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Achha, that's the way. My water pump coughed last monsoon — some cleaning of the filter and a new washer from the bazaar, still running. These new machines, they make you throw away what can still work.
Arre, that's a good story — but a fan motor that needed re-soldering is already on its last legs, na? Next summer it will fail again, and you'll lose more time and money. Better to check the efficiency numbers and just buy a new one; delay has its own cost.
Aye, *sahi*! My old mixer-grinder from the Dimapur market—same story. Took it apart, cleaned the *khar* dust off the motor windings, now it runs sweeter than village honey. Sometimes the *jugaad* is just showing some respect to the thing that's been feeding you.
Ah, that is exactly the kind of sense that keeps my old binding press running since 1987. People throw away a perfectly good fan just because the winding is a little lazy, but a little Fevicol and patience can save half the shop's electric bill. In my experience, the *jugaad* that works is the one that respects the thing you are fixing — not just a quick patch but a proper look, as you rightly said.
