With diverse work experience including teaching for ten years in the Warwick Public Schools, Mario Atoyan holds a bachelor of science in computer information systems and a teaching certificate in general science. In his free time, Mario Atoyan enjoys spending time with his family and hiking with his dog. He also enjoys buying broken mechanical items and returning them to good working order.
Some items can be easily repaired at home without the need for disposing of them or taking them to a professional to fix. Examples of items that can be repaired without any special technical equipment are headphones and LCD screens.
Headphones, for example, are very likely to break with constant use. Wires will fray and detach from the body with time, and one way to solve this problem is to use Plasti Dip. Pouring a little of the liquid plastic product into a container and using a small artist’s paintbrush to cover the exposed area of the wires with layers of the product will create a thick plastic seal that can mend the cable and secure it to the headphone body.
Another common problem is dead or stuck pixels that may appear on LCD computer monitors, television, and cellphone screens. They can often be fixed at home with computer programs like JScreenFix and Killdeadpixel, or by applying a little pressure with a damp cloth to the area of the screen with the device turned off.
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