I am a person from commerce background and I have never had any lab practicals during school or college. But I've always been interested in computers and electronics. When we got our first computer at home, my brother would open the side panel and show me what was what. Eventually I learnt to assemble a computer. The only part that I've never assembled myself is a CPU, everything else I've replace at times.
Last to last year I got a Raspberry Pi and tried tinkering with a few sensors. Didn't get much success. But then the lockdown happened, I learnt Python and got more confident in programming. Then got an Arduino and started tinkering around, learnt how to use a breadboard and wired up a small circuit to switch on a bulb using a motion sensor. I learnt quite a bit through this exercise.
Late last year, my old phone developed an issue with the charging port. This was the second time it had developed the same issue and I wasn't willing to get it repaired again. So I bought a new phone. The old phone was just lying around all this time. Last week I suddenly had an inspiration. I went to Amazon and searched for a charging port for Nokia 6.1 plus. Luckily I found it. The phone was anyway unusable, so I saw no harm in trying to repair it myself. So I ordered the component and also ordered some tools needed for the repairs, which I found after watching a few YouTube videos.
I was quite sceptical about the prospect of it working. However, I tread carefully, making sure not to touch any part inside the phone which didn't need to be touched. I used plastic tools to push stuff around to ensure I didn't damage the PCB. Eventually, I managed to remove the charging port and put the new one in. And voila, to my utter surprise, it actually worked. I had managed to repair my own phone.
It's usually not highly appreciated to be able to repair stuff on your own, since repairs are seen as menial job here in India. However, for me it was really an achievement to be able to deal with small components like these and be able to repair the phone, without any formal training or experience, just using YouTube videos. I hope people at this forum will appreciate this, so I just wanted to share my happiness with you folks.
Last to last year I got a Raspberry Pi and tried tinkering with a few sensors. Didn't get much success. But then the lockdown happened, I learnt Python and got more confident in programming. Then got an Arduino and started tinkering around, learnt how to use a breadboard and wired up a small circuit to switch on a bulb using a motion sensor. I learnt quite a bit through this exercise.
Late last year, my old phone developed an issue with the charging port. This was the second time it had developed the same issue and I wasn't willing to get it repaired again. So I bought a new phone. The old phone was just lying around all this time. Last week I suddenly had an inspiration. I went to Amazon and searched for a charging port for Nokia 6.1 plus. Luckily I found it. The phone was anyway unusable, so I saw no harm in trying to repair it myself. So I ordered the component and also ordered some tools needed for the repairs, which I found after watching a few YouTube videos.
I was quite sceptical about the prospect of it working. However, I tread carefully, making sure not to touch any part inside the phone which didn't need to be touched. I used plastic tools to push stuff around to ensure I didn't damage the PCB. Eventually, I managed to remove the charging port and put the new one in. And voila, to my utter surprise, it actually worked. I had managed to repair my own phone.
It's usually not highly appreciated to be able to repair stuff on your own, since repairs are seen as menial job here in India. However, for me it was really an achievement to be able to deal with small components like these and be able to repair the phone, without any formal training or experience, just using YouTube videos. I hope people at this forum will appreciate this, so I just wanted to share my happiness with you folks.
