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Jack Linke 🦄The most annoying <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Troubleshooting</a> axiom 😒 <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Programming</a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Debugging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Debugging</a>

Only OhmIt's potentially relevant that, in an attempt to make sure I'm running as little closed-source code as possible, I've either disabled or denied lots of permissions to many of the vendor-installed apps on the phone. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/permissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#permissions</a>

Only OhmI'm having terrible difficulty getting a variety of apps on my Android phone to play custom notification sounds from wav or mp3 files. I can choose the relevant files as notifications sounds in the apps' internal settings menus, but I get either silence or the default notification sound when there's a notification. The files play successfully in my music player app. Anyone have any advice, please? <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/permissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#permissions</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a>

ErcanbrackI updated to the latest version of “Ice Cubes”, the Mastodon client. Now I’m not getting notified of posts in my notifications section. I went a day without a single notification, and thought it was really strange. I went into the app, and found long conversations that I had completely missed out on. Time for some troubleshooting to determine whether my install is corrupted, or if the new version has a bug, or if there is a problem on my OS.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IceCubes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IceCubes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MastodonClient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastodonClient</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Troubleshooting</a>

David BombalHow TCP really works: Top 3 things you need to know!YouTube video with the amazing Chris Greer: <a href="https://youtu.be/Auwn3RWapRE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Auwn3RWapRE</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/wireshark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wireshark</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tcp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tcp</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ip</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/udp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#udp</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/quic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quic</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tcpip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tcpip</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/network" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#network</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ccna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ccna</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ccnp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ccnp</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ccie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ccie</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#internet</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tls</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ssl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ssl</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/http" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#http</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/https" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#https</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a>

Tantek ÇelikMy Garmin watch did not sync activities with the Garmin Connect iOS app upon returning home from a week of travels. It did sync my steps from the day I landed, my sleep that night, and steps the following day. It just failed to pick up my running, hiking, and other activities logged when I was abroad. After a little searching and filtering out obvious tips (make sure Bluetooth is on and paired), I found the key steps and fixed it. How to get the Garmin Connect iOS app to sync Garmin watch activities that are seemingly being ignored: 1. unpair watch from phone (iOS Settings > Bluetooth > (i) next to watchname > "Forget This Device") 2. hard restart watch (e.g. hold down backlight button on a fenix 7S Pro to turn it off) 3. restart Garmin Connect app (force quit and re-open) 4. re-pair watch to phone 5. wait a while for all the activities to sync It seemed to sync hikes and walks first, then runs, roughly in reverse chronological order. The syncing spinner indicator in Garmin Connect took a while and prematurely completed the progress circle ○, and kept “spinning” the arrows 🔁 inside the circle for many minutes. Note: having some idea how software is written and handles queues etc., I highly recommend fixing any syncing problems like this before recording another activity in your watch. There is a chance that the software bug(s) that caused the syncing problem in the first place may inadvertently only pick up the latest activity and make it even harder to recover or sync the previously unsynced activities. I had no luck with web searching, e.g. for * why is Garmin ios app not syncing recent activities from my Garmin watch and similar queries. All “AI Overview” results were useless. Only after going to <a class="" href="https://support.garmin.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://support.garmin.com/</a> and entering my watch model name and number did I somehow find this article: * Garmin Connect App: Device Is Paired but Not Connecting to App: <a class="" href="https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=9BcXLSQ4A22gasLarkUvH6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=9BcXLSQ4A22gasLarkUvH6</a> Which while not the exact problem I was having (my watch did connect, and sync two days of steps and one night of sleep), it felt close enough to be worth reading. Steps 3 and 4 in the article gave the key steps to try (though I split step 4 into two parts, and in the middle only restarted my watch, there was no reason to restart my phone) That article linked to another article on "How Do I Restart My Garmin Device?" which I also found useful: <a class="" href="https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=A6gOR1U2zDAFqmJVdap6k6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=A6gOR1U2zDAFqmJVdap6k6</a> Hopefully by blogging this, the next person that has a similar problem (my guess is the Garmin Connect Android app works similarly) can more quickly find this solution and key steps by searching the open web. <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Garmin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Garmin</a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/watch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#watch</a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/GarminWatch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GarminWatch</a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/sportsWatch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sportsWatch</a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/GarminConnect" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GarminConnect</a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/troubleShooting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleShooting</a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/GarminTroubleShooting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GarminTroubleShooting</a>

scyOne of the USB ports on my Ryzen 7040 Framework Laptop 13 stopped working some time ago, after a firmware update I think. Rebooting didn't help, leaving it powered off for some time didn't either. Even another firmware update didn't fix it.But a mainboard reset as described in <a href="https://community.frame.work/t/diy-fw-13-amd-7640u-port-1-not-working/42069/7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://community.frame.work/t/diy-fw-13-amd-7640u-port-1-not-working/42069/7</a> did.1. Disconnect charger. 2. Remove input cover (can stay attached). 3. Reconnect charger. 4. Hold chassis switch down for 2 seconds, 10 times. 5. Reassemble.<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/FrameworkLaptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FrameworkLaptop</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a>

