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> Or look at old TVs or audio equipment. Back in the day you could repair them yourself And they included the schematics!
by the-dude 10y ago
> Or look at old TVs or audio equipment. Back in the day you could repair them yourself
And they included the schematics!
- pcl 10y agoThis is still a common thing. Over the last 5 years, I've opened up my dryer and my dishwasher to fix up problems with them, and both included schematics. Both are about 10 years old. This was useful in the case of the dryer -- I was trying to disable the buzzer that unhelpfully wakes me up to tell me that my clothes are dry, and the schematic pointed the way to the right circuit to clip. It was less useful in the case of the dishwasher, as the root cause was user error. But, the schematics were there, nonetheless.
- dogma1138 10y agoWhite appliances tend to include some basic schematics for the high power components e.g. the main switch is connected to the valve and the pump and so and so. But there are still no schematics for the logic boards which is what tends to die more often than the solenoid that controls the water intake valve for example, and those logic boards are either impossible to get or cost as much as a new dishwasher or a washing machine.
- qb45 10y agoFirmware can be another issue. My parents have a washing machine with busted power transistors and MCU which drives them. The MCU could be replaced but without FW it's a brick.