PSA: The 'repair shop' in the back of that antique mall in Branson is something else

Honestly, I stopped by this place last weekend looking for some old tube radio parts. The guy running it had a sign that said 'Fixes All Electronics' but his whole bench was just a pile of old toasters and a single soldering iron from like 1985. The wild part was his 'test equipment' - he was using a potato to check if 9-volt batteries were still good. I'm not joking, he had wires stuck in a spud. He told me, 'If it lights up the tater, it's got the juice.' I just stood there for a minute trying to figure out if he was a genius or if I needed to call someone. Ngl, it was the most absurd field-expedient diagnostic I've ever seen. Has anyone else run into a shop using, let's say, 'unconventional' tools?

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anthony_park311mo ago

Oh man, that reminds me of the guy who used a paperclip and a car battery to test fuses. Worked every time, somehow.

avery_foster311d ago

My buddy's VCR guy used a butter knife to test wall outlets.

christopher_wilson1mo ago

Skip places like that for anything important. Seen too many hack jobs come from shops with weird setups. Potato trick is funny but you don't want that guy near your actual gear.