Seth G.Drunk <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a> , the staple of <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ITSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ITSupport</a>.<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IT</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#support</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a>

Antonissysadmin help wanted for my Raspberry Pi:I've been having a random name process eating all my CPU lately. Kill it via htop but it pops up again in a day or two, each time with a different name.Any ideas on how I would begin troubleshooting this?<a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sysadmin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#raspberrypi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a>

David de Grootweird <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macOS</a> bug:Has anyone had the issue where System Settings app runs (as in there's a dot under it in the dock) but no window shows? If so, how did you fix it?<a href="https://theblower.au/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mac</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a>

Ian Lewis PhotographyIf you use Apple Quicklook in the Finder to review your RAW files (pressing space bar) don't upgrade to macOS 15.4! It has broke for me. Seeing other reports online as well. Just get a black window unless you resize it and then the image appears<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macos</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/macossequoia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macossequoia</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/upgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#upgrade</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bug</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/finder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#finder</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/quicklook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quicklook</a>

SergeantScarOkay, I'm now leaning towards the power outage broke something.. any time I fire up the only game I've tested with the PC black screens and I get the hardware disconnected "bee-boop" noise. Running a memtest but first pass was fine. PC runs fine as long as I'm not using the GPU. Main focus is the GPU.. I'll put a different GPU in and test that, but we will see.Never had a GPU go bad, so unsure of what that actually looks like.<a href="https://frontrange.co/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PC</a> <a href="https://frontrange.co/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a> <a href="https://frontrange.co/tags/gpu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gpu</a>

C.W. Smith 🇺🇲<a href="https://social.mechanizedarmadillo.com/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="https://social.mechanizedarmadillo.com/tags/Drupal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Drupal</a> <a href="https://social.mechanizedarmadillo.com/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://social.mechanizedarmadillo.com/tags/TroubleShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TroubleShooting</a>So I am still trying to get ActivityPub to work on hybridized-concepts.com. I haven't yet managed it. It seems it was also getting old signals from the Evamade Online site that used to be up since I am planning to make that a basic Drupal as well.Not sure what is going on. Can't search, can't follow, can't do anything ActivityPub related except have it say ActivityPub.What is worse is that I can't seem to get any kind of error messages that could point me in the right direction.

Mike_VHoward Oakley on one very good and often overlooked troubleshooting technique on Mac computers: <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macos</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a> <a href="https://eclecticlight.co/2025/03/21/when-you-should-use-safe-mode-and-what-it-does/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://eclecticlight.co/2025/03/21/when-you-should-use-safe-mode-and-what-it-does/</a>

Jack Linke 🦄I converted my talk from <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/DjangoCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DjangoCon</a> US 2024, "Troubleshooting is a Lifestyle 😎", into a full Blog Article.Take a look and let me know what you think!<a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Troubleshooting</a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Debugging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Debugging</a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/ProblemSolving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProblemSolving</a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Django" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Django</a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Python</a><a href="https://jacklinke.com/troubleshooting-is-a-lifestyle" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jacklinke.com/troubleshooting-is-a-lifestyle</a>

Jan BetaNew video! Trying to fix a really badly broken Commodore 16, taking numerous wrong turns along the way.YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/k_PFjvFz9v0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/k_PFjvFz9v0</a> PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/xrumFds6iLf5FXVvr9Txdk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://makertube.net/w/xrumFds6iLf5FXVvr9Txdk</a><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Commodore</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/C16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#C16</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Commodore16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Commodore16</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Commodore264" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Commodore264</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Repair</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Troubleshooting</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DIAG264" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIAG264</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RetroChipTesterPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroChipTesterPro</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/TED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TED</a>

