Useful Electron

The issue that I am going to describe could be a common fault in many steams irons and getting them into a solution just can be a little bit time-consuming... (I agree, we run out of time for this things nowadays!) but It might even be seen as an interesting and non expensive task .  One day probably happened to one of us that our trustworthy steam iron stops heating up. We might think that after more than 2 years of regular use the heating element could be broken and we should consider it unfixable. If by coincidence you bumped into the same fault as me, without any doubt I think the fixing chore ritual is gonna be at least much more entertaining with this guide, I can assure you that right now!   The above photo shows what we find in our unit after removing a torx screw from the back and proceed to take the cover off the appliance. Here we can get access to another three screws more, one which hold the exposed cables with their connectors and other two screws below which kee...

  'Degree inflation': How the four-year degree became required - BBC Worklife

  We all have been using portable torches run by batteries sometimes when we can not see properly in tight spaces of small things, and perhaps in different situations we come across having not enough light with one desk lamp and ended up turning on lights from the ceiling as well. Why not get a middle size desk lamp (8" tall) that works well as a torch with high brightness and serves at the same time as illumination for the dark and excluded side of your desk? Most of materials are recycled or found at a low cost. You can use same ones but I encourage everyone to make the most of the bits you may have lying around home or perhaps somebody got ones that are about to toss, why not used them for standing a useful handy light? As you can see below removing just two screws can be flat-pack!  These are the main components that worked out for me :                   12 V Power Adapter (taken from and old internet router...

European Commission now has the full support of the Parliament in moving forward with the development of laws aimed at extending the lifetime of products such as smartphones and laptops. The Parliament also supports a mandatory labelling system to inform consumers on the level of repairability of products sold in shops and online. https://repair.eu/news/european-parliament-stands-by-consumers-and-the-environment-in-the-fight-against-obsolescence/

Fair Saturday is a global mobilisation that aims to create a positive social impact every  last Saturday of November , the day following Black Friday, the greatest expression of consumerism. https://festival.fairsaturday.org/en

Guide for smartphones showing repairability scores between zero and ten.  Ten is the easiest phone to repair. https://www.ifixit.com/smartphone-repairability

Now more than ever we are relying on our electronic devices to stay connected and live our lives as close to normal as possible. The pandemic and various countries’ lockdowns have limited our access to these devices with supply chains disrupted and many no longer able to afford to buy new. Therefore, we should be able to repair and reuse what we already have; whether at home ourselves, with the help of community volunteers where possible or through independent repair shops.  Open Repair Announcement