A customer called me out for not checking the fuse first on a simple TV repair

I was fixing a 65-inch Samsung that wouldn't power on, and I spent like an hour checking the main board. The customer, an older guy who used to be an electrician, just asked 'Did you check the fuse on the power supply board?' I hadn't, and of course it was blown. Felt like a total noob move. Now I always start with the fuse and basic power checks before diving deeper. Anyone else have a simple step they used to skip that cost them time?

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riley_garcia2d ago

Eh, we've all been there.

anna_coleman2d ago

Totally get that. I used to skip checking the wall outlet itself, believe it or not. Wasted a whole afternoon on a "dead" amplifier that was just plugged into a switched-off socket.