a part of the disk drive. I fixed the wiring and looked at the disk drive. It had something wrong with one of the power input cables on the disk drive which made it so the disk was unreadable. Replaced that cable and it works like it's new from the box. It would've costed around $80 to get it fixed and all it took was 30 minutes to fix and some copper wiring.
Can you come over and take a look at my Wii?
Blue, first things first, does it turn on?
Like i said earlier, meeting people over the intenet just seems a little wierd.
Dude, I was joking.
...but yeah, it turns on. The problem is that it won't read discs.
If given something reasonably fixable by humans, I probably can. Desktop computer insides are extremely easy to mess with, to say the least.
I attempted to fix my DS Lite earlier. The bottom screen's green and blue colors were failing terribly for some reason. Got a new ~$5 screen online. While trying to install it, I accidentally ripped both the ribbon cable and motherboard connector for the touch sensor (the cable is only like 2mm wide D: ). Then later when I just wanted to at least close it to store it away nicely, I caused two more issues by foolishly putting one of the longer screws in a place where I should have put a shorter screw, which put a dent in the external of the case, and also being unable to properly close the case while keeping all connectors and switches lined up. In the process of messing with the case and stuff I probably scratched or otherwise damaged something else on the motherboard. Pretty sure it's worth considering completely broken.
i know, but you never know, some people can be absolute stalkers 0_0.
Anyways, I had the same problem, but it could be a different cause. Maybe the laser reader is screwed up. That you need a spare part to and takes a long time to disassemble and reassemble. That may not necessarilly be the cause though.I'd recommend that if you don't have any experience in fixing laser technology that you bring it to a Nintendo mechanics staff. Anyways, good luck with your Wii.
Quote from: Blue on February 12, 2010, 02:24:19 PM
Dude, I was joking.
...but yeah, it turns on. The problem is that it won't read discs.
I work on my own vehicle and computers and such. I prefer to fix thing my self than let others.
I'm good at finding fixes for things like when I finished installing my new power supply and after I turned the computer on, it was was giving me an error so I googled the problem with my PSP, found instructions, followed them, ???, PROFIT.
Fixing a LCD TV, must have been a really simple problem because my brother and like his super genius room mate once attempted to fix a LCD screen and when they put it back together it really didn't work.
I...
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Sometimes.