Samsung Innards Exposed

Wednesday, 30th September at 05:59pm

Well, looks like my D900i has bit the dust. Upon turning it on I’m now greeted with a highly useful black screen. Orange aren’t up for doing anything to help (surprise, surprise) so I took matters into my own geeky, phillips 0 wielding hands.

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How Not To Change A Rotring Rapidograph Cartridge

Sunday, 7th June at 10:51am

When the time came to change the cartridge in my favourite Rotring pen, I was pretty sure it’d be no problem. I’d chosen to get the Rapidograph pens to save fiddling around with bottles of ink; all I had to do is change the cartridge. Easy! Unfortunately, it was anything but that…

I struggled for some time trying to separate the nib from the cartridge by hand but couldn’t get a grip on the nib. I searched the internet for methods but found none and so proceeded to my toolbox (as you would, you know) and tried to hold the nib with the pliers whilst pulling the cartridge out. I ended up slipping, cracking the nib into the side of the sink and above is the result. A half-snapped nib with the little 0.18mm wire sticking out. It’s just not ideal.