I am always happy to see people repairing things.

The challenge when repairing electronic devices is that electronic devices are often designed to tight standards.

A repaired item like a cable must conform to the specifications before using the devices.

Most new items go through a quality control. This is why new items have a premium.

In theory "refurbished" items are tested before being returned to the market.

I would love to see people actually repairing and reusing electronics. One needs to created testing regimes to assure that the repaired equipment meets spefication ... which is usually just too expensive.

!WINE