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Originally Posted by flat5
The reasons to try to fix it is to learn something, the satisfaction of fixing it yourself (if you do), to save the set and money, and because you enjoy playing around with electronic stuff. This is not a waste of time for many of us.
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This is the attitude I had in the back of my mind, I couldn't really express it though. It's kind of like how some guys like to fix up cars even when it may cost them more to do so.
I already have a newer set, but I love to look and poke around with electronics. I fixed my 5-disc CD player by doing so, and have taken apart lots of gadgets that were beyond hope. It's sort of a way to understand the science... lots of things in our world are almost beyond our comprehension. We just know they work, but not how. I find it comforting to take apart that mystery, so i know how the stuff around me works.
I want a better understanding of basic electronics, I don't really know where to start though... I had a physics 30 (high school) professor that was into that, maybe I could go look him up :P
Anyways, again, thank you for the advice, I just gotta get to my parent's place to pick up my stuff (soldering equipment and the like) and then i'm going to have a look.