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What’s you obscure low key achievement this year? (piefed.social)

submitted 4 days ago by Cherry@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What are you proud of this year? I don’t wanna hear i ran 3 marathons.

I want to hear the crazy awards stuff like…I drove the same road 438 times and exclusively listened to Fleetwood Mac.

Common share your special skill or unique achievement this year.

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[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This sort of thing is just awesome. I really wish there was more information on repairing these sorts of electronics out there and accessible to non-electricians. I do get that sometimes it really does take someone with a lot of specialized knowledge and training to troubleshoot and fix things like this. But, even basic, "look for X and try Y" type stuff for us plebes to make the attempt. Sure, we'll fail as often as we succeed, but even that would save a lot of electronics from the scrapheap.

[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Absolutely! I've had luck with the iFixIt step by step tutorials, but for this specific TV there was a YouTube video where the person walks you through troubleshooting and teardown. I kinda lucked out finding that!

I highly recommend learning how to solder as well as the basic techniques of using a voltmeter to test power and continuity. There are YouTube videos for these and other skills that help demystify troubleshooting and repair.

It also helps to have the mindset of "It's already broken, so what's the harm in trying to fix it?"