#WORX

Opens with welder sparks, ‘too strong, turn it down, down, down’ — the auntie’s stainless-steel skimmer handle is broken at three points; a new one isn’t worth much but it’s a shame to throw it away, and having come this far he’ll sort it, see if it welds, no charge if it won’t hold; hold this, it’s welded, quite solid, as long as she’s happy. Dyson hair dryer, bad connection in the cord, lights come on, everything else fine, take it off and replace it. Dianguoguo 4000W inverter: display fine but it just won’t work, it’s dead inside; the meter probes got blown, swapped for another meter; inverters burn their plugs all the time, fitted it, sits very nicely, perfect repair. The customer’s Samsung TV has sat far too long and he feels bad, just been busy; since the customer definitely wants it fixed, it gets sorted whatever it takes: no response at all, won’t turn on, power/main board fine, panel voltage shorted, short found — a chip badly burnt; chip removed, substrate burnt into a pit and blackened, hard to rework, no spare board so swap in a whole logic board, model looks close enough; fitted, powered up, picture appears, crisp and vivid with deep bass, perfect repair, 3.5 months, very sorry, will call the customer first thing tomorrow to collect, let him sleep well tonight. 171 comments: buy a stainless skimmer for ¥30 and use it as you like; what’s that welder that welds stainless spoons called; everything can be repaired; the boss is generous, gives everything a try; logic board ¥10; can you fix a Sharp 800 (of course); address.