Category Archives: repair

Fixed: Sony HVL-F1000 camera flash

Posted on February 2, 2015 by dw

My buddy Storz asked if I could help him out with a soldering job. His 10 year old Sony DSC-F828 camera has an external flash with a 2.5mm 4-position plug. Here’s the fixed HVL-F1000 flash with a replacement plug from … Continue reading →

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Fixed: surface mount microsurgery on DSi game console

Posted on March 3, 2013 by dw

My buddy, C, had a problem with his Nintendo DSi handheld game console: the shoulder buttons, after many many thousands of cycles, had failed.  C is a big-time Flipnote animator on the DSi and without the index-finger-action of the shoulder … Continue reading →

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Two turntables and a… gearbox

Posted on December 9, 2012 by dw

This is probably what the guts of your snowblower gearbox look like, too.  I upended my trusty winter friend today for a look-see when the auger engage lever wasn’t returning.  Suspected a broken spring was the culprit and confirmed that, … Continue reading →

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