Interview transcript
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What is your name?
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My name is Willington Martinez Perez.
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What do you do?
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I work in reparation of household electronic appliances, televisions, etc., everything that refers to circuits.
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Sub-circuits and television cards.
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How long have you been working here?
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10 years.
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I've been in this space for about 3 years now.
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Has the street changed much since you arrived.
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Yes, it's changed a lot. There's more business, people bring more things now.
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Before it used to be all itinerant vendors, all this wasn't here before, the streets are in better condition now.
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And could people weld here in the streets?
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Yes. There used to be an installation.
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And that's how you began?
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No. I began 15 or 20 years ago.
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I wasn't an itinerant vendor.
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I always worked here at the stand.
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What do you prefer repairing?
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I prefer repairing TV electronic cards, it's the easiest.
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The technicians bring the pieces, and I just check it here.
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How do you know what the problem is?
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We use this machine, to measure voltage and electricity.
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This measuring instruments serves to check the points and make sure they are well welded.
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For example, if someone brings me a device which doesn't turn on, or it turns on and off, I can analyze it with this and find parts that are not welded correctly.
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What's the most difficult?
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Perhaps, modern devices.
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Tablets.
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Each person has their speciality. When you need a tablet repaired, there's a specific technician.
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And flat screens?
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With tube monitors, these are being prohibited in Mexico. Is this happening in Peru?
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No. I don't know well, but it changes from country to country.
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Are they still sought after?
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Perhaps a little, but that's mainly outside of the capital.
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Here people sell mainly refurbished TVs.
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People from the provinces come and buy them here to bring them back.
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Someone told me that people in the provinces prefer the tubes because they don't break as easily.
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Of course. Other TVs are sensitive to damage.
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If these fall they are very difficult to fix, you might as well buy a new one.
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These monitors on the other hand can fall on the ground they're fine.
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How did you start?
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I studied the technological school, three years.
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And then I came here from the province.
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Is your home far?
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About 7 hours from Lima, in Nasca, which is famous for the lines.
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And when you came to Lima was it your first time in the city?
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Only to visit.
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Do you feel that working in device repair has changed your vision of the world?
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What do you mean?
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As a teenager I worked in this field, then I continued at school.
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I saw it was a good business, and relatively easy. It's not that difficult.
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Many people see the world as broken. With pollution problems. Do you think those problems can be repaired?
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Repaired?
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Perhaps repaired wouldn't be the word.
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Change - that style of life can be changed.
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Pollution and all that can be changed, those problems in the household or in society...
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Anything else to add?
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I like this work.
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If you come by in 2 or 3 years perhaps we won't be using the same equipment, because it's constantly being updated.
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Do you see that as a challenge to constantly learn?
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Yes. I think that happens in all aspects. If you're a doctor, you need to update yourself to progress.
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Thank you.
