I am looking to carry out electronic repairs on chargers 230vac/12vdc. Do i need formal qualifications? or is being competent, enough to carry out these repairs for others (and get paid...under a sole trader business).
By competent, i mean i am able to work in a safe and controlled manner and i have a good understanding of the electronic components that i replace (like for like). The repaired devices are also load tested to within their safe working limits.
I have various qualifications in in the automotive industry i.e HNC in automotive engineering, 2 x BTEC national diplomas, and various city and guilds. Also i have qualifications in 240/110v testing on vehicle inverter systems.
I really have a passion for electronics, and have been assembling circuit since i was about 10 years old..god almost 23 years ago!
I want to set up as a sole trading providing this service, but i need to verify that i will be ok (in a court of law, if something goes wrong!) if I can demonstrate and document everything i do to get a charger working again. I am not changing the design of the charger, i am simply repairing a faulty component, to the same spec as the one that's blown, which can sometime be simply a diode!
Your help would be appreciated... by the way i am new to the site and i am enjoying it so far!
By competent, i mean i am able to work in a safe and controlled manner and i have a good understanding of the electronic components that i replace (like for like). The repaired devices are also load tested to within their safe working limits.
I have various qualifications in in the automotive industry i.e HNC in automotive engineering, 2 x BTEC national diplomas, and various city and guilds. Also i have qualifications in 240/110v testing on vehicle inverter systems.
I really have a passion for electronics, and have been assembling circuit since i was about 10 years old..god almost 23 years ago!
I want to set up as a sole trading providing this service, but i need to verify that i will be ok (in a court of law, if something goes wrong!) if I can demonstrate and document everything i do to get a charger working again. I am not changing the design of the charger, i am simply repairing a faulty component, to the same spec as the one that's blown, which can sometime be simply a diode!
Your help would be appreciated... by the way i am new to the site and i am enjoying it so far!