Old tech like that can sometimes hang on for years without any real problems. I get wanting to do the right thing, but an hour of your own time is a big deal when you're not getting paid for it. If the signal was working fine, maybe those connectors had more life left than you thought. The customer probably wouldn't have noticed either way until it actually failed. But I guess doing extra work just feels better sometimes, even if it's not strictly needed.

Totally get what you mean! Ever have that happen with a video game series too? I used to skip all the lore collectibles until one totally flipped my view of the story.

But how much actually gets tossed?