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Originally Posted by AndyN01
Anyone else watching (watched) the item about repairing broken electronic stuff rather than throwing it away?
Apparently new items aren't lasting as long as they used to......
Andy.
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I think they are lasting much longer than they used to. The difference now is that they tend to be thrown away, rather than being repaired. The reasons being multiple - owners lack the skill, or the patience to attempt to fix things and if parts might be needed, they tend to be far too expensive.
I never throw anything away which has failed, without attempting a fix first, no matter what the item. I have repaired our washer/ drier at least five times since it was bought a decade ago and it is becoming more reliable as tie passes and I install 'better fixes'.
Having a bit of time now, which I haven't had before and the inclination, I am doing battle with a £2000 very complex radio receiver. I may have bitten off more than I can chew and many have failed to fix its known issues before me on the same model, in the PLL PCB.