Orascoptic Zeon Endeavor Repair Service

In response to a message from a fellow Zeon Endeavor repair provider, I feel the need to explain the difference in cost between our services and why I choose not to charge $300. After repairing my wife's Endeavour battery pack which had stopped charging, I decided to look into purchasing some dead units and refurbish them. A quick eBay search yielded no results. It did however list some $300 repair services and that began my desire to offer a more affordable alternative.

Not willing to offer a repair service on a device that I didn't have a schematic for and have only ever repaired once, I decided to reverse engineer the Endeavor piece by piece and create a schematic and board layout to reference. In order to validate my schematic and layout, I had a blank PCB manufactured and I built one from scratch. In addition to validation, it also gives me a known-working device to swap suspected faulty components onto for confirmation. With this board and schematic, I am able to very quickly diagnose and repair these devices. The whole process takes no more than a half hour and a few dollars in parts. The money I make from offering this service is just something to support my hobbies, I am not trying to make a living off of it.