At Repair Cafe Gosport we often look at repairs for other volunteers. At our event in December, I had time to look at a lamp from one of the other volunteers. The initial symptom was that it did turn on but an indication light did come when it was plugged into charge. This was an… Continue reading Volunteers Together Fix Lamp
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Repairing a Hot Glue Gun
A hot glue gun is a key repair tool. My hot glue gun was damaged, so it needed to be fixed. The trigger no longer pushed the glue stick into the heated extruder. It had dropped down and jammed. Dismantling the glue gun was easy by removing 6 identical screws The mechanism work with a… Continue reading Repairing a Hot Glue Gun
No Defect Found (NDF) – Outside Lights
Some of the things that come to Repair Cafe Gosport aren’t broken but people don’t realise, however, a second person looking at the problem will often reveal this. This is a similar story, a relative asked me to help fix some outside lights they had bought but seemed to be faulty…
Toothbrush Battery Change
I have often wanted to change the battery in my Electric Toothbrush when they stop working. However, since volunteering with the Repair Cafe I have got the confidence to have a go at doing it. It started out with needing to be charged every few days rather than lasting longer but then the red light… Continue reading Toothbrush Battery Change
Servicing an Anker Vertical Mouse
My Anker Vertical Mouse needed a service, for two reasons: As always, before starting to dismantle the mouse I had a look at a guide online, the following guide from iFixit proved a helpful source: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Anker+Vertical+Mouse+Teardown+and+Cleaning/128679The first step in opening the mouse was to remove three sticky pads by gentling and lifting them with a… Continue reading Servicing an Anker Vertical Mouse
Replacing the hard drive in Freesat box
My HUMAX HDR-1100S Freesat box has lasted nearly five years, except for the faulty remote control which I fixed but that was user error. However, two weeks it turned on and it came up with no previous recording and would not allow the pausing of live TV. Turning it off and back on again fixed… Continue reading Replacing the hard drive in Freesat box
Finding a replacement shade
My hallway light fitting suffered an accident whilst a new fridge was being delivered. The delivery company did offer to replace it but I wanted to see if I could replace just the one broken shade. The challenge is often finding spare parts for any fix. The shop where I had originally bought it no… Continue reading Finding a replacement shade
International Repair Day 2022
Our volunteers were determined to participate in International Repair Day despite us not having an event on the day. So in keeping with the theme of #RepairEverywhere they went on tour in our local area. Our volunteer Keith went to Repair Cafe Portsmouth to join the team there as a repairer. He says he had… Continue reading International Repair Day 2022
Hair Trimmer Switch Repair
My ‘friend’s’ trimmer had stopped working, so I took a look. Initially, I checked that a new battery didn’t resolve the problem. This did not solve the problem so I took a look inside. The internal circuit was quite simple, a sliding switch makes a connection between the battery positive terminal and the body of… Continue reading Hair Trimmer Switch Repair
Repair Café Gosport Birthday Event
Repair Café Gosport Signs Manchester Declaration,Releases their first Impact Report whilst celebrating their first year. On Saturday 8th October 2022 the repair cafe local to Gosport held its 1st Birthday celebrations. Founder David Marks thanked his fellow volunteers for their hard work before Deputy Mayor of Gosport Councillor Martin Pepper cut the birthday cake. Also… Continue reading Repair Café Gosport Birthday Event