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Re:AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks ... by belval on Friday March 18, 2022 @04:30PM (#30727120)
That seems excessively evil, so the fridge breaks if you don't connect it to the Internet?
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Re:AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks ... by ncmncm on Saturday March 19, 2022 @02:18AM (#30731601)
My (Whirlpool brand) fridge has no ability to connect, and broke.

I took out the power controller board, unsoldered the two resistors that burned and put on higher wattage rated resistors. The light sort-of works now: it makes several seconds to turn on, dunno why.

Probably the right fix would be to replace the board with a custom design with just a little transformer and a diode.

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