The year that is coming to an end has again seen many successful projects. This motivates me for 2025.
However, I would like to do some things differently:
Take more time for each project
This gives you a chance to tackle even complex projects.
Quick success does not have always to be the priority.
With patience, the chances of success and the quality of work increase.
An impressive example of how, with patience, skills and overview, even a super-complex SLR like the Minolta 9000 can be repaired is shown by @ogtronix:
Post in thread 'Minolta (Maxxum) 9000: Dissection and investigating the aperture issue'
https://www.photrio.com/forum/threa...gating-the-aperture-issue.208476/post-2850057
Critically review the repair reports for the forum here
Does the readers have all the information that will help them with their own work?
Is everything explained in a way that is easy to understand?
Are the repair reports too detailed or are details missing?
Could a repair have been made easier/better?
Expand your theoretical knowledge
So that you understand more about your repair project, which will help you solve future tasks.
When doing DIY repairs, you can quickly become a mere pragmatist who ignores the technical connections.
The better I understand a system I want to repair, the better I can adapt my work to it.
There is no getting around electronics when it comes to newer photo equipment. It is always worth trying to understand more about this, even if it is only parts of a complex whole.
Deepen your specialization
If I already have repair experience with a particular device, it makes sense to look for further tasks here.
These can be additional repairs, disassembly instructions or tutorials if the success of a particular repair process has been proven.
Even just a clearly written instruction on how to remove the top cover of a particular camera, for example, helps others in their work.
For example, once you can open the Canon T90 and partially disassemble it, possibilities for further interventions open up.
Use the repaired device to work
This shows whether a repair is successful in the long term.
It is motivating because it is a good feeling to have got something up and running again that you can work with.
And it gets you away from the workbench for a while, which is always good
However, I would like to do some things differently:
Take more time for each project
This gives you a chance to tackle even complex projects.
Quick success does not have always to be the priority.
With patience, the chances of success and the quality of work increase.
An impressive example of how, with patience, skills and overview, even a super-complex SLR like the Minolta 9000 can be repaired is shown by @ogtronix:
Post in thread 'Minolta (Maxxum) 9000: Dissection and investigating the aperture issue'
https://www.photrio.com/forum/threa...gating-the-aperture-issue.208476/post-2850057
Critically review the repair reports for the forum here
Does the readers have all the information that will help them with their own work?
Is everything explained in a way that is easy to understand?
Are the repair reports too detailed or are details missing?
Could a repair have been made easier/better?
Expand your theoretical knowledge
So that you understand more about your repair project, which will help you solve future tasks.
When doing DIY repairs, you can quickly become a mere pragmatist who ignores the technical connections.
The better I understand a system I want to repair, the better I can adapt my work to it.
There is no getting around electronics when it comes to newer photo equipment. It is always worth trying to understand more about this, even if it is only parts of a complex whole.
Deepen your specialization
If I already have repair experience with a particular device, it makes sense to look for further tasks here.
These can be additional repairs, disassembly instructions or tutorials if the success of a particular repair process has been proven.
Even just a clearly written instruction on how to remove the top cover of a particular camera, for example, helps others in their work.
For example, once you can open the Canon T90 and partially disassemble it, possibilities for further interventions open up.
Use the repaired device to work
This shows whether a repair is successful in the long term.
It is motivating because it is a good feeling to have got something up and running again that you can work with.
And it gets you away from the workbench for a while, which is always good
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