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Chosen Solution “My friend” peed on their laptop and I tried cleaning it with a toothbrush and 91% isopropyl alcohol. After connecting the battery, the circled component sparks/smokes. I need help identifying this components and any useful information to fixing the issue would be helpful. I included images of the blown component and the logic board before I washed it. Thanks for any help! Logic Board Before Cleaning Blown Component...

Chosen Solution Been searching high and low for a new problem that came a couple of days ago. A 13 year old girl dropped her iphone and screen was broken, due to not beeing able to pay for new screen straight away she used it for some time. Homebutton not broken, but after a while homebutton started to not work and it came to me. I thought it would just be a faulty connection with the flex cable on screen but the flex cable comming from the button itself was broken cleen of....

Chosen Solution iPhone 6 Plus water damage. I have replaced the battery, immersed the back of the phone in 90% alcohol in an ultrasonic cleaner, dried thoroughly, reconnected the screen cables but still not getting any indication the the battery is getting power from the lightning connector. Any help would be appreciated. Just plopping the phone in an ultrasonic cleaner isn’t going to help. It’s better than putting it in rice but if you have access to an UC, leverage it to it’s maximum effect....

Chosen Solution I dropped my phone, and the screen went black for a while, but when it turned on again, the screen brightness was very dim, although the screen brightness setting was on high. I am not able to use my phone during the day. Please help me out, how can i fix it at home? Hi @thiccislander , The fall may have loosened the cable connection from the display assembly on the systemboard....

Chosen Solution Hi there, would really appreciate some help with this. I spilt a significant amount of tea all over my macbook pro keyboard while it was on playing music. The whole thing made a horrible sound and died completely. That was 5 days ago and I managed to dry it out, sitting it open by a radiator and then took the back off, wiped it dry and let it dr some more....

Chosen Solution I dropped my phone into a sink full of water, and it happened to penetrate the water resistance of my phone. The phone functions normally for the most part, except the cameras have condensation in them. I tried storing the phone in a tub of rice for multiple nights, and now am looking for other solutions. What should I do next? @sean_wx Rice does not do anything but wastes your time....

Chosen Solution On Thursday 21st May 2015 my iPhone 5’s battery life was decreasing so I plugged it into a computer in college but the screen went blank maybe because it was rebooting itself or something but I didn’t think I just threw it at the cupboard in the classroom and it pooped up the LCD screen of the device it’s been damaged for three years and I want to get it fixed for £35 from a local shop but I’m worried that they might make it worse and I don’t know if the impact damaged the proximity sensor...

Chosen Solution I have a Mid 2012 MBP with 4 GB of RAM 1600MHz DDR3… I am a graduate student finishing my first year of my PhD and I really want to try to get a few more years out of the computer. It takes too long for my liking to boot certain applications and I run a bunch of things at once. I was planning on upgrading to 8 GB of RAM and then a SSD, but I have no idea how much of either I truly need....

Chosen Solution What are the risks of leaving the battery plugged in while I swap the screen? I’d rather not pull it out if I don’t have to. If I can’t turn off the watch and there’s still power going through it will I risk damage? Thanks Yes. you must disconnect it. In not doing so you could short the battery accidentally and it may damage the device. (or you)

Chosen Solution There is a gap in the otherwise excellent instructions on this site in regards to replacing my iPod’s logic board. What do I do about the silver ground strap that remains attached to my old logic board once I’ve completed all the instructions? One post on this site says you don’t need it. Another says you do. I’m assuming I need it since, after all, my iPod came with it....

Chosen Solution hello everyone, looking for some help. i dropped my iphone 6, and when i picked it up it was still on, conected to charger but then wouldnt charge, battery eventually died. wouldnt power on after that, changed the charging port to a new one, still no power. no visible signs of damage to screen or battery, any advice on what else i can do, im not a big expert but can do most of the basic stuff....

Chosen Solution Hello everyone! Maybe somebody can help? Drowned my Ipod Touch 4 in hottub. It was in a leather pouch and slipped down to the tub - I almost caught it - it barely dipped into the water - maybe 2 seconds at most. I shook it immediately, wiped with paper napkins, then put on a heater. After a few hours I turned it on, and it was alive. Great!...

Chosen Solution I have little problem with my NDS lite console. The problem is that the signal is very poor. DS needs to be like 2cm close to router?! I know that the problem is with hardware, but I don’t know which hardware I should replace (Wi-fi board, Wi-fi antenna board or Wi-fi antenna cable)… Sorry for my grammar.. Abraham, for that price, replace it http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wifi-Antenna-Cab… ;-)

Chosen Solution hi, my sons dsi console keeps randomly turning itself off during gameplay!!!!!!! any ideas why? The first place to start with the amount of information you have given is checking to make sure the battery is an official Nintendo battery, that it is properly charged, there is no residue on any of the contacts (battery and connector) and that the battery is securely seated. It seems that the battery in a DSi has enough extra room in the compartment where it can move from making the best contact with the connector....

Chosen Solution I have the mario/ duck hunt game. Mario works fine but the duck hunt don’t. It turns on but won’t shoot the ducks. Do I need some sort of connector for it to work? The classic NES came with a controller and a zapper. To play Duck Hunt, you need the Zapper. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-Zappe… Hello. Like S W said, you need the zapper. You also need a CRT TV (Tube TV) to have the gun to work....

Chosen Solution This MasterCraft 3-in-1 mower with Tecumseh LEV120 engine was standing for multiple years in a garage when we bought the place. I cranked it and it appeared not to be seized. I cleaned it up, repaired some issues around the wheels and added oil and gas. When I tried to start it (primer bulb worked) I felt high resistance in the starter cable (pull start), to the point that I could have broken the string (I didn’t)....

Chosen Solution Hello i have a problem regarding the Face ID of the iPhone XS Max. After dropping my phone on it’s back the glass on the back shattered. But unfortunately since then the Face ID also doesn’t work anymore despite the fact that the front panel is in perfect condition. The portrait mode with the front camera doesn’t work too. It doesn’t recognize my face properly. my question is: Which part has a failure and how can I manage to bring the Face ID back to life again....

Chosen Solution Hi, it is my second ifixit job and it is not going well so far… I bought a battery on the IFIX EU website. I did not force its entry. Then apple diagnostics said it was not working properly and customer service sent me a new one. Now, on opening the lid, I realized the plastic pull tab was not holding anything anymore. I can not possibly remove the battery by pulling it towards me, as it will just show the cables more....

Chosen Solution Hello, I am in the process of replacing the battery charging port wireless charging flex and headphone jack on my galaxy s8. I accidentally knocked my parts tray off of my desk and spilled my screws on the floor. I have retrieved all of them but now I have no idea what screws go where. From reading on the forum if the screws are not in their proper hole the device will not charge so I want to ensure that I assemble it correctly....

Chosen Solution renters doing laundry and door won’t open or unlock. She tried to put it to drain, thinking maybe it had not done that and now nothing works. All the lights are flashing especially “door locked”. We have checked drain line and does not appear to be plugged. We did notice one of the water lines were turned off, don’t know if it was cold or hot. But when we turned it on did not make any difference....