This is fine if you have the capital to keep spare desks on hand, but for many of us, we just don't have that luxury in the current economy. Even if it takes half a day, that is preferable to being down for a minimum of a week, and more likely several weeks along with shipping costs to return it to Behringer for repair.
I have been in electronics in one area or another for nearly 40 years and one thing I have learned is that it is rare that the custom components in the heart of something like a digital console are what fails. It is far more likely to be a discrete or standard component external interface circuit that will fail, making component level repair often more practical than not.
At one point in my career, I was doing component level repair on mini computer systems that not even the factory technicians would attempt. Even with my extreme labor prices, I was saving my clients thousands of dollars and day to weeks of down time.
The ability to obtain parts, even if it is at the module level, and information to be able to do field repair is very valuable for those of us with the expertise needed.
