UK 'Right to repair' law to come in this summer

Re:UK 'Right to repair' law to come in this summer by edent on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @06:48AM (#26410273)

I cannot emphasise enough how NOT highly skilled I am. That repair could have been done by anyone with a screwdriver and a steady hand. Take a look at the photos in my blog-post and tell me what was complicated.

OK, I don't have the skills to desolder and replace a busted capacitor. But most domestic equipment is pretty plug-and-play.

I am unable to use a multimeter to diagnose an issue. But lots of devices come with error codes and diagnostic manuals are online.

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Re:UK 'Right to repair' law to come in this summer by foobar33333 on Thursday March 11, 2021 @05:05AM (#26422302)

I'm not saying this particular repair was hard, but in general you have to get lucky for an easy repair. I have ordered replacement parts a few times and found that it still doesn't work and I just wasted my time as well as money on new parts. When a brand new device is not too expensive and will be an upgrade over the one you are trying to fix, the choice to buy becomes more compelling.

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