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Best Repair, teardowns & right to repair videos, as recommended on Hacker News

53 videos about repair, teardowns & right to repair that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2012 and 2026. Mostly demo, explainer, commentary. Channels that come up most: bigclivedotcom, Louis Rossmann, EEVblog, Linus Tech Tips. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is BOLTR: Juicero, Cold Press Juicer for Rich Weirdos: HN treats it as the classic teardown and the go-to example of over-engineered hardware built without real-world constraints.

• demoBOLTR: Juicero, Cold Press Juicer for Rich WeirdosAvE · 6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• explainerLonger-lasting light bulbs: it was complicatedTechnology Connections · 9 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• explainerThe REAL Reason McDonalds Ice Cream Machines Are Always BrokenJohnny Harris · 8 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerA Look Inside Apple's $130 USB-C CableAdam Savage’s Tested · 6 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• demoBOLTR: DYSON HAIR DRYER. Is it WORTH the MONEY?AvE · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• explainerThe lamps you're not allowed to have. Exploring the Dubai lampsbigclivedotcom · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• interviewTearing Down the Model T of Our Time - Autoline After Hours 284Autoline Network · 6 HN recommenders · 2015–2018
• explainerThis is why we can't have nice thingsVeritasium · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• podcastTesla Model 3: Inside & Out - Autoline After Hours 417Autoline Network · 5 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• explainerWhat is Right to Repair? An introduction for curious people.Louis Rossmann · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• commentaryApple's Independent Repair Program is a useless PR stunt.Louis Rossmann · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• tutorialEEVblog #186 - Soldering Tutorial Part 3 - Surface MountEEVblog · 3 HN recommenders · 2012–2020
• documentaryHow I Upgraded My iPhone Memory 800% - in Shenzhen, ChinaStrange Parts · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
• demoHorrific USB power supply fault. (Electrocution risk.)bigclivedotcom · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• demoTSP #133 - Keysight UXR 110GHz BW, 256GS/s, 10-bit Real-Time Oscilloscope Teardown & ExperimentsThe Signal Path · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• commentaryWhy I don't use Apple productsLouis Rossmann · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• demoBOLTR: KitchenAid Mixer. SURPRISE!AvE · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• commentaryReballing flip chip GPUs is BULLSHIT - the truth about dead laptop GPUs & repairing them.Louis Rossmann · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2019
• commentaryWe need to talk about failing keyboards on these new Macbooks.Louis Rossmann · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2019
• tutorialProfessional SMT Soldering: Hand Soldering Techniques - Surface MountJohn Gammell · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
• commentaryThe horrible truth about Apple's repeated engineering failures.Louis Rossmann · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• documentaryTractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair MonopolyMotherboard · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2018
• commentaryUpdate on my Brain Injury & the Future of Strange PartsStrange Parts · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• demoDemo and teardown of an X-ray fluorescence gun (measures chemical composition)Applied Science · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• tutorialTeletype Model 19 - Part 1: A Teletype Arrives for RestorationCuriousMarc · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2020
• demoFixing Apple's GOOD Engineering - M1 MacBook Air thermal padsLinus Tech Tips · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• demoEEVblog #854 - B52 Bomber Automatic Astro Compass TeardownEEVblog · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2017
• documentaryHow I Made My Own iPhone - in ChinaStrange Parts · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• demoThe IBM 1401 compiles and runs FORTRAN IICuriousMarc · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
• demoTOTAL teardown of a lithium phone battery.bigclivedotcom · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2024
• explainerTeardown of an IKEA Koppla USB power supply.bigclivedotcom · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• explainerA COMPLETELY Upgradeable Laptop? - Framework Laptop ReviewLinus Tech Tips · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• demoEEVblog #822 - World's Worst Tablet Computer TeardownEEVblog · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2017
• demoTake a look inside Steam Deck™!Valve · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• commentaryApple uses spite to force planned obsolescence.Louis Rossmann · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2024
• demoAwesome flesh-burning death lamp. (Germicidal UV)bigclivedotcom · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2024
• demoiPhone 13 A Repair Nightmare - Teardown and Repair AssessmentHugh Jeffreys · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024
• commentaryApple REFUSED to Fix our iMac ProLinus Tech Tips · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2020
• demoLiam – An Innovation StoryApple · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2020
• demoInside a smart meter, and the REAL problem with them.bigclivedotcom · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2024
• commentaryI’m Legally Obligated to Disclose This - Framework investmentLinus Tech Tips · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• tutorialConverting devices to USB Type-CDIY Perks · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2024
• interviewComparing Tesla, Ford, & VW's Electrical ArchitecturesMunro Live · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2021
• demoInside a heated shower head. (suicide shower)bigclivedotcom · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
• demoInside a cheap set of eBay digital calipersbigclivedotcom · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024
• explainerTSP #183 - Starlink Dish Phased Array Design, Architecture & RF In-depth AnalysisThe Signal Path · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2026
• explainerThe EV Detroit is Dying to Benchmark - BYD SeagullAutoline Network · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025
• explainerMach-E Thermal System Part 2: A Detailed Comparison to the Model YMunro Live · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• commentaryGenius Bar caught ripping customer off ON CAMERA by CBC NewsLouis Rossmann · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2023
• demoBen Heck's Nintendo-Playstation Prototype Pt 1 Teardownelement14 presents · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2022
• demoEEVblog #388 - Fake Apple USB Charger TeardownEEVblog · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2019
• demoEEVblog #1341 - AMAZING $250,000 IBM Processor TEARDOWN!EEVblog · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• demoIBM Computing Cheese Cutter [Restoration]Hand Tool Rescue · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024