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Re:EU Prepares "Right to Repair" Legislation to Fight Short ... by Inconel on Monday July 10, 2017 @06:44AM (#14734779)
You're right, I hadn't considered that. This thread makes me curious how hard replacing and modernizing the cooling system of an older fridge would be.
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Re:EU Prepares "Right to Repair" Legislation to Fight Short ... by dsfyu404ed on Monday July 10, 2017 @08:00AM (#14735129)
Google. "R12 to R134 conversion"

People do it on cars all the time. It would be harder on something that isn't designed to be disassembled but it's nor hard.

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Re:EU Prepares "Right to Repair" Legislation to Fight Short ... by agumonkey on Monday July 10, 2017 @07:26AM (#14734941)
I understand your point though, minus legal/toxic issues, I like the idea of repairing/repurposing things.

Much of our machines have tiny motors that can be reused in about anything you want. Fridge compressors too.

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