In conjunction with repairing a TV costing an arm and a leg nowadays.
Who can possibly fix individual components in a modern integrated chip for less than the cost to manufacture a new one?
Who can possibly fix individual components in a modern integrated chip for less than the cost to manufacture a new one?
But no one could fix a capacitor or resistor for less than it would cost to manufacture a new one. "fix a capacitor" even seems silly to say, because it is beyond the scope of the average person to fix. A similar analogy is a car engine, you can repair the engine, however mostly what a mechanic does is swap out pieces. Some things can be fixed with a welder, most (spark plugs, gaskets, belts, even parts like a carburetor) are just replaced. This is similar for "technology" items. The parts may not be fixable but sub-components should be replaceable; the overall product should be repairable.
There was a manufacturer in Italy that - at the time - created the "perfect" setup for cheap repairs that produced no or very little waste (old post):
Though I doubt you could run a TV repair business these days and be very profitable.