New Members - please post your introductions here

[araxnido]

Hello everyone, I hope to introduce myself. I'm an electronics hobbyist, working with electronic equipment like laptops and personal computers, but I also like drums, so I hope to learn and share knowledge together. Thank you. (This is Google Translate; my native language is Spanish.)

[CrashNBurn]

Hi folks and experts :-)

I am from germany and just bought a bios locked Lenovo E15 G2 - AMD Ryzen 4500U and i am joined you to learn another skill :-)

I hope i can find the right solution and already learned alot from reading in several threads. Thx for sharing everyone.

[Docus]

hi, i'm docus from france 🗼 and i decided to join your community because i love to repair phones because its my hobby 🤩, computers but i noticed that i don't know so much about portable computer repair 😔 so i want to learn with you throught my topic.

i'm fully equiped to repair but don't have the knowledge to repair the motherboard with soldering etc..

I have:

• A trinocular microscope
• A GVM T210 soldering station (really solid station)
• A hot air rework station
• A multimeter
• A lab power supply
• All the necessary tools like tweezers, screwdrivers, glue, air blower, cleaning brushes, etc.

i hope that i can learn a lot of things with this community and bring computers to life 😎

[misiek303@gmail.com]

Hi, Software Engineer. Beginner to EE, looking to expand my knowledge of electronics. Currently working to fix my MacBook Pro 2018 ( A1707 ) with water damage.

[GioWhyAlwaysTheCaps]

Hey guys, been watching Learn Electronics Repair so inevitably stumbled upon this ! I salute you

[andrez garcia]

Cordial saludo, estimados miembros del foro,

Mucho gusto, mi nombre es Andrés García. Soy técnico electrónico con una sólida trayectoria de más de 20 años de experiencia en el sector. Tengo 46 años, soy soltero, y me considero una persona comprometida con el aprendizaje constante, la excelencia técnica y el trabajo colaborativo.

A lo largo de mi carrera he trabajado en diversas áreas de la electrónica, incluyendo mantenimiento, reparación, diseño de circuitos, automatización industrial y soporte técnico. Me apasiona mantenerme actualizado con los avances tecnológicos y compartir mis conocimientos con otros colegas del gremio.

Valoro profundamente los espacios como este foro, donde podemos intercambiar ideas, resolver dudas, proponer soluciones y fortalecernos mutuamente como profesionales. Creo firmemente que el conocimiento crece cuando se comparte, y por eso disfruto participar activamente en estas comunidades técnicas.

Estoy siempre dispuesto a aportar desde mi experiencia, así como también a aprender de los demás. Espero poder contribuir de manera positiva y seguir creciendo junto a ustedes.

Reciban un cordial saludo,
Andrés García

[zeze wei]

Hey everyone!
I'm called TechEnthusiast (you can just call me Tech for short). I guess you could say I'm a total forum junkie. I've tried to step away from the forum world a bunch of times over the years, but it never sticks. Turns out, I just can't kick the urge to learn and share knowledge – so here I am, ready to do both!
I'm pretty private when it comes to personal details online, especially since anyone can peek at what we post. But I love passing on what I know and picking up new stuff from all of you. That's the whole reason I'm here, after all – to share and learn in equal measure.
By trade, I studied mechanical engineering. For ages – like, more than a decade – I worked in technical support, dealing with everything from fixing wonky machinery to troubleshooting weird software glitches. Sadly, that job's in the rearview mirror now, along with the company laptop and the sweet perk of a work vehicle.
I've always been the type to tinker. Call me a hacker (even if the term doesn't mean what it used to!) – I'm all about taking broken gadgets, digging into how they work, and getting them back in action. Hardware's my first love, but life has a way of pushing you to learn new things… Lately, I've had to get way more into software stuff, too. Friends keep asking me to fix their laptops or phones – you know, the usual virus cleanups, OS reinstalls, and figuring out why their Wi-Fi suddenly hates them.
How'd I find this place? I stumbled on it while lurking around a forum about 3D printing projects. Someone mentioned this community in a thread, and I got curious – so here I am, excited to see what you all are about and hoping I can chip in too.
Now it's your turn – let's hear your stories! What brings you to this forum, and what weird, wonderful tech adventures have you gotten up to?

[Jose Villalba]

Hello!! I'm Jose 40 years old, just starting to work on gpu repair on my own. Hope get the help needed. Thank you.

