Why did I start buying stuff described as more or less broken in order to fix it? Because fixing things is fun, gives a good feeling and is much better than buying new stuff.
But why did I not start with trying to fix broken stuff already in my possession? Good question. I don't know the answer. About two years ago my father gave me his Game Boy Advance. "Does not turn on. Throw it away!" he said. He always says this.
Some days after that it did not turn on again → Moving the switch back and forth again and it turned on. Yep: Seemed like corrosion in the power switch. I opened that GBA, looked at the solder points and… closed it. No confidence: "I can't do that."
Then I forgot about that GBA. Today I remembered it for no reason. It did not turn on. No surprise. There was nothing to loose. This GBA did nothing. Time to get out the soldering iron and desolder that corroded switch!
But why did I not start with trying to fix broken stuff already in my possession? Good question. I don't know the answer. About two years ago my father gave me his Game Boy Advance. "Does not turn on. Throw it away!" he said. He always says this.
- If a thing is old: "Throw it away!"
- If a thing is damaged: "Throw it away!"
- If a thing has not been in use for some months: "Throw it away!"
Some days after that it did not turn on again → Moving the switch back and forth again and it turned on. Yep: Seemed like corrosion in the power switch. I opened that GBA, looked at the solder points and… closed it. No confidence: "I can't do that."
Then I forgot about that GBA. Today I remembered it for no reason. It did not turn on. No surprise. There was nothing to loose. This GBA did nothing. Time to get out the soldering iron and desolder that corroded switch!
