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? https://techcareassociation.org/2026/10/14/tech-repair-shop-service-mix/ #TechRepair
@thetca.bsky.social
@thetca.bsky.socialOne Number From Repair: $197.47 per bench hour, the gap between the best and worst repair in our illustrative worked example. What's yours? https://techcareassociation.org/2026/10/14/tech-repair-shop-service-mix/ #TechRepair
@thetca.bsky.socialYour customers don't know half of what you fix. This week's Tech Repair Tidbits: a consumer guide to seven repairs, and a scorecard for which ones earn your bench time. https://mailchi.mp/techcareassociation.org/tech-repair-tidbits-your-customers-dont-know-half-of-what-you-fix #TechRepair
@thetca.bsky.socialNot every repair deserves your bench. Fix the Shop First, Part 6: score each repair on nine factors, sort by return per bench hour, then keep, reprice, or refer. Free scorecard inside. #TechRepair #RepairPeople
https://techcareassociation.org/2026/10/14/tech-repair-shop-service-mix/
@thedailytechfeed.comRepairing a HomeView without AppleCare costs $279—just $20 shy of a new one. #Apple #HomeView #AppleCare #SmartHome #TechRepair #HomeHub https://thedailytechfeed.com/repairing-a-homeview-costs-93-of-buying-it-new-without-applecare/
@thetca.bsky.socialLast call on this week's Tech Repair Tidbits before tomorrow's lands: the diagnostic fee, settled, plus Samsung battery chips and the Steam Frame teardown.
@thetca.bsky.socialMarkup is not margin. A $43 part really costs about $47 by the time it is installed and warrantied, and a percentage applied to the invoice starts behind. Part 5 of Fix the Shop First: the TCA true cost formula and the minimum every repair must earn. #TechRepair…
@thetca.bsky.socialOne UI 9 stable is hitting Galaxy S25, Fold 7, Flip 7. Apple patched a zero-day for pre-OS 27 devices. Log the OS build at intake and again at handback.
@thetca.bsky.socialiFixit's Steam Frame teardown: magnetic lens stack, replaceable cushions, removable battery. The fan is buried behind the optics. Parts coming to iFixit.
@thetca.bsky.socialAirPods 5 scored 2/10 from iFixit, the first non-zero AirPods score. Earbud batteries can finally be replaced. No parts yet, so don't promise swaps.
@thetca.bsky.socialiOS 27.0.1 fixes iPhone 18 Pro Face ID reboots, 2x camera artifacts, and touchscreen freezes. Update before you quote any of those as hardware.
@thetca.bsky.socialNew Tech Repair Tidbits: quotes are free, diagnosis is work. Can't price it without opening it? That's a diagnostic. Free script PDF inside.
@thetca.bsky.socialNew Tech Repair Tidbits: quotes are free, diagnosis is work. Can't price it without opening it? That's a diagnostic. Free script PDF inside.
@thetca.bsky.socialTomorrow in Tech Repair Tidbits: the diagnostic fee. Build your labor rate first, free calculator in this week's issue.
https://mailchi.mp/techcareassociation.org/tech-repair-tidbits-your-labor-rate-is-probably-too-low
@thetca.bsky.socialTCA ShopCheck: a free shop health score from the TCA, a nonprofit. A few minutes, a clear report, the next three things worth fixing. No sales pitch.
@thetca.bsky.socialCalifornia's SB 501 adds e-bike, generator, and lawn equipment batteries to its recycling program. Facility fires hit 49 in August alone. How batteries leave your shop matters.
https://mailchi.mp/techcareassociation.org/tech-repair-tidbits-your-labor-rate-is-probably-too-low
@thetca.bsky.socialiOS 26.6.2 is no longer signed, so no more rollbacks from iOS 27. And Apple Watch S12 and Ultra 4 reboots are software. Don't open them up.
https://mailchi.mp/techcareassociation.org/tech-repair-tidbits-your-labor-rate-is-probably-too-low
@cellgeeksclovis.bsky.social🔋 iPhone Charging Port Repair at Cell Geeks
Don’t let charging issues slow you down—visit Cell Geeks today and get back to full power!
#CellGeeks #iPhoneRepair #ChargingPortRepair #iPhoneChargingPort #PhoneRepair #AppleRepair #MobileRepair #TechRepair #iPhoneService
@thetca.bsky.socialEconomy screen or OLED? Four industry threads argued it this month. Nobody cited a warranty return number. Whichever side you are on, you are guessing until callbacks divided by repairs is a number you track. Five numbers, free worksheet: https://wp.me/pcZ0sS-3dd #TechRepair
@thetca.bsky.socialApple's iPhone 18 Pro out-of-warranty prices: $129 battery, $329 screen, $249 rear camera. That's their price, not your floor. Build yours first.
https://mailchi.mp/techcareassociation.org/tech-repair-tidbits-your-labor-rate-is-probably-too-low
@unicun.comStop struggling with mismatched tools. Get the confidence to fix your own electronics, from smartphones to glasses, with one professional kit that makes DIY repairs fast and effortless.
Shop here: https://unicun.com/product/precision-screwdriver-set/
