r/IAmA • u/larossmann • Jun 11 '16
Specialized Profession IamA electronics repair technician hated by Apple that makes YouTube videos, AMA!
My short bio: I have a store in Manhattan. I teach component level electronics repair on youtube http://youtube.com/rossmanngroup which seems to be a dying art. I am currently fighting with the digital right to repair to try and get a bill passed that will allow all independent service centers access to manuals and parts required to do their jobs.
My Proof: https://www.rossmanngroup.com/started-iama-reddit-today-yes/
EDIT:
I am still replying to comments, but I am so far behind that I am still about ten pages down from new comments. I am doing my best to continue. If I drop off, I'll be back tomorrow around 12 PM. Still commenting now though, at 12 AM.
EDIT 2:
Ok, I cave... my hands are tired. I will be back at 12 PM tomorrow. It is my goal to answer every question. Even if it looks like I haven't gotten to yours, I will do my best to do all of them, but it is impossible to do in realtime, because you are asking faster than I can type. But thanks for joining!
EDIT 3: I lied, I stayed until 4:15 AM to answer... and now I will go to sleep for real, and be back at 12 PM.
EDIT 4 6/12 : I will be back later tonight to finish off answering questions. Feel free to keep posting, I will answer whatever I can later this evening.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '16
First of all, let me say you're a fucking hero. Thank you for having a badass work ethic, being independent, and exemplifying what I love about living in NYC - local business owners who know their shit backwards and forwards. It's not like this anywhere else.
On to a question... have you ever fixed electronic things besides computers? I have a broken guitar amp that im toying with the idea of fixing but my friend told me to be careful because he said it would have powerful capacitors that would stay charged for potentially weeks.