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* [[Electric motors]] - different types, how to recognise them, test them and maybe fix them. | * [[Electric motors]] - different types, how to recognise them, test them and maybe fix them. | ||
* [[How_to_use_a_multimeter]] - the most useful addition to your toolbox after screwdrivers etc. | |||
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* AC and DC - what's the deal? | * AC and DC - what's the deal? | ||
* How to wire a mains plug. | * How to wire a mains plug. | ||
===Mobile electronic devices=== | ===Mobile electronic devices=== | ||
Revision as of 12:54, 1 March 2015
We're happy to announce the creation of a Restart Wiki!
What this is: The Restart Wiki is a place where those of us in the Restart community with experience and skills in mending appliances and gadgets can share them with those who are starting out, or whose own knowledge lies in different areas. It's aimed at anyone with a curiosity about how things work and how to fix them. No prior knowledge is assumed.
What it isn't: It isn't going to show you how to fix a particular make and model of device, which we leave to the various fix-it sites and many disassembly videos. Instead, we concentrate on basic and widely applicable principles.
Who it's for: In the spirit of sharing knowledge as widely as possible, everyone is welcome to read it (though access may be limited whilst it's still in development). But in order to maintain quality, additions and updates are limited to known individuals within the Restart community.
If you wish to reuse anything here, you are welcome do so under the terms of the Creative Commons ShareAlike Licence 3.0.
Getting started
List of pages
The following pages currently exist. (Those in red don't yet exist but are projected.)
General
- Style guide - Let's give this wiki a reasonably consistent look and feel.
- Tools - Our list of useful tools for community electronics repair.
- Restarter Safety Guidelines - Safety instructions to be adhered to at all Restart Parties.
- How to search - Tips on how to search for useful material.
- Resources - Good sites for fixit or disassemble guides, service manuals etc.
Basic electrics and electronics
- Electric circuits, volts amps watts and ohms - what every Restarter should know.
- PAT testing survival guide.
- Electronic components - recognition, failure modes and testing:
- Basic electronic components - Resistors, capacitors, inductors and transformers.
- Active components - Diodes and rectifiers, transistors, and integrated circuits (ICs).
- Passive components - Switches, push-buttons and connectors.
- Power supplies - how they work, what can go wrong, and how to test and fix them.
- Electric motors - different types, how to recognise them, test them and maybe fix them.
- How_to_use_a_multimeter - the most useful addition to your toolbox after screwdrivers etc.
To come:
- AC and DC - what's the deal?
- How to wire a mains plug.
Mobile electronic devices
Feature phones
Smart phones (except Apple)
iPods, iPhones, iPads
Cameras
Audio/visual
- How to mend Headphones
- Audio equipment
Computers (desktop and laptop)
- CD/USB bootable tools - many of them applicable whatever your operating system.
- How to deal with a slow laptop - mainly Windows oriented.
- Windows miscellaneous.
- How to speed up a slow OS X computer.
- Apple miscellaneous including OS X and Macs.
- Linux migration - throwing Windows out of computers.
- Laptop power problems.
- Clean up! Cool down! - dealing with dust build-up and overheating in laptop and desktop computers.
- Advanced hard disk tools - and some simpler ones too. When the data is in danger.
Computer peripherals and networking
- Troubleshooting inkjet printers.
Domestic appliances
Scratch Pad
Unfinished articles