Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoBroken speaker? Finicky zipper? Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch itapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1704arrow-down16
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minus-squarerain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agosome components fail more often than others, like caps or batteries, or are designed to, like fuses. sometimes it’s obvious after looking even without measuring
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoYeah just be really careful taking apart a microwave, those capacitors are nothing to mess with.
minus-squarerain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-229 days agojust yesterday i’ve fixed a blown smd fuse, these are also a thing (fortunately easy to diagnose)
some components fail more often than others, like caps or batteries, or are designed to, like fuses. sometimes it’s obvious after looking even without measuring
Microwaves and fuses.
Yeah just be really careful taking apart a microwave, those capacitors are nothing to mess with.
just yesterday i’ve fixed a blown smd fuse, these are also a thing (fortunately easy to diagnose)