What Electronics Skills are Needed to Run Your Own Repair Business? 

I have my own computer shop. Selling and fixing all kinds of stuff. I have a master degree of electronical and electrical engineering. I study this about 10 years. But nothing can prepare you for the real life. Most of the thing are learning on the way. I learn something new every time you upload a video, for which I deeply thank you. The main thing for own business is not the skills, but the attitude for the costumers. You have to be fair with them, that is the main rule, if you ask me. :)

Sorry for your lost jobs in Romania, but again if that financial crisis didn't happen we newer probably meet you Mr. Sorin which will be greatly lost for your youtube community;) Thanks for your time and good luck with your goals in life. Family is one which mater!

I'm your long term student but beleive me i have studied lot of tricks from you ... Now i can fix lot of i phones & laptops , Everything i studied from you ... Absolutely i also started from Zero... You are a Unique adviser mr sorin .... Your teaching methodes are very simple but amazing... You are my hero... I never forget you sir... I wish you have a nice future really you can get up again , God bless you ...

so after knowing Sorin for even a small time, I can say, "Sorin is smart, he knows his craft, very well, but most of all Sorin is a survivor and he cares, he cares!

I started to watch your lessons with the intention of repairing portable computers and personal computers, I have basic knowledge about electronics but I'm struggling to learn something new every day. I enjoy every new clip you post, thank you!

“Money isn’t everything. Understand?” Everybody over 45 years nods “yes”. Everybody else: empty stare...

"Finally Friday"love when he starts his videos like that

I'm Filipino I never tired watching your videos again and again or replay it, just to learn even i was undergrad of computer course and have a basic electronics. I owned computer rental for almost 15 year still now but still i always felt nothing progress happening still i have a lot of loans etc. i almost cried now, and hoping learn how to fix laptop just like you.. thank u for sharing those ideas for someone like us wanted to learn to have a good life.

You become like a part of my family and I haven't even met you. There is something special in you man

you are right at 11:30 no experience needed. I literally started my repair business from my basement with NO experience. Everything I needed to know I sought out to learn. The desire to succeed will trump your lack of knowledge. Thanks Sorin.

I started my own shop recently. Yesterday I had a customer bring me two Alcatel phones, one with severe water damage, the other with a completely mangled screen, hoping to piece together a working phone from the parts. As I was pulling off the network antenna, the connection on the board came off! Thanks to what I have learned from you, I was able to resolder the broken connection and save the phone from the scrap heap. If I make it on my own, you will deserve much of the credit. Thank you. You are truly a wonderful person, and an inspiration to folks like me.

This has to one of your very best videos. thank you,,,

Yesterday was called "GSM SERVICE" and today, in the YT era is called "GMS SERVICE" that means "Great Master Sorin SERVICE". Regards from Brazil.

your are a great guy. a nice one..thanks for your experiences, really ok ok? see you maybe... tomorrow!!!..:=).

you guys aint street wise...sorin is a gangster ...but a gangsta interested in electronics so the man did that. He will END YOU if you mess with him.big romanian gangsta...well known.

Sorin. as usual a very good video. I loved your story about your past in Roumania. My son just sent me a link to a story in today's Guardian newspaper that Britain has more billionaires per capita than any other country. Of course not all of them are Brits. I have read on your videos in the past that you were concerned about Brexit . You should not worry regardless, as you have a great attitude and an abundance of skill, just what we need here, there and everywhere. Brexit is every difficult and one hell of a mess right now. I found your comments very interesting on how you found things in the U,K. It is a very unique place in some regards, I say this as somebody like you who moved abroad for another life. I was trained in the U.K. and went to the States and did very well. My children were born there and have returned here and both of them finding training and success. Thanks Sorin and all the best for the up coming holidays.

The important thing is to do the job and in failures be honest, preferably before something is destroyed, or find another who can do it instead of oneself, so the business location seems able to do it and the customers come back and it spreads to more people. Any business is mostly social as skill/knowledge doesn't have to stay with only one. With RU-vid/internet a person became "more people" than oneself and it helps.

