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Message: [QUOTE="irkella, post: 265283, member: 13894"] As a computer tech, there's very different levels of repair complexity, and some require a lot more time, practice, and specialized tools. Your biggest assets if you're planning on training yourself are honestly patience and a good level of search engine competence. Besides that, the only tool you'll invariably need is a good screwdriver set (The iFixit set or something similar covers pretty much all bases). 99% isopropyl alcohol is generally very useful to safely clean components as well. The "easiest" repairs will be replacing components (bad power supplies, fans, repasting coolers, etc) and probably the things to start with. Board level repair on the other hand is a pretty big can of worms, but you'll most likely want/need at least some sort of digital multimeter and a soldering kit to get into that. Some channels to check out for good examples retro and console diagnostics and repair: [URL='https://www.youtube.com/@Tronicsfix']TronicsFix[/URL], [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53OLhBbnKnY']Sayaka's Digital Attic[/URL], [URL='https://www.youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasement']Adrian's Digital Basement[/URL] Channel for general board level repair: [URL='https://www.youtube.com/@NorthridgeFix']NorthridgeFix[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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