What’s inside a disposable vape? A surprisingly good lithium battery… and a whole lot of wasted potential. 2ndChanceMND decided that was nonsense. They’re cracking open vapes, harvesting their power cells, and turning them into battery packs powering anything from cordless power tools to e-bikes. Learn more about them at the link below.

Second Chance MND - Giving Batteries a Second Chance

Second Chance Material and Design - Giving Batteries a Second Chance

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Still have your Game Boy Advance or SP? Good news! We’ve got guides to bring them back to life. From battery swaps to screen replacements, our step-by-step repair guides help you revive the handhelds that defined portable gaming. Because some memories deserve a second playthrough. Check them out at the links below!

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Game Boy Advance SP Repair Help: Learn How to Fix It Yourself.

An upgrade of the Nintendo Game Boy Advance, the Advance SP was released, in North America, on March 23 2004 with a square structure and clam-shell...

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Game Boy Advance Repair Help: Learn How to Fix It Yourself.

Nintendo Game Boy Advance, released in 2001. Repair requires only common tools and no heat.

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Got something broken? We’ve got a guide for that. From phones and laptops to vacuums and game consoles, our free repair guides walk you through every step with easy-to-follow photos and instructions. Check them out at the link below and tag us in pics of your recent fixes!

Repair Manuals for Every Thing - iFixit

Thousands of repair manuals, tutorials, and how-to guides for DIY fixes. From electronics to cars, learn how to repair your own stuff and save your...

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Forget the iPhone 17 teardown—this one’s gourd-geous. We cracked open a retro classic: the orange pumpkin. Inside we found modular design, biodegradable materials, and some impressively simple repairability. After a quick cleaning and a few precision cuts, we had ourselves a working iFixit Jack-o-Lantern. Check out the full teardown at the link below.

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Pumpkin Teardown

Once upon a midnight dreary, while we pondered, weak and weary, over many quaint and curious volumes of service manual lore—while we pondered, ne...

A few days ago, we were at Back Market's SoHo shop teaching people how to solder and helping them see how simple repair can be. Every new skill builds confidence, and each confident fixer makes the world a little more repairable. — #iFixit #RighttoRepair #internationalrepairday

Microsoft wants 2025 to be the "year of the Windows 11 PC refresh." They want up to 400 million perfectly good computers running Windows 10 to become e-waste. Why? So Microsoft can have their cake ($140-$200 for a Windows 11 license) and eat it (your data) too It's time to switch sides, and break away from this cycle of endless upgrades. Our new guide walks you through installing a Linux-based operating system—keeping your computer secure long after Microsoft walks away

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How to Install Linux on a Windows PC

Follow this guide to replace Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, or 11 with a modern Linux operating system on a desktop or laptop PC. Linux isn'...

“Upgrade season” is really just “marketing season.” Your phone isn’t outdated—it’s just tired. With a little repair, it can feel brand new again. All you need is the right part, the right tool, and a step-by-step guide. Skip the upgrade, repair instead, and make the greenest choice possible. — #iFixit #SkipTheUpgrade #RighttoRepair

Before you pre-order a new Apple device, consider repairing your current one. You can make it feel like new, save money, and keep another device from becoming e-waste. #AppleEvent #RighttoRepair

"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." - Steve Jobs Lets see if they designed all these new products to be repairable 👀 #AppleEvent

Imagine a future where you can always swap out broken parts instead of throwing the whole thing out. That's the future we want—and we're fighting for it.