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A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyHy3uFJrj0 Restarters' Training Session] makes an easy introduction to the following sections down to and including Electronic Components. It consists of a presentation with audio commentary, lasting around 50 minutes.
A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyHy3uFJrj0 Restarters' Training Session] makes an easy introduction to the following sections down to and including Electronic Components. It consists of a presentation with audio commentary, lasting around 50 minutes.
* [[The water analogy|The water analogy]] - Understand electricity better by the analogy with a flow of water.
* [[Electric circuits, volts amps watts and ohms|Electric circuits, volts amps watts and ohms]] - what every Restarter should know.
* [[Electric circuits, volts amps watts and ohms|Electric circuits, volts amps watts and ohms]] - what every Restarter should know.
* [[Series and Parallel Circuits|Series and parallel circuits]] - Not quite sure of the difference? All is explained!
* [[AC and DC|AC and DC]] - what's the deal?
* [[AC and DC|AC and DC]] - what's the deal?
* Electronic components - recognition, failure modes and testing:
* Electronic components - recognition, failure modes and testing:
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* [[Carbon-based gadgets|Carbon-based gadgets]] - all you need to know. (Just for fun!)
* [[Carbon-based gadgets|Carbon-based gadgets]] - all you need to know. (Just for fun!)
* [[Clocks|Clocks]] - Plenty about the theory, but can you contribute any experience of fixing them?
* [[Clocks|Clocks]] - Plenty about the theory, but can you contribute any experience of fixing them?
* [[Coffee makers|Coffee makers]] - <span style="color:red">just a skeleton page for now. Can you help by fleshing it out?</span>
* [[Digital weighing scales|Digital weighing scales]] - how they work and what might go wrong.
* [[Digital weighing scales|Digital weighing scales]] - how they work and what might go wrong.
* [[Fans and fan heaters|Fans and fan heaters]] - <span style="color:red">just a skeleton page for now. Can you help by fleshing it out?</span>
* [[Fans and fan heaters|Fans and fan heaters]] - <span style="color:red">just a skeleton page for now. Can you help by fleshing it out?</span>
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* Using a lightweight browser to extend the life of a device mainly used for web and email.
* Using a lightweight browser to extend the life of a device mainly used for web and email.
* Satnavs.
* Satnavs.
* How to change watch batteries.
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Revision as of 17:09, 11 March 2022

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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. Here, we concentrate on basic and widely applicable principles. You can also get help with a particular device on Twitter or Instagram by tagging @RestartProject.

Who is it for

It's aimed at anyone with a curiosity about how things work and how to fix them. No prior knowledge is assumed. In the spirit of sharing knowledge as widely as possible, everyone is welcome to read it. To contribute, simply sign up and get editing!


Like any wiki, this one is work-in-progress. Pages referenced below in red don't yet exist but are projected.

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If you wish to reuse anything here, you are welcome do so under the terms of the Creative Commons ShareAlike Licence 4.0.

To find out more about the work we do, and our vision of changing the world's relationship with electronics, please visit us at The Restart Project homepage.

General Topics

Contributing to this Wiki

Any registered user can edit pages, but your contributions will be moderated until we get to know you. If you don't feel confident to edit a page yourself, click the Discuss tab, then Other - Edit Discussion, and leave your free-form suggestions or questions.

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Glossary of Terms

  • Glossary - explanations of all the technical terms used in this wiki (and some more).

Repairing with others

Techniques, Skills and Tools

Some really basic skills

Soldering skills

  • A Guide to Soldering from Kitronic is a complete guide to the art, including video demonstrations.
  • How to solder is a more light-hearted and amusing but nevertheless informative resource from Technology Will Save Us. (You don't need an expensive soldering iron though - it just makes it a little bit easier.)
  • Surface mount soldering - What you can do and how to do it by supplementing the tools you probably already have with a few inexpensive extras.

Fixing skills

Staying safe

Understanding how stuff works (or doesn't)

A Restarters' Training Session makes an easy introduction to the following sections down to and including Electronic Components. It consists of a presentation with audio commentary, lasting around 50 minutes.

Learn About Electronics is an excellent site if you'd like a different view of the basics, or if you'd like to go deeper.

Computers and home office

Software

Computer Hardware

Peripherals

Office Accessories

Electronic gadgets

Feature phones

Smartphones and tablets (except Apple)

iPods, iPhones, iPads

Headphones

Cameras

Satnavs

Toys

Home entertainment

Household and Kitchen items

Wanted Pages

In addition to the pages marked above in red as "skeleton pages" we have identified the following subjects that we'd like to cover.

Could you contribute your knowledge and experience, even if it's only notes that someone else can refine and turn into a properly organised and formatted page? (Skeleton pages have an associated "Discussion" page where you can add any half-baked thoughts and ideas.)

  • Alternatives to iOS for older Apple devices.
  • Using a lightweight browser to extend the life of a device mainly used for web and email.
  • Satnavs.
  • How to change watch batteries.

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