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I repair anything from small every day dollar tree (some weird test incoming since this glitch still exist so I may write this twice if it happens) stuff (Iback spaceitmov)  ttypica.

 

That jumbled mess at the end up there is due to me mashing the backspace once. I will go again. You may ask why did I leave it there because if anyone wishes to try and figure out the bug they could use it. It could help with finding the code that says on the first line when he hits backspace go back a few spaces (not sure if this is highlighted or not seems to be but I never mashed highlight. I did have a red squiggly line under a word that no longer exist maybe a conflict between the grammar extension and this) instead of deleting then type over words whenever he starts typing.

Now, what was I saying?

I repair electronics anything that is broken that is. Toasters, electric can openers to Halloween decorations. I know there are components that are known to typically fail in a lot of things besides the planned obsolescence component. I know the main go-to thing is caps but there are other things as well. I was wondering if I was to say one day buy a bunch of components for future repairs what would be on the recommendation list for someone like me?
I know caps is one but I do not know the typical popular kind same with resistors and so on. I know there is typical of everything. Society is kinda built on lazy so it stands to reason.




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    Hi Justin,

    I too repair things. I have spent my life collecting parts. There is no list of parts that will cover a random list of repairs. A lot of my parts have come from salvage. I take things apart and save the screws,clips, resistors, and everything else except the big and bulky parts. The parts are stored in an organized fashion so I can find them when I need them. If you are repairing many of the same item it is possible to order  and anticipate needs but there is no way to anticipate a random need. Of the electronic parts that go bad I find that diodes are high on the list. These will then take out a resistor or a capacitor. It is rare for a resistor or a capacitor to fail on its own. Most electronics go obsolete before their capacitors leak or go bad. Connections are one of the primary causes of failure. Solder over time crystallizes and if it wasn't done well to start off with it will crack and make a bad joint. This bad joint can produce an intermittent in a low current circuit or a arcing out in a high current circuit. Salvage parts and develop a way to keep them organized as this will serve you well in the long run. Find a good source of parts like Newark Electronics so that you can get quick service for specific needs when they arise. Another trick that I have used over the years is to always order more parts than I need for a repair, unless the part is really expensive, and then save the rest.  I hope this helps.

     

    John