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Where to start with electronics repair

Hello everyone, i'm new to the forum, and i was thinking about certain things, but first let me tell you a little about myself.

I'm 25, currently finishing my EE studies and i love electronics. Apart from designing a few PCBs and fixing a few minor electronic devices, coupled with some soldering skills, i was wandering about a side hustle. Looking at broken electronics including gaming consoles, tvs, phones, guitar amps and other, i wondered is there a way to earn money buying those broken things, repairing them and then reselling them?

I know that i have to find a niche that would suit me well, but i'm struggling to find answers about what niche is not too hard to get into and that can earn some side hustle money?

Sorry if this question is out of place or if it's not suitable for this kind of forum, i'm a bit on my own in this journey. Thank you in advance!

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@zivusmutavi you will get as many opinions as there are members on here :-)

First remember that we are not fixing things for profit here. We are doing this for a more altruistic reason. We do want to keep our devices out of the landfill, decrease e-waste and want you to safe your money by repairing instead of replacing. Here is my personal mission statement on that About Repair is War on Entropy - iFixit

Now my answer to you and not the answer for anyone else here will be this. Apple was once the product that has most bang for the buck, products were repairable and schematics in general were available. That has now gone by the wayside. I'd stay away from anything Post 2020/2022 Prior stuff is still okay. Lenovo and Dell are once more getting pretty popular, and motherboard schematics are a 50/50 for availability. Cellphone and TV repair is not a lucrative market. There is no way to get a profit from those. Cost for parts and the initial repair will most often be higher than buying new. People will stay away from that. Also, most "broken" stuff has had previous repair attempts. Most of the time it's more of a butchery which makes it even more difficult to repair.

If I would start off new, I'd be looking at Drone repair as well as specialize in LCD display repair. Most "damaged "screens" are actually experiencing issues with the driver boards and would be fixable with the right equipment.

Also, retro computing is in. Vic20, Commodore 64 old game consoles are a definite winner. Atari 2600 taking the lead followed by early Nintendo game consoles. The Generation that got to play the original games (Asteroids, Donkey Kong, and Frogger anyone:-) is now aging rapidly. We would like to play the games we have grown up with. :-)

These are just my initial thoughts, and I am sure you will get a lot of opinions etc. Bottom line, only you know what you can do, you know your tools, your skills and your interests. It will be up to you to find the repair that is in alignment with your values, skills and what you want to get out of it. Money is only a short-term motivator and will always lose to finding a sense of accomplishment. Whatever you do, do it with pride, compassion and purpose.

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Thank you for the reply, both here and on my other post! I see and i understand, don't get me wrong i'm not only into this for the money, but as a broke, soon to be graduate, i was wondering about it. Anyways would love to learn more about electronics repair, thats why i'm here in the first place, you are helping me soo much with these replys, i'm eternaly grateful!

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@zivusmutavi I absolutely get that. I totally understand that we all have to make a living and there is no greater way than to do it as an independent business person. Nothing wrong with that! iFixit is showing that even a business can be an environmentally and humanitarian leader and still pursuit business interests.

Quick money for a short duration, the biggest bang for a buck will be Apple computers but stay away from newer models. Check this video that Tim, one of iFixit 's own members, just recently published. Watch those pitfalls.

Just as a side note, in the EU the biggest need expressed by its consumers, was the repair (of all things) for appliance i.e. coffeemakers, vacuum, washers and dryers.

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