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Broken or cold SMD solder joints of USB-C connector Fix unchargeable Thinkpad L390 by cold solder joints of USB-C-Sockets Featured Image
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Fix unchargeable Thinkpad L390 by cold solder joints of USB-C-Sockets

We got an modern Lenovo Thinkpad L380 / L390 Yoga with loose contact of the 2 USB-C Sockets which are important for powering and charging. After disassembling the Thinkpad we could only see with a stereo macroscope/microscope cold soldering joints of loose pins (all) at both USB-C-Sockets. If you want to see the loose SMD […]

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Replacing defective BGA-Chip with wires on Wacom Cintiq Companion 2 tablet Featured Image
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Replacing defective BGA-Chip with wires on Wacom Cintiq Companion 2 tablet

A PI-Crew member bought a used Wacom Cintiq Companion 2 in good condition for his 9 years old son who is really into arts. Everything was fine but after an upgrade to Windows 10 the screen showed some artefacts and eventually went completely dark. Soon after that he found out that a lot of people […]

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Moving Heads steuern mit µDMX und QLC+ unter Linux Featured Image
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Moving Heads steuern mit µDMX und QLC+ unter Linux

2014 gab es die ersten Versuche, beim Musikfest meines Musikverein Schwieberdingen von der tollen Lichttechnik über der Bühne 2 Moving Heads mit ein Computer zu steuern (qlcplus und µDMX Adapter), anstatt mit einen Light-Jockey-Mischpult (16ch). Das machte es erstmal nicht weniger aufwendig bei der Bedienung, da wir uns einarbeiten und zurechtfinden mussten mit QLCplus und […]

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Fixing my 30 y old Miele – broken pump + always pumping after short circuit Featured Image
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Fixing my 30 y old Miele – broken pump + always pumping after short circuit

Meteor 2100 (W 715) – A washing machine as old as I am, but serving way more consistently. That’s my parents old Miele washing machine. Now, after 30 years, it refused to pump the water off the machine. Fixing it, I discovered a beautifully modular and robust design. It’s worth the effort! How to open […]

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1,2,3: How to craft a Huge Heavy-Duty Table from standard materials in <30 min Featured Image
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1,2,3: How to craft a Huge Heavy-Duty Table from standard materials in <30 min

All you need is 1x EUR-palett, 2x OSB and 3x roof battens for this 2.5 m wide heavily loadable table. Material 1x EUR-pallet 2x OSB of 15 mm thickness (or 1x 30 mm) 3 – 4 roof battens Building Cut the palett The hardest part first: Cut the EUR-palett in half perpendicular to its longer […]

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