Category: Repair
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Repair a punctured tyre with tire repair strips
Caution: this guide is a demonstration of how to use the product, it should not be applied to the tyre sidewall. Here is a quick post on how to repair a minor puncture on a car’s tyre. I purchased a car tyre repair kit from eBay for $5.50 including postage. Here’s what I received; A…
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How to dye fabric with Procion dye
Procion is a brand of reactive dyes, meaning the dye reacts with the cellulose fibres (plant-based fibres including cotton and linen) of fabric. A cellulose fibre will not work on protein fibre (animal-based fibres including silk and wool), it which case Acid Dye will need to be used. I chose Procion over Acid Dye due…
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Canon Service Manual for EOS Kiss Digital X, EOS Digital Rebel XTi, EOS 400D Digital
Here is the Service Manual for the Canon 400D, also known by the names; EOS Kiss Digital X EOS Digital Rebel XTi EOS 400D Digital canon-service-manual-eos-kiss-digital-x-eos-digital-rebel-xti-eos-400d-digital.pdf (20mb) Other manuals are available here.
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Canon EFS 17-85mm IS stuck/locked zoom repair/disassembly
It seems like this is a common problem with these lenses, the zoom gets stuck at 17mm with about 2mm of play (zoom movement). This problem is all due to a loose single screw on the inner lens assembly, sounds simple to fix, doesn’t it? The challenge is trying to get to this single screw,…
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Motorola RAZR V3 repair and housing change guide
This guide will step through the process required to repair a Motorola RAZR V3 “the phone”, including the flex cable and then replacing the housing. The flex cable can be purchased from eBay for $7 US (including shipping), and the housing can be purchased from eBay for around $16 (including shipping). The flex cable is…
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Replacing a cracked Canon IXUS 55 / IXY 60 / SD450 LCD screen
Here’s a step by step guide on replacing the LCD screen on a Canon IXUS camera. Whilst, the model shown here the IXUS 55, it is fairly similar for other IXUS models. The cheapest LCD I have found online is through The Foto Geeks for $55, however you can actually buy a cheaper whole (working)…