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Fresh Tech Repair Tidbits just landed. The Second Life Sessions trailer is live, 19 repair leaders get full episodes, Texas goes on the R2R clock, and the EPA drops a free battery safety playbook.
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Fast Tech mostly fails the scorecard. Score it anyway, and route what you can't fix safely. techcareassociation.org/2026… Tomorrow: the TCA's fall Right to Repair update. #TechRepair
Apple just put the iPad 6 on its obsolete list. Apple won't fix it anymore. Independent shops will. Stock screens and batteries and say so on your counter. mailchi.mp/techcareassociati… #TechRepair #RepairPeople
Monday: list your top 8 repairs, score them on 9 factors, act on the lowest one this week. Free scorecard: techcareassociation.org/2026… #TechRepair #RepairPeople
That smartwatch screen that popped off the case? It's often a swollen battery pushing it out, and the watch may well be fixable. Stop charging it, don't press it back, and get it checked. wheretorepair.org/2026/10/12…
Apple's $1,999 iPhone Duo: $999 to replace the inner screen without AppleCare+, about three times a Pro screen. No Duo parts announced for independent shops. mailchi.mp/techcareassociati… #RightToRepair #TechRepair
Happy International Repair Day, repair people. Spend one hour of it scoring your repairs: keep, reprice, or refer. Free scorecard: techcareassociation.org/2026… #InternationalRepairDay #RepairPeople
Happy International Repair Day. Console with no picture, floppy laptop lid, popped-off watch screen, cracked tablet glass, dead charging, slow computer, wet phone: all often fixable. wheretorepair.org/2026/10/12…
The biggest ticket is not the best hour. A $299 board job can return less per bench hour than a $189 port. Sort by return per bench hour: techcareassociation.org/2026… #TechRepair
Galaxy stuck on an error screen after One UI 9? Before anyone wipes it: force restart, Safe Mode, Airplane Mode, reboot. That path keeps the data. Tell A57 owners to hold off. More in Tech Repair Tidbits: mailchi.mp/techcareassociati… #TechRepair
Phone took a swim? Power it off. Don't charge it. Don't put it in rice. Skip the Rice. Save the Device. Then get it to a local technician fast. Acting quickly can improve your chances. wheretorepair.org/2026/10/12…
One Number From Repair: $197.47 per bench hour, the gap between the best and worst repair in our illustrative worked example. What's yours? techcareassociation.org/2026… #TechRepair
Your customers don't know half of what you fix. This week's Tidbits: a consumer guide to seven repairs people think are impossible, and a scorecard for which repairs earn your bench time. mailchi.mp/techcareassociati… #TechRepair #RepairPeople
Phone won't charge? Before you blame the phone, try another cable and adapter. Then check the port: pocket lint packs in every time you plug in. Sometimes the fix is a careful cleaning. wheretorepair.org/2026/10/12…
Slow computer? It may not need replacing. An SSD or memory upgrade, a dust cleanout, or a clean reinstall can bring a lot of machines back. A technician can check what yours supports first. wheretorepair.org/2026/10/12…
International E-Waste Day. The WEEE Forum's 2026 theme is Fast Tech: "Don't bin it, bring it!" For whole devices, go one step further: keep it, repair it, reuse it, recycle it last. wheretorepair.org/2026/10/05…
New on WhereToRepair.org: 7 things you probably didn't know could be repaired. A console with no picture. A floppy laptop lid. A watch screen that popped off. Before you buy new, ask: is it fixable? wheretorepair.org/2026/10/12…
Monday morning, three steps: pull last month's parts invoices and RMAs for your true cost per part; run your top ten repairs against the floor; put the minimum contribution in dollars on the pricing sheet. techcareassociation.org/2026…
Tuesday 10/13, 11 AM ET: the Second Life Sessions finale. 19 conversations from Mobile Disrupt on repair, reuse and what happens to our devices after we're done with them. Catch up on the first 18: techcareassociation.org/2026…
Free one-page worksheet: the true parts cost calculation, the minimum contribution from your floor rate, a three-tier matrix, counter scripts, and a five-line parts policy. Monday morning starts here: techcareassociation.org/2026…
18 episodes in, one to go. This week: Alberto Delgadillo of Mannapov on where old phones should go youtu.be/HtjHqynqD-Q and Sandy Zimmerman & Jodi Ortiz of VT Services on the in-between youtu.be/QRWqH9Chu-w Finale Tuesday, 11 AM ET.
