Just hit 500 repaired shutters on my bench this quarter

Never thought I'd track it, but seeing that number made me realize how much time I spend on the same basic mechanical fault. Anyone else get weirdly specific with their repair logs?

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4 Comments

the_drew2mo ago

Heard about a buddy who fixes old radios. He started writing down every single capacitor he replaced. After a year, his notebook showed he'd swapped over 700 of the exact same tiny brown cap from one specific model. Said it was kinda depressing but also cool to see.

stone.brooke2mo ago

Yeah, that's a known weak spot in a lot of 70s and 80s gear. Those little brown "Tantalum" caps fail all the time, they just dry out and short. It's basically a guaranteed repair on anything from that era. Not surprised he hit 700, they're in every piece of audio gear.

simonp761mo ago

You said they're in every piece of audio gear, but I bet they're in old computer and medical gear too. Wonder if the same factory made them all?

murphy.aaron2mo ago

Seven hundred from just one model? That's wild. He must have been fixing the same radio over and over, like a production line. I figured it was a common part, but that number is just nuts. Makes you wonder how many are still out there waiting to blow.