Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by seanmcdirmid on Sunday March 13, 2022 @06:35PM
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> Further up in the thread here, there's a comment that people will rabidly defend manufacturer's horrible decisions with false arguments.
That in itself is an incredibly ideological remark. "These arguments are false/invalid/insincere! There is no cost/manufacturing/reliability/usage benefit to completely sealing a toothrush, gaskets/o-rings/re-welding are just as good!"
Ya, I get it: you'll make us buy the toothbrushes that became outdated 10 years ago through some sort of top-down government regulation, and we will grudgingly like it because all of our arguments otherwise for preferring the newer things are invalid.
Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by CRConrad on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @09:46PM
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You seem to be totally stuck on insisting, against incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, that waterproofing small electric gadgets while still retaining repairability and user-maintainability is some huge insurmountable problem. Even in the face of myriad examples of cheap, reliable, long-existing solutions.
Why is that; where does it come from? Is it some weird fetish you have, or what?
A toothbrush is cylindrical, like a pipe. We know gaskets exist. A threaded cap on the end with an o-ring would suffice to allow easy access to the internals while keeping even pressurised water out.
In fact, the majority of electric toothbrushes fail due to water entering the head end, and they don't have a good seal there.