NT wrote
John Rumm wrote

As discussed some time ago, this is the *start* of a new article:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...tronics_repair

This one would benefit from a group effort to flesh
it out with some practical examples and guidance.

There are plenty of general articles out there on electronics
repair, hence one that includes some real life diagnosis and
repairs of flaky kit would be in keeping with our DIY ethic.

So, dive in ;-)

Links to good youtube content would be particularly useful here...

Just one point, the biggest cause of failures by far is bad connections.

That's very arguable indeed with most modern electronic devices.

That subject alone could take up a whole article.

I also think its good to acknowledge that one single article on
repairs is inevitably going to be far short of covering the topic,
no matter how excellent the article, and can probably only
usefully cover things doable by people with very little electronic
skill, which probably covers 98% of diyers. Unless we're going
to write an array of electronic repair articles, people with skill
on the topic will already find far more advice elsewhere.