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Not really. Often the value of device greatly exceeds value of work. Also repairs are trivial with some basic skills and equipment. For example replacing capa
by qwerta 13y ago
Not really. Often the value of device greatly exceeds value of work. Also repairs are trivial with some basic skills and equipment. For example replacing capacitors takes 15 minutes and extends life of device by several years.
I myself got into soldering because my laptop broke down. 10 years ago replacement would cost my monthly salary and I had nothing to loose. I practiced a bit on old TVs and after two days I soldered laptop motherboard.
Plus some repairs are really trivial. For example several problems can be 'fixed' by baking electronics in oven. Heat will re-solder some connections and electronics could work for another year or two.
- stefan_kendall 13y agoIt takes several hours (something like 4) to fix a cracked screen if you know what you're doing ahead of time. Professionals can fix a screen in well under an hour. It's something like $120 for the screen and replacement, or like $40 for the parts themselves. I value my time at greater than $20/hour, so I would pay to have this fixed every time.
- qwerta 13y agoYoutube videos are good source of information, also service manuals are usually available. Used IPad 2 sells for over £200 on ebay.co.uk, new device would cost even more. Replacement screen from china costs $60 including shipping. Also Apple is really bad example since its devices are not designed for repairs. Even $20/hour would be decent pay for many people. In this case you would get £200 ($330) - $60 / 4 hours = $67 / hour . This is tax free, with tax you are around $100/hour salary. Edit: added last paragraph calculations