I've been fixing things for a while now. I've got some background here, and more over at kylewiens.com.
I started iFixit, the free repair manual. I think technology will make life on Earth dramatically better if we take the care to do it right. To that end, I write regularly on technology issues. I also end up in the media a fair amount.
I am lucky enough to get to travel around the world speaking on design for repair, service documentation, and the environmental impact of manufacturing. My writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, Wired, Popular Mechanics, and the Wall Street Journal.
My formal background is in Computer Science, with a Bachelor’s from Cal Poly—one of the best engineering schools in the US. But over the course of writing teardowns and researching e-waste for fifteen years, I’ve been able to work with and learn from experts and PhDs in metallurgy, electronics engineering, semiconductor manufacturing, mechanical design, and materials engineering.
I successfully helped re-legalize cell phone unlocking, my testimony before the US Copyright Office secured DMCA exemptions legalizing tractor repair and tablet jailbreaking.
My writing:
- Oil Leak Could Transform Repairmen Into Superheroes — Wired
- Why Fixers Will Save Our Planet — The Atlantic
- I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why — Harvard Business Review
- Unfixable Computers Are Leading Humanity Down a Perilous Path — Wired
- You don't own your cellphones or your cars — Wired
- We can’t let John Deere destroy the idea of ownership — Wired
Awesome, detailed guide! Fantastic work.
We posted this before we started doing repairability assessments, but I’d reckon you’re right and this machine would be around an 8.
Sure, it doesn’t matter how big you are. You just need a business license!
There’s a lot of need for intercommunication between the RF and the main CPU. There’s no other interconnect between the two boards. The perimeter vias have to be a communication bus.
We picked up an A1865 in Australia!
We analyzed the A1865. TechInsights opened up an A1901.
Yes, we had to desolder the metal shield. That damaged some components underneath. If you've got a better technique for removing these shields, we're all ears!
This is a wiki, and you're welcome to fix errors yourself. @jimfixer and @oldturkey03 have removed it.
We're certainly open to showing more, but we don't have an antenna expert on staff to explain the antenna systems that we find.
We're very interested in learning more if you want to take a trip up the coast and teach us.
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