I need some hardware advice.

I recently re-assembled my DS Lite. The bottom screen flickers very slightly and has faint horizontal lines across it. It's not really visible at all except at certain illumination levels, like a black box with a bright background.

I tried disconnecting and re-connecting the screen three times in case I might have accidentally attached its ribbon cables wrong, but the slight problem persists. There are cheap replacements online for about 20 USD, although the reviews say they have bad electrical insulation and I should add some electrical tape to them.

What would you recommend I do?

Edit: Yay, this fixed it. https://mathstodon.xyz/@JordiGH/114259241328546783

Guess who has working DS Lite shoulder buttons again.

Big shoutout to https://www.retrorehab.ca/ for a speedy and affordable micro-soldering job for the replacement shoulder buttons.

Finally got around to changing out the broken power port on the $10 Super Nintendo I picked up.

#nintendo
#supernintendo
#snes
#gaming
#retro
#retrogaming
#repairs

#Energy #OffGrid #Power #Inverters #Repairs #DIY

After about 10 years providing 24x7 240v from my 24v battery bank, my once repaired/rebuilt inverter died! Eventually got my spare wired in, so now have power on again.

Now the hunt begins for another inverter to be my spare.

*** WISHLIST WEDNESDAY *** This week, we are hoping for these special screws for bench repairs. We are getting low on them and the animals have been busy scratching up their benches, so we'd like to restock to prepare for the summer which is typically a busy time for us in terms of repairing benches. We'll take however you can send.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZWLRRWV/?coliid=I3QCV0926AG4PA&colid=3HIAUWLXM5X&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1

Special shoutout to the repair site iFixit who are now on the Fediverse, you can follow them at:

@iFixit

They provide repair forums and free repair guides for phones, computers, consoles, kitchen equipment, tools, medical devices, cars etc. They also review and tear down new gadgets to see how repairable they are.

Repairing your existing stuff is much, much better for the environment than buying replacements.

A couple nights ago I came home to find the alien and lights in my second story shop window. Was out. I figured it had gotten unplugged, but no, the plug was dead! This floor is basically a storage warehouse, so all the other outlets were behind shelves. I found ONE across the room, crawled under a shelf and -- dead. The ceiling lights are on the same breaker, so that wasn't it. But I was envisioning a broken plug or connection upstream, and
I went through all my old construction photos, pre-drywall, to figure out where the other plugs on the floor and the wires connecting them were located. It appeared the first plug in the run was near the stairs, right above the breaker panel on the first floor.
And that's when I remembered that the first plug on the circuit downstars had a GFI plug that had caused me trouble once before (Ironically, it had been hidden behind a bookcase in my wife's writing office). Was there one on the second floor? If so, it would be that first plug, deep behind a shelf. Also behind a lot of flat things that I'd put BEHIND that shelf.
I pulled out multiple sheets of plywood and perfboard blocking the way, and way behind the shelf, I could just see the plug. Unable to see clearly, I stuck my phone back and took a closeup of the plug with my phone. Yeah, that spoiler picture. Red LED. Poorly marked reset button.
With difficulty I reached back, found the reset by feel, and pushed it. The lights came on! Yay! My fears of an expensive electrician visit were relieved!
The lesson here is, if you're building or remodeling something, TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES during every stage of construction, especially before the drywall and insulation go up. Get clear shots of every interior and exterior wall, and don't forget the ceiling.
Knowing where your studs, rafters, beams, and hidden systems, pipes, wires, ducts, are, can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars later.
Even if you don't understand what you're looking at, you can show them to a professional when they are coming in to aid in troubleshooting or modifications. Sure, there are ways to "look" through walls, but pictures are much quicker and more certain.
Now my alien returns to his mission to bring cheer to a dark modern world!
#homerepair #DIY #homeowner #homeownership #repairs #electrical #homerepair #troubleshooting #lifehacks

A verse in used fabric
https://electronicintifada.net/content/verse-used-fabric/50302

The work boots I break out on the rare occasions we have snow or ice in Nagoya. "Field n' Stream by Weinbrenner Shoe Company" according to the tag. I bought these when living at home and working as a sacker at the Chico Bean Growers agricultural coop in the late 1970s, they're on their third set of soles. I also bought my first suit with money from that job.

Now to dig out the Red Wing oil and get ready to go shopping …
#repairs #shoes

Cat-sitting for friends up the street, I offered to look at a broken hinge on a corner cabinet. Landlord had said the hinges were out of production, but with some scruffling around in search engines, I found 'em. Opens 175⁰, which is needed for the tight spot into which the doors are fitted. (The maker is "Mura/Kosh", written in tiny print with a stylized font that was tough to decipher.)
#repairs #homeRepairs

Some people just love to throw away money.

We pulled into tonight's camp spot to find a gazebo propped up next to the garbage bin. The usual story: somebody bought it, used it, didn't understand the instructions, and broke it trying to pack it up. That happens a LOT.

Two of the cross braces for the same corner were snapped (Pic 1).

A bit of aluminium and four screws et voila! Fixed (Pic 2).

Does it look good? No, but I can replace the cross braces with new ones later. The dammed thing sells for $300, and we were looking at buying one, so ...

It's not looking good

One of the nice/weird features of my road bike is a generator hub strung to sew-up/tubular rims. The hub and light are by Shimano, and were purchased over a decade ago, before LEDs were a thing. The bulb has burned out once again, and I have a Panasonic LED light left over from my defunct mama-chari shopping bike, so adapting that to mount on the road bike's handlebars somehow will be a weekend project.
#bikeTooter #repairs

Spectacles back together, only lost one more screw. One was saved by the magnetic pickup stick.
#repairs

Dub'ya CPH posts videos about DIY projects and repairs in a small home workshop, covering a variety of topics including wood, leather, bicycle repairs, 3D printers, electronics, paint etc. You can follow at:

@dubya_cph

If the videos haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/dubya_cph/videos

Today's random repair task: put iron on patches on two pairs of pants (well... reapplied one, flipped the peeling patch to the inside of the pocket rather than outside). Will see how long that lasts me. Seriously considering pre-patching wear points on the inside of my pants BEFORE they wear a hole now (edge of my wallet, and rear end LOL). #sewing #repairs #diy

Been attempting to fix a shed roof that's out of shape on one corner, and had pulled away from the base of the shed.

All was fine until I tried to pull the roof back toward the base.

At this point, the corner of the roof simply broke off from the rest of the roof as it's rotted.

I'm ow faced with a hole in the corner of the shed roof, and felt to replace.

Alternatively, the shed could be replaced, but I can't afford that, so a repair it will have to be.

Don't ya just love #DIY.