Hello there, This is one of the best videos ever posted by Mr Sorin, not only he is a great repair technician but also a real life mentor, i started by business two months ago, not doing so good at the moment by i feel great, i gain more confidence in repairing new things everyday, and that alone opens my eyes to new ideas- horizons -, and like you said, running a business is a journey, maybe it's not only about the end result (money in this case), fixing stuff people are attached to makes you feel you are contributing something good for the benefit of your community. So this video came at the right time for me, Thank you sorin for your help and honesty, we have a saying here where i live " whoever helps his brother in his time of need, God will be there in his time of need" Wish you all the best Thank you

Really enjoying your videos Sorin. I like the authenticity. No bullshit, not trying to flog products at people. Simply doing it for the love of it.Thanks for being you

Best video so far. True stories are very important. The financial crysis in Brazil in 2014 broke me like what happened with you. But we learn from our mistakes. Money its not the most important thing. Once you need to manage people, their expectations, business administration and loads of things that have nothing to do with your skills.

I agree I bought a General Store after working in it for five years after 20. I give it away because of illness did not take a penny when I left. Now am healthy again I will start doing repair service because there is no repair service here in the remote community. BTW good Video.

I used to fix everything electronic, 30 years ago! That was before Surface Mount Devices took off, myself and a long lost freind repaired items for 3 different outlets in the Scottish Highland city of Inverness. Your channel has filled in a few very important blanks regarding SMDs. A hot air gun and some Rosin Colophony solder are on their way here so that I can do your liquid flux trick. Great info. There is a woking laptop with both hinges broken in the lid abandoned on the shelf behind me which I will now tackle. Adventures with hot glue hahaha. I had to give up on a PS4 with a broken HDMI connecter and a few other pieces of equipment with similar Mosfet devices which are surely the problem

I love your videos, Sorin. I learn much from your philosophy, experience and knowledge. Thank you for making and sharing these.

Sorin you're absolutely right when it comes to economic impacts. Nobody wants to fix anything when money is tight... not consumers... not industry... especially not those with the money. I started my business on "9/11" 2001, literally. The economics in the US were already in a slump... but, the downturn after "9/11" hastened the demise of many US industries. Even "healthy" factories put off repairs when demand is low! I had the "great advantage" when I started my business... my customers having used my services for over 10 years. But when factories are closing and moving, the rest layoff employees, capacity, and unfortunately repairs. It's a little harder to enter into industrial electrical/electronic repair. In addition to the skills you'll need certificates, licenses, and often $1,000,000 dollars or more of insurance. And yes, sometimes even your test equipment must be traceable certified . Meaning... you need two of everything.. so you have one to use, while the other is sent off for calibration. The additional cost are hard to bear when business is slow. Needless to say, after 2 years I had to move to a larger city... and find an employer. Sorin, even with my 40 years experience... I still learn from your tips!

Excellent inspirational story Sorin, you are very good guy.. i travel through Romania some years ago, i went through Cluj and Brasov and all the mountain area.. beuatiful country..

Unless you do tons of customers its waste of money. Too many bills and govt tax you to death. Been there done that-never again

Turned back home from after 700 miles of driving. Sorin published a video, let's take a look and hooked me...

Mr. Sorin thank you for your videos I could never afford to pay for computer repair classes. You are a very knowledgeable man with a lot of wisdom. I am an old man and at an old age trying to learn to do my own repairs to my computer. This could not be possible with out your videos. Again thank you for teaching me, you are a very thoughtful and kind man. keep up the good work. and blessings to you and your family.

i am Romanian :) Edit: I like your work, make a video presenting all the appliances you need to become an electrician repair

Sorin, your story is really moving, I almost could not hold back my tears. What you are doing was also one of my dreams. Unfortunately I had to go into a teaching profession and later decided to be with our three young daughters as much as I could. I am also a family man. That was quite a long time ago and I have since retired. Now I'm learning what I did (could) not do when I was younger. As one of your first viewers I have watched all your videos. None of your repairs is boring, they are all very informative and even entertaining. Thanks a lot for your effort to share your expertise and especially your unconventional way to make things work. In the coming days I'm going to replace that bulged cap of my cheap DVD-player, because I have only a green blinking LED and nothing else is working. Hopefully I can get a replacement and hopefully I have made the right guess.

Very encouraging words Mr. Sorin. I have some very basic knowledge in electronics, but i like building my own computers and would like to go deeper into troubleshooting motherboards etc. A big thanks to you for sharing your valuable wisdom and experience with us!

Nice to learn about your earlier days Sorin, very interesting, brings some nice memories back to you, very good video as always

I'm really appreciated sharing your knowledge with us. I'm always learning new things. One suggestion, when you doing soldiering place make sure it in frame. Keep up your good work! Thank you!

