Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hi everyone. New to this forum, and new to hands-on electronics repair. Like your typical 40 year old American male, I have a fascination and love for electronics and gadgets. I have pretty much always figured that trying to figure out what the hell is going on inside these miraculous gadgets was far to involved for me to get into. In the past, I would open up a defective unit, look for a fuse, or a loose connector, touch everything (joke) and say 'screw it - surely not worth paying a repair shop' then tossing it.
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