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Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Broken speaker? Finicky zipper? Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it

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Broken speaker? Finicky zipper? Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it

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Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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Repair Cafes are part of a new brand of anticonsumerism. The cafes and other efforts try to offer an alternative to mass-produced, disposable goods that have dominated the economy for the last half-century.
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    some components fail more often than others, like caps or batteries, or are designed to, like fuses. sometimes it’s obvious after looking even without measuring

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      Microwaves and fuses.

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        Yeah just be really careful taking apart a microwave, those capacitors are nothing to mess with.

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        just yesterday i’ve fixed a blown smd fuse, these are also a thing (fortunately easy to diagnose)

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