Moment of truth ...very motivational speech ..thank you

In the United States in 1929, we had the Great Depression where practically everyone was out of work and or on the bread lines in the cities. A lot of good hard working people starved during those times, and it was the result of poor policies enacted by our government. If the governments of the world just let free enterprise work and get their boot off the businesses collective necks, then people would prosper. Your story sounds very similar to mine back in the 90s.

Hi Sorin, was that shop on str Muresenilor, Bv?

Sorin, on that photo you looked very smart, and the face looks much the same as it is now. You have not changed that much over the years, still a clever and inventive man :-D. The brain does slow down with age, but knowledge saves time :-D

I am not sure if you are lucky enough in England,you don´t look like happy,but you are genius,that doesn´t mean you can be rich,look at Bill Gate he is not the best programmer but one of the richest man in the world.Ty Sorin i learn always from you,you have really tousand youtubers who watch you and thankfull

Hello to you and everyone. Coming Friday feel always good. 😊😊😊 KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!!

Sorin. you are so rare, humble, kind and a beautiful human being. Thanks for your videos. And it´s a privilege to call you a friend on discordserver.

I live in the the UK. Started as an electronics hobbyist from 11 years old making transister radios, rf transmitters. It alarms me greatly that lots of people just throw this gear away when it becomes defective. I thank you for your videos, particularly Asus s200e mosfet removal and shorting motherboard that with your Know how you helped me repair something that would have ended up in the dust bin or at the tip. You are truly a giant amongst men.! ps used a 1 watt resistor in parallel across the power 19v 4.75 amp so callled universal power supply it resistor warms up and lower the amps output to a much lower level. Dont want to blow remaining mosfet. Thank you.NOW working my through the rest of your vids :)

May you and your family have a wonderful weekend together ! :o)

Dl Sorin va urmaresc de vreo 2-3 luni si vreau sa spun ca dupa o zi de lucru grea, parca imi iau o gura de aer urmarindu-va. Sunt mandru de dumneavoastra, de munca facuta. Lectiile de electronica sunt splendide si chiar daca uneori ma uit ca o 'blonda' la urma tot raman cu ceva in minte. Lucrez in It iar marea mea pasiune a fost pe langa programare si electronica. Inca invat, unele joburi imi ies bine, la altele inca revin, consider ca doar asa pot invata. Uneori trebuie sa mai si strici, ca sa poti invata. La firma la care lucrez am in jur de 200 calculatoare si laptopuri, de care trebuie sa am grija atat software cat si hardware. Sunt din Botosani, adica moldovean :) abia asteptam sa ajung acasa sa vad daca ati mai postat ceva. Acum doua seri mi-am reparat si televizorul avand o problema cu senzorul ala Ir din el pur si simplu nu recunostea telecomanda. Am 37 de ani si am zis ca e momentul sa mai invat ceva nou. Din pacate nu am avut cine sa ma invete, iar totul am pornit de la 0, de unul singur citind , furand meserie de aici, de acolo. Putini meseriasi au mai ramas, ma plimb cu o imprimanta termica de la unul la altul cu gandul ca poate o sa vrea vreo unul sa puna putin aparatul de masura, dar slabe sanse. Se pare ca trebuie sa experimentez pe ea. A curs apa in ea si a fost afectata zona de alimentare a motorasului care trage efectiv rola de autocolant. Nu va mai plictisesc, poate doar daca va voi mai adresa cate o intrebare din electronica. O seara frumoasa, week end placut. Ne vedem la urmatorul clip. Cu respect!

Thumbs up from New York City , your videos takes my mind away from real world , I think your are a great person and You are very rich .

A great outlook on life mr sorin and you are so right money is not everything you can not buy true happiness.

Great insights there into what's possible (with or without knowledge) and a trip down memory lane - you had a very smart looking team :) Having the flexibility to do what you do as an employee looks ideal rather than have the added pressure of running the business too...

Thank you for sharing these experiences with us..... its amazing how logical a technician needs to be. My advice to my new technicians is to always think logical and test. The fault is usually easier than you taught in the very first stage

I had an original Rubin? exploding tv. Apparently people kept them outside and watched the tv through the window, lol.

I was fair with everybody. But I did close the shop. You must have a good closing contract for repairs. And test it good before you’re taking the goods for repairs. The customer will kill you if they can. They have done it by me. Repair the brand new iPhone screen but the button is broken it’s my fault they saying and you have to replace it for a new working one. It’s a lot of money 💰 to buy a new iPhone. I had to repair the things for 14 day and no income to pay for the iPhone. This is happened to offend to me so I trust the costumer no more. So now I repair things for hobby and if I can pay the shop tools set and find a nice place I will be open again. Thank you for your time and nohow we learned a lot and still doing.

