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Chosen Solution Hi, community of iFixit! So I’ve got a strange problem with one of my Wii Remotes. One of them is draining the battery surprisingly fast (about 10 minutes from full to flat). The weird thing is that the problem is not with the batteries since I’ve tried many different types, but they are still going flat extremely fast in this Wii Remote. If I put in really powerful batteries, I’m probably getting about 20 minutes more of battery life… But still!...

Chosen Solution Are Thinkpad power boards interchangeable? Will it create issues if I get a replacement power button board? My power button was crushed and also damaged the power button board (also has volume rockers on it) and now I can’t turn on my laptop. Hi, Here is the service manual for your Thinkpad. (The Thinkpad S3 is the same as a P40 Yoga, a Yoga 14 and a Thinkpad Yoga 460) Scroll to p....

Chosen Solution I have a maytag type 588-04 model Mvwx700xl1 no power or lights by any chance can i get a little help on diag. Thanks Hi, Here’s the tech sheet for the washer that will help. There should be a diagnostic LED on the main control board that will be on if there is correct power and that the processor is working OK. If not see Test #1 Main Control on p....

Chosen Solution Hi, please help me, this is the situation: iphone 6 - 64 changed battery (no original) changed dock connector (no original) when plugged AC boot in loop, show apple, then dark, then apple…. if i press home button then show cable image for recovery but if unplug cable screen became black when plugged USB PC nothing happens if force DFU, it can enter, itunes ricognize it but stucks on “waiting iphone…” and nothing happens Itunes errors is randomly 4005 often and 2005 What i have to do?...

Chosen Solution cleaned all lines,new gas and filter,new plugs, cleaned and rebuilt carb and fuel pump. still no fuel to carb. @ednick .Nick, You did not state your model #,, so this will be some what generic answer. Remove gas cap momentarily and see if fuel will flow, vent in gas cap could be plugged not allowing fuel to flow. Remove spark plug, remove fuel line from carburetor and direct line into a container to see if fuel is flowing from pump when engine cranked....

Chosen Solution Ok, so here goes - I have a OG Xbox1 w/2 OG Controllers and 2 2nd gen controllers. Having issues pairing controllers and maintaining connections - but wait - this isn’t the usual After the latest 3step long critical mass upgrade my box forcibly installed - is when this became an issue. It isn’t the batteries, nor the controllers themselves (proven on another xbox in the same home in the same room 5ft away) Pairing button rarely works to cause xbox emblem to flash but once in a while yes - but even if it pairs the connections “freezes” (xbox still functional - can control with my cell phone and the app) I’ve already performed 2 factory resets including a full wipe - no change I’ve heard a rumor that the wifi card is used to connect to the controllers - but i am not having wifi issues (wifi works excellent) - is there any truth to this controller board having dual function?...

Chosen Solution There are some issues with the notebook HP 250 G6 running on Linux, which may probably result in the need for cooler fan cleaning and replacement of thermal paste. I need to do anything to prevent the blank screen after repair, as I have no resources for alternative notebooks to work on. I found these links to similar repairs: HP G62-453 disassembly for cleaning and thermal paste, HP Probook 6450b Fan Cleaning & Thermal Paste Replacement....

Chosen Solution Is this fixable or would it be better to just get a new tv? Hi @c_grove21 , Cracked LCD panels are irreparable, they have to be replaced. Replacement compatible LCD panels, if you can find one, can cost nearly as much as a new TV. An option to consider is to advertise your TV as faulty screen - good for parts to try and recoup some of the cost of a new TV

Chosen Solution Hi guys, I got this problem with my tv, when I power the tv on the logo appears for 2-3 seconds and then it’s all black. The sound is still there, the ambilight reacts normal, but no image. What could this be? I know a part of the LED strip is broken and I already bought a new strip, but I don’t know if this would fix it because my other Samsung TV had a defective LED strip to but still had a picture....

Chosen Solution I have an iPhone 5s. It won’t turn on it wi stay at the apple logo and then go blank and turn back on and go to a red screen with lines going through it. Even when it’s on charge it does the same but as soon as I unplung it , it stays at a black screen Can anyone tell me what’s wrong ? There could be a couple of things here to look out for....

Chosen Solution My Polaroid cube’s battery is almost dead. The camera only works for a few short minutes before it beeps and turns off. I was thinking replacing the battery might revive the camera, but I couldn’t find its exact type. Does anyone know what kind of batteries are used in these Polaroid cube cameras? Thanks! B Update (02/26/2018) Well, it looks to me that no one seems to make these small batteries....

Chosen Solution I’ve been using a replacement touch screen for my device for the last couple months. Then after one night, the top left corner of the touch screen stopped responding to touch. It’s relatively a small portion of the screen but I’m unable to select Back in Messages, and close tabs in Safari, so it’s pretty annoying. I originally believed this to be Touch IC disease, so to test, I swapped back in my original cracked touch screen....

Chosen Solution I was repairing my iMac and removed all the components to replace the thermal paste and I put the power supply and motherboard in so I could test it. I didn’t put any of the screws in and when I plugged it in I heard a explosion. When I looked at the power supply, there where some black marks on the pcb. At the time I didn’t realize that the black padding was conductive....

Chosen Solution So when I plug my netbook into the charger the battery does not charge to its full capacity and when I disconnect it, the battery quickly loses its charge. What is wrong? Before tackling the battery, itself, ensure that your power cord is not damaged thus the cause of the problem. It would also be helpful to verify if your wall outlet is functioning properly. The most common cause of inefficient laptop batteries is because of years of use....

Chosen Solution I used to play mobile games in my iPhone 6s , and it becomes too hot . And i often put it the fridge in order to make it cold , and I’m wondering if this is good for the phone or it’ll will cause him some problems in the future . I wouldn’t recommend doing the hot to fridge thing too often. Going from very hot to cold will cause issues with cracked solder balls at some point....

Chosen Solution hi there i have problem with my ipad 2 after screen replacement/ i think the wifi board has been damaged. what will i need to change to get this fixed? the whole wifi board or just a chip on it? and can you give me a link where i could buy it from thanks I would start by replacing the wi-fi/bluetooth antenna. Both antennas are part of the same component....

Chosen Solution At first my phone’s screen stopped responding to my touch momentarily, usually hitting the screen against a flat surface and then turning the screen off and on would fix it. But a few weeks ago I hit it and the colors just like broke. The colors were bars, each bar a different color and only a little tiny corner of the screen would work. Screen has gone bad. Replacing the front panel will fix the issue....

Chosen Solution My ipod touch 6th generation is probably trash by now because the screen is shattered, but i can still see and use it and the power button is completely broken, but i have been using it just fine recently until today, it wont charge and i cant even factory reset it threw itunes because it says nothing is plugged into my laptop. i know my charger isn’t broken or anything....

Chosen Solution So the port for a mouse connection by the charging port has been pushed in and i don’t know what to do or how to open it up to fix it. Hi, Here is a link to a video showing how to replace the power port in your laptop. It is useful as it shows how to open the laptop, so that the USB port board can be accessed....

Chosen Solution Okay so I have this pc and It had been off since two months and now when I turned it on , the camera, windows logo and touchscreen isn’t working. But the rest of pc (such that I use it like a 2000s laptop , just with touchpad and keyboard) is working fine. Whenever I open camera, it says “connect a camera” while it actually have a built-in camera....