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Had a great week fixing old game consoles in Seattle
Last Tuesday someone dropped off a Sega Genesis that wouldn't power on. Turned out to be a blown capacitor near the voltage regulator. Fixed it in 20 minutes and the customer was so happy they brought in three more consoles the next day. Then on Friday I got a Game Boy Color with a dead screen and managed to swap in a new IPS kit without messing up the ribbon cable. Has anyone else had a run of easy repairs like that?
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jade_jenkins4mo ago
Yeah there's something satisfying about when simple fixes line up like that.
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the_wesley4mo ago
Haven't we all had that moment where you fix one tiny thing and it changes everything? I remember my old laptop had this weird buzzing noise for months. Turned out it was just a loose screw holding the fan in place. Tightened it with a butter knife and it was silent. Felt like a genius for a whole afternoon. Bet the washing machine guy knows that feeling too.
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sandra_bennett594mo ago
Oh man, tbh I just read something about how those simple fixes actually have a name - something like a 'root cause solution' or whatever. It's wild how often we overlook the obvious stuff. Like last week I saw a guy on YouTube fix a broken washing machine just by tightening one screw, and I was like, why can't my problems be that easy? But yeah @jade_jenkins, you're spot on, that little hit of satisfaction when everything clicks into place is hard to beat.
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