West Hampstead Community Centre

London, United Kingdom

Hosted by Group avatarRestarters Kensal to Kilburn

Volunteers at a Restart Party fixing devices, cropped on hands

Description

Restart returns to West Hampstead for more fixing**This party is hosted by Transition Town Kensal to Kilburn**Restart Parties are free and fun events giving practical help to fix your broken or tired gadgets. Slow laptops, broken printers, coffee grinders, lamps, kettles, vacuums and many other small electrical items! We’ll help you figure out the problem and give help and advice on how to fix it. Restart Parties promote the repair and maintenance of electronics that may otherwise be thrown away. Our volunteers will help you learn to fix, we’re not simply a free repair service and we can’t guarantee to fix everything. Note masks are not mandatory at the venue – windows will be open.

Location

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17 Dornfell Street, London NW6 1QN, UK

About the group

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Restarters Kensal to Kilburn

Transition Kensal to Kilburn host their own Restart Parties.   College Road, London NW10 5EX, UK

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Restart Party Do’s and Don’ts

DO

  • Check if your device is still within warranty, you may be eligible for a free repair, replacement or a refund. (Which? helps in the UK).
  • Take responsibility for your device and your data. Our volunteers are here to help you learn to fix your gadget, not to provide a free repair service. Get involved!
  • Backup your data. We can’t be responsible for your cat pics, so please back up your device before you come. (Of course you already do this once a month, right?)
  • Charge up your device and bring all leads.
  • Get in touch with organisers if you have any questions about whether a fix is possible.

DON’T

  • Assume repairs will be successful. We help fix over half of devices at our events. Even if your repair is unsuccessful, you will learn about your device and why it failed.
  • Expect us to have spare parts. But we can help you source them. Often people visit twice: first we’ll help diagnose the fault, then you source the spare part, and on your return we’ll help you do a replacement.
  • Attempt a mobile screen repair just to save money. DIY mobile screen repair is a learning opportunity first and foremost. Please see our advice page first.
  • Bring a microwave.