Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by ClumsyPilot on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:15AM
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> That’s the thing: they’re already selling the service parts at a reasonable cost
What is the basis for this assetion? What data or information have you used to come to this conclusion?
Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by sokoloff on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:25AM
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That there are a variety of OEM and third-party parts suppliers to choose from and when I buy appliance parts, I frequently find them to be “pretty what I expect them to cost as compared to automobile service parts”. This is not a monopolized supply chain.
The last appliance part I bought was the motor for my gas dryer. Several parts places had it. Amazon had the best price by a small amount and I got an exact fit OE motor in 2 days for $114. A year later, that price has soared to $109 and is now available for next-day delivery.
How much less do you think it should possibly cost to be able to order an exact fit ~10 pound, ~1/3 HP dryer motor on a Sunday for Monday delivery? $109 seems like an incredible bargain to me, even if Amazon and Frigidaire pocketed $20 each of pure, obscene profit.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0053Y3A8M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_...
Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by Schroedingersat on Sunday March 13, 2022 @12:22PM
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They can just put every tenth one in the box unassembled.
Problem solved.
What’s “too cheap” in your situation is the highly automated, continuous conveyance, mass production line that can take in parts by the container load and pump out fully-functioning dishwashers for less than a week’s wages.