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There's also that things have shrunk enough and that takes more precision and specialized tools to repair. And there's also that some people, myself included, have absolutely no business messing around with capacitors and the like. It is just not everyone's skillset, and that's okay, we live with other people who cover what our personal skills don't, and it comes with very lethal consequences if messed up. Which is also another reason that companies don't like people tinkering with the insides of things; electricity does not care who you are and if not respected it can and will kill you, start a fire, etc. It's one of the reasons companies don't like people messing with the insides of electronics; bad PR and lawsuits if someone gets hurt.