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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

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

Computers and home office

Printers

Electronic gadgets

Feature phones

Smartphones (except Apple)

iPods, iPhones, iPads

Headphones

Cameras

Satnavs

Home entertainment

Kitchen and Household items

Scratch Pad

Unfinished articles