@gunrunnerjohn posted:Remember Stan, even the "skilled tech" working without any service information may have difficulty tracking down/fixing something like this. There is also the point of diminishing returns on how long you're going to spend trying to track it down before simply replacing the board makes more sense.
Absolutely. There is a fuzzy gray area between the hobby side and the business side. Chatting on OGR about curious electrical issues with trains or speculating about why an engine only goes forward when pressing the Horn button is to me the hobby side. No charge. Or perhaps just 2-cents worth.
Sending a board in to a service center is the business side (a.k.a. Show Me the Money!). Even the 2-way shipping alone is a whack on the wallet.