Not really.
My mindset is simple: when you can't afford new parts or spare components don't exist in your country you're extremely careful when doing something, because if you mess up that's it, no way to get a new one anymore.
I apply that to everything I get my hands on, other so called technicians are reckless and don't worry at all if they break something, after all they can lie and tell the client "it was broken already" and have him pay more, and replace it with a lower quality/wrong aka "it looks similar enough" part.
While I can make simple single-side PCBs and come up with circuits if I damage something like a mobo or HDD control board chances of repairing it are slim to none, unless the damage is superficial, repairing a SATA port on a motherboard is complex and most techs wouldn't do it because it's easier for them to pay for a SATA expansion card than spend some time fixing it. 1st gen standalone ports are the easier to replace but also the most fragile, then manufacturers had to come up with stacks, 90º ports and other bs that overcomplicates things.
It is said patience is one of my virtues. I see art in machines and electronics, and no oddly specific request from a client is odd enough for me, if there's an idea there's a way.
