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Charging by the hour is unfair!

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fmashockie:
So I get OP's point about hourly being unfair.  Especially nowadays where with most PCBs (at least in my industry, biotech) there is no schematic available.  So a lot of time is spent tracing out the circuit/understanding it. 

But what is the current industry standard?  I am having a hard time finding concrete info on this.  Do most charge hourly or a fixed rate?  If so, what are those rates (on avg?)

I am looking to take on some private/independent work and I want to make affordable services, but still get paid in a way that reflects the services provided.  In this case, a very niche service where most just swap boards; boards that are very expensive brand new.

Smokey:

--- Quote from: fmashockie on July 01, 2024, 11:27:00 pm ---...
But what is the current industry standard?
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seems like the standard is just to replace whole assemblies and not try to repair anything. 

fmashockie:
 :-DD :-DD Yes that seems to be the case!  Very much so in my industry. 

all_repair:
Fair to who?   To the paying party, one cent more is one cent more unfair.  Each side has each cost concern.
More productive than judging on other people costing is to find a way to lower the cost of the work like:
1. Come back with much bigger volume, or some factors that can lower the cost of the repairer
2. Find a shop that is specialising on your type of item, if there is any.

Don't forget, the best value-add of a repair shop is to reduce downtime cost of operation.  When things are gettng cheaper and cheaper, and man-hour getting more and more expensive, the main calculation is the man-hour saving.

SteveThackery:

--- Quote from: Smokey on July 02, 2024, 12:55:15 am ---
[...] seems like the standard is just to replace whole assemblies and not try to repair anything.


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Yep, totally. I used to work as an electronics technician repairing telecoms products. The products had several circuit boards and I would diagnose to component level and replace the faulty components. As time went by my employer decided it was cheaper just to replace the entire circuit board than pay for the component-level diagnosis. 

As the years went by the products became more and more integrated, less and less repairable, until nowadays it is often cheaper to replace the entire product than spend time opening it up, diagnosing, replacing, testing, closing.

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