The useful troubleshooting techniques that follow are the result of 20 years of electrical-engineering projects in the automotive, biomedical, instrumentation, and telecommunications areas.

With large electronic development projects, a disproportionate amount of time is spent troubleshooting bugs in “finished” devices. In the worst cases, projects are wrapped up and products sold to ...

As the owner of a phone and laptop repair shop in San Diego, Tony Heupel says he often faces roadblocks. Products seem intentionally designed to be difficult to fix, he says, and it’s not always easy ...

Update: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Digital Fair Repair Act into law on Dec. 29, 2022. Chuck Bell, advocacy program director for Consumer Reports, says, “New York is leading the way on the ...

I don’t know how many times I actually wanted to smash a project. But if I did, I’d have to rebuild it. So, I never did that. I feel like I missed out on something cathartic for the soul. Chime in, I ...