From: charlesandmilly@gmail.com   
      
   I followed this interesting thread for a really long time over several weeks.   
   The commentary has been very interesting.   
   From have been in the service profession for over 30 years, it is now hard to   
   even keep up on what is a "common part"   
   these days, given the thousands of models of devices and appliances that use   
   the "micro" or the "nano" technology.   
   Even with parts made in the 80's and 90's (before and after I got into the   
   profession of repair for a living), you should   
   have seen how many makers of the appliances and devices had substitute parts   
   for the original. I did a Samsung   
   TV repair on warranty that had 36 different parts substitutes for this one tv   
   for components on the a light engine   
   (the TV was a DLP type set). I had seen that.   
      
   So, to offer some free advice, look at the maker's service bulletins and look   
   at the part list to find those sub. parts   
   if you are going to start stocking parts in for back stock. That means you   
   have to have perfect parts with the most   
   perfected and up to date corrections (even for the most pedantic of reasons).   
   There's millions of things out there,   
   by the design and creation of some very bright human beings that made them   
   (however, after a certain amount of   
   use), then they fail. The humans fail too.   
      
   That's why, I usually order it when it is absolutely needed. That way, a   
   person doesn't have to chase their tail knowing   
   what they have themselves. They chase after what other people have instead-   
   and that is me. I do work with some   
   suppliers that are the very best.   
      
   Hope this helps. Good Luck.   
      
   Sincerely,   
      
      
   Charles Lucas   
      
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