2022-03-12 Intergalactic Zoom Fixit Clinic (IZFC) DCXXVI 626 Lund/Malmö SWE

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Hi Global Fixers:

The video from 2022-03-12 Intergalactic Zoom Fixit Clinic (IZFC) DCXXVI 626 Lund/Malmö SWE is up on Youtube and indexed by item as below; and the chat is pasted below.

Thanks to everyone who participated in another great Zoom Fixit Clinic!

Cheers, -Peter

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Participants-626 2022-03-12 Intergalactic Zoom Fixit Clinic Lund/Malmö SWE

RETURNING:
Jacquie from CAN-ON-Scarborough: Jacquie (numerous Zoom Fixit Clinics, Repair Café Toronto volunteer) is back with a Wristwatch tck 2021 The band is too long for me. I need to remove 2 links Don't know how to approach it.
​​Initial Presentation: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=327
Report Back: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=3314

NEW:
Alici from SWE-Skåne-Lund: Hand vacuum Black & Decker Not sure - "dust buster extreme 9.6v"?  It's an item of the org I work for, I just know it's broken, I will do some troubleshooting before the Online FixIt Clinic
​​Initial Presentation: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=446
Report Back: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=4141

Leslie from USA-CA-Oakland: Two DVD players - trays won't open Philips and Sony Philips DVP3140/37, Sony DVP-NS57P Both turn on but trays will not open to allow DVD insertion
​​Initial Presentation: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=510
Report Back: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=6447

Emily from USA-WA-Tacoma: eReader with a failing battery Kobo Forma The battery goes from fully charged to dead very quickly - often overnight while not being used. I spoke with the Kobo tech support - did a software update via my laptop, have done multiple factory resets, removed the "sleep cover" on the device. Kobo tech support ultimately gave up and offered me a discount on a new device.
​​Initial Presentation: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=610
Report Back: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=6045

Janet from USA-NY-NYC: Hot Water Kettle Mueller M99S Does not heat up anymore Took apart the base.Tried tweaking the wires. Did not work long.
​​Initial Presentation: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=733
Report Back: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=4293

Paul from USA-MA-Belmont: Flat Screen Television Set  Samsung UN40F5500 Screen does not work - no image displayed.
​​Initial Presentation: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=880
Report Back: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=4009

Aravinda from USA-NJ: Garbage disposal Emerson Insinkerator Evolution excel 1.1hp Motor doesn’t turn Checked for blockages, Used their Allen wrench tool.
​​Initial Presentation: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=1171
Report Back: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=4702

Melinda from USA-HI-Maui-Kahului: Electric typewriter IBM Selectric II. On inside of top there is number 115 on red paper.  And hand written date 8-13-71  Something wrong with the keys or the ribbon
​​Initial Presentation: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=1477
Report Back: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=3550

Julie from USA-CA-Oakland: Electric hot--cook plate Oster ckstsb100-b "First the dial came off, then it stopped getting hot. " Searched but haven't found any help.
​​Initial Presentation: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=1910
Report Back: https://youtu.be/XAXKws-Q4h0?t=3036

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And here's the chat:

10:03:10         From Janet Faller-Sassi : janet in nyc
10:07:01         From Ed USA-MA-Watertown : greetings from Massachusetts (USA)
10:07:14         From Peter Mui Fixit Clinic Berkeley CA USA : Hello from Berkeley CA USA
10:07:16         From Julie Pastore, she/her, Oakland, CA, USA : Hi Everyone, lovely to see you!! - Julie in Oakland, CA
10:07:22         From Dave West Schenectady New York USA : hello from upstate New York
10:07:22         From Emily USA-WA-Tacoma : Hello fix it friends! Emily in Tacoma, WA, USA, on Puyallup land
10:07:29         From Allen Liberman-Newton, MA USA : Hi All from Allen Liberman - Newton, Massachusetts USA suburb city of Boston
10:07:29         From Natalie Haid (she/her) - Brampton Library : Hello everyone, Natalie here from Brampton Library in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. We embrace "repairing is caring!"
10:07:31         From seema : hello from Eslöv in south sweden
10:07:33         From Steve Berl USA-CA-Oakland : Hi from Steve in Oakland, CA
10:08:08         From Mathew Lubari_ CC4D - Uganda : Hi,
greetings from CC4D, I'm from Rhino camp in Uganda,
https://www.facebook.com/CC4D.Uganda/
10:08:29         From Alici & Can, Circle Centre - Lund, Sweden : Support to Ukraine from Sweden! How Circle Centre will help: after our clothes swap, we intend to donate the extra clothes to support Ukrainians in these difficult times.
10:09:41         From Ron- Burntwood Repair Cafe, England : Hi Everyone. hello from Ron , fixer at Burntwood Repair Café in Staffordshire , England.
10:14:40         From Wayne Seltzer - Boulder U-Fix-It, Boulder, CO USA : Kobo e-reader battery replacement guide:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Kobo+Vox+Battery+Replacement/41052
10:18:30         From Steve Berl USA-CA-Oakland : If you aren’t speaking to the group, please mute your microphones!
10:22:16         From Steve Berl USA-CA-Oakland  To  Peter Mui Fixit Clinic Berkeley CA USA(privately) : No sign of the stand mixer kids?
10:26:10         From melinda clarke USA-HI-Maui-Kahului : I am here but cant see you.   Try me again please
10:27:08         From chris in berkeley, ca, usa : agree with steve. need to go to breakoiut
10:27:28         From chris in berkeley, ca, usa : *breakout*
10:30:23         From Wayne Seltzer - Boulder U-Fix-It, Boulder, CO USA : How to diagnose Samsung LED TV's https://youtu.be/Pi8l_GIaIeM
10:31:09         From Jessika Richter, Repair Cafe Lund/Malmö, Sweden : Electric typewriter IBM Selectric II
10:36:47         From Peter Mui Fixit Clinic Berkeley CA USA : Electric hot--cook plate        Oster        ckstsb100-b                "First the dial came off,
then it stopped getting hot. "        Searched but haven't found any help.
10:39:04         From chris in berkeley, ca, usa : Selectric Ball change:http://machinesoflovinggrace.com/manuals/Manual-IBMSelectric2.pdf
10:39:57         From chris in berkeley, ca, usa : go to p 9 of the .pdf, depicted as p 7 in the image. it's called an 'element'
10:40:11         From Janet NYC : can’t find my breakout room
10:40:34         From Janet NYC : yes
10:41:56         From Jessika Richter, Repair Cafe Lund/Malmö, Sweden : anyone who can give tips to Melinda about the typerwriter or Emily about opening the e-reader?
10:41:56         From chris in berkeley, ca, usa : can't Julie just use a simple neon power-present detector for basic troubleshooting
10:42:37         From Jessika Richter, Repair Cafe Lund/Malmö, Sweden : Leslie also needs help with her DVD players
10:43:19         From seema : seema from sweden, i will come to malmö sunday13 march with my computer dear jessika
10:44:01         From chris in berkeley, ca, usa : why is Alvin shown as still 'connecting to audio'?
10:45:54         From Alvin : Sorry, that's just me. I'm still alive just in a phone call with work :)
10:46:57         From chris in berkeley, ca, usa : my microphone went dead just as I went to leslie's breakout. still trying to fix don'
10:47:05         From chris in berkeley, ca, usa : t know what is wrong
10:48:02         From chris in berkeley, ca, usa : also cannot hear anything so anything you have said is unk to me
10:48:54         From chris in berkeley, ca, usa : I am going to Leave Mtg and then log back in to see if that will fix it
10:57:12         From chris in berkeley, ca, usa : still no audio, still working on it
11:08:41         From Mark USA-CO-Boulder : bye!
11:14:59         From Chris Lang (Santa Cruz, CA, USA) : His name was Chris, I believe.
11:28:09         From Jacquie Adain Toronto Canada : Thanks for the help sizing my watch band.  Yay, it now fits!  Gotta go.  See you next time.
11:29:24         From Alan - Toronto : I have to go too, been interesting to hear others and the fixes. Bye!
11:29:36         From Jessika Richter, Repair Cafe Lund/Malmö, Sweden : Thanks Alan!
11:30:41         From Chris Lang (Santa Cruz, CA, USA) : I have to go as well. I love listening in on these! Have had the good fortune to not have anything break recently (knocks on wood). Thanks for continually creating this space! Good to see you, Peter. best, -Chris
11:47:28         From Wayne Seltzer - Boulder U-Fix-It, Boulder, CO USA : https://youtu.be/QKbJxytERvg
11:50:23         From Wayne Seltzer - Boulder U-Fix-It, Boulder, CO USA : https://translate.google.com/?sl=en&tl=sv&text=solder&op=translate
11:50:30         From Wayne Seltzer - Boulder U-Fix-It, Boulder, CO USA : löda
11:50:45         From Alvin : I don't even know how to type that character... :D
11:51:05         From Jessika Richter, Repair Cafe Lund/Malmö, Sweden : :)
11:52:08         From Chris Setz London UK : ö is ~ALT 0246 (on the numpad)
11:52:13         From Emily USA-WA-Tacoma : Yes, this was my first time and it was so cool! Such an amazing service you all are providing
11:52:32         From Alvin : Confirmed, thank YöU Chris :)
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