Reply 20 of 39, by Mister Xiado
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I throw in the towel when:
The parts to repair the item cannot be sourced, identified, or cost more than a whole replacement.
I put the towel in storage when:
I feel too horrible to do anything but drink water and sleep.
Repairs will take hours, and I don't absolutely need the item.
The repairs require re-capping or replacement of ICs.
The repairs require the fabrication of a modification or bypass board that doesn't exist, and has to be made.
I burn the towel and think about giving the manufacturer similar treatment when:
The item develops more problems during repair, or immediately after.
Disassembly has been stymied intentionally by the manufacture to prevent end user repair.
The item cannot be repaired without specific multi-thousand dollar pieces of equipment.
The item has an engineering defect that cannot be remedied with a simple fix like a passive component added between two points, or replacing an existing component.
The item has a hardwired kill switch or similar function to disable or limit usability, set by the manufacturer.