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Repair, teardowns & right to repair Videos Recommended on Hacker News (80)
Repair, teardowns & right to repair is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 80 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2010 and 2026 — 131 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Repair and teardowns: electronics repair, soldering, board-level repair, Louis Rossmann, right to repair, product teardowns, how things are made, planned obsolescence, Apple hardware failures.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on BOLTR: Juicero, Cold Press Juicer for Rich Weirdos: “A beautiful technical / engineering take on why Juicero failed” — an HN commenter, 2017.
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6 mo on HNBOLTR: Juicero, Cold Press Juicer for Rich Weirdos
AvE
6 HN recommender · 2017–2026
7 mo on HNLonger-lasting light bulbs: it was complicated
Technology Connections
9 HN recommender · 2023–2026
5 mo on HNA Look Inside Apple's $130 USB-C Cable
Adam Savage’s Tested
6 HN recommender · 2023–2026
5 mo on HNBOLTR: DYSON HAIR DRYER. Is it WORTH the MONEY?
AvE
4 HN recommender · 2017–2023
5 mo on HNThe lamps you're not allowed to have. Exploring the Dubai lamps
bigclivedotcom
5 HN recommender · 2021–2026
4 mo on HNThis is why we can't have nice things
Veritasium
4 HN recommender · 2021–2024
3 mo on HNEEVblog #186 - Soldering Tutorial Part 3 - Surface Mount
EEVblog
3 HN recommender · 2012–2020
3 mo on HNHow I Upgraded My iPhone Memory 800% - in Shenzhen, China
Strange Parts
3 HN recommender · 2018–2021
2 mo on HNHorrific USB power supply fault. (Electrocution risk.)
bigclivedotcom
2 HN recommender · 2016–2024
2 mo on HNTSP #133 - Keysight UXR 110GHz BW, 256GS/s, 10-bit Real-Time Oscilloscope Teardown & Experiments
The Signal Path
2 HN recommender · 2019–2022
2 mo on HNBOLTR: KitchenAid Mixer. SURPRISE!
AvE
2 HN recommender · 2017–2022
2 mo on HNProfessional SMT Soldering: Hand Soldering Techniques - Surface Mount
John Gammell
2 HN recommender · 2016–2023
2 mo on HNTractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly
Motherboard
3 HN recommender · 2018–2018
2 mo on HNUpdate on my Brain Injury & the Future of Strange Parts
Strange Parts
4 HN recommender · 2023–2024
2 mo on HNDemo and teardown of an X-ray fluorescence gun (measures chemical composition)
Applied Science
2 HN recommender · 2020–2024
2 mo on HNTeletype Model 19 - Part 1: A Teletype Arrives for Restoration
CuriousMarc
2 HN recommender · 2019–2020
2 mo on HNEEVblog #854 - B52 Bomber Automatic Astro Compass Teardown
EEVblog
2 HN recommender · 2016–2017
2 mo on HNHow I Made My Own iPhone - in China
Strange Parts
2 HN recommender · 2017–2023
2 mo on HNThe IBM 1401 compiles and runs FORTRAN II
CuriousMarc
2 HN recommender · 2018–2021
2 mo on HNTOTAL teardown of a lithium phone battery.
bigclivedotcom
1 HN recommend · 2016–2024
2 mo on HNTeardown of an IKEA Koppla USB power supply.
bigclivedotcom
2 HN recommender · 2017–2021
1 mo on HNEEVblog #822 - World's Worst Tablet Computer Teardown
EEVblog
3 HN recommender · 2016–2017
1 mo on HNAwesome flesh-burning death lamp. (Germicidal UV)
bigclivedotcom
1 HN recommend · 2018–2024
1 mo on HNInside a smart meter, and the REAL problem with them.
bigclivedotcom
1 HN recommend · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNConverting devices to USB Type-C
DIY Perks
1 HN recommend · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNInside a heated shower head. (suicide shower)
bigclivedotcom
1 HN recommend · 2019–2024
1 mo on HNInside a cheap set of eBay digital calipers
bigclivedotcom
1 HN recommend · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNBen Heck's Nintendo-Playstation Prototype Pt 1 Teardown
element14 presents
1 HN recommend · 2016–2022
1 mo on HNEEVblog #388 - Fake Apple USB Charger Teardown
EEVblog
1 HN recommend · 2016–2019
1 mo on HNEEVblog #1341 - AMAZING $250,000 IBM Processor TEARDOWN!
EEVblog
1 HN recommend · 2021–2022
1 mo on HNIBM Computing Cheese Cutter [Restoration]
Hand Tool Rescue
1 HN recommend · 2021–2024
0 mo on HNDYSON ANIMAL BALLS | It blows!
AvE
0 HN recommender · 2019–2023
0 mo on HNCivilization starter kit | Marcin Jakubowski | TEDxKC
TEDx Talks
0 HN recommender · 2014–2026
0 mo on HN37C3 - Breaking "DRM" in Polish trains
media.ccc.de
0 HN recommender · 2024–2025
0 mo on HNEEVblog #1107 - Shocking 4K BENQ Monitor Problem!
EEVblog
0 HN recommender · 2019–2026
0 mo on HNBringing BACK The iPhone Headphone Jack - in China
Strange Parts
0 HN recommender · 2017–2024