IzoateExperiencing Reddit Sync Error 400 on your mobile app? This issue can block access to content, but there’s a fix!Follow our step-by-step guide to resolve it quickly.Read now: <a href="https://www.izoate.com/blog/how-to-fix-reddit-sync-error-400-on-your-mobile-app/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.izoate.com/blog/how-to-fix-reddit-sync-error-400-on-your-mobile-app/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reddit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedditSync" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RedditSync</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Error400" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Error400</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechFix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechFix</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Troubleshooting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Izoate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Izoate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/howto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#howto</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MadisonNJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MadisonNJ</a> Rotary, Grace church, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafe</a> team up for free ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Repair</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reuse</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Recycle</a>’ event on April 12 Mar 13, 2025MADISON, NJ – "The Repair Cafe, an event during which volunteers help make all possible repairs of various items for free, is coming to Grace Episcopal Church at 4 Madison Ave. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 12."The event will be hosted by the Madison Rotary, Grace Episcopal Church and the Repair Cafe."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Repairers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Repairers</a> will show attendees how the repairs are made and what tools are needed."All types of items can be brought in including lamps, bicycles, clothing and other fabric items, small appliances, wooden things, jewelry, toys, knives in need of sharpening, phones and computers. Items should be small enough to be carried in by one person. No gasoline motors or hazardous materials are allowed."There will be a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TechTable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechTable</a>, where experts will help with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a> settings and software on phones and computers, as well as repairs on other tech items. There will be no screen replacements. "The Kids’ Take-Apart Table will return. Children will get to take apart common items with supervision including laptops, small appliances and toys."The last repairs will start at 2:30 p.m. and will be on a first come, and repairs will be made on a first come, first serve basis. If possible, attendees are asked to email Paul Lemaire at pjlema@gmail.com to tell the repairers what they will be bringing in. "The repairers always looking for new volunteers to join the team. Expert repairers with their own tools and people who want to help out with logistics and organization are welcome. There is no age requirement, and volunteers have ranged from their teens to their 80s."Original article: <a href="https://www.newjerseyhills.com/madison_eagle/news/madison-rotary-grace-church-repair-cafe-team-up-for-free-repair-reuse-and-recycle-event/article_b76c02ac-fea1-11ef-b252-df808ac040a8.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.newjerseyhills.com/madison_eagle/news/madison-rotary-grace-church-repair-cafe-team-up-for-free-repair-reuse-and-recycle-event/article_b76c02ac-fea1-11ef-b252-df808ac040a8.html</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.ph/LA2lo#selection-2647.0-2667.12" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/LA2lo#selection-2647.0-2667.12</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TakeApartTables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TakeApartTables</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesNewJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafesNewJersey</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairReuseRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairReuseRecycle</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCommunity</a>

J. Steven YorkA couple nights ago I came home to find the alien and lights in my second story shop window. Was out. I figured it had gotten unplugged, but no, the plug was dead! This floor is basically a storage warehouse, so all the other outlets were behind shelves. I found ONE across the room, crawled under a shelf and -- dead. The ceiling lights are on the same breaker, so that wasn't it. But I was envisioning a broken plug or connection upstream, and I went through all my old construction photos, pre-drywall, to figure out where the other plugs on the floor and the wires connecting them were located. It appeared the first plug in the run was near the stairs, right above the breaker panel on the first floor. And that's when I remembered that the first plug on the circuit downstars had a GFI plug that had caused me trouble once before (Ironically, it had been hidden behind a bookcase in my wife's writing office). Was there one on the second floor? If so, it would be that first plug, deep behind a shelf. Also behind a lot of flat things that I'd put BEHIND that shelf. I pulled out multiple sheets of plywood and perfboard blocking the way, and way behind the shelf, I could just see the plug. Unable to see clearly, I stuck my phone back and took a closeup of the plug with my phone. Yeah, that spoiler picture. Red LED. Poorly marked reset button. With difficulty I reached back, found the reset by feel, and pushed it. The lights came on! Yay! My fears of an expensive electrician visit were relieved! The lesson here is, if you're building or remodeling something, TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES during every stage of construction, especially before the drywall and insulation go up. Get clear shots of every interior and exterior wall, and don't forget the ceiling. Knowing where your studs, rafters, beams, and hidden systems, pipes, wires, ducts, are, can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars later. Even if you don't understand what you're looking at, you can show them to a professional when they are coming in to aid in troubleshooting or modifications. Sure, there are ways to "look" through walls, but pictures are much quicker and more certain. Now my alien returns to his mission to bring cheer to a dark modern world! <a href="https://catodon.social/tags/homerepair" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homerepair</a> <a href="https://catodon.social/tags/DIY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://catodon.social/tags/homeowner" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homeowner</a> <a href="https://catodon.social/tags/homeownership" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homeownership</a> <a href="https://catodon.social/tags/repairs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#repairs</a> <a href="https://catodon.social/tags/electrical" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electrical</a> <a href="https://catodon.social/tags/homerepair" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homerepair</a> <a href="https://catodon.social/tags/troubleshooting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a> <a href="https://catodon.social/tags/lifehacks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lifehacks</a>

Luka RubinjoniOk, makers & tinkerers... My Dremel 4000 just started acting all weird - the rotor moves, but won't spin up to speed. I might have overloaded the tool while routing some wood. I have opened the device, and there's no visible damage on the brushes/coils/electronics. Does anyone have experience with troubleshooting and fixing Dremel tools? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dremel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dremel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#repair</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troubleshooting</a> EDIT: the armature was burned, I replaced it with a new one.

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