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		bluGill 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A mechanic offered a reason why no one wants to wo... Tv repair made a lot more sense in the days of tubes which wore out quick but were easy to replace. Solid state generally lasts much longer and the parts that fail are not worth repairing.

trenchpilgrim 4 months ago [–]

This isn't true at all. Capacitors commonly blow on modern TVs and are cheap and easy to replace if you have the repair data.

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