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>> Getting the part is difficult, expensive or hard to install. I'm running into this with some of my drones now. The 3DR Iris Plus was released in 2014 and t
by at-fates-hands 10y ago
>> Getting the part is difficult, expensive or hard to install.
I'm running into this with some of my drones now.
The 3DR Iris Plus was released in 2014 and they've already ceased supporting it, less than two years after releasing it. This means no more OEM parts available and whatever is out there right now, is out there. I have found only one distributor who carries parts for this model - so I'm left with either being super careful and not crashing again (unlikely) or selling it to someone who doesn't know they can't get parts for it anymore.
I'm probably going to sell it. It was shocking to know they just dropped hardware support for this model after only two years of supporting it.
- jernfrost 10y agoYeah I think the key to this repair economy is cheap and easy to use 3D printers. They will allow us to make so many needed parts on demand as needed. Alternatively if 3D printing stores were more easily available and the 3D models for all sorts of plastic parts was easily available you could go to a 3D store and have the part printed. In short I think we need to think a bit more about how to organize things than exclusively thinking about taxes.
- brewdad 10y agoWouldn't manufacturers start using more patented, unique parts or DRM or some other solution in order to force continued planned obsolescence?
- marcusjt 10y agoIf only companies open sourced the 3D designs/models for products & parts they no longer care about - why not? Perhaps Sweden could incentivise exactly this outcome?