[sdiy] favorite Youtube genre - "old guys repairing electronics"

[Jimmy Moore]

>His and her repair skills are way better than those of e.g. 8-bit guy who
makes me cringe sometimes.

hear, hear.  8BG has an off-putting proud indifference toward best
practices. His most recent "repair" video generated enough backlash to
break my personal cringeometer.

On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 11:46 AM Ben Stuyts <ben at stuyts.nl> wrote:

> What a great question!
>
> Nice to see some channels I subscribe to already mentioned here. And a few
> I don’t, so time to catch up. From all the ones mentioned, Curious Marc is
> definitely my favourite.
>
> I believe https://www.youtube.com/c/DextersTechLab hasn’t been mentioned
> yet. I especially like the videos about getting an old Quantel Paintbox or
> an Amiga back into working order.
>
> Not an old guy, but if you’re into old game systems or early home
> computers, have a look at Retro Recipes:
> https://www.youtube.com/c/Perifractic The last few videos are about
> restoring an old Atari VCS. Plus, great production quality and funny. Not
> really very deep engineering-wise. His and her repair skills are way better
> than those of e.g. 8-bit guy who makes me cringe sometimes.
>
> Ben
>
>
> On 22 Oct 2020, at 04:04, David Simpson <davidosimpson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I recently found this video and was astonished by the skill, technique
> quietude ala Bob Villa.
>
> How to solder grid style PCB / 555 PWM DC-motor driver (EEEL1-3)
> <https://youtu.be/_ypW45Y8VSs%C2%A0>
>
> What are your favorite channels for informative/instructive electronics
> repair? Preferable those who don't yell or are in a constant state of
> outrage...
>
>
>
>
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