Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances
by kube-system on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @09:59AM
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> Bosch had plastic welded shut the drum,
> the flange in question had the bolt holes and locating features for the gasket still present.
That sounds like classic cost-savings methodology. They found a cheaper way to attach two parts while keeping the same tooling and reducing parts-count.
What would have been suspicious is if they had kept the expensive features and welded it shut.
Cheap is often not maintainable as a side-effect. That doesn't mean it was the primary goal.
> the flange in question had the bolt holes and locating features for the gasket still present.
That sounds like classic cost-savings methodology. They found a cheaper way to attach two parts while keeping the same tooling and reducing parts-count.
What would have been suspicious is if they had kept the expensive features and welded it shut.
Cheap is often not maintainable as a side-effect. That doesn't mean it was the primary goal.