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Re:Ex-WWII tanks still used as paddock bashers on Australian... by dogma1138 on Saturday November 19, 2016 @10:44AM (#12993929)
White 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.

Re:Ex-WWII tanks still used as paddock bashers on Australian... by qb45 on Saturday November 19, 2016 @04:58PM (#12995918)
Firmware 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.