Showing posts with label Repairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Repairs. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Fixing a videocard with busted capacitors

This is not an instruction of any sort, just a bunch of pics of a really sad videocard. I thought small aluminium capacitors were less prone to popping like this, but appeently I was wrong.
I'll try to be a videocard coroner and go understand how it died.
Three pretty dead capacitors


Tuesday, April 8, 2014

How to disassemble Synology NAS DS213+ with pictures

Synology NAS DS213+
Please excuse the quality of the pictures in these articles! I don't have a real camera and I'm just using my potato-phone. This is a pretty detailed disassembly instruction though. You probably won't need to clean this thing too frequently, but I'd clean out the dust at least once a year.

Monday, April 7, 2014

How to replace computer mouse button on your own

So, here is the problem: Let's say you've got a mouse that works like a touchpad - the micro button is drowned all the way in, and even a slight touch would trigger a click/doubleclick event. Not good!  I don't like them mice working like touchpads!
Solution: Get a new one.
Bettter soultion:

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

What is hot glue? Where to buy hot glue gun and how to use.

This thing is just irreplacable! I don't know how I used to live without it.
It's reaaaly cheap as well on ebay: Heating Hot Melt 20W Glue Gun Crafts Album Repair with Glue Sticks 28mm 7mm
You can probably find a dispenser/gun for a couple of dollars. I ordered a gun and 30 sticks for just 13.25$. It's not like you're gonna be using a stick per day, 30 stick will probably cover you for a year or more.

What is it for?

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Replacing Sony reader PRS-500 battery

I inherited an old Sony e-ink reader Sony PRS-500. 
I'm unsure of how old this thing is, but I would argue about 6 or 7 years. Most of that time it was lying around unused and forgotten, but was actively used in the first couple of years after purchase.

Stock battery: LIS1356HNPAQ (SY6), 850mAh, 3.7V;
After 7 the battery deteriorated, and I could only go through 100-150 pages before it shut down. 

Moreover, it was missing the original charger, but that issue was resolved swiftly and easily. I simply had to find appropriate center-positive plug, and solder it with red and black wire of a USB-plug. The original charger was supposed to be 5.2V, USB's voltage is 5.0V, which is not much of difference.

Now, let's move on to the battery replacement. There are two options I could find: