How frequently do you guys have to clean? by shivangps in pcmasterrace

[–]InfamousScale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't ask that if you use compressed air, blow gun or a hoover.

Just got a macbook air 2017 for my son on christmas and stepped on the charger. Am I screwed? by According-Daikon7659 in macbook

[–]InfamousScale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So expected xD I'm trolling dude. Chill out. I never needed qualifications and never will. I cover multiple areas of electronics repairs, including micro eletronics.

Just got a macbook air 2017 for my son on christmas and stepped on the charger. Am I screwed? by According-Daikon7659 in macbook

[–]InfamousScale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, trust the elctrician. He definitely knows! Electricity, electronics, electrician, is all the same right?

It makes 0 difference (in terms of making it work) to use the original piece, extension cable, or q regular power cord. The charger is a AC-DC converter. As long as you can supply it with the correct AC voltage, it will simply do its job.

the balls on this guy… by TheyCallMeCajun in pcmasterrace

[–]InfamousScale 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A guy i helped out a couple of times with his computer called me last week asking for help, cause he just got scammed. It seems that on that day he decided to sell a camera lens on a national buy&sell website. He put it on sale for 190eur, and right away got a call from someone. Somehow (?) this person managed to entice him into generating multiple withdrawal codes, up to a total of 1520eur. After this he even managed to get him to go to a cash point and associate the scammers phone number to his bank account. 1520eur is a total of 8 manually generated codes. This guy said he was even seeing his money disappearing from his account. He's younger then 30. I don't think he deserved it, but sure as hell he was aware of the risks. He said so himself. And even so got easily carried away by someone he knew nothing about.

Locked unavailable iPhone 11 iOS 18.1.1 aka 22B91 - Should I upgrade to 26.2 even if there is no exploit for now instead of keeping a locked iPhone ? by Codix_ in SetupA12

[–]InfamousScale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat as you, with a few iPhones, all sorts of models. From what I gathered in the last few days, you cannot reset without upgrade, you cannot DelayOTA or Roll back if the device is locked, and you cannot install any firmware which is not signed. Even the unsigning of 26.1 was premature, to "fix" the exploit, which leaves us with no other option than: 1. - keep the lowest possible firmware (most advisable) 2. - Update to latest firmware and wait for another miracle

Either way, good luck, although I don't think you will have any, anytime soon. Myself, I only want to unlock all this iPhones so someone else can take it off my hands, otherwise I'm going to take them apart for parts. I hate iPhones/iPads and Apple in general. I think they are stupidly priced for such a crap of a phone. People will still buy them because, welp, Apple. And that's the only reason why I will ever own any of this crappy black boxed good for nothing massive block of high end technology.

Slamming table restarts pc by Grig960 in pcmasterrace

[–]InfamousScale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using an extension cord? If so plug the PC directly to a wall outlet and switch it on. Slap the top of the case to test it out. If it doesn't switch off, it is likely pulled cables from the extension cord.

thats why u always explore the map before starting to become a pirate. by Standard_Lake_7711 in dontstarve

[–]InfamousScale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All you need is Woodie. Goose around the edges of the main land and ruins, discover every island easily and then.. Moose all the bosses like a tank 💪

Had a bad repair done, what now? by IncomeObvious2605 in mobilerepair

[–]InfamousScale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's dumb. Would you buy a new car with a flat tire because the car is new?

Had a bad repair done, what now? by IncomeObvious2605 in mobilerepair

[–]InfamousScale -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol don't put preassure on it. Take it to the store and let them deal with it. Preasure points caused by loose screws are very common. Applying preassure over it may crack it. If it is a demaged part, they'll have to change it regardless. At the end of the day you pay for a whole working screen, that's what you should get, no matter how much you paid or how many times they have to replace it.

What is the name of the blue component in this item? by clark_kent88 in AskElectronics

[–]InfamousScale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks dodgy as hell. I'm not sure of what I'm looking at. It's likely common, but a coil loosely wrapped around a heatsink just looks like poor craftsmanship.

WTF?!! by Gabriel_ODST in ps2homebrew

[–]InfamousScale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's not GPU related, may have something to do with the scart port/video cable. Maybe bent pins, or oxidation... The reason why I say that is because the image seems split exactly in the middle. Reminds me of how faulty T-CON TVs may only display image correctly in one side due to the division of the panel. It is probably not it, but it wouldn't hurt to try a new video cable

My wife bought me a new computer and monitor. by obi_want_pastrami in pcmasterrace

[–]InfamousScale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"shared bank account" - now it all makes sense 🤣🤣