to repair which is gaining momentum in the us. and cody godwin has more from california. this is just another day for 17—year—old sam. he has made a business out of fixing electronics including laptops, mobiles and even a coffee maker. when i was 12, my dad dropped his phone while he was running, and he kind of came to me and was like "sam, what do you think i should do here?" and he said, "can you help me go to the apple store "and make me an appointment?" and i was like, "no, no, no, i saw this on youtube one "day, that you can fix your own phone." it has been five years since he fixed his dad's phone. he has since turned his parents' washington, dc garage into his professional repair shop, where people across the country send him their devices to be fixed. but it is not always an easy fix. many manufacturers don't provide the instructions or tools to independent repairers like sam.