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I love this site. Earlier this year I was working to revive my sister's old WM-EX170 and was able to find a service manual for it here. It made me appreciate h
by arionmiles 10mo ago
I love this site. Earlier this year I was working to revive my sister's old WM-EX170 and was able to find a service manual for it here.
It made me appreciate how these devices are like pieces of beautiful clockwork!
I only had to replace the belt so it wasn't a complicated repair. But, in comparison to the level of documentation manufacturers of any modern electronics offer today, looking at that service manual was a reminder of what we've lost.
- sceptic123 10mo agoThat's a service manual, any reasonable manufacturer still produces those
- arionmiles 10mo agothey have become harder and harder to obtain through the years.
- sceptic123 10mo agoI would argue they've become easier to obtain, it's hard to imagine the general public getting hold of service manuals for consumer electronics devices pre–internet.