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That's what I've done with a few items of mine that had broken down.

For instance, I have a 9 year old Sony 900 MHz wireless telephone that stopped working.

Instead of spending around $60 to buy either a new phone from a decent brand that would last or $30 from a brand that would only give me about a year's worth of service before crapping out, I broke out a philips head screwdriver, a soldering iron, and $2 worth of replacement electrolytic capacitors.

My reward; the phone works perfectly again, saving me a huge chunk of green over buying a new phone.

Now, yes, not many people have the skills or know-how to do this. But, you are at a huge advantage if you do have them.

Plus, you are minimizing e-waste, which also helps. - Ashram]]>Jun 26th 2008 7:07PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/06/26/fix-it-or-toss-it/http://www.switched.com/2008/06/26/fix-it-or-toss-it/Got it back, (they added a huge shipping cost), I took iit into a swimming pool, and it drowned. ]]>Jun 26th 2008 8:13PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/06/26/fix-it-or-toss-it/http://www.switched.com/2008/06/26/fix-it-or-toss-it/Jun 29th 2008 8:30PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/06/26/fix-it-or-toss-it/http://www.switched.com/2008/06/26/fix-it-or-toss-it/I owned my magazine in Weston for over 19 years I just sold it. I think I should have done the GREAT MISTAKE move. GREAT IDEA.

diane
weston express (former owner)
Broward County Florida]]>Jul 25th 2008 7:07AM