[Behindikus]

Hey
My name is Boris and i live in germany.
I have a lot of soldering and programming equipment and use it for my own.
Usually i programm arduino for my reef tanks.
But sometimes i need some help, that's why i'am here

[streetfire21]

Hey everyone,

Since this forum is just getting off the ground, I figured it might be helpful to start a thread where new members can introduce themselves. Just a short intro — nothing too personal — so we can get a feel for who's hanging around.

Also, to keep things tidy, let's try not to clutter it up with replies like “Welcome!” or side convos. That way it stays readable for future members.

I'll go first:

I'm bitfixer, and I've been knee-deep in tech for as long as I can remember. I've always had a thing for figuring out how stuff works — or why it doesn't. You could say I was born to troubleshoot.

My background is in industrial electronics, but over the years I've drifted further into the DIY and repair side of things. When a piece of gear dies, I have to know why — whether it's a power supply, a graphics card, or a toaster. If it has a circuit, I'm probably poking at it with a multimeter. 😄

I've also dabbled in software out of necessity. These days, you can't fix hardware without knowing your way around drivers, firmware, and the occasional Windows meltdown. I do a lot of system cleanup work for friends and family, and sometimes that leads me down rabbit holes in search of obscure fixes and patches. It keeps me sharp.

I stumbled across this place while browsing a thread over on techrecon.net, where someone mentioned capacitor failure as a common culprit for aging boards. That rang a bell — I've replaced my fair share — so I looked into it and found this forum. Thought I'd join and stick around.

Always looking to learn more, swap knowledge, and maybe help a few folks along the way.

[streetfire21]

Hey everyone,

Since this forum is just getting off the ground, I figured it might be helpful to start a thread where new members can introduce themselves. Just a short intro — nothing too personal — so we can get a feel for who's hanging around.

Also, to keep things tidy, let's try not to clutter it up with replies like “Welcome!” or side convos. That way it stays readable for future members.

I'll go first:

I'm bitfixer, and I've been knee-deep in tech for as long as I can remember. I've always had a thing for figuring out how stuff works — or why it doesn't. You could say I was born to troubleshoot.

My background is in industrial electronics, but over the years I've drifted further into the DIY and repair side of things. When a piece of gear dies, I have to know why — whether it's a power supply, a graphics card, or a toaster. If it has a circuit, I'm probably poking at it with a multimeter. 😄

I've also dabbled in software out of necessity. These days, you can't fix hardware without knowing your way around drivers, firmware, and the occasional Windows meltdown. I do a lot of system cleanup work for friends and family, and sometimes that leads me down rabbit holes in search of obscure fixes and patches. It keeps me sharp.


Always looking to learn more, swap knowledge, and maybe help a few folks along the way.

[faouzihost]

Hi, I'm Faouzi, a 40-year-old electronics technician specializing in computer repair. I enjoy helping others and solving technical problems. I'm passionate about delivering the best service possible and always looking to improve my skills

[ajpoliveira]

Hello all,

I´m a eletronics entusiast, my first system was a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K.

I´m from Portugal
Thank you
Alberto

[MeOnMine]

Hi
Wayne here.
Perth Western Australia.
Retired Electronic engineer, systems builder and repair.
I came here looking for a Block diagram and thought I may hang around and see whats go in on.

Thanks

[stewo5241]

Hello everyone,

I started with Basic programming on Atari in secondary, drawing flowcharts with a stencil, then had my first Apple IIe compatible which loaded programs by cassette type and later by floppy disk.
Then went on to learn OSI 7-layer, DFT, digital circuits, NP-complete problems, algorithms, data structures, Shannon theory, Pascal, Ada, Lisp, Prolog, C, OOD...
Survived dotcom bubble, global financial crisis in 2008, ....too busy to spend a little investment on bitcoins when it was at thousands.

Anyway, joining this community to keep my computing updated, and hope to keep the curiosity to learn and apply AI in the next 20 years ☺

Cheers.

[pengweng]

hi everyone!


linux nerd and former young person here ✌️😀

looking forward to learning all about these bad caps I've been hearing about 🧢

love, 🐧

[Leetmouse]

Hello all,

Old school nerd here. Commodore 64, Amiga 500, Amiga 2000, Amiga 4000, Multitudes of PC's
Electronics Hobbyist, Software developer, part time gamer

From the USA

[piedpiper]

HI, new joiner here too. Bought the wrong device over eBay and I'm hoping I've come to the right place for advice!

[c1henry2mr]

Hello
new member here just looking for schematics and the resource of having people smarter than me!

[Rowaldo]

Dzień Dobry
Cieszę się ,że mogę dzielić się i korzystać z wiedzy tak szerokiego grona elektroników .