The PCB Repair Challenge:

 Turn “Not Working” into “Working Again”

Every repaired board tells a story. The PCB Repair Challenge celebrates the creativity, precision, and problem-solving skills that bring faulty boards back to life. With the right tools and mindset, nearly any board can be fixed — and every repair is a chance to learn something new.

This challenge is part of the global Repair, Don’t Waste movement and originally ran during International Repair Day — a worldwide effort to promote repair over replacement. While the prize promotion has now ended, you can still take the quiz and sharpen your electronics repair knowledge.

🧠 Ready to test and improve your repair skills?
Take the PCB Repair Challenge quiz below to explore real-world repair scenarios, identify common faults, and see how your approach compares with best practices in the industry.

💡 The quiz is now open for learning — no prizes, just the satisfaction of mastering your craft and joining a global movement that proves repair works.

Repair is often forgotten...

Repairing electronics is seen as a dying art that is no longer needed by many in industry. This attitude, combined with OEM refusal to facilitate the repair of modern circuit boards, has led to the gradual decline of skilled repair technicians and engineers. The make-break-waste economy has increasingly ruled the industry over the past decades, with PCBs being discarded into the ever growing mountain of global E-waste. And yet, times are changing.

but its needed more than ever!

Since 2015, Repair, Don't Waste has championed the repair of PCBs in industries such as defence, aerospace, automotive, and renewable energy, however the shortages and panic that 2020 brought have increased demand for repair considerably. These events, combined with the global push towards net-zero emissions and wider sustainability, have propelled our movement forward at an unimaginable pace. Finally, repair as a viable solution to E-waste is in the spotlight!
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