I like you amn.. you inspire a lot of people here... money isn't everything and that's true....

Cool

The more I know about you, the more I love you. Thank you for being so willing to teach!

Hold on a minute let me ask ask Diana.....HEY DIANA do you have a button over there ???? No No not a belly button, a button for this Play Station ....... LOL I had to throw that in Mon Ami .......

Ma uit la tine de mult timp dar nu am stiut ca esti roman pana sa zici😄

i enjoy your videos .... this is my 3rd video of yours i watch ... i like the fact you take your time with your work to exsplain things to us and guide us based on your personal exsperiences and endeavors .... thanks for taking your time to post the videos

very touching experience Mr. very great story

Not just expert , but also you have unique carisma.

Üdvözlet from Hungary ;P

Thanks a lot for sharing your wonderful video tutorials sir, i learned a lot from it and iv'e been using your methods and its always a success. you helped a lot of aspiring technicians sir may god bless you always :)

I have learned so much from your videos, thank you. Never stop sorin!

Sir thank you for your video which helps me a lot. I was brock you inspire me to do my hobbies in to job thanks a lot

Thank you for the insight on how you became so proficient at your job it is always a pleasure to watch you work you are so very good at what you do I am sorry about your business collapsing you did not deserve that

This one is my favorite video from Sorin! Thank you very much maestro!!! :)

Tell me about the crises and the hard time running businesses, i'm from Bulgaria.

hi thear. live in Greece. That says it all. I am electronic engineer and now about 48. I had a good repairing company for about 12 years. Was good. Greek consumers have the tence to buy a new pc or laotop or TV rather to fix them. Someone put on their heads that doesn't worth any repairing unless if it is a car. lol. Anyway that myth i wanted to brake. So my company worked on that idea. Everything worths a second chance si please bring it to ergodata ics to fix it. I started with this bussiness alone . At the half othe first year I had two young employee at the service section. Ib first of crisis in 2010 had 14. Keep them all as a team till 2014. Couldn't afford to pay them. At the end of 2016 I was alone again and couldn't afford even me with all these taxes, insurance coverage and all. On june of 16 closed my bussiness. Now iam officialy uneploement and just work as a freelancer again in repair bussiness. But the money gaining of this job ia not enough. so at the evenings work in restaurant as waiter. Anyway keep up good job dude.

I have a similar story here in the "crisis of economy" in Greece!

You really are the best. A good approach to life and you teach us along the wAy - thank you!

oops missed this one. Like first watch later

in fact WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR inside these radios may only be FOUND in pre1978 made products HOWEVER to find excelence yourself needs pre 1955 products made in america one example is A NEW EL34 COSTS £10 however an EL34 PRE 1955costs £300 i love my el34 sylvania metal base I DIG IT ......we are very unlikely to come across these in our life or work ........similarly in cars 1978 cars were very good but 1955 cars made in AMERICA MUSCLE CARS are the bees knees best but i have never worked on one .......

Great Work! It's a pleasure watching and learning! Any idea on resetting BIOS on Toshiba laptop with soldered on CMOS battery? Satellite model A305

Very impressive story Definitely you are a successful person

I like how you share your knowledge and experience.you are my favorite Teacher.be blessed Sorin

If I have learned anything in life its that Technical proficiency in ANY BUSINESS is not enough ! You need to have business nouce (Savvy), customer perception skills and so much more. Not every deal is worth getting and 'qualifying' the deal IS IMPERATIVE !

Hi, Opio Nicholas is my name, and I'm passionate about electronics- especially computers, laptops, and phones; I have loved your RU-vid videos and looking forward to learning more from you- I wonder how fast I can catch up. Please advise.

Good man.... 👍🏻

I think you should be a Hollywood actor. Very good personality.

A fantastic video, Sorin. Really nice to hear your personal story with your own businesses back home in Romania. You were definitely young, ambitious, and successful. You were certainly a driven man back then. Wow! Nice to hear about your team and how everyone came together. Very cool! I enjoy these longer videos where you tell us stories of the old times. And watching you reflect on the history of the Nokia was really fun. Your face lit up like a kid. Was great to watch and listen! Do you want to return to Romania one day or who knows?

Nothing to say, except ... your a Genius. And mainly your real with how you do your repairs, like real life kind of repair does be.

Absolutely correct it is a kinds of funny

Hello Sir I am from Philippines same as you Sir I am a electronics technician computer technician mobile cctv technician alarm technician doing everything from home appliances now home automation were I''m studying since 1995 until now I''m doing this I work in production company of motherboard of desktop laptop modems and other peripherals in Subic Bay Industrilal Park in Philippines then I was sent by our Company GVC to our mother company in Taiwan so i know where the motherboard were assemble from blank pcb to smt insertion testing department were I'"m technician in RMA and Engineering department after that Brand Rex Cable base in UK but in Subic too were I"m Quality Inspector were we producing Lan cable Data cable 300 Pair Telecom cable and so on then Quality Controller Catcher were supply parts for Acer laptop ABCD body of laptop were robotics paint base body o laptop assemble it latch bezel etc. after that Sir I work in Dubai for the past ten years In DTK Computer first were we assemble pc server desktop gaming laptop and repairing also we have a BGA machine same my second company in Dubai we have also a China made BGA machine after that I"m here now in Turks and Caicos Island were I"m Do IT all Technician were from electronics repairing tv replacing back light led tv plasma tv even old crt tv still fixing doing installation of CCTV camera Alarm System Access Control Fire Alarm Panic Button Alarm and so on we fix also sliding doors gate control elevator water irrigation even washing machine from luxury Villa anything from Electronics Appliances Electrical Appliances Sound System Amplifier even electrical ,Mechanical work Doing Networking too terminating lan cable Server router configuration and so on but everything that I mention to you here Sir still I learned a lot from you keep up the good work I know every people in the world our very grateful for your all great teaching of technology that you are sharing with us your so very kind to us here were I stay in North America I have also a Romanian friends Thank you very very much Sir God Bless and your family

thanks for ur note, it was in the past. now i am so happy to watch and learn from good electronic teacher

1:06:14 Malaysia haha I'm from malaysia. been watching lots of your videos over here.

Noway the older you get the dumber you get, as Sorin is repairing things that the majority of the population couldn't do.

im always learning all your videos sir. thank you.

Buna ziua Sorin! I just now discovered the channel. Liked and subscribed

Many thanks for your videos !

Beautiful video and advice, thank you from Australia

I listened to your accent and thought you speak like Bela Lugosi. I was right cos you both are from Romania 😄.

Don't apologizes for the time. More interesting and suspenseful than most movies. Thank you, Sir!

Verry happy to khnow u,I followed jour vidéo on RU-vid and it's very interisting for m'y job

Fast-Forward 4 years and you have your own business again! Except you now get the best of both worlds as you work from home 😎

I would like to have your email adress Sir. I have been following your Vedios and they very helpful. Thank you

Watching your older videos nothing makes me happier than knowing you now have that electric screwdriver...that should be the no1 item a business needs

Sorin, i have seen almost all yours videos and this for me is one of the best for your interesting stoy. I congratulate you, i sure you are a great person ...... red bmw, girls...... LOL :)

interesting points ,if anyone else trying to find out electronic repair barrie try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my mate got cool success with it.

Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else wants to uncover electronic repair kits try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my neighbor got great results with it.

However, know that you are now working for them and serving those who were responsible for your destruction, and think well what that is called.

If you do not have electronics knowledge how can you test components with a multimeter? How without knowledge we will know how to test a circuit especially if there are several breakdowns ... I think that basic and advanced is important. You are my teacher when I have worries or my head does not work anymore lol ... but there is a breakdown much more complicated than you do not show in videos. I will open my own business soon I will need help, advice to start well, information on parts to buy can you help me Mr Sorin? I repair computers, laptop, PlayStation, smartphones and others... I live in Mauritius, here there are poachers who make repairs and many customers are dissatisfied, I often repair devices that other shop destroyed, I think just this kind of work because I have no shop I work at home at the moment and I intend to open my business in electronicsI live in Mauritius, here there are poachers who make repairs and many customers are dissatisfied, I often repair devices that other shop destroyed, I think just this kind of work because I have no shop so I work at home at the moment and I intend to open my business in electronics.

I disagree Sorin about getting stupider as we go through life. I think we get smarter with age, but our minds aren't as sharp. If only I knew what I know now and had my sharp mind of my 20's.

Wow thanks for the story, and teaching me all your skills ❤️❤️