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Serious question, I used to replace every single bad capacitor on a board, but now I just swap the whole power supply section for a $15 universal board.
The old way took an hour and a half to test and replace each part, but the new way gets the TV back to the customer in under 30 minutes, so what's the better repair in your shop?
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john_sullivan217d ago
Man, this is everywhere now. It's like how they build appliances with plastic gears that strip out in two years. Sure, the quick fix gets the job done today, but it just sets up the next failure. You see it with cars too, using the absolute cheapest part that barely meets spec. It saves time upfront but kills your reputation later when it breaks. We're just trading real fixes for temporary patches.
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abby69817d ago
You're saving over an hour per repair, but what happens when that cheap universal board fails in six months? Do you warranty that work, or does the customer just get a bad taste about your shop?
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