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Guitar Hero Wii

This is a flame-shaped Guitar Hero controller, apparently very rare because I haven't seen anything like it on eBay. Came with "Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock" for the Nintendo Wii. I stopped using it many years ago because the cable that connects to the Wii Remote is in really bad shape (loose wiring, bent, etc.)

I'd like to wreck a Nunchuk controller to replace the cable since I can't find ANY of these controllers online, much less replacement parts for them, but I'm not sure how I'd do it. I can do some rudimentary soldering but this is slightly advanced for me. I'd really like to try fixing it since it's my favorite games controller ever and harder to find.

Any suggestions on where to start?

u/rgbhuman42 — 4 days ago
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WTF whats happening to My laptop

Because when I do something on my computer, the image of something I did previously freezes in the background 😭

Can someone tell me what's wrong with it or how the heck to fix it? It's a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 that I bought second-hand. Everything was fine until that happened.

u/El_H3ch1c3r0 — 23 days ago
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Epic Fail?

Still kinda new to tech repair. In the last year I've fixed two Wiis, three laptops, a smartwatch, a motherboard, an old-fashioned document scanner, and a phone. Recently I decided my cheap NDSL with a broken hinge could use a new shell case (thus fixing the hinge issue.) In the process I tore a ribbon cable on the upper screen. Ordered a new part. Part arrived. I installed it- and tore the exact same cable in the process, despite my extra caution, thus destroying a brand-new $25 part.

So what's the worst you've ever messed up a repair job? Tryna make myself feel better lol.

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u/rgbhuman42 — 23 days ago
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Broken TV Buttons

So i’ve had this VIZIO tv probably over a decade(no idea on age)(3rd image input stuff for age guestimate), i don't really need anything better just need to fix the + volume button, and maybe the -volume button (it doesn’t always input)

u/Kitty79er — 16 days ago
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iPad Pro 11 second gen Bluetooth not working

Hi guys, I have an iPad Pro 11 gen 2 wifi only. i bought it with a broken screen, fixed but found another problem. bluetooth is not working. in ios it's enabled but can't find devices.

Clearly iv'e already tried via software, restored couple of times, done the clear accessory procedure; done everything, so i think it's hardware.

Then tried buying all 4 new antennas, nothing changed.

Just want to know if someone repairing ipads had already this issue.

I'm not worried in demolishing the ipad. it's already stripped, so i'll go for it if someone knows

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u/Davidethep — 10 days ago
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Poke walker

I have a poke walker from when I was a kid, recently during Christmas my nephew took it and left it in his clothes without me or his mum noticing and it went in the washing machine, I let it dry and followed online instructions like leaving it in a dry cool place on a towel. I last Monday put a new battery in it and it started working again but only lasted a day and a half before it's dead, a new battery doesn't work. Does anyone have any idea how if possible I can get it to work again?

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u/Redreeee — 21 days ago
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iPhone screws?

Found this phone decayed by the side of the road, looks like a car ran over it or something. Figured I could get some enjoyment out of taking it apart since I haven't disassembled an iPhone before and it was already dead. But I didn't get very far because I can't figure out what kind of screws it takes (shown in last pic.) I thought they were tri-wings but I tried all my sizes of triwing and got nowhere. Two cameras and wireless charging so it's obviously a recent model. Any thoughts? I have 75 screwdriver bits and none of them match.

u/rgbhuman42 — 15 days ago