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LCD Replacement for Sharp PC-1251 (Also, Dock Repairs)
Sharp PC-1251 pocket computers are prone to dead LCDs, and Tech Tangents swaps in a new panel. The video also goes through repairs to the machine's dock.
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Tech Tangents
6 chosen videos. Channel on YouTube
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Xbox Common Repairs, Capacitor Removal, Belts, & Controller Cable
Three original Xbox consoles get repairs, from capacitor removal and new belts to a mended controller cable, with a warning against prising the case open with a screwdriver.
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0x001B.2 - Solid Polymer ReCap of Mac Classic II
The Macintosh Classic II board gets solid polymer capacitors in a follow-up to the earlier repair, and the maker regrets assuming tantalum parts for the 47uF positions could not be found.
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0x0029.1 - HP86 New 3D Printed Key Stems: Disassembly and Design
New 3D printed key stems are designed for an HP 86 keyboard. The maker strips the machine down and explains the stem design, with files and board photos linked.
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0x001B.1 - Macintosh Classic II Repair
After a Macintosh Classic II turned unreliable, Tech Tangents opens the case and cleans leaked electrolytic fluid off the board, calling it a stopgap until the capacitors are replaced.
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0x0010.2 - Resurrecting The 98 Machine
A Windows 98 machine has stopped working, and the maker links it to a capacitor missing from a card, weighing a weak solder joint against damage from earlier handling.
