{"id":3304,"date":"2016-06-13T15:13:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T15:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirelessdealermagazine.com\/?p=3304"},"modified":"2023-02-09T19:28:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T19:28:36","slug":"hoverboard-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirelessdealermagazine.com\/hoverboard-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoverboard Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often described as Segways without handles, or as a self-balancing scooter, hover- boards have become one of the hottest consumer gadgets since their introduction in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the market for these devices is still too young to get a sense of its scale, its popularity (especially in the US) is evident, based on media reports, in large markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We advise caution before deciding to provide repair services for this device type due to the following;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Hoverboards are in the early stages customer engagement. There is no guarantee that they won\u2019t soon fall out of fashion similar to the Segway.<\/li><li>New Manufactures\/ other innovators capitalizing on their popularity and developing a completely new hoverboard based on different technology.<\/li><li>&nbsp;Like drones, hoverboards are already facing strict government regulation regarding their use in public.<\/li><li>&nbsp;Hoverboards are facing a great deal of backlash over a laundry list of safety and quality concerns related to this product \u2013 in the consumer marketplace due the batteries exploding and catching fire.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wirelessdealermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hoverboard-Repair-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Hoverboard-Repair-2\" class=\"wp-image-3306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirelessdealermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hoverboard-Repair-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirelessdealermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hoverboard-Repair-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirelessdealermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hoverboard-Repair-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirelessdealermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Hoverboard-Repair-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>All these negatives aside, consumer are still fascinated by them and for the risk-taking wireless repair professional, these hoverboards do present an attractive opportunity. Like smart-phones, these hoverboards are expensive (ranging between $300 and $2,000 per unit), and they are prone to break down (again, due to the product quality issues described above). Additionally, mosthoverboards use a common design and electronic and motor components \u2013 locating and purchasing replacement parts from manufacturers should not be difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These three qualities\u2014high consumer sticker price, product fragility, and ease of purchasing replacement parts\u2014are the bread and butter of the repair industry.<br>Thus, if a wireless repair shop owner sees a high concentration of hoverboards in their territory, then there is a business&nbsp;case to be made to experiment with offering hoverboard repair services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often described as Segways without handles, or as a self-balancing scooter, hover- boards have become one of the hottest consumer gadgets since their introduction in 2014. 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