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by kwiens 2y ago
Yes! You have two ports on the front, so you can charge your phone or laptop while you solder. Or, mount two soldering irons with different tips. The wheel controls the temperature, and the blue action button toggles between which one you&#
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by kwiens 2y ago
It's on my workbench! We designed it as a soldering station that can replace the station on your workbench. The cap mounts to the battery pack. https://www.ifixit.com/products/fixhub-power-series-portable... You a
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by kwiens 2y ago
By default, the timer is set to 30 seconds. You can turn the whole feature off, and it'll never bother you again!
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by kwiens 2y ago
I agree. We put an incredible amount of effort into making this a functional workhorse that will last a lifetime. Tips we'll have at launch: Cone, Bevel 1.5, Wedge 1.5, Point, Bevel 2.6, Knife 2.5, Knife 1.4 What kills tips is oxidatio
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by kwiens 2y ago
We did not patent the tip design, anyone is welcome to make third party tips. Tips we'll have at launch: Cone, Bevel 1.5, Wedge 1.5, Point, Bevel 2.6, Knife 2.5, Knife 1.4 We made some different electrical design decisions than they di
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by kwiens 2y ago
We spent a lot of time tuning it. We've found that temperature settings really aren't needed for most use cases as long as the heating algorithm is responsive enough. But that may not be for everyone: With the Power Station, chang
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by kwiens 2y ago
It's our own design, although clearly inspired by those who came before. I'm really happy with their quality, but you'll have to judge that for yourself. We're handling the boosting automatically in software. When the ir
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by kwiens 2y ago
We'll have a range of tips. Hitting the high performance we wanted, with 100 Watt output in a small iron, required really optimizing the entire system. The heating element and temperature sensor are in the tip itself. We really see JBC
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by kwiens 2y ago
Hmm... none of my headphone plugs will fit down the barrel!
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Show HN: iFixit created a new USB-C, repairable soldering system(hackaday.com)
928 points by kwiens 2y ago|405 comments
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by kwiens 2y ago
It was a fantastic idea! We had the prototype software and it worked great. Take your old phone, put Docker on it, and do anything! Phones, even very old phones, are incredibly capable devices: cameras, antennas, accelerometers, large touch
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by kwiens 2y ago
Hi Nebula8804, Sorry to hear about these problems! We stand behind our products, and have the lowest return rate in the industry. We treat quality like a ratchet: when we identify problems, we fix them and implement processes to keep it fro
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by kwiens 3y ago
Main board failures are hard, they'll kill just about any phone and it's pretty challenging to make the service part economically viable. For what it's worth, I don't know of any systemic problems / higher than usua
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by kwiens 3y ago
We passed that in Colorado. Now we'll see if John Deere is willing to comply. https://www.npr.org/2023/05/06/1174468800/colorado-is-the-fi...
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by kwiens 3y ago
You are correct. We sell the Pixel 6 repair kit with an OEM battery for $50 and just the battery for $43. We'll be stocking Pixel 8 parts soon. https://www.ifixit.com/products/google-pixel-6-battery-genui...
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by kwiens 3y ago
Yes, it's gotten better.
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by kwiens 3y ago
You blinked and missed it. This has been a systematic trend since software licenses started infecting vehicles. I've been writing about this for a decade now: https://www.wired.com/2014/01/174071/ Follow
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by kwiens 3y ago
That's a great question. We didn't do it here because power supplies tend to have a history of reliability. I haven't had a power brick fail on me. It was an issue with the Airport Extreme back in the day, and that wasn'
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by kwiens 3y ago
That's exactly it. It's about segmenting the opposition. That's not exactly the best policymaking, of course. There's no fundamental difference between fixing a tractor and a smartphone. Over time, we're hopeful the
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by kwiens 3y ago
We have introduced bills in 28 states so far this year. Some are ag, some are medical, some are consumer electronics focused. Making very good progress.
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by kwiens 3y ago
I don't understand this either. I can tell you that after a decade of advocacy on ag Right to Repair, not once has a manufacturer reached out to us and asked how they could improve repairability. As a Kubota owner, this disappoints me.
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by kwiens 3y ago
New York's chapter amendment process is totally novel in my legislative experience, haven't come across it anywhere else. Gives the governor a lot of power.
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by kwiens 3y ago
Governor Polis still needs to sign it, and you are right to be skeptical after New York. Two reasons to be optimistic: * In CO, the Governor can't mess with the bill like NY, only sign or veto it * Gov Polis is very good on tech issues
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Colorado passes agricultural Right to Repair(ifixit.com)
551 points by kwiens 3y ago|124 comments
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by kwiens 4y ago
Good example. Do you know of anywhere that Volvo parts pairing / programming issue is written up or documented? I'm working on Right to Repair and we get asked for examples like this from various government agencies all the time.
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by kwiens 4y ago
There's more inforation in Sick Codes Jailbreak talk. https://www.fierceelectronics.com/sensors/sick-codes-jailbre... The display is a full blown touchscreen GUI built using Linux and all sorts of OSS tools. The L
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by kwiens 4y ago
Couldn't agree more, he's a fantastic author. The Perfectionists is a wonderful exposition into how the modern world was made.
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by kwiens 4y ago
Well it depends on which days you're referring to! The 3360 was pretty easy to work on... Let's bring back the glory days of Nokia phones that stand the test of time.
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by kwiens 4y ago
Our mission is to help everyone fix all their stuff. We'll work with any manufacturer that wants to make their products last longer. Nokia has been really great to work with. Their engineers genuinely want to make this phone easier to
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by kwiens 4y ago
The governor told the legislative sponsors that they had to accept these changes or she would veto the bill. It was accept this reduction, or nothing.

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