PickVidsBest Repair, teardowns & right to repair Videos
The 80 Repair, teardowns & right to repair videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 3 introductory, 26 intermediate, 49 for a general viewer, and 2 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a demo. What they share is that you see the result first and only then decide whether to follow the detail. Channels you will keep seeing include Louis Rossmann, bigclivedotcom, EEVblog.
Teletype Model 19 - Part 1: A Teletype Arrives for Restoration
CuriousMarc inspects a newly arrived Teletype Model 19, an early military unit built around a Model 15 keyboard and printer, after an initial rough cleaning.
Fixing Apple's GOOD Engineering - M1 MacBook Air thermal pads
Linus Tech Tips opens up an M1 MacBook Air to test whether better thermal pads could improve performance in the fanless design.
EEVblog #854 - B52 Bomber Automatic Astro Compass Teardown
Dave Jones of EEVblog tears down a Kollsman MD-1 Automatic Astro Compass, a mechanical analog computer from a B-52 bomber.
How I Made My Own iPhone - in China
Strange Parts builds a working refurbished iPhone 6S entirely from components bought in the Huaqiangbei phone parts markets in Shenzhen.
The IBM 1401 compiles and runs FORTRAN II
CuriousMarc and colleagues at the Computer History Museum try to compile and run a FORTRAN II program on a 1959 IBM 1401.
TOTAL teardown of a lithium phone battery.
Big Clive does a complete teardown of a lithium phone battery, taking apart the protection circuit, case and the cell itself.
Teardown of an IKEA Koppla USB power supply.
Big Clive takes apart an IKEA Koppla USB power supply to assess its safety, looking at isolation and transformer construction.
A COMPLETELY Upgradeable Laptop? - Framework Laptop Review
Linus Tech Tips reviews the first Framework Laptop, a fully repairable and upgradeable machine.
EEVblog #822 - World's Worst Tablet Computer Teardown
Dave Jones of EEVblog tears down an Esinomed Infoview medical tablet computer built around an 800MHz AMD Geode board, exposing extremely shoddy construction and design.
Take a look inside Steam Deck™!
Valve opens up a Steam Deck to show its internal components and explain which are replaceable or upgradable.
Apple uses spite to force planned obsolescence.
Louis Rossmann argues that Apple designs and supports its products in ways that force planned obsolescence and obstruct independent repair.
Awesome flesh-burning death lamp. (Germicidal UV)
BigClive tears down and tests a germicidal UVC lamp from eBay that floods a room with narrow-band ultraviolet and ozone.
iPhone 13 A Repair Nightmare - Teardown and Repair Assessment
Hugh Jeffreys tears down the iPhone 13 and assesses its repairability, showing how Apple ties parts like the display and Face ID hardware to specific devices.
Apple REFUSED to Fix our iMac Pro
Linus Tech Tips breaks an iMac Pro and then tries to pay Apple to repair it, only to be refused service.
Liam – An Innovation Story
A short Apple promotional video about Liam, a robot that disassembles old iPhones so their materials can be recovered.
Inside a smart meter, and the REAL problem with them.
Big Clive tears down a smart meter with a wireless modem found among fly-tipped materials.
I’m Legally Obligated to Disclose This - Framework investment
Linus Sebastian of Linus Tech Tips discloses that he has invested in Framework, the modular repairable laptop maker.
Converting devices to USB Type-C
DIY Perks shows how to modify devices that use older USB connectors so they charge and connect over USB Type-C.
Comparing Tesla, Ford, & VW's Electrical Architectures
Sandy Munro sits down with engineers from 3IS to compare the electrical architectures of the Tesla Model Y, Ford Mach-E and VW ID.4.
Inside a heated shower head. (suicide shower)
BigClive tears down a heated electric shower head of the type common in some countries, often called a suicide shower.
Inside a cheap set of eBay digital calipers
Big Clive tears down a cheap eBay digital caliper, explaining its capacitive linear encoder and measuring its quiescent current.
TSP #183 - Starlink Dish Phased Array Design, Architecture & RF In-depth Analysis
The Signal Path takes apart a Starlink dish layer by layer, analyzing the phased array RF design, system architecture and integrated circuits, with an X-ray of the RF stack.
The EV Detroit is Dying to Benchmark - BYD Seagull
Autoline's John McElroy and Caresoft president Terry Woychowski look at the BYD Seagull, an electric hatchback that sells in China for about $11,500.
Mach-E Thermal System Part 2: A Detailed Comparison to the Model Y
Munro Live's team breaks down the thermal management system of the Ford Mustang Mach-E and compares it with the Tesla Model Y.