Quoted from rkahr:Mid-show, how would games get to the repair corner? Those isles get quite crowded... Would machines "queue in place" in the FP area awaiting their turn in the corner (i.e., sitting there turned off when broke like presently happens) or would the corner be a space large enough to garage all the machines waiting repair?
Ok, how about a board repair corner? Just to do the most common fixes, nvram install, trace repair, caps, transistors, un-hacking boards, etc. That way there are no machines moving in and out all the time.
Quoted from rkahr: Why would the pricing for repair service at a show be any different than in-home?... especially if demand for repair exceeded capacity in the corner?
Obviously, there would be no shipping costs. Repair pricing could have "show pricing" or maybe standard pricing on fixes; $20 to install NVRAM, $10 to replace a cap, etc. 99% of the board guys charge per hour. So even if it is a quick fix, they still bill for the whole hour to make it worth their time. Its the main reason alot of people choose not to install NVRAM, but wait until they need some other board work done. If charging a flat rate, i feel like people would be more willing to bring boards.
Thoughts?
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