Re:A Rogue Tesla Mechanic Resurrecting Salvaged Cars [video]
by specialist on Monday July 30, 2018 @09:11AM
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File under "believe, but cannot prove":
"...hard to repair because they optimized for weight and size over maintainability."
How did Apple achieve those goals? Through greater integration and reduced modularity.
I often face two challenges when repairing my own stuff (cars, phones, appliances) these days:
tightly coupled designs
finding replacement parts
The book "Design Rules: The Power of Modularity" deeply influenced how I look at architecture and design.
Since I'm an Apple fanboy, I'm clearly okay with their choices, priorities. But I'm also fully aware of what I'm forfeiting.
I watched the Sandy Munro videos about their Tesla teardowns. The same forces are at work. Fascinating. (Since I'll never be able to afford a Tesla, I won't have to determine if their reduced repairability is an issue for me.)
"...hard to repair because they optimized for weight and size over maintainability."
How did Apple achieve those goals? Through greater integration and reduced modularity.
I often face two challenges when repairing my own stuff (cars, phones, appliances) these days:
tightly coupled designs
finding replacement parts
The book "Design Rules: The Power of Modularity" deeply influenced how I look at architecture and design.
Since I'm an Apple fanboy, I'm clearly okay with their choices, priorities. But I'm also fully aware of what I'm forfeiting.
I watched the Sandy Munro videos about their Tesla teardowns. The same forces are at work. Fascinating. (Since I'll never be able to afford a Tesla, I won't have to determine if their reduced repairability is an